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Set the USPS free The U.S. Postal Service’s decision to cease mail deliveries on

Saturdays beginning in August makes sense in some ways, but contrary to popular belief it’s not altogether necessary from a financial standpoint.

Yes, the agency is losing money, $1.3 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012-13, according to The Washington Post. But it also paid $1.4 billion toward health benefits for future retirees during that same quarter. It did so because a 2006 law requires that it, alone among federal agencies, finance the early payment of 75 years’ worth of retirement benefits within 10 years.

As Frederic Rolando, president of the union representing postal carriers, told the Post, “The $1.4 billion in pre-funding charges this quarter accounts for all—and then some—of the overall red ink of $1.3 billion. Since prefunding went into effect, it accounts for more than 80 percent of the agency’s red ink.”

Although first-class mail volume is decreasing because of email and online bill payment, the USPS’ shipping-and-packaging business is growing, thanks to increased online shopping and an aggressive marketing campaign. Absent the burden of putting $5.5 billion annually into future employees’ benefits funds, the Postal Service would be reasonably healthy financially.

Another factor hampering its ability to respond to challenges is Congress’ long-standing tendency to tell it what to do. Even though Postmaster General Patrick R. Donohoe has said ending Saturday service would save $2 billion annually, and a 2011 New York Times/CBS News poll showed 70 percent of Americans favor ending Saturday service if it would help the USPS survive, many members of Congress are hesitant to give the agency greater control over its finances. As Donohoe says, however, it should be allowed “the commercial flexibility needed to operate more like a business does.” Ω

Think outside the block W

hen I read that a local icon, Saturday’s Chico

Certified Farmers’ Market, was thinking about building a restroom/office, I was pleased because it is needed but puzzled envisioning a building sitting in the parking lot that gets used only one day a week.

Then I remembered the couplet project (completion scheduled for 2013) would move the traffic entering the downtown over the Camellia Way Bridge onto First Street, away from the present CCFM site, reducing its visibility and accessibility.

Pow! Wouldn’t the First Street municipal parking lot have better access and visibility when all that traffic shifts? That by parking lot abuts Lost Park. Lost Park Doug Fogel would love the public’s regular attention and use that being next to the farmers’ A Chico resident since market would bring it.

1991, the author has Great! But would CCFM prosper in a master’s degree in the First Street lot? Yes! public health and In addition to better visibility and is a retired access, the First Street lot offers other environmental-health specialist for potential pluses over CCFM’s present Butte County. site.

The plumbed office building in the center of that lot has a vacant unit.

Maybe a costly building project isn’t necessary. The eastern exterior of this building could be a huge canvas for a CCFM sign/mural. Are there Chico artists who 4 CN&R February 14, 2013

would love to cover this wall with a luscious organic gardening centerfold celebration of our North State’s agriculture?

The total area available within this entire lot is greater than the area presently used by CCFM, which could allow for future expansion. The demand for fresh, locally grown organic food only continues to grow.

This location would provide easy direct access to Lost Park, a segment of Bidwell Park. Direct connection to Bidwell Park, our state-recognized regional treasure, would help provide the CCFM with a lasting presence through improved and expanded relaxation and recreational opportunities, making it an even more vital nexus of community activity and fun. Meet you in Lost/Market Park.

Being nearer to Big Chico Creek, with its cool water, breezes and more shade, is literally cooler.

Lost Park is not a very attractive neighbor in its present condition. But the Bidwell Park and Playground Commission would certainly gladly spring into action to upgrade if CCFM expressed a genuine interest in using the First Street lot. Maybe there could even be a park/market restroom building.

Thinking outside the block could improve the CCFM, Lost Park, the downtown and our community by helping create more business and reducing crime. Ω

Questions about drones Although President Obama wasn’t specific in his State of the

Union speech Tuesday about America’s targeted drone killings, he did tacitly acknowledge the increasingly vocal criticism of the practice occasioned by the confirmation hearings of John Brennan, a veteran of the antiterrorism wars, to be the next director of the CIA. The president’s overall goal is clear: He’s trying to wage war against alQaida and its offshoots without putting boots on the ground. Drone warfare has advantages, in that American lives aren’t put at risk and far fewer innocent civilians are killed.

But some do die, including children, and those who argue that this is immoral have a powerful point. War is a terrible thing, and nothing can make the killing of children right. But we should remember that the president bears the burden of keeping America safe in a dangerous world, and he’s chosen what he believes is the least horrible way of doing so.

He’s moved forward, however, without publicly asking some fundamental questions, such as: Do the drone killings defeat their purpose by generating more recruits to terrorism? Does targeting American citizens violate core principles of American law? Does allowing the president to be judge, jury and executioner violate the separation of powers? What will our response be when other countries obtain their own drones? How can we accurately determine who is a terrorist and who is not from high in the air?

In his speech, the president said he recognized that, “in our democracy, no one should just take my word for it that we’re doing things the right way.” He pledged to make his administration’s efforts “even more transparent to the American people and to the world.”

Polls show Americans oppose the killing of civilians and the targeting of American citizens. If the Obama administration is sincere about wanting greater transparency, it can begin by answering the questions listed above. Ω

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by Robert Speer roberts@newsreview.com

Our man in The City There’s a photo of Bob Linscheid on his Facebook page that says something about his life these days. He’s on the balcony of his new digs in San Francisco, enjoying a view of the bay, the Ferry Building and the Bay Bridge, and he’s wearing a Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. T-shirt.

Linscheid is on a roll. Early last year he and Jon Gregory launched their new marketing and business networking enterprise, Innovate North State. Then, in June, Linscheid became chairman of the CSU Board of Trustees.

In December he married his dear heart, Pam Montana, and last month he moved to San Francisco to take a job as president and CEO of its Chamber of Commerce.

I’ve known Linscheid since 1975, when he was student body president at Chico State and I was editor of the campus newspaper, the Wildcat. That was the year of the famous gun strike, when more than 200 students protesting the arming of campus police occupied the administration building, Kendall Hall, and refused to leave. Linscheid was one of the three students who traveled to Long Beach to try to convince the CSU Board of Trustees to rescind the order. Who could have known then that one day he would chair that board?

In Chico, he pretty much invented local economic development as a business. After seven years (1986-93) as president and CEO of the Chico Chamber of Commerce, he founded the Chico Economic Planning Corp., or CEPCO, which he led for nearly 20 years. Simultaneously for nine years (1999-2008) he was CEO of the Butte County Economic Development Corp. On the side, he ran his own marketing and consulting business, The Linscheid Company. It’s fair to say he has more connections in the North State business community than anyone else.

He also played key roles in professional baseball in Chico, as general manager of the Chico Heat (1996-99), president of the Western Baseball League (1999-2002) and president of the Chico Outlaws (2004-08).

In April 2011 he joined forces with Jon Gregory, CEO of Golden Capital Network, to form Grow California, an innovation resource with a focus on venture capital, and a year later they started Innovate North State.

Now he’s in San Francisco, overseeing 22-27 employees and a multifaceted operation that includes a China-S.F. program, a leadership program, an economic-development center and a foundation, among other functions.

Interviewed by phone, Linscheid said he had a “voluminous amount of learning” to do, but it’s “a heck of an opportunity.” It’s hard to move away from so many friends and associates after 27 years in Chico, he said, but his son and daughter still live here, so he’ll be visiting often.

“Bob is Bob—he’s irreplaceable,” Jon Gregory said. Fortunately, he added, Linscheid’s new role is potentially advantageous to North State businesses, offering “any number of synergies that wouldn’t have been available otherwise,” particularly when it comes to marketing in Asia.

There’s a caption near that photo of Linscheid standing on his balcony. It reads: “You can take the guy out of Chico, but you can’t take the Chico out of the guy.” That’s a good thing.

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Fears and facts Re “Alternative to the tunnels” (Editorial, Feb. 7): Operations of the twin tunnels with a capacity of 9,000 cfs will be based on the available supply of water, according to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. When water supply is low in the Sacramento River, the amount of water flowing through the tunnels will be reduced.

When the supply is high, the tunnel flows will increase. Fears of draining the Sacramento River are simply not based on facts.

The actual purpose of the twin tunnels is to move water that is already permitted under rights granted by the state of California to public water agencies. Those agencies serve many farms, homes and businesses that are a vital part of California’s economy. No new project, according to California law, may negatively impact an existing water right, which appropriately safeguards the rights of those in the Sacramento Valley and the Delta.

The 3,000 cfs tunnel, which is actually a National Resources Defense Council proposal, provides no relief for farmers in the San Joaquin Valley. A recent study indicated that 750,000 acres of productive farmland could be fallowed because the NRDC proposal ignores the water-supply needs of thousands of farmers who provide locally grown food for our grocery stores.

MIKE WADE California Farm Water Coalition Sacramento

Another tunnel alternative If there’s not enough water to fill two tunnels, maybe they could run the bullet train through the empty one.

FLOYD STEARNS Magalia

Got stale beer?

Re “Ditchin’ the commercial shampoo” (Uncommon Sense, Jan. 31): Hey, baking soda really does work for shampoo, and stale beer is good cream rinse, but I tend not to let beer get stale. The real utter scam industry, though, is shaving cream with the nasty chemicals and unsustainable containers. People have used soap for millennia, but what I find works better is lotion, which also functions as aftershave. Gets your face smoother than a baby’s butt!

JIM DWYER Chico

Lend the cops a hand Re “Two nights of terror” (Newlines, by Ken Smith, Feb. 6): This recent stabbing frenzy seems to be quickly turning into an epidemic. The current total is now 11 stabbing incidents within five days. Eleven! With this epidemic showing no signs of abatement, and with the chronic understaffing of the Chico Police Department, I urge concerned Chico citizens to consider getting personally involved with the

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This group is made up of citizens volunteering to lend a hand in low-impact law enforcement work in order to make our limited number of sworn officers available for more time down in the trenches fighting the bad guys, the stabbers and the shooters. Thirty of us just began the 29th Chico Citizens Police Academy program that will go on for 16 weeks.

Chief Kirk Trostle welcomed us, and after a few well-chosen words of encouragement and appreciation turned the class over to Veronica Taylor, the highly dedicated and energetic VIPS program facilitator who presented a comprehensive outline on what we would be doing for the next 16 weeks.

She explained how we could make a difference on a daily basis once our training was completed.

It sounded like a lot of involvement; in other words, just what we were all hoping for. Interested persons can call 897-5861 for more information.

“I have been volunteering at the [Butte] Humane Society for several years. It was a joy until the city took over.”

—Liane Vinson

terday was the last straw. The dogs no longer have bedding because the city will not wash it anymore; and they don’t have toys for some reason or other!

Please help if you care about the homeless animals in this county. They used to be taken care of very well, and they are not any longer.

LIANE VINSON Chico

Fitting tribute to a victim

Rick Magee loved his friends and family, loved the outdoors, loved to take a bike ride on a pleasant You Pay ONLY when we win afternoon. It was during just such a joyful outing that this peaceful man met a violent end.

While cycling near Durham last Attorney at Law November, Rick was struck and DAVE KILBOURNE killed by a hit-and-run driver who, Chico Over 18 years of experience despite his seemingly desperate efforts to avoid capture, was later Deadly bag ordinances arrested. The driver eventually Re “Bags o’ trouble” (Newslines, entered a guilty plea and will be

by Tom Gascoyne, Jan. 10): I was aware of the negative eco- sentenced Feb. 20.

We bring this to the public’s nomic consequences of plastic-bag attention because there’s something bans and plastic-bag taxes, both for simple you can do right now to bag manufacturers and businesses help prevent this kind of tragedy that use the bags. I was also aware from happening again. Send a mesthat when you raise the price of sage to the sentencing judge, the (Special does not include fish or shrimp) things, you make things harder for Honorable James Reilley of Butte the people least able to adjust to arbitrary price increases—the poor. County Superior Court. Tell him And I was aware that any environ- this kind of behavior can’t be tolerated—that we can’t have a world mental benefit we’re likely to see truly safe for cyclists and pedestrifrom bag bans and bag taxes is ans unless behavior like this is met speculative at best. with severe consequences.

I was not aware, however, that What kind of behavior am I the plastic-bag bans have a death talking about? The guilty driver in toll, as Ramesh Ponnuru writes in this case struck from behind, causBloomberg News. A study has ing Rick to crash headfirst into the shown that the San Francisco ban windshield. The momentum then results in a 46 percent increase in hurled Rick helplessly through the deaths from food-borne illnesses, air. He landed on the pavement or 5.5 more of them each year. and suffered what turned out to be I guess the ends still justify the fatal injuries. The fugitive drove means? away without placing a 911 call JOHN SALYER that could have saved Rick’s life.

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Go to www.nohitandruns.org to send a letter to the judge urging the maximum possible sentence. It might help make our roads a bit safer, and it would pay fitting tribute to an avid cyclist, our loved one, Rick Magee, who was taken from us forever in this senseless act of violence.

THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF RICK MAGEE

Where’s my justice?

After I sustained $500,000 in injuries at the hands of a career criminal in 2005, Tehama County DA Gregg Cohen neglected to charge him with a third strike. This would have kept him behind bars for a minimum of 25 years. Now he’ll be back injuring innocents in as little as a year.

Since 1979, my assailant’s been convicted of 24 criminal offenses, including the sale of illegal drugs, robbery, burglary and prison escape. His incarceration affords him free room, board, entertainment, health care, occupational training and legal representation.

Meanwhile, based on false information about my injuries it seized without a warrant, the state revoked my driver’s license and effected the confiscation of my vehicles and work tools in 2009.

Unable to work, I’ve been forced to exhaust my savings and sell personal belongings to live.

Despite a long and bitter fight attempting to receive crime-victim assistance through Mr. Cohen’s office, I’ve received none. My resulting financial hardship has undermined my injury lawsuit.

I’ve also sent Cohen no fewer than 50 emails, letters and faxes over the past eight months trying to get him to abate my neighbors’ chronic stereo blasting, dog screeching, and guinea noise. I’ve received no relief as yet.

Reading Mr. Cohen’s recent selfpromoting press releases might fool a few into believing he’s a good DA. My own experience, however, indicates he couldn’t be worse.

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CAUGHT WITH PANTS DOWN

A Paradise resident who allegedly exposed himself in Bidwell Park was booked into Butte County Jail on six counts of indecent exposure and two counts of disorderly conduct last week.

Chico police arrested 24-year-old Ryan B. McDaniel last Friday (Feb. 8) for charges going back several months, according to a Chico Police Department press release. Police began investigating multiple reports of a man exposing himself to women in the park in December, but had been unable to find the suspect until recently.

A break in the case came on Jan. 24, after an off-duty city of Chico park ranger who was jogging near Cedar Grove witnessed a man masturbating in the area. The man took off, but was located nearby by CPD detectives and questioned.

After further investigation, the Ridge man was arrested. His bail is set at $8,000.

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CHANNEL CHANGES

On Feb. 5, KHSL Channel 12 and KNVN Channel 24 changed hands when their license was assigned to GOCOM Media of Northern California, L.L.C., which is actually located in Hilton Head, S.C. The previous owner of the stations was Catamount Broadcasting.

Soon after the switch, longtime General Manager John Stall was let go. A source told the CN&R he was given no notice and was shown the door the day the new owners came to the Silverbell Road studios for the first time. Stall had served as the stations’ general manager for close to a decade.

Another source says the disappearance of nightly news anchor Judy Alley was a “news department decision,” made before the new owners took over. Calls to the station were not returned by press time.

MUCH ADO ABOUT PACKAGE

Reports of a suspicious-looking package at US Bank on East Second Street prompted the evacuation of several surrounding streets and businesses on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 12.

Bank employees called police shortly after arriving for work and finding a green reusable grocery bag against the building’s main entrance, according to a Chico Police Department press release. Officers concluded the “contents of the bag could not safely be determined,” opting to close sections of East Second and First streets and nearby sidewalks.

Dozens of onlookers gathered behind hundreds of yards of yellow warning tape to watch the Butte County Sheriff’s Regional Bomb Squad arrive at the scene.

Police Sgt. Mike Nelson, citing policy, would not describe the details of the response.

But the CN&R watched a fully suited member of the bomb squad approach the bag and, about an hour later, at about 12:30 p.m., heard a loud, muffled boom from some sort of explosive. The bag held water bottles, a jewelry box, a pencil, and socks.

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Chemicals beat organics Lundberg Family Farms unable to stop pesticide facility

Torganic rice farm in the tiny town of Richvale has lost an appeal to stop an out-of-state he 75-year-old Lundberg family

chemical company from building a facility to store pesticides and fertilizer on property directly adjacent to the story and farm’s largest and oldest rice photo by field.

Tom Tennessee-based Helena Gascoyne Chemical Company got the OK tomg@ from the Butte County Planning newsreview.com Commission for an operating permit last November. The Lundbergs filed an appeal, and on Jan. 29 the appeal was rejected by the Butte County Board of Supervisors on a 4-1 vote that tentatively approved the project with some stipulations.

The Lundbergs have a number of specific concerns about the facility, but the overriding irony is the idea of locating a chemical storage warehouse next to a certified organic crop. If contamination should occur due to water runoff during a flood or “fugitive” dust drifting onto the rice fields under windy conditions, the farm could lose its organic certification for 36 months.

The warehouse and eight 10,000-gallon liquid storage tanks will sit on about 10 acres of the 26 acres Helena purchased from McKnight Ranch back in 2009. At one point Lundberg offered to purchase the property from Helena and cover all costs to stop the project, Bryce Lundberg, Lundberg Farms’ vice-president of agriculture, told the Board of Supervisors. The company, he said, had no interest in selling the property.

“It was really quite a surprise that a well-known company would come in and want to put this sort of facility right next to our largest organic farm,” Lundberg said. “It’s the place we take customers when they come to visit us from all across the country and as well as international visitors. It’s the showpiece we have for customers.”

He said Helena “has to know that our company is really not going to be very excited about it coming in. It’s a chemical fertilizer and pesticide-distribution facility that is really in conflict as far as use of property.”

Lundberg is pretty well respected in the state’s agricultural community. Last month Gov. Jerry Brown appointed him to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture.

Garth Davis, project manager for

Helena, told the supervisors the company was started in 1957 and currently has 3,000 employees and 350 locations nationwide, including one in Chico and one in Yuba City.

He said the location, which is actually four miles north of Richvale, in the community of Nelson, was identified back in 2007 as desirable because of access to nearby Union Pacific Railroad tracks.

The products will be shipped in by train, unloaded from two railroad spurs the company plans to build, and then distrib-

uted to area agricultural customers via truck.

He said the Nelson project will also benefit local farms as government regulations increase.

“With regulations on the horizon, managing farmers’ uses of nitrates and other micro-and macro-nutrients will not be an option, but a requirement,” he said. “The Nelson terminal will provide the tools to help customers comply with new regulations.”

He said the company is ready to start the project this spring.

“We bought the property in 2009, and we are still here discussing it in 2013,” he said.

Bryce Lundberg’s brother Grant

is the chief executive officer of Lundberg Family Farms. He said the family filed the appeal because of four concerns—storm drainage, increased truck traffic along the Midway, how the other 16 acres of land might be developed, and whether permit conditions will be enforced.

“We went before the supervisors and basically reviewed those areas, and they agreed to a motion of intent,” Grant Lundberg said in a recent interview.

“They still have to put something together. But they wanted to address our concerns about traffic and a turn lane off the Midway. The Midway is a busy road

at certain times. It can be empty for hours, and then there are surges.”

He said the Helena property, which sits east of the Midway and north of Nelson Road, is prone to flooding. The project calls for the land on which the warehouse will sit to be raised three feet.

“They have a [flood water] catch basin, and the property is being raised, so it’s probably going to be OK,” Lundberg said. “Going in we felt like it wasn’t a good fit. We wouldn’t put an organic rice field there now. But that’s just how it worked once the process started rolling.”

He said it’s important that the county learn from this, and in the future put agriculture-related projects in proper locations.

“Maybe we could find two distinct places that will work for such projects,” he said. “We’ve got to figure this out. We need to be able to put these kinds of projects in because we are an ag county. We can be successful. Let’s try to be effective with our investment of private and public funds.

“We live here and we work here so we understand the conditions, and that is a little different from an engineer or the permit person, someone who hasn’t been here since 1937.”

Lundberg is diplomatic when addressing the issue, and that’s probably a good thing. In April 2010 Helena successfully sued a community activist in Mesquite, N.M., for defamation and harassment against the company. Arturo Uribe initially was ordered to pay Helena $75,000 in punitive damages, according to a story in The New Mexico Independent.

The company said Uribe defamed it in public statements made during community meetings that accused Helena of environmental violations. He told a television reporter: “We’re going to allow companies and industry to contaminate us and knowingly do it and do nothing about it? I’m insulted; I’m hurt more than anything.”

Uribe had earlier filed a suit against Helena that alleged the company’s emissions were making children sick and causing health problems, including respiratory infections, asthma and chronic bronchitis.

Helena’s attorney, Robert Soza Jr., told the Independent the company “wanted the lies to stop. The amount of money was not important to Helena.

We wanted to set the record straight in a forum where proof and evidence matter.”

The story also reports that in June 2005 the state of New Mexico fined Helena $233,777 for not complying with the state’s air-quality laws and regulations. In September 2006 the company did not report a 500-gallon spill of liquid fertilizer and was fined $30,000. In November 2007 the state hit the Helena plant in Mesquite with a fine of $208,331 for 15 air-quality violations. Ω

In the know

Don Regis-Bilar filled out about 30 survey forms documenting Chico’s downtown homeless population.

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Homeless man helps conduct homeless survey

B

y attending a 75-minute training class, I became an official volunteer surveyor for the recent homeless census conducted throughout Butte County. I, by the way, am a member of that population.

On the chilly morning of the count, at 8:30 on Jan. 30, I walked up the steps to the City Council chambers—the census command center—as a woman slept bundled up in a sleeping bag and blankets on the ledge behind the six-fish fountain. My cynicism of bureaucracy led me to believe that she might have been a plant to demonstrate the city of Chico’s sensitivity to the issue of homelessness.

Sherry Morgado, an earnest woman with a ready smile, is the director of Chico’s Housing and Neighborhood Services Department. I asked her via email if Chico has a homeless philosophy. She responded by writing, “No, the City as a municipal organization does not. However, the Greater Chico Homeless Task Force (not a city organization, but a community group composed of parties and agencies interested in homelessness) does.”

The task force’s mission, she continued, was to benefit the entire community by providing safe housing “and by creating a forum for collaboration and mobilization of resources to help those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.”

The census folks are fully transparent

as to their mission, which is basically to generate numbers that translate into funding from various sources, mostly governmental grants.

At 9 a.m. I was partnered with a competent woman who was doing an internship at the 6th Street Center for Youth, which serves homeless young people. We had asked specifically to be roamers in the downtown area. For two hours, we walked downtown asking people who self-identified as homeless many questions, some of which seemed particularly invasive: Are you on parole?

What is the amount of your income? How did you become homeless?

We recorded their answers on a form, then handed them a $5 gift card redeemable at a grocery store. The gift card seemed dubious to me. The U.S. Census does not pay citizens to answer questions.

The cards were not donated, as many assumed. They were paid for by the Butte County Department of Behavioral Health. It was a clever marketing tool, as a significant portion of the homeless demographic is without resources at the end of the month. There were some individuals repeatedly taking surveys to get additional gift cards.

“That potential does not concern us as

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being statistically significant,” Morgado said, “since we know for sure we are not able to count everyone, and our numbers are quite probably lower than the actual persons who are experiencing homelessness.”

My partner and I decided we would be more effective if we split up, and Morgado trusted our instincts. For six and a half hours I walked a continuous loop from the downtown City Plaza, to Children’s Playground, then 7-Eleven and back to the plaza. I believe I had an advantage in being able to say to people, “I’m homeless as well.”

I filled out approximately 30 surveys, two of which were “tallied,” in that the probably homeless men were each in deep sleep on the plaza stage. I didn’t think it was appropriate to poke or shake them.

We were instructed to complete the task and move on. It was emphasized that we shouldn’t engage ourselves beyond the census. We were told we were not social workers or counselors.

At times, I couldn’t help myself. I said I was sorry to every woman who stated domestic violence was the reason for her becoming homeless. Alcoholism and drug addiction were also reasons sometimes given, and I expressed empathy, shook hands and said, “Good luck.”

Overall, most people were candid with varying degrees of comfort in answering the census questions. There was often a sense of sweet resignation, as in “this is my life.”

When I asked one man what his source of income was, he said, “Well, I’m trying to sell a little pot.”

One woman who stood swaying and moving her arms like a dancer as I asked her questions said, “You have to get out into nature to get away from the rectangles.” I followed her gaze and saw that she was staring at buildings.

When people responded that mental illness was among the reasons for their homelessness, I said, “Me, too.”

There was a young man who was particularly uncomfortable as I asked him questions.

He kept straying off point by making odd and inappropriate comments. He gave me a look of defiance when he answered that, yes, he had been in foster care. Finally, moderately exasperated, I said, “Look, dude. Here’s the deal. I’m a volunteer and you have a choice to answer the questions or not. I don’t appreciate your behavior.”

He looked directly at me, then looked away and paused. Finally he said, “That’s the first time in my life someone has put me in my place without yelling and swearing.”

When we were done, I smoked a cigarette with him, then we hugged goodbye.

—DON REGIS-BILAR

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passed its third attempt at an ordinance to regulate the cultivation of medical marijuana in the county.

After the prior ordinances were scrapped—the first by voter referendum and the second after District Attorney Mike Ramsey declared it unconstitutional—the supervisors charged an ad-hoc committee, including medi-pot proponents and opponents, to come up with a workable set of guidelines.

The latest ordinance is the product of two months’ worth of often contentious meetings of the committee of 15, composed of four representatives from each side of the issue, along with county staff and elected officials (see “A grand compromise,” Newslines, Jan. 24).

Butte County Chief Administrative Officer Paul Hahn, who formed the committee, introduced the new ordinance to the board: “This is a compromise,” he said.

“I’m not going to tell you that any one of the 15 people in this working group wouldn’t say there’s something they’d like to change in this ordinance.”

Hahn outlined the process by which the committee worked and detailed how the result differs from past attempts. Some major points he noted were that it is a civil rather than a criminal ordinance, growers will not be required to register with the county, and it is complaint-driven—meaning compliance officers will look into grows only if a complaint is made by a nearby neighbor. He also noted it is the first to include environmental guidelines and a one-year residency stipulation for growers and members of collectives.

“It’s not a perfect ordinance, but it’s a start,” Hahn said. “There will be unforeseen consequences of this ordinance that we don’t know.

“We’re in uncharted territory; we’re in uncharted legal water that everyone’s grappling with. This is a best attempt, a good-faith attempt, by a group of people to try to solve as many problems as we could.”

Before opening the issue to

public comment, Bill Connelly, the board chairman, demanded comments be made in a “dignified manner” devoid of “cheering, jeering, clapping or derogatory comments.”

This was mostly adhered to but, as with all public meetings about pot, there were occasional outbursts.

Committee members were invited to speak first. Attorney Robert MacKenzie and medi-pot advocate Matt Larkins, who represented growers’ rights, spoke positively of the process and its product, as did committee member Scott Armstrong, who represented the other side and called the new guidelines “workable.”

However, Patricia Vance, who also represented the opposing camp, expressed her disappointment in the results, particularly in high plant counts she said will invite out-of-area growers and make Butte County the “pot grow capital of California.”

“The ordinance at this point, passed as is, does nothing to help our community,” she said.

One woman who agreed with Vance said, “This draft proposal is not a compromise; it is a smackdown. It is perfectly clear in this draft who got their own way. The pot growers are doing cartwheels up and down Highway 70 and Highway 99.”

The most serious challenge to the new draft came from activist Kelly Meagher, who didn’t criticize its content but said the board would break California law if it adopted any ordinance before June 5, a year from Measure A’s defeat by referendum.

“We voted this thing down with

55 percent of the vote,” Meagher said. “It boggles my mind that the county doesn’t want to protect the rights of the citizens to petition their government for a redress of grievances. That’s what a referendum is. Its one of the most fundamental rights we have as citizens of the state of California.

“I have no particular opinion at this point on this ordinance … but I’m telling you, you can’t act until June 5th.”

Anticipating Meagher’s comments from letters he’s written to this newspaper and the Chico Enterprise-Record, Hahn addressed the issue earlier, saying he and County Counsel Bruce Alpert believed the ordinance differed enough to pass legal muster.

In the end, the ordinance passed 4-1 with some minor changes, such as expanding the smallest parcel on which marijuana can be grown outdoors from four-tenths to half an acre; increasing the range in which people are eligible to file complaints from 1,000 to 1,500 feet, and requiring renters to submit a notarized letter from their landlords stating the latter are aware of the growing operation. The supervisors also agreed to revisit it in one year.

Larry Wahl was the sole supervisor in opposition. He cited a litany of negative impacts he attributed to marijuana use and cultivation and stated it defies federal law.

The board voted to waive the first required reading of the ordinance. It will get a final reading at the board’s next meeting, Feb. 26, and take effect 30 days later.

—KEN SMITH kens@newsreview.com

About 30 junior high and high school students from the prestigious Taiyuan No. 2 Foreign Language School in the Shanxi province of China toured the Chico State campus on Tuesday, Feb. 12. They were accompanied by school officials and Consul of Education Cuiying Xu from the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles. Chico was the first stop on a schedule that includes visits to multiple campuses, including Stanford, MIT and UC San Diego. Chico State President Paul Zingg’s trip to China last year led to the visit. University officials are looking to attract students from the region, and are also looking into studyabroad partnerships.

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Heather Lyon, owner of Lyon Books, plans to move her store to its new location at 135 Main St. by Mar. 1.

PHOTO BY HOWARD HARDEE

New chapter Lyon Books moves to Main Street early 10 years ago, during the first full N year Lyon Books and Learning Center was open for business at its Fifth Street loca-

tion, the city was busy renovating the downtown City Plaza.

“It was super disruptive to our business,” said Heather Lyon, the store’s owner, during a recent interview. “Everything was ripped out, it was loud, there was dust everywhere.

All of the street lights were taken down, so we were isolated on the other side of this big, messy project.”

As the renovation dragged on for 13 months (it was supposed to take four), business at Lyon Books suffered. Lyon remembers being “terrified” as her store was “on the verge of going out of business.”

But the community rallied in support.

Encouraged by a timely email campaign launched by a customer, shoppers flocked to Lyon Books—that April, it sold more books than during the previous holiday season, allowing the store to stay open and become the downtown fixture it is today.

So, when The Bookstore (the long-running used-book store on Main Street) recently faced similar struggles during an ownership change, Lyon actively encouraged her customers to support The Bookstore’s new owners (married couple Josh Mills and Muir Hughes) by attending the host of benefit events held around town.

Aside from promoting a general sense of community, Lyon also had neighborly diplomacy in mind. That’s because on March 1 Lyon Books will open the doors of its new location—the long-vacant storefront next door to Dolce Home and directly across Main Street from The Bookstore.

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each other creates gravity for books.”

Lyon said she believes customers of one bookstore will be inclined to shop at the other, adding that some of her customers have jokingly suggested building a pedestrian bridge between the two businesses.

Mills shares her optimism, noting that the two stores operate on “very different business models.”

“Heather is great; I think it will be a good balance,” he said. “I’m excited to see some vacancies filled downtown.”

The move has been several years in

the works, Lyon said. She has kept an eye out for a location that would allow for an expanded book selection and a greater audience capacity during the store’s regular books signings, readings and occasional live-music performances. While it has been able to “squash” roughly 75 people into its current store, the new location will allow them to double the size of their potential audiences.

Lyon said she hopes the venue upgrade will attract more nationally renowned authors, increase exposure for local authors, and even allow for full-band musical performances.

And while both Lyon Books and The Bookstore (which announced it was “saved” via Facebook on Feb. 3) appear secure for the short-term future, both Lyon and Mills acknowledge the difficulties of running local independent bookstores. In order to compete with online retail and e-books, Lyon said she has redoubled her efforts to promote local writers and emphasize the value of the printed book.

“I look at screens all day at work with social media, emails, ordering stuff online for the store,” she said. “So, at the end of the work day, I’ve had enough of screens. And also—and this is going to sound really nerdy—I like the way [books] smell.”

Mills, meanwhile, intends to run The Bookstore in a manner more customerfriendly than that of the previous owner.

“It used to be just used books and that was it,” he said. “No chairs, no drinks allowed, a lot of ‘no’s.’ We’re going to put in more seating, have some community-based events. We just want to give back in a big way.”

—HOWARD HARDEE howardh@newsreview.com

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EARTH WATCH

GREENWAYS Urban-farming authority Will Allen stands outside Chico State’s Bell Memorial Union, where he delivered an inspiring talk on Feb. 7.

SOLAR ENERGY VS. CROPS

As California devotes more land to solar energy projects, it is unclear what continued solarpower development could mean for agricultural production.

As farmers and solar developers are drawn to land with the same characteristics—flat expanses exposed to plenty of sunshine—agricultural interests, environmental groups and state officials are concerned there is no official accounting of how much land will be taken out of agricultural production in the southern San Joaquin Valley, according to The Associated Press.

Statewide, there are 227 solar projects pending approval as California works toward a mandate requiring 33 percent of its energy be drawn from renewable sources by the end of the decade.

The majority of proposed solar development is focused on Fresno, Kern, King and Tulare counties, where agriculture is a $30 billion industry that produces more than 400 crops.

Growing food, growing people

YOSEMITE GLACIER SHRINKING

Lyell Glacier, which sits at an elevation of 12,000 feet in Yosemite National Park, has officially stopped moving downhill.

The modest glacier—only a quarter of a mile wide—is located atop the headwaters of the Tuolumne River, which feeds into San Francisco’s Hetch Hetchy reservoir, according to SFGate.com.

Lyell has shrunk by approximately 60 percent since 1900 and thinned by about 120 vertical feet. “[Lyell] appears to have stagnated, and we strongly suspect that it has thinned to less than half the size that would keep it moving,” said park geologist Greg Stock, who has measured the glacier for the last four years. “The most logical reason for the shrinking is because of more loss from melting snow as the climate warms.”

WOLVERINES PROTECTED?

Federal wildlife officials have proposed protecting wolverines under the Endangered Species Act. The notoriously fierce scavenger-predators (commonly referred to as “mountain devils” and “skunk bears”) build dens in deep alpine snow to rear their young, according to the Los Angeles Times. As climate change has reduced snowfall and prompted earlier spring melts, wolverines in the contiguous United States could lose 31 percent of their habitat over the next 30 years and 63 percent of their habitat over the next 75, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal noted.

There are only 250 to 300 wolverines estimated to be in the contiguous United States, with most living in the northern Rocky Mountains; a smaller group lives in the North Cascades. One lone wolverine was recorded living in the Sierra Nevada.

Trapping and predator control nearly drove wolverines in the lower 48 states to extinction in the early 20th century. The proposed protections would not apply to wolverines in Alaska.

Send your eco-related news tips to Howard Hardee at HowardH@newsreview.com

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Urban farmer and author Will Allen brings his wideranging, community-building food revolution to Chico story and photo by

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I the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Growing Power, Inc., a Milwaukee, Wis.t’s hard to pin down Will Allen,

based farm and community food center.

Although Allen is widely known for his work as the United States’ foremost urban farmer, it’s not fair to say that he’s only farming.

“We’re not just growing food, but growing people,” Allen said to a crowd of about 200 last Thursday morning, Feb. 7, during his wide-ranging talk at Chico State’s Bell Memorial Union Auditorium. Allen sped through 1,000 slides that detailed the many diverse projects Growing Power has taken on, working toward its vision of helping to build communities with food systems that “are equitable and ecologically sound; creating a just world, one food-secure community at a time.”

Allen’s first farm, a 3-acre Milwaukee property he purchased with his own money in 1993, is the headquarters for the quickly morphing Growing Power organization, which boasts urban, semi-urban and rural farms, training centers, compost farms and

more, in several states as well as internationally.

“It’s not just inner city, not just urban.

It’s rural communities that are hurting as well,” Allen noted.

Since the early days of his farm, Allen has taught gardening skills to inner-city kids, both from the street and from juvenile detention. In the last 20 years, he’s spearheaded garden projects all over his state—at a retirement home, a cemetery and a firehouse, and in school yards, lowincome housing projects, business parks, empty lots and run-down factories, to name a few. Growing Power brings its own compost and dumps it right on top of the soil, or the asphalt, or the old factory floor, to help mitigate the chances of leadand arsenic-contaminated soil affecting the quality of vegetables.

Allen and his organization’s team have developed “40 different income streams”—from worm castings to salad mixes available in the dead of winter—that provide 50 percent of the nonprofit’s income, the rest coming from grants and donations.

That diversity of income is reflected in the diversity on the farm: vermiculture (worm composting); large-scale composting (resulting in 40 million pounds of

“food residue” being diverted away from landfills last year alone); rainwater catchment; a 110,000-gallon aquaponic system growing greens and fish; goat and chicken tending, mushroom growing; energy generation through passive solar, solar panels, and an anaerobic digester; and thousands of pounds of vegetables growing are activities all occurring simultaneously on the farm. Daily public tours, internships, and regular workshops have made the Growing Power farm a national training center on urban agriculture.

Even more amazing is what’s happening off the farm. Community farms have sprung up in the roughest areas of Detroit and Chicago, thanks to Growing Power.

Allen made inroads with mega-corporation Sysco, one of the country’s largest food distributors, which led to 250,000 pounds of carrots being delivered to school cafeterias in one year. He and his team worked to

Find out more:

Go to www.growingpower.org to learn more about Will Allen’s nonprofit organization, Growing Power. Buy Allen’s new book, The Good Food Revolution , at Lyon Books (121 W. Fifth St., 891-3338).

build the curriculum for an agriculturally focused middle school in Milwaukee. He’s working with local medical schools to determine nutritional differences in food grown cleanly and locally, versus grown in a conventional monoculture farm and shipped in.

His newest venture is a fivestory “vertical farm” in Milwaukee, with south-facing greenhouses on every level.

Allen’s talk was sponsored

by the Butte County Farm Bureau in conjunction with Chico State’s College of Agriculture.

“We represent all farmers, regardless of your scope and your scale. … We hope that this [talk from Allen] will push that message,” explained Colleen Cecil, the Farm Bureau’s executive director, following Allen’s speech.

Cecil said she first heard of Allen last year on a network television show—he has been covered by media outlets for, among other things, winning a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” in 2008, and being named one of the world’s 100 most-influential people by Time magazine in 2010.

“He’s a farmer just like everybody else—he just does it differently,” said Cecil. “He is just as passionate about how he farms as every one of the farmers in Butte County is,” even if his style of farming, the community, the cli-

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mate, and the scale may differ greatly from Butte County farms.

“It’s a great opportunity for our Butte County farmers to see it differently.”

Veronica Vazquez, a senior majoring in animal science, appreciated his focus on getting healthful food to low-income people. “Especially being a student on a budget, it’s like, do I want to spend an extra two dollars on organic stuff, or load up on junk food?”

Two-year-old Kaeda Wells, the youngest member of the audience,

UNCOMMON SENSE Recycle yourself What’s left to be done after a life spent trying to minimize one’s carbon footprint, diligently separating recyclables and respecting the planet? Recycle yourself! In the last decade there has been a movement toward “green burials” to ensure our bodies efficiently—and quite literally—return to the earth. Rather than being pumped full of toxic embalming chemicals, sealed in a flashy coffin and placed under a monument guaranteed to last centuries, more people are choosing to be wrapped in biodegradable shrouds and planted in natural landscapes devoid of markers.

Nonprofit organization The Green Burial Council runs a website at www.greenburialcouncil.org that answers many questions and touts the value of minimizing the environmental impact of one’s last act. It provides links to funeral services, cemeteries and products that meet its standards, with several providers currently operating in California (the nearest is in Sacramento).

munched on a bagel as her parents Serra and Satyr Wells—urban farmers themselves on a twothirds-acre home-farm on 12th Avenue—spoke about Allen.

“Part of what’s so inspiring about him is how dialed in you can get with your resources,” said Serra. “To go from … growing your own food, but also catching your own water that feeds the food, to growing your own soil, to the mushrooms and the aquaponics. …

It takes a long time to get there, but once you see the symbiotic nature of all of it, you can’t help but get into the next thing” needed to make a farm its own ecosystem.

After his talk, Allen signed copies of his new autobiography, The Good Food Revolution, and talked to eager fans like Lee Altier, a core member of local nonprofit coalition Cultivating Community NV, aimed at building a strong community based on healthful, locally grown food.

“What you’ve done to inspire people and pull it all together was inspiring,” Altier said to Allen.

“Clearly you’ve built a lot of momentum.”

Gary Nelson, a junior publicrelations major at Chico State with an environmental-studies minor, inquired about summer internships.

He had stumbled across Growing Power while watching YouTube videos on gardening, and was also inspired.

“Food is one of the quickest ways to build community,” Nelson said. “Everyone needs it, and it’s a communal act, as Will said.” Ω more GREENWAYS continued on page 14

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Available at: The Music Connection, CUSD District Office, CHS, PVHS, Inspire School of the Arts, and a limited number at the door.

For more information contact: Kim Kurnizki, 343-1462 or e-mail artsforallcusd@gmail.com. Arts for All is a component fund of the North Valley Community Foundation, www.nvcf.org February 14, 2013

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KEEPING GOOD FOOD AFFORDABLE Readers might like to know about Chico Natural Foods Cooperative’s Economic Assistance Program, which offers a 5 percent discount on all purchases (excluding beer and wine) to qualified customers who provide proof of economic need via eligibility for one of the following programs: • CalFresh EBT (food stamps) • California LifeLine (discounted basic telephone service) • IHSS (In Home Supportive Services) • LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) • Medi-Cal (and Medicaid) • Need-based student financial aid, such as FAFSA (Federal Student Aid), CSAC (California Student Aid Commission) and Pell Grant • PG&E CARE Program • SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) • SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) • SSI/SSP (Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment) • TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) • TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) • WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Sign up for the program with any store cashier; bring proof of eligibility.

To enroll online, contact the CNFC Membership Department by sending an email to news@chiconatural.com. Call 891-1713, ext. 125, for more info.

Also, don’t forget that the Chico Certified Farmers’ Market (open every Saturday from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Second and Wall streets) accepts CalFresh EBT. Head over to the market manager’s table to use the “EBT machine.” Go to www.chicofarmersmarket.com to learn more.

AGRICULTURAL SPEED DATING No, I don’t mean hurriedly fixing up Bessie

Find Out More and Register Online: www.buttehabitat.org or In-Person at Fleet Feet Sports 241 Main St., Downtown Chico 14 CN&R February 14, 2013

the Hereford cow with Amos the Angus bull or, for that matter, even playing matchmaker for ag-immersed humans, such as farmers or dairymen and -women.

Ag Speed Dating, in its third year, is an event that aims to “connect 24 producers/growers with 12 qualified buyers in just three short hours,” as its promotional material states. “It helps stimulate business connections through face-to-face meetings and saves untold hours of trying to physically get around and visit one another.”

The list of 12 buyers at the Feb. 18 Chico event (there are two other Ag Speed Dating events, in Redding and Marysville) includes the Sierra Nevada Taproom & Restaurant, Grana, Blush Catering, Leon Bistro, Bacio Catering & Carry Out, S&S Organic Produce & Natural Foods, the Chico Natural Foods Cooperative and Farwood Bar & Grill in Orland.

Riparia Farms, Chico Fish Market and Paradise’s Noble Orchards are among the local producers/growers scheduled to attend, but there are still a number of vacant producer/grower spots (24 will be accepted in all). Participation is free, thanks to sponsorship from such businesses as The Worm Farm and ProPacific Fresh.

“Each of the 12 restaurants [and grocery stores] will be in stationary positions (at tables with identifying name plates). The 24 growers/producers will be strategically rotated to each of the buyers,” the event’s promo material says. [A] 5-minute limit is strictly enforced to make sure each grower can meet face-to-face with each of the buyers and inform them of their production and delivery and/or pick-up capabilities. They exchange cards, information and hopefully transactions will occur or a promise of future meetings arranged.”

Ag Speed Dating takes place in Chico at the Holiday Inn (685 Manzanita Court); in Redding, on Feb. 25, at the Red Lion Hotel (1830 Hilltop Drive); and in Marysville on March 4, at the Yuba County Government Center (915 Eighth St.).

All events run from 9 a.m. until noon.

Call Ray Laager at 520-4742 or email him at Local buyers and growers networking at a past raylaager@juno.com for Ag Speed Dating event. more info.

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THE PULSE

HEALTHLINES Dr. Brock Cummings is the new medical director of Enloe Medical Center’s Total Joint Replacement Program.

MEDI-CAL CASH FOR PRISONS

California’s prison health system could receive a major infusion of cash if it reaches Medi-Cal agreements with several counties.

A report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office found that California has only recently developed a process for low-income inmates to obtain federal Medi-Cal funding, despite a federal policy that has allowed states to draw federal funds for inmates who qualify for Medicaid since 1997, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Federal receiver J. Clark Kelso has reached agreements for Medi-Cal coverage for inmates in 12 counties, and plans to continue negotiations with more counties, which could end up saving the state $13 million a year.

About six years ago, a U.S. district judge appointed Kelso to oversee California’s prison health system after determining one state inmate died as a result of malpractice or neglect every week.

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BAD AIR, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

Mothers regularly exposed to air pollution from vehicles, coal plants and factories are more likely to give birth to underweight children, a study finds.

The international study—in which nearly 30 researchers analyzed more than 3 million births in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia—is thought to be the largest ever to investigate how newborns are affected by air quality, according to SFGate.com.

Researchers focused on children born on time in the mid-1990s to mid-2000s, concluding that worldwide, greater levels of air pollution led to lower birth weights. The researchers found that for every increase of 10 micrograms of fine particulate matter, mothers were 10 percent more likely to birth an underweight child.

“This really speaks to the need for regulatory action to ensure that air-pollution levels are consistently regulated at levels that protect public health and, in particular, protect prenatal and perinatal health,” said researcher Rachel Morello-Frosch of UC Berkeley.

LOCAL HOSPICE HONORED

Butte Home Health & Hospice has been nationally recognized with a pair of awards.

The local hospice service was named a top agency of the 2012 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the top 25 percent of Medicare-certified home-health providers in the United States, according to a Butte Home Health & Hospice press release.

The agency was also recognized as an official partner of We Honor Veterans, a campaign that awards organizations that “demonstrate a systematic commitment to improving care for veterans,” as the release said.

As a partner of We Honor Veterans, Butte Home Health & Hospice will be provided additional resources to continue providing high-quality end-of-life care to veterans.

Send your health-related news tips to Howard Hardee at HowardH@newsreview.com.

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Joint adventure Aging baby boomers and advances in artificial-joint materials lead to rising replacement procedures

by

Evan Tuchinsky

I areas nationwide, joint replacements represent an expanding field in medicine. n the North State, as in other

Chico orthopedists—including a transplant from Paradise—have come together to meet the need through the Total Joint Replacement Program at Enloe Medical Center.

Dr. Brock Cummings, the aforementioned Paradisian, was recently selected as the program’s medical director. He joins fellow doctors Kirk Granlund, Stephen Morris, Bill Watson and Charles Wilhite as surgeons performing joint replacements through the Enloe program.

“It’s growing rapidly,” Cummings said of the specialized field of joint replacement. “Certainly the aging population, the baby boomer generation, is coming through the arthritis age, and that growing population of people is driving the majority of the increased utilization. But the compo-

nents, the materials that we’re using, are longer-lasting, so we’re feeling more comfortable about putting them into younger patients.

“Traditionally we’ve said, ‘Come back when you’re 60 for a joint replacement.’

But young people have had motor vehicle accidents or other traumas involving their joints, and they’ve had dramatic arthritis at a younger age, and nowadays we can consider joint replacement and get them back

to a more active lifestyle.”

Cummings has been part of a busy orthopedic practice on the Ridge for 10 years. More and more, he found himself performing hip and knee replacements. A member of Enloe’s medical staff since 2009, he will continue to see his Paradise patients, but the Chico office he recently opened will concentrate on joint-replacement patients.

“I’m excited about Dr. Cummings’

APPOINTMENT TICKER MEDS UNDERSTOOD Kristapor Thomassian, a clinical-services pharmacist, will present “Understanding Your Heart Medication” on Thursday, Feb. 21, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Enloe Conference Center (1528 Esplanade) as part of Enloe Medical Center’s celebration of February as American Heart Month. Bring your medication list and questions (or email them in advance to heart@enloe.org). Light refreshment and medication-record cards will be provided. Free.

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expanded role,” said Dr. Marcia Nelson, Enloe’s vice president of medical affairs as well as a family physician in private practice in Chico. “Having a medical director just doing joint replacements really highlights the importance of this service line to Enloe and the community.

It also allows us to have dedicated resources to create a uniform offering for all the patients who receive joint replacements at Enloe.”

Nelson has seen Cummings in action and came away “really impressed with what I saw,” she said. “The operating-room environment was orderly, efficient, calm, focused. Everybody knew the role they played and worked well as a team, because he’s really tried to create a good team performance.”

That’s a key characteristic for his role as medical director, as Cummings forges a team with other experienced physicians.

“It’s not a one-man show— there’s depth to the bench,” Nelson said. “We have a number of orthopedists who have shown they provide quality, volume and cost-efficient care.”

Cummings enjoys partnering with them in the joint-replacement program.

“I’ve been pleased with the cooperation and the willingness to work together,” he said. “We’re in the early stages of this, and I think things will continue to be more cohesive and collaborative as we continue putting this program together.”

Unlike other physicians

who’ve taken a beeline to medical school, Cummings went on a more circuitous route. He was raised in Ukiah and graduated from Pacific Union College in the Napa Valley.

He’d completed pre-medicine requirements, but unsure as to what career he should pursue, he went to work for a contractor, building custom homes.

A few years later, he said, “I decided I needed to get on with life, and I have a real love for children, so I went into elementary education.” He taught fourthgraders in Southern California for five years, including one year in which he had students spanning 11 languages.

It was a challenging assignment, though “I didn’t feel I was being challenged the way I wanted to be. I was complaining to my wife about the job, and she said, ‘Well, you can always go back to medical school …’—so that’s

what I did.”

Cummings enrolled at Loma Linda University, just a few miles from where he was teaching. He aimed to become a pediatrician, but his surgical rotation in residency sparked a new interest, and he trained in orthopedics.

“I found my home,” he said.

“One of the things I like about orthopedics versus some other specialties in medicine is there’s a defined problem and a defined solution. I’m of the mentality that, ‘OK, here’s a problem, here’s a solution, you’re fixed—job accomplished’; as opposed to managing diabetes or managing hypertension, where you’re just keeping them going along.”

Cummings moved to Paradise in 2003. Over the past decade, he has received additional training in jointreplacement surgeries, particularly procedures that are minimally invasive and require less recovery time.

One such advance is the anterior approach to hip replacements.

Rather than detach muscles, the surgeon works between muscle groups—“parting the curtain rather than taking it down,” Cummings explained.

Another breakthrough is patient-specific instrumentation.

Dr. Brock Cummings, medical director of Enloe Medical Center’s Total Joint Replacement Program, has a Chico office at 251 Cohasset Road, Ste. 130. For an appointment, call 332-6045. For more information on the joint program, check www.enloe.org/joint.

Physicians administer detailed scans of patients’ joints, and a manufacturer uses those measurements to create cutting guides for the surgeon. In addition, the orthopedist can use the three-dimensional scans to determine which piece of hardware will best work for a particular patient’s anatomy “before the scalpel ever touches skin.”

Ten years ago, Cummings never imagined he’d be preparing for surgeries using virtual 3D. Technology is just one way the field of joint replacement is burgeoning.

“Joint-replacement surgery really has so much to offer to keep vital, active people having the quality of life they want,” Nelson said, “so joint-replacement surgery will just have a larger presence in terms of need, not just for the North State area but also for the United States as a whole.” Ω

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e w l l a Sh ? e m o c r e v o LESSONS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH

by Jaime O’Neill

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did more than anyone to fight racism in America, but were he alive today he’d be the first to say the virulent disease persists.

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“Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.”

—Martin Luther King Jr., last line of his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” 1963

I

come from a long line of racists. My parents were both racists, as were their parents. My grandfather was born in the deep South, and he was infected with the bigoted racial attitudes of his time and place. It was an infection he spread to his children and his grandchildren, all of whom casually used what is now euphemistically known as the “N-word,” myself included. Chances are, most people reading this piece were infected with some variant of the same disease and are still harboring the virus, whether it is active or latent.

You need not have Southerners in your ancestry to have been tainted with this malady. The disease of racism was never localized, never confined to the states south of the Mason-Dixon Line. And, though you may consider yourself free of it, you’re probably not, no matter your skin color or your political persuasion. Human beings seem to be taught to fear or dislike “the other” even when the distinctions between them are hard for outsiders to see.

In 1743, after the battle of Culloden, the British swept through Scotland, bashing the heads of babies against trees and bayoneting women.

The commander of the invading force justified the brutality by emphasizing the notion that the Scots were “animals,” despite the fact that there are no visibly detectable racial differences between residents of England and residents of Scotland.

It doesn’t take much difference for

difference to make a difference. Witness the internecine warfare between the Semitic peoples of the Middle East, where Sunnis and Shi’ites will blow one another to kingdom come because of minor diversions from religious orthodoxy, but both will occasionally unite in murderous hatred of Jews. And no matter your own vaunted sense of your own liberalism, just let a person of another complexion flip you off in traffic, and your anger will, as often as not, focus on difference.

It’s difficult to assess just how much

of this tendency is in our natures, triggered by our fears of “the other,” but it’s a dead certainty that much of the racism that infects us is spread by our culture, our peers and our parents.

“They fuck you up, your mom and dad,” wrote the poet Philip Larkin, who further explained: “They may not mean to, but they do,/They fill you up

with faults they had/And add some extra, just for you.”

When I was a kid, I never found it objectionable or notable whenever my grandparents, my parents, or any of my all-white schoolmates used any of the words now considered deeply offensive but then commonly heard. Coon, jigaboo, nigger, spade and darky were part of my vocabulary by the time I went off to kindergarten. When I wanted to be polite or proper, I used the word “colored.”

My family lived in northern Illinois, a place where people prided themselves on being more evolved on matters of race than their fellow Americans south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

But we weren’t. My hometown was starkly divided by the Pecatonica River; white folks lived on the west side, black folks lived on the east.

Those were the bad old days, of course, before Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was known throughout the land, before he wrote his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” a soaring document once included in almost every college English anthology devoted to teaching students what good writing looked like, but now less frequently found in such tomes.

It’s ancient history, requiring more knowledge of the past than most students can bring to it.

The muddy Pecatonica River still runs through my hometown, but it no longer provides such a stark racial dividing line. Racially offensive language has largely been driven underground, and only the most benighted skinhead or Aryan Brotherhood member can be found using the N-word, not counting characters in Quentin Tarantino movies or black comedians evoking nervous laughter from white audiences in comedy clubs.

So we’ve moved on, haven’t we? A few high-profile commentators even proclaimed that the United States had moved to a “post-racial” era when Barack Obama was elected in 2008.

But, alas, racism did not end the day we elected our first African-American president.

Not even close. President Obama receives

As recently as the early 1960s, Southern black Americans were forbidden to use the same services as whites, including water fountains.

This is Black History month. The history

Below: When the great Marian Anderson wasn’t allowed to sing in Constitution Hall because of her race, President and Mrs. Roosevelt arranged for her to sing from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, later the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech.

Right: Three months after the concert, Eleanor Roosevelt presented Anderson with the NAACP’s highest award, the Spingarn Medal, in Richmond, Va.

an average of 30 death threats each day, more than any other U.S. president on record. Most of those threats come with a reference to his race.

If this is truly a post-racial America we’re living in, then how is it that the disparity of income and opportunity continues to grow? The median household wealth of a white family in America is 22 times higher than the median household wealth of a black family. That gap between black and white wealth has doubled in the last seven years. The median black household lost 60 percent of its net worth over the five years since the Bush recession began.

of Black History Month can be traced back to the 1920s, but it wasn’t until 1976 that the federal government set aside a specific month to honor the contributions black people have made to this country, and to draw attention to the particular struggles endured on this continent by people brought here against their will from another continent across the wide ocean.

The idea of devoting a separate month to the history of African-Americans was controversial in 1976, and even now it remains controversial across the political spectrum. Lots of white people see it as little more than an opportunity to guilt-trip their own kind, and more than a few black people see it as yet another attempt to ghettoize them. Morgan Freeman, the black actor who has played God in the movies, is a high-profile opponent of Black History Month. “I don’t want a Black History Month,” Freeman has said. “Black History is American history.”

And that is a legitimate point, to be sure, but what lots of Americans of both races still don’t know and haven’t been taught is how a guy like Morgan Freeman wound up with a last name like his, a reclamation of personal identity for people who had, until they were emancipated, been denied names of their own, taking the names of their owners. Which is why, of course, there are so many black people with names like Jefferson.

Americans don’t know their histo-

ry very well, no matter what color it comes in. A long time ago, I wrote a couple of books about how much Americans don’t know about their history or heritage. I’d learned from my students that there was a rather astonishing ignorance of history and geography, and that graduating from an American high school didn’t come with much understanding of the American past. There were kids in my college classes who thought that the U.S. had fought a “Silver War,” or who guessed that Chaucer wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

It’s a tired old axiom, the one that posits the notion that “those who forget history are doomed to repeat it,” and it’s probably a fair bet that we’d repeat history even if we knew it well, especially where matters of race are involved. But optimism about our future can largely be built on learning from the mistakes of the past. In that light, it probably doesn’t help much for so many of us to be so clueless about what happened before we got here.

Have things changed since Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Bill of 1964? (And, if you’re a college student reading this, do you even know about that historic legislation? Or about Lyndon Johnson, for that matter?) Are things different than they were when black people couldn’t drink from the same water fountains as white people, or when marriage “LESSONS” continued on page 20 February 14, 2013

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between races was forbidden by law in many American states? Are we a different country now than we were when lynchings were fairly common occurrences?

The answer to those questions is unequivocally “yes,” though the progress we’ve made on the issue of race relations can hardly be said to have resolved the matter. Since this is Black History Month, it might be useful to revisit some of that history, and to take a measurement of how far we’ve come, and how far we have yet to go.

Here’s a story from the bad old days.

Younger readers won’t remember her, but there was once a singer named Marian Anderson, a black woman of gargantuan talent, with a voice that was the rarest kind of human gift. Hers was the “voice of the century,” according to some opera aficionados. In a notable moment in the history of race in this country, she was to sing at Constitution Hall in the nation’s capital, but the Daughters of the American Revolution, to their eternal shame, refused to let her appear there because of her race.

To their eternal credit, Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt cleared the way for her to sing at the Lincoln Memorial instead, which she did, standing in the place where Martin Luther King would stand more than two decades later when he gave his soaring “I Have a Dream” speech, yet another milestone in the march toward equality in a nation based on that idea.

Eleanor Roosevelt, arguably the most courageous first lady the nation has ever had, dropped her membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. For the rest of her life, she received daily hate mail. Long after her husband was dead, she was excoriated as a “nigger

Emmett Till, who grew up in Chicago, was visiting kin in Mississippi when he was accused of flirting with a white woman and beaten and shot by a group of white men. Their attitudes were not unlike those heard to justify the killing of Trayvon Martin last year in Florida.

lover” and threatened with bodily harm or death from the nation’s legions of racist thugs.

As for Marian Anderson, her concert at the National Mall was a triumph. But she still couldn’t sleep in hotels reserved for whites, or eat in dining rooms or train stations where only white people were allowed. During World War II, when Americans were at war with Germany, Marian Anderson, “the voice of the century,” had to wait outside a train station in Birmingham, Ala., while her German-born pianist, Franz Rupp, went inside to get her a sandwich. Seated cozily inside that train station, where Marian Anderson could not go, were several German prisoners of war.

Think about that for a moment. An American woman of vast accomplishments, hailed by music lovers all over the world, is barred from entering a train station where the nation’s enemies are welcome, but she is not. All because of skin color—hers and theirs.

There was nothing unique in Marian Anderson’s experience of being shut out of public accommodations, nothing really notable about the gulf that separated blacks and whites with the force of custom and law. When Nat “King” Cole, one of the most popular singers of his time, bought a house in a white neighborhood in Los Angeles in 1948, the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan burned a cross on his lawn.

As recently as 1968, during the socalled “Age of Aquarius,” the racists had a hissy fit over the fact that Petula Clark (a white female pop singer, for those whose memories are short) touched Harry Belafonte’s arm (a black pop singer, for those who may not know) when they sang a duet together on her TV variety show.

The roots of that kind of infantile racism trace back to the antebellum South. In 1860, as the Civil War was looming, some 385,000 American families “owned” other human beings. One out of three residents in the Southern states was considered to be the personal property of those who owned them.

In 1865, with the passage of the 13th amendment, nearly 4 million slaves were “freed.”

When Barack Obama was born in 1961,

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his parents’ marriage would not have been recognized in any of the former slave states of the deep South. Until 1967, all those states still had laws against marriage between blacks and whites, laws ruled unconstitutional that year by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Loving v. Virginia case, a landmark ruling that made it legal throughout the land for people of different races to marry one another. If you’re a college student learning this fact for the first time, you might do well to think of the country your parents or grandparents knew when they were young.

Before we get too complacent about how far we’ve come, or how evolved we now are on the subject of race, it might be useful to remind ourselves of the Trayvon Martin shooting death in Florida, the one in which an unarmed black boy was shot while on his way home from buying candy.

In case you’ve forgotten, that killing took place a year ago this month, Black History Month. The shooter, George Zimmerman, won support from lots of white people across the land, people eager to believe that Trayvon Martin had somehow menaced the man who stalked him and shot him to death.

Compare the Trayvon Martin killing with the Emmett Till case some 57 years earlier, and then ask yourself again just how far we’ve come, and how much we’ve yet to overcome. Emmett Till, a black boy from Chicago killed while visiting kin in Mississippi, was murdered by white men who thought he’d been flirting with the 21year-old clerk in a grocery store. He was just 14 years old.

J. W. Milam, who admitted shooting the boy, gave an interview to Look magazine in 1955, and though what he said is more overtly racist than anything we’re likely to see in print media these days, the attitudes aren’t a whole lot different than those heard from people who rushed to justify the killing of Trayvon Martin.

“Well, what else could we do?” Emmett Till’s murderer said during the Look interview. “I’m no bully; I never hurt a nigger in my life. I like niggers—in their place—I know how to work ’em. But I just decided it was time a few people got put on notice.

As long as I live and can do anything about it, niggers are gonna stay in their place.

Niggers ain’t gonna vote where I live. If they did, they’d control the government.

They ain’t gonna go to school with my kids. And when a nigger gets close to mentioning sex with a white woman, he’s tired o’ livin’. I’m likely to kill him.

“Me and my folks fought for this country, and we got some rights. I stood there in that shed and listened to that nigger throw that poison at me, and I just made up my mind. ‘Chicago boy,’ I said, ‘I’m tired of ’em sending your kind down here to stir up trouble. Goddam you, I’m going to make an example of you—just so everybody can know how me and my folks stand.’”

Despite clear evidence, Milam and his accomplice were acquitted by an all-white Mississippi jury. It took them only 67 minutes to arrive at their verdict. One juror said, “If we hadn’t stopped to drink pop, it wouldn’t have taken that long.”

Anyone who thinks the spirit of J. W. Milam is dead and buried need not look far to hear its echo. It can be heard in all those whiny cries from people who say, “I want my country back.” It can be found by spending just a few moments surfing the Web, where it is surprisingly easy to find the ugliest kinds of racism alive and not so well, where the N-word is used by people who hide their identities by calling themselves “Lone Wolf” or “Real American.”

Just Google “Obama hate” or any other combination of words that reference the animus directed at our duly elected leader, and you will easily find the craziest and most hateful racist stuff imaginable.

Nor is it a coincidence that several states started talking about seceding from the union after Obama won his second term. And on election eve, anti-Obama “LESSONS” continued on page 22

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CAN YOU TELL A STORY IN 59 WORDS? Well, we wanna read them! The annual Fiction 59 contest is back. Submit your stories to the Chico News & Review today for the chance to have your work published in the CN&R’s annual Fiction 59 issue on March 7. Winners will also be invited to read their works (and receive prizes!) at a reading at Lyon Books.

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riots broke out on the Ole Miss campus, not far from where Emmett Till died less than six decades ago. Most chilling of all were voter suppression efforts reminiscent of years past when African-American voters were kept from casting ballots in several states.

The persistence of racism isn’t entirely lost on us, however. A Pew survey taken last year showed that 61 percent of Americans did not believe that “discrimination against blacks is rare today.” The first step toward fixing a problem is to acknowledge it exists, so that survey result is heartening.

Black History Month is, coincidentally, the month that saw the birth of Rosa Parks, born on Feb. 4 a hundred years ago. It was only a few months after the killing of Emmett Till when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Ala. That act of courage led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, galvanized the Civil Rights Movement, and inspired Martin Luther King Jr. to the activism that would bring him to national attention.

It’s also heartening that the racism my parents picked up when they were children never found expression in overt acts of prejudice or unkindness toward people of color. And there were other things they taught me that offset the racism they passed along, that served to inoculate me against the bigotry President Lyndon Johnson signs the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Dr. King and others look on. It and the Voting Rights Act, passed the following year, were the two most significant civil-rights measures benefiting African Americans since passage of the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery in 1865.

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they so thoughtlessly imparted.

We get mixed messages from our parents, and some of those messages tend to cancel out others.

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Our parents may fuck us up, in the words of the poem, but we are not powerless over our upbringing.

A knowledge of history can help us gain perspective, can broaden our minds, open our hearts, and teach us things we desperately need to know about our common humanity.

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Arts & Culture Coldwave riders

Black Marble’s Chris Stewart (left) and Ty Kube.

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THIS WEEK Brooklyn synth duo making reverbsoaked waves with debut album

D board-based bands that populated the first years of late-’70s/early-’80s new wave was a more moody roning beneath the layers of the key-

subset of pasty dudes hunched over their synthesizers. Dark wave, coldwave and synthwave have all been variously by Jason Cassidy attached to the darker synthesizercentric acts of the time—Joy Divijasonc@ newsreview.com sion, Bauhaus, The Cure, etc.—and as with all good waves, eventually the undertow catches up and pulls us back for a revival that makes the PREVIEW: old feel new again.

Black Marble One of the latest bands riding performs Tuesday, this wave is new Brooklyn-based Feb. 19, 7 p.m., at duo Black Marble. With an EP and Origami Lounge. debut album released in 2012, the Shout Bamalama opens. young band is just starting to catch Cost: $5 the eye of critics and taste makers— from Pitchfork to Mother Jones— Origami and is embarking on its first-ever Recording tour west of the Mississippi (stopLounge 708 Cherry St. ping at Chico’s Origami Lounge 591-7690 Tuesday, Feb. 19). www.origami The shortcut to getting at the lounge.com band’s particular aesthetic is to point the listener to the somber, spooky strains of vocalist Ian Curtis floating over Joy Division’s bleak soundtrack. Even though cold and dark are apt descriptors for the young band’s output, especially on the EP, Weight Against the Door, there is a gauzy warmth that buoys the electronic drums and synthesizers on the more fleshed-out A Different Arrangement, the debut full-length released last October.

In Black Marble’s press materials, founder/front man Chris Stewart explained that “it’s important to carry some residue of the process, especially when working with what [can sometimes] be construed as cold-sounding electronics. It’s humanizing.” The album is still very sparse, but thanks to the simple synth interplay and Stewart’s emotive vocals and hooky bass lines, it’s a warm and intimate (and sometimes even peppy) experience.

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York as Black Marble prepared to head out West. The artschool grad actually didn’t use anything to make music before forming Black Marble, because he didn’t even play an instrument.

“I started the band kind of just as a personal project. I had really low expectations for it; I’d never been in a band. There was some kind of voice that said, ‘Well, I’ll just kind of keep going.’ My grand scheme seemed to be: I’d make some kind of minimal bedroom tapes and I’d just give them to my friends. The more I did it, the more I wanted to make a band out of it.”

While he made his initial recordings using the synths provided in the GarageBand home-recording program, once those early tracks were completed Stewart quickly realized that “the songs had to get a thousand times better.” So, in addition to teaming up with his friend Ty Kube (of former Brooklyn electropunk hyper kids Team Robespierre), he started collecting old electronic keyboards.

“If you do like music from the late-’70s, you can’t get that out of a computer,” Stewart said. “It’s fun to collect a bunch of old synthesizers. … It adds to the fun of it—tinkering with all that stuff.”

Even though Stewart admits to having an affinity for the forbears of the genre, he said that Black Marble’s sound is largely the product of the equipment used to record it. “I’m just sort of trying to write, like, pop songs, [and] from using all that stuff, it just kind of sounds [this] way,” he said. And the warmer sound found on A Different Arrangement wasn’t as much of a conscious choice as it was the product of procuring more equipment and his continuing to learn more about the songwriting process.

“I didn’t really know that the record was going to sound like that before we wrote it,” he said.

As the band is starting to spread its music farther from its East Coast base, Stewart is still working his day job as an art director for an advertising company, and is just trying to enjoy traveling to wherever the music takes him.

“Before the band, I spent more time on my career.

Now I have to do it half and half,” Stewart said. “It’s kind of been good to meet new people and do new stuff.” Ω

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BOB MARLEY DAY: A day-long celebration of Bob Marley with reggae bands Luciano, Tony Rebel, Queen Ifrica, The Gumpton Band and Marco.

Th, 2/14, 4-10pm. $37.50. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

DAVID LINDLEY: The multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer has worked with everyone from Jackson Browne to Linda Rondstadt and mastered just about every stringed instrument in the universe along the way. Th, 2/14, 7:30pm. $25, available at Diamond W, Lyon Books and Music Connection. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St.; (530) 894-1978.

RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA: A Valentine’s Day celebration with Russia’s celebrated orchestra performing Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Smetana’s Overture from the Bartered Bride. Th, 2/14, 7:30pm. $29-$45.

Laxson Auditorium, 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico; (530) 898-6333; www.chicoperformances.com.

Theater CELEBRATION OF LOVE: A special Valentine’s Day performance with live music and skits and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Th, 2/14, 6:30pm. $10. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St. in Oroville; (530) 533-2473; www.bird cagetheatre.net.

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES: A humorous stage adaption for the classic Sherlock Holmes thriller with three actors playing 16 roles.

Th-Sa, 7:30pm through 2/16; Su, 2/17, 2pm. $12-

$18. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

MYSTERY DINNER THEATER: A buffet dinner most mysterious in the showroom with Murder Aboard the SS Valentine. Th, 2/14, 6pm. $45. Gold Country Casino, 4020 Olive Hwy in

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Oroville; (530) 534-9892; www.goldcountry casino.ticketforce.com.

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Special Events ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE: A three-day show with more than 40 vendors from the Pacific Northwest offering collectibles, antiques and glass and jewelry repair. Proceeds partially benefit the Butte County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse. 2/15-2/16, 10am-5pm; Su, 2/17, 10am4pm. $5. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 895-4666.

WE HEART UKULELE FESTIVAL: A two-day celebration of all things ukulele with workshops, films, jams, instruction and performances by Brook Adams, Craig Chee, Mandalyn May,

FINE ARTS THE LOVESEAT DIARIES: Local avant-garde music troupe The Pageant Dads presents their debut musical comedy, following a recent divorcee as he struggles to balance his love life and budding music career. Sa, 2/16, 7pm. $10-$12. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway; (530) 3431973; www.1078gallery.org.

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Special Events ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE: See Friday. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 895-4666.

THE LOVESEAT DIARIES Saturday, Feb. 16 1078 Gallery

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CHICO GUN SHOW & SALE: See Saturday. Silver WE HEART UKULELE FESTIVAL: See Friday. 2/15-

2/16. Trinity United Methodist Church, 285 E. Fifth St., (530) 343-1497, www.weheart ukefest.com.

Art Receptions Hannah Jane Kile and more. Go online for a complete festival schedule. 2/15-2/16. $15-$80.

Trinity United Methodist Church, 285 E. Fifth St., (530) 343-1497, www.weheartukefest.com.

Music KRIS ALLEN: The platinum-selling winner of

American Idol appears in support of his latest album, Thank You Camellia. F, 2/15, 8pm. $15. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

DISCOVERY SERIES RECEPTION: Meet featured artists Gail Werner, Sylvia Sisley-Smejkal, Bill Flake and Tatiana Allen. Sa, 2/16, 7-9pm. Free.

Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St. 6; (530) 8958726; www.chicoartcenter.com.

Theater THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES: See Thursday.

Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES: See Thursday.

the Arts, 1475 East Ave. corner of East and Ceanothus, (530) 891-3050, www.crt shows.com.

Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

INTO THE WOODS: California Regional Theater produces this fractured fairy tale featuring an ambivalent Cinderella, a blood-thirsty Little Red Riding Hood and a Prince Charming with a roving eye. F, Sa, 7:30pm through 2/16; Su, 2pm through 2/17. CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave. corner of East and Ceanothus, (530) 891-3050, www.crt shows.com.

ERIC BIBB & HABIB KOITE: Malian blues, jazz and pop singer and guitarist Habib Koite and American blues and folk guitarist Eric Bibb combine cultures for an evening of worldclass fretwork. Su, 2/17, 7:30pm. $14-$27.

Laxson Auditorium, 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico; (530) 898-6333; www.chicoperformances.com.

group, which makes liberal use of four-way vocal harmonies, were introduced to the national scene by their single “Love I.” New Kingston and Thrive open. Su, 2/17, 8pm. $13. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

YOUNG ARTIST AUDITIONS: Talented college and high-school musicians will compete for the opportunity to perform as a soloist for the North State Symphony. Su, 2/17, noon. Free.

Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall, 400 W First St. CSU, Chico.

DISCOVERY SERIES Opens Saturday, Feb. 16 Chico Art Center

Spectators, photography by Tom Patton highlighting the grace of everyday activities. Through 3/2. 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

ANGELOS CUCINA TRINACRIA: Maria Phillips

Exhibition, large, other-worldly watermedia paintings on display. Ongoing. 407 Walnut St., (530) 899-9996.

AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Opposites Attract, watercolors by Cynthia Sexton and large-scale ceramics by Delbert Rupp. Through 3/9. 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9 gallery.com.

BEATNIKS COFFEE HOUSE & BREAKFAST JOINT:

Drawings and Collages, works by Richard J. Robinson on display. Through 2/28. 1387 E. Eighth St., (530) 894-2800.

examination of underground culture through various photography styles and acrylic and spray paint canvas works.

Through 2/24. 225 Main St. D, (530) 895-3282.

BUTTE COLLEGE ART GALLERY: Still We Rise:

Making Heritage Visible, a group show featuring photographs presented by the South Oroville African-American Historical Society. Through 2/15. 3536 Butte Campus Dr. Inside the ARTS Building in Oroville, (530) 895-2208.

CHICO ART CENTER: Discovering the Visual

Arts, the first exhibit in 2013’s Discovery Series features four contemporary artists from around the country. 2/16-3/9. 450 Orange St. 6, (530) 895-8726, www.chicoart center.com.

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.

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Exhibit, works by the Chico Camera Club on display. Through 7/12. 411 Main St., (530) 8967214.

CHICO PAPER CO.: Lewis Jones, over 20 original scratch boards from the renowned local artist. Through 3/31.Mountain Series, the California Mountain Series—now including the recently completed “Tamalpais”—on display. Through 3/31. 345 Broadway, (530) 891-0900, www.chicopapercompany.com.

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HEALING ART GALLERY: Sten Hoiland, wire sculptures by Northern California artist Sten Hoiland. Through 4/11. 265 Cohasset Rd. inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.

Special Events ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE: See Friday. Silver Dollar

pastel. Through 3/31. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930, www.jamessnidle finearts.com.

MANAS ART SPACE & GALLERY: BTW Have You Seen My Keys?, work from local artists in various media incorporating spare keychains. Through 3/7. 1441 C Park Ave., (530) 588-5183.

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: People & Places

We Love, locally produced works of watercolor and oil. Through 3/1. 493 East Ave. #1, (530) 345-3063.

THE TURNER PRINT MUSEUM AT CSU: American International, exploring historic and modern abstraction, from the post-World War II birth of abstract expressionism to the present. Through 2/24. 400 W. First St. Meriam Library breezeway, CSU, Chico, (530) 898-4476, www.theturner.org.

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Art & Art History

Faculty Exhibition, works from Chico State art and art history professors on display.

Through 2/27. 400 W First St. Trinity Hall, (530) 898-5864.

Call for Artists 2013 ART FIESTA BOOTHS: Artist booths are still available for next spring’s event. Call or email for more info. Through 4/1. Matador Motel, 1934 Esplanade, (530) 487-4553.

CALIFORNIA NUT FESTIVAL EXHIBIT: Accepting fine art depicting the agricultural beauty, bounty and heritage of the North State. Call for more info. Through 3/1. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, Chico Halfway between Chico and Durham, (530) 570-7343.

CONTEMPORARY WOMAN ART SHOW: Works in all media except film, video and installation accepted from female artists 18 or older. Go online for more info. Through 2/23. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St. 6, (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

DIVERSITY ART SHOW: Artists may submit up to four pieces for the annual Diversity Art Exhibit. Go online for submissions forms and more info. Through 2/22. Free. Kendall Hall, CSU, CHICO Across from Sylvester’s Cafe, (530) 898-4764, http://tinyurl.com/ aabk2d9.

REFLECTIONS ON OUR AMERICAN HERITAGE: All medias accepted for this exhibition of work drawing inspiration from American Heritage historical journals (available at the gallery). Call for more info. Through 3/16.

Manas Art Space & Gallery, 1441 C Park Ave., (530) 588-5183.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS AND APPRAISALS:

Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 895-4666.

Emily Weil Exhibition, large, abstract acrylic paintings and figures in watercolor and

CHICO GUN SHOW & SALE: A two-day show with a wide variety of firearms and collectibles on display and for sale. Sa, 2/16, 9am-5pm; Su, 2/17, 9am-4pm. $6 admission. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St., (530) 893-8655.

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OROVILLE ROTARY ROUNDUP: Dinner, dancing and a silent auction as part of Oroville Rotary Club’s main fundraiser of the year. Sa, 2/16, 7pm. $25. Oroville Municipal Auditorium, 1200 Myers St. in Oroville; (530) 589-0735.

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1078 GALLERY: The Spectacle of Ordinary

BOHO: Urban Oculars Photography Show, an

Music

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Theater

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BY SYLVIA SISLEY-SMEJKAL

Dang! Chico Performances, how are we supposed to fit everything in?! The eclectic nature of Chico State’s public-events scheduling is perfectly illustrated in the upcoming overflowing week of world performances hitting the Laxson Auditorium stage. Tonight, Feb. 14, it’s an evening of classical music for Valentine’s Day with the world-class Russian National Orchestra perEDITOR’S PICK forming works by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. On Sunday, Feb. 17, American acoustic blues guitarist/vocalist Eric Bibb teams up with his Malian counterpart, Habib Koité, for a performance in support of the recent album they put out together, Brothers in Bamako. And finally, on Wednesday, Feb. 20, one of the supreme studs of Flamenco guitar, Paco Peña, will own the stage while dancers are set in passionate motion to the sound of his innovative take on the classic form.

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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES: See Thursday.

Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

INTO THE WOODS: See Friday. CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave. corner of East and Ceanothus, (530) 891-3050, www.crt shows.com.

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Music VICTOR WOOTEN: Widely recognized as a virtuoso bassist, the multi-instrumentalist and composer will appear with a full band in support of two new albums: Words and Tones and Sword and Stone. M, 2/18, 7:30pm. $30. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St.; (530) 345-2739; www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.

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Special Events UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES: The Chico State Humanities Centers film series continues with Milk (Süt). Tu, 2/19, 7:30pm. $3 donation. Ayres 106, Chico State Campus; (530) 898-6341.

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Special Events ARTS FOR ALL GALA: An event highlighting the visual and performing arts from students throughout the CUSD system. W, 2/20, 7pm. $10. CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave. corner of East and Ceanothus; (530) 321-9518.

FREE SCI-FI FILM SERIES: A sci-fi film series to

coincide with the exhibit Infinity and Beyond kicks off with the 1936’s Flash Gordon. W, 12-

1pm through 3/13. Free. Valene L. Smith

Museum of Anthropology, CSUC Meriam Library Complex; (530) 898-5397.

Music PACO PENA FLAMENCO VIVO: The widely acclaimed flamenco guitarist and his talented collection of musicians and dancers spice up the Laxson stage. W, 2/20, 7:30pm. $18-$31. Laxson Auditorium, 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico; (530) 898-6333; www.chicoperformances.com.

AFRICAN DANCE CLASS: A workout set to the sounds and rhythms of West Africa. Call for info. M, 6pm. $10. Chico Grange Hall, 2775 Old Nord Ave. North off of Hwy 32 and East Ave, (530) 321-5607.

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.

AG SPEED DATING: A session connecting producers and growers to qualified buyers. Call for info. M, 2/18, 9am-noon. Holiday Inn, 685 Manzanita Ct., (530) 520-4742, www.holiday inn.com.

ARTIST MEET & GREET: British artist Matthew Tyson visits Chico for an informal questionand-answer session. F, 2/15, 5-7pm. Free. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

BLACK BUTTE LAKE BIRDING: Bring lunch, binoculars and appropriate clothing. Call for more info. Su, 2/17, 9am. Free. Chico Park & Ride, Hwy 99 & E. Eighth St., (530) 345-9356.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: Regularly scheduled

meeting. Every other Tu, 9am. Board of Supervisors Chambers, 25 County Center Dr. in Oroville, (530) 538-7631, www.butte county.net.

CHAPMAN FARMERS MARKET: A farmers’ market in the park serving as a neighborhood collaborative forum focusing on healthy lifestyle promotion, education and access. F, 2-5:30pm through 12/31. Free. Dorothy Johnson Center, 775 E. 16th St., (530) 592-0889, www.ccha os.org.

CHICO POLICE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD: Monthly meeting hosted by the Chico Police chief to discuss community issues. Third W of every month, 5:30-7pm. Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1877 Hooker Oak Ave., (530) 342-7777.

CONVERSATIONS ON DIVERISTY & INCLUSION: A forum discussion titled “Answering the Call: Enhancing the Chico Experience for the Black Community” in room 210. W, 2/20, noon. Free.

Bell Memorial Union Building, Chico State, (530) 898-4636.

DANCE SANCTUARY WAVE: Bring a water bottle, drop your mind, find your feet and free your spirit. Call for directions. Tu, 6:30-8:30pm. $10.

Call for details, (530) 891-6524.

DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE: Simple, meditative and uplifting group dances honoring many of the world’s spiritual traditions. Third Sa of every month, 7-9:30pm. $5-$10 donation.

Subud Hall, 574 E. 12th St., (530) 891-8789.

FARMERS MARKET - SATURDAY: Baked goods, honey, fruits and veggies, crafts and more.

Sa, 7:30am-1pm. Chico Certified Saturday

Farmers Market, Parking Lot, (530) 893-3276.

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FIDDLE GROUP WORKSHOP: Instruction and shared music to encourage musicians to perform in groups. Call for more info. M, 2/18, 7-9pm. $2.50. Bolts Antique Tool Museum, 1650 Broderick St. in Oroville; (530) 282-3205; www.boltsantiquetools.com.

FOLK DANCING: Traditional folk dancing, no partners necessary. Call for more info. F, 8pm through 3/1. $2. Chico Creek Dance Centre, 1144 W. First St., (530) 345-8134.

FREE HEALTH CLINIC: Free services for minor

medical ailments. Call for more info. Su, 14pm. Free. Shalom Free Clinic, 1190 E. First Ave. Corner of Downing and E. 1st Ave, (530) 518-8300, www.shalomfreeclinic.org.

HABITAT HOME RUN: A 5K run or walk and kid’s fun run with a raffle and refreshments to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Butte County.

Visit Fleet Feet Sports (241 Main St.) or go online to register. Sa, 2/16, 9am. $15-$30. One Mile Recreation Area, Bidwell Park, www.but tehabitat.org.

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ness readings, energy balancing and more. F, 5-6pm. Donations. 100th Monkey Books & Cafe, 642 West Fifth St.

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THE HEART ART CLASS: Art instruction with Cynthia Schildhauer to support Flo’s Art for Teens project. Sa, 2/16, 10am-3pm. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St., (530) 514-8888, www.liveat flo.weebly.com.

MIGRATING WITH SANDHILL CRANES: Erv Nichols and Sandra Noll share photos from their eight-month journey following Sandhill cranes from Mexico to Alaska. M, 2/18, 6:30pm. Free. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwell park.org.

NED TALKS: Weekly “Nature Education” talks in which community members share short tales of the outdoor world to inspire, inform and engage. Call to register. Tu, 7pm through 2/26.

Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

NORTH STATE RISING: A gathering to pledge against violence against women and girls to coincide with the global activist movement One Billion Rising. Call or email for more info.

Th, 2/14, noon. Free. Chico City Plaza, 400 Main St., (602) 481-9506.

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, 872-7085.

SOUL SHAKE DANCE CHURCH: Drop your mind, 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.

SURVIVING & THRIVING: A weekly workshop with discussions and presentations designed for men and women seeking to enhance their outlook on life. Interaction encouraged but not required. Tu, 6-7:30pm through 2/26. Free.

Chico Area Recreation District (CARD), 545 Vallombrosa Ave., (530) 895-4711, www.chico rec.com.

WRITING GROUP: All writers welcome. Bring

paper, a pen and writing to share. F, 3:305pm. Free. 100th Monkey Books & Cafe, 642 West Fifth St.

For Kids ART FOR KIDS: Art instruction from Chico State Art Education faculty. Open to students in first through 12th grades. Email to register.

Tu, 3:30-5pm through 2/19. Free. The Turner Print Museum at CSU, 400 W. First St. Meriam Library breezeway, CSU, Chico, (530) 8984476, www.theturner.org.

SPRING FUN FOR KIDS: A day camp intended to get kids outside and begin developing healthy life-long habits. Call for more info. Through

2/18, 6:30am-6pm; Through 4/1, 6:30am-6pm.

Oroville YMCA, 1684 Robinson St. in Oroville, (553) 533-9622, www.orovilleymca.org.

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.

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Christine G.K. Indeed, Swizz Mix is not your LaPado-Breglia run-of-the-mill supermarket trail christinel@ mix. Named after Melissa, whose newsreview.com nickname (given to her by her mother) is “Swizzle Stick,” Swizz Mix is loaded with such delectable items as dates, cashews, almonds, Zante currants, pumpkin Swizz Mix seeds and dried cranberries, Available at Chico depending on the particular variNatural Foods ety. The mixes come in four flaCooperative and S&S Organic vors: Fruity Fiber Mix, Flax and Produce & Natural Fruit Mix, Sweet and Spicy Mix, Foods, as well and Nutty Protein Mix. The nuts as online. and seeds start out raw and are Come spring, Swizz chopped and toasted by Melissa Mix’s booth will and her mother before being return to the mixed with other ingredients.

Wednesday morning “We were just really searching Chico Certified Farmers’ Market at for a healthier alternative to the the North old, dry-looking, sugary groceryValley Plaza. store stuff,” said Melissa of the (866) 476-4738 impetus for creating the line of www.swizzmix.com delicious, healthful dried fruit, nut and seed mixes. The women were also influenced by a list of the eight most common allergens that was put out by gluten-free and “allergyfriendly” natural-food producer, Enjoy Life Foods, a list that includes wheat, dairy products, peanuts and soy.

“We have no peanuts, no raisins and no preservatives—it’s healthier,” said Debbie. “Generally, the first two ingredients listed [in most trail mixes] seem to be peanuts and raisins.” Raisins and peanuts, she pointed out, are often included because they are the

most inexpensive. In addition to being free of peanuts, Swizz Mix products are gluten-, cholesterol-, soy-, wheat-, sugar- and added-oil free, as well as being vegan.

“We try to buy as many of our products locally as possible,” Debbie added. The walnuts used in Nutty Protein Mix (which also includes, among other things, cashews, almonds, dried cranberries and apricots), for example, are locally grown.

The 52-year-old Debbie is a former longtime daycare provider, and 29-year-old Melissa used to work as a personal trainer and medical assistant. The two started their business in October 2011. Today, all four varieties are sold by the 6-ounce bag ($5.25 each) online at www.swizzmix.com and at both Chico Natural Foods Cooperative and S&S Organic Produce & Natural Foods. And Fruity Fiber Mix—made up of dried dates, plums and figs mixed with almonds, walnuts, pumpkin and sesame seeds, and sea salt, nutmeg and cinnamon—is also available in bulk at both local stores.

Sweet and Spicy Mix is my favorite, with its mixture of almonds, cashews, dried figs, Zante currants, dried apricots, pumpkin seeds and chocolate chips, delicately “spiced” with a touch of cayenne pepper, paprika, cinnamon, nutmeg, sea salt and non-alcoholic chocolate liquor (aka cocoa liquor).

In addition to selling their product locally and online, the mother/daughter business has begun to branch out. Swizz Mix is now available at Tuff Stuff Jerky Co., in nearby Browns Valley (“They approached us,” said Melissa), as well as at Full O’ Life Natural Foods Market in Burbank.

“It really puts a different spin on a bowl of cottage cheese and bananas, or yogurt,” offered Debbie. “I had a bowl of cottage cheese and bananas with Fruity Fiber Mix for breakfast this morning.”

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All those honors are well-deserved, I think, but local audiences may be somewhat surprised to find that this multi-prize-winner is actually a rather small picture, a two-character drama that takes place mostly inside a nicely Amour appointed apartment in Paris. And if there’s a Starring largeness of theme operating in that intimate Jean-Louis setting, it too sounds rather daunting—the two Trintignant, characters are an elderly married couple, a pair Emmanuelle Riva of retired music teachers, with husband and Isabelle Huppart. Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant) tending to Directed by wife Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) in the aftermath Michael Haneke. of two strokes, the second of which brings rapPageant Theatre. idly advancing physical debilitation with it.

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Plus, as its title should remind us, Amour is also a love story, albeit one that is not conventionally “romantic.” The film lets us feel that in a number of sidelong ways—in the solicitude of stoical Georges toward Anne, in her tender and tenacious dignity, and in the deeply felt and markedly unsentimental rapport between the two of them.

And Haneke’s non-chronological approach to their story (the end comes at the beginning, etc.) brings a haunting sort of low-key poetry to the proceedings. Dream, reality and hallucination are woven together, inside the movie and out. Ω

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Beautiful Creatures

A mysterious newcomer to a small Southern town brings with her magical powers that have the potential to lead her to the dark side, something the local boy whose eye she’s caught is determined to not let happen. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Escape from Planet Earth

Brendan Fraser, Rob Corddry, Jessica Alba and William Shatner are among those who provide voices for this ani-

mated feature about the adventures of a superstar astronaut and his nerdy brother. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

A Good Day to Die Hard

Bruce Willis is back for the fifth installment of the action franchise about the cop who always seems to be fighting terrorists. This time he’s in Russia to team up with his son to fight a new batch of baddies. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Safe Haven

Swedish director Lasse Hallström (Chocolat, The Cider House Rules) helms this story of a young woman (Julianne Hough) who moves to a small town in North Carolina to hide from her past only to find that, after getting close to a local widower (Josh Duhamel), her past has followed her to the sticks. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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It does deliver what the title promises, but nothing more. After breaking into a gingerbread house and whacking the witch who tried to serve them up as dinner, the Grimm’s fairy-tale characters grow up to become fearless witch hunters. And that’s pretty much all there is to the movie. Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) suit up in fetish gear and strap on their steampunk arsenal and go hunting ugly women across the landscape of Middle Ages Germany. The cinematography is lovely and the action sequences are competent enough, but it’s all empty calories. Our two bounty hunters take on witches. Then they vogue a little before killing more witches. Rinse, lather and repeat. It isn’t boring. It’s just not interesting. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated R —C.B.

A Haunted House

Marlon Wayans stars in this spoof of the Paranormal Activity franchise. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Identity Thief

A raunchy comedy starring Jason Batemen as a businessman who tracks down the deceptively wily woman (played by Melissa McCarthy) who has stolen his identity. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated. R.

The Impossible

Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor star in this re-telling of the story of the 2004 tsunami through the eyes of a family vacationing on the beach in Thailand during the devastation. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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Mama

Mama just killed a man … or two, or three. Because Mama is a supernatural entity who is very protective of a couple of young girls she’s taken under her wing in a spooky ol’ cabin in the woods. Mama is also very jealous, which later creates some problems for the girls’ real-life uncle and hottie girlfriend when the children are discovered after spending five years forgetting their social skills, and the couple adopt the two feral kids. And they don’t yet know about Mama, who follows the kids back to civilization and keeps an eye on them from the nursery closet and from under the bed. A PG-13 horror film that manages to be effectively scarier than its R-rated contemporaries. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13 —C.B.

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Side Effects

Steven Soderbergh has become one of our rare interesting American filmmakers, so it’s disappointing that he’s pulling a retirement with this film. As such, Side Effects is kind of a disappointment as a career capstone, but still delivers plenty of pleasures and surprises. In some ways a throwback to the psychological thrillers of the ’90s, here we follow a woman (Rooney Mara) flipping out over the stress of the return of her husband (Channing Tatum) from prison and her flirtation with Big Pharma. Unfortunately, those li’l pills lead to the eponymous complications and plenty of twists and turns. Soderbergh respects his audience enough that he doesn’t turn the scenario into a screed and focuses instead on the inherent drama. Way more interesting (and way more to the story) than the premise implies. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated. R —C.B.

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Silver Linings Playbook

Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) is returning to his blue-collar neighborhood in Philadelphia after a courtmandated stay in a mental institution. He’s determined to make amends for the violent incident that got him institutionalized in the first place—as well as separated from his wife and fired from his job as a schoolteacher.

But making amends is not going to be easy, due in no small part to the fact that the family abode is a bit of a madhouse. The lively onscreen results for writer-director David O. Russell look like a romantic comedy of an unusually brash and farcical sort. And the heart of both the comedy and the drama becomes evident via Pat’s offbeat collision with a recently widowed Goth/punk gal named Tiffany (a terrific Jennifer Lawrence). Cinemark 14. Rated R —J.C.S.

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Warm Bodies

Here we have America a few years after the rise of the dead and the ensuing fall of the living. The few folks who huddle behind a walled-off sector of the city don’t care about what brought about the plague, because they are too busy staying alive. The dead don’t care, because they’re dead. Well, aside from one zombie who we come to know as “R” (Nicholas Hoult) whose heart begins to flutter when he spies a hottie breather named Julie (Teresa Palmer). He tries the ever-reliable approach to stealing a woman’s heart of eating the brains of her boyfriend, which, um, gives R the dude’s memories and kick starts his heart. Ultimately, Warm Bodies delivers by balancing a sweet li’l love story while maintaining the underlying grottiness of the zombie premise. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated. PG-13 —C.B.

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Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty is, in most respects, a story (but not necessarily the story) of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Director Kathryn Bigelow establishes a general tone of historical reportage early on, and much of the film plays out as a CIA/military procedural. The details of a decade-long search come to us in pell-mell bits and pieces. An agent named Maya (Jessica Chastain) plays the key behind-the-scenes role in all this, and it’s chiefly through her that the search story takes on some dramatic coherence and immediacy. Even with the story’s outcome known in advance, Zero Dark Thirty is a riveting and unusually suspenseful tale through all of its 157-minute running time.

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THURSDAY 2|14—WEDNESDAY 2|20 BOB MARLEY DAY

The godfather of reggae would’ve been 68 years old on Feb. 6 if he were still alive, and in celebration of his indomitable legacy, the El Rey Theatre will turn into one giant dancehall with a ton of performers playing a marathon of reggae tonight, Feb. 14. Included on the bill are Tony Rebel, Queen Ifrica, The Gumption Band, J Ras, Marco, and headliner Luciano, the Jamaican singer and devout Rastafarian known as “The Messenger.”

14THURSDAY BLUE VALENTINE: An evening of unplugged blues with Stephen Truskol. Th, 2/14, 79pm. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St.; (530) 514-8888; www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

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

midnight. Lynns Optimo, 9225 Skyway in Paradise; (530) 872-1788.

BOB MARLEY DAY: Th, 2/14, 4-10pm. $37.50.

El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

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

DAVID LINDLEY: The multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer has worked with everyone from Jackson Browne to Linda Rondstadt and mastered just

about every stringed instrument in the universe along the way. Th, 2/14, 7:30pm. $25, available at Diamond W, Lyon Books and Music Connection.

Chico Womens Club, 592 E. Third St.; (530) 894-1978.

IMPROV JAM: Open jam with Michael

Gaughan. Th, 5-8pm. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St.; (530) 514-8888; www.liveat flo.weebly.com.

JOHN SEID TRIO: John Seid, Larry Peterson and John Seid play an eclectic mix of tunes. Th, 2/14, 5:30-8:30pm.

Free. Grana, 198 E. Second St.; 809-2304.

LAST STAND: A stand-up comedy openmic. Th, 8-10pm. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St.; (530) 514-8888; www.liveat flo.weebly.com.

MATTEO PLAYS FILM SCORES: Classical guitarist Matteo plays film scores and light classics. Th, 6pm. Free. Angelos

Cucina Trinacria, 407 Walnut St.; (530) 899-9996.

OPEN MIC: Singers, poets and musicians welcome. Th, 7-10pm. Has Beans Internet Cafe & Galleria, 501 Main St.; (530) 894-3033; www.hasbeans.com.

THE RETROTONES: Classic rock and country on the patio. Th, 2/14, 6-9pm. Free.

LaSalles, 229 Broadway; (530) 893-1891.

RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA: A Valentine’s Day celebration with Russia’s celebrated orchestra performing Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Smetana’s Overture from the Bartered Bride. Th, 2/14, 7:30pm. $29$45. Laxson Auditorium, 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico; (530) 898-6333; www.chicoperformances.com.

VALENTINE’S DAY SINGLES PARTY: Come wearing red and prepared to mingle.

Th, 2/14, 9pm. Free. Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 375 E. Park Ave.; (530) 345-7499.

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Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave.; (530) 5669476; www.cafecoda.com.

blues and R&B group performs in the lounge. F, 2/15, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino, 4020 Olive Hwy in Oroville; (530) 534-9892; www.gold countrycasino.com.

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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.

acts—Born Into This and Fight Music—headline this rocking Valentine’s Day show. Math-punk duo Reptilian Shape Shifters (out of Oakland) and new instrumental rock duo Palaver open. Th, 2/14, 8pm. $5.

Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave.; (530) 566-9476; www.cafecoda.com.

STRAIT COUNTRY: A George Strait tribute

KRIS ALLEN: The platinum-selling winner of American Idol appears in support of his latest album, Thank You Camellia. F, 2/15, 8pm. $15. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

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NORTHERN HEAT: Live southern rock in

the lounge. F, 2/15, 9pm. Free. Colusa Casino Resort, 3770 Hwy. 45 in Colusa; (530) 458-8844; www.colusa casino.com.

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

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

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BUTTE COUNTY PLAYERS CLUB: Danceable classic rock in the lounge. F, 2/15, 8:30pm. Free. Feather Falls Casino, 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville; (530) 533-3885; www.featherfallscasino.com.

CHAPARRAL: A female-fronted six-piece

country outfit out of Sacramento. F, 2/15, 9pm. Free. Tackle Box Bar & Grill, 375 E. Park Ave.; (530) 345-7499.

COUNTRY NIGHT: Live country music with Rancho Mars. F, 5-8pm. Free. Towne Lounge, 327 Main St.; (530) 896-0235.

HEART ON BALL: Local world music favorites Soul Union headline this benefit for the Diversity Program at the Blood Centers for the Pacific. Big Tree Fall Down, Ira Walker and Dylan Seid (acoustic) open. F, 2/15, 8pm. $5. Café

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Sa, 2/16, 9pm. Free. Tackle Box Bar &

in the nightclub. Sa, 2/16, 9pm. Rolling Hills Casino, 2655 Barham Ave. in Corning; (530) 528-3500; www.rollinghillscasino.com.

MIKE COMFORT ACOUSTIC: The local singer-songwriter and his band play a stripped-down acoustic show. Sa, 2/16, 8pm. $7. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave.; (530) 566-9476; www.cafe coda.com.

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NEW WAVE PROM: An open prom set to New Wave music from the ’70s and ’80s.

Sa, 2/16, 9pm. Free. Maltese Bar & Taproom, 1600 Park Ave.; (530) 343-4915.

NORTHERN HEAT: Live southern rock in

the lounge. Sa, 2/16, 9pm. Free. Colusa Casino Resort, 3770 Hwy. 45 in Colusa; (530) 458-8844; www.colusa casino.com.

Valentines Day celebration with DJ MAKJ. F, 2/15, 9pm. $5. LaSalles, 229 Broadway; (530) 893-1891.

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Hang the Kode play as a benefit for the New York Death Metal California Chapter. F, 2/15, 8pm. $5. The Zoo, 2021 Baldwin Ave. in Oroville; 533-3700.

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reggae group known for their single “Love I.” New Kingston and Thrive open. Su, 2/17, 8pm. $13. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

JAZZ: Weekly jazz. Su, 4-6pm. Has Beans Internet Cafe & Galleria, 501 Main St.; (530) 894-3033; www.hasbeans.com.

MELODY WALKER AND JACOB GROPMAN:

KZFR benefit featuring bluegrass/folk/ Americana artists Melody Walker and Jacob Gropman. Su, 2/17, 5pm. $5-$10.

Chico Grange Hall, 2775 Old Nord Ave. North off of Hwy 32 and East Ave. Info: (530) 230-7842.

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Robinson Trio. M, 5-7pm. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St.; (530) 514-8888; www.liveat flo.weebly.com.

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full band in support of two new albums: Words and Tones and Sword and Stone. M, 2/18, 7:30pm. $30. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St.; (530) 345-2739; www.sierra nevada.com/bigroom.

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BELLY DANCE CLASS: Weekly belly dance

with BellySutra. Tu, 6-7pm. $8. 100th Monkey Books & Cafe, 642 West Fifth St.

BLACK MARBLE: The Brooklyn-based cold-wave duo brings its creepy synthesizers to town. Tu, 2/19, 7pm.

Origami Lounge, 7th and Cherry streets.

SHIGEMI AND FRIENDS: Weekly live jazz

with keyboardist Shigemi Minetaka & friends. Tu, 7-9pm. Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade, (530) 343-2056, www.farmstarpizza.com.

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LaSalles, 229 Broadway; (530) 893-1891.

HOBO NEPHEWS OF UNCLE FRANK: W, 2/20, 8pm. Free. Maltese Bar & Taproom, 1600 Park Ave.; (530) 343-4915.

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LAURIE DANA: Soul, light rock, blues, country, tin pan alley, jazz and more.

W, 7-9pm. Free. VIP Ultra Lounge, 191 E. Second St. Upstairs from The Beach.

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

100th Monkey Books & Cafe, 642 West Fifth St.

PACO PENA FLAMENCO VIVO: The widely acclaimed flamenco guitarist and his talented collection of musicians and dancers spice up the Laxson stage. W, 2/20, 7:30pm. $18-$31. Laxson Auditorium, 400 W. First St. CSU, Chico; (530) 898-6333; www.chicoperfor mances.com.

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.

WAY OUT WEST: A weekly country music showcase with The Blue Merles. W, 79pm. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St.; (530) 514-8888; www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

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Our daily spectacle

“Viewing the Annular Eclipse, Chico,” by Tom Patton

Photographer brings everyday life into focus

Igirl’s gaze meets that of the onlooking camera with minimal affect. She appears slightly apprehensive, pern “Girl Waiting, San Francisco,” a young

haps cautious, not quite threatened, if a little anxious.

Neither smiling nor frowning, neither by bored nor angry, she expresses little Willow of her interiority to the observer as Sharkey she holds, maybe clutches, a bag of items. Her senses are half closed off from her viewer: her hearing attuned to her headphones rather than outReview: The Spectacle ward and her even look putting her at of Ordinary half-attention.

Spectators , Photographer Tom Patton’s curphotos by Tom rent exhibition at the 1078 Gallery, Patton, showing The Spectacle of Ordinary Spectathrough March 2 at 1078 Gallery. tors, considers subjects in the midst of everyday life. The girl waiting in 1078 Gallery this photo is framed carefully—her 820 Broadway cherry red skirt set off against the 343-1973 cold gray stone she leans so slightly www.1078 gallery.org against and calling back to the blip of red hanging on her necklace and resting against her chest. She is captured in the act of interrupted waiting, an everyday activity turned cautious curiosity.

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grandeur by the attention of the camera, transformed into the uncanny when subjected to sustained inspection, or remain very little changed by observation— truly capturing what everyday, non-spectacular living may look or feel like. Patton’s camera lingers on strangers and loved ones, faces that meet its scrutiny directly with an array of expressive and inexpressive reactions. The collection is a studied exploration of the ways photography creates or defeats alienation or otherness among strangers and those we know, how people communicate gently or with difficulty, and the unsteady relationships between real and imagined encounters.

There is exceptional skill on display in these photographs that vibrate with light and precision, toggling back and forth between spontaneous and exquisitely composed moments. Patton has been working with the medium since the 1970s, having studied the history and craft of photography at the San Francisco Art Institute and the University of New Mexico, working with such luminaries as art historian Beaumont Newhall. He now teaches and heads the photography area of the Chico State Art Department, teaching both studio and history courses in photography. Patton has been particularly interested in the emerging Photorealist and New Topographics movements, and his works sometimes retain and call back to their standards, offering crisp visual clarity and taking up the relationship of figures to the shifting landscape and the modern world.

This collection primarily considers figures working through, or perhaps inertly reacting to, the complexities of relating to one another in the crowded world. Patton’s work in this particular exhibition is the pared down product of an archive of nearly 11,000 photographs taken in recent years. And each minor facial expression of the subjects on display, however small or seemingly innocuous, takes on something of significance with the knowledge that out of thousands of ordinary moments, these are the few chosen for representation.

For Patton, The Spectacle of Ordinary Spectators is a sampling of a sustained meditation on the nature of looking and the habits of attention. His camera stares and intervenes, adores and adulates. Its perspective may focus and insist on the unwitting as in “Woman Annoyed,” or on the anonymous and turned away, with no reciprocity or interaction with its operations as in “Jeff and Jeffy.” In “British Couple Texting,” a triptych series, Patton gives us images of teenagers first consumed by their devices, but soon noticing that they are being documented. We watch their attention theatrically shift, and in that process we Ω also, remarkably, watch our own.

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who can convince a girl to do just about anything, when he puts his mind to it. I knew that he had a lot more sexual experience than I did.

He was six years older than me, and had chilled the whipping cream a week after I turned 18. We had met when he came into the bank where I work as a junior teller. He asked me out, we had dinner and saw a movie, and the next thing I knew I was back at his apartment in his bed—ready for dessert that same night.

He was really gentle with me the first time we made love. I had worried that the man who melted the chocolate, rum, coffee and butter in a double boiler would remove the bowl from heat as soon as my pants were off, then cool, stirring occasionally. But Art took things nice and slow, massaging me until I was just above body temperature. He used his hand to sprinkle the gelatin into the remaining whipping cream to get me ready for stirring the mixture into the cooled chocolate. By the time he beat the chilled cream into peaks, I was so ready that he had no trouble at all folding the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture.

I would always be grateful to him for making my first mousse so enjoyable. Plenty of other guys have spooned me, wrapped me in plastic and chilled me since then, but he was the only man I wanted.

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really an actual reader letter. Maybe Arts DEVO mashed a Penthouse Letter together with Alton Brown’s delicious recipe for chocolate mousse.

(Mix up a batch for Valentine’s Day, fellas, and don’t forget to lick the beaters!) But what was I to do? No one sent me any questions, letters or fan fiction for my V-Day sex-advice column.

In a desperate move, I turned to Craigslist, to see if there were any romantic souls in need of guidance during the lovers’ holiday, but all the DTF folks posting in the personals section already seemed to be having an ASStounding time with all their NSA trolling.

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Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone. Be nice each other, especially those who don’t have a date to share the day with. And, if you’re single (or just a friendly person), why not visit Craigslist and send the “aw wish sum1 would post abt me” lady a nice note saying you’re thinking about her.

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Chico

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Chico

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Chico

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Chico

$358,000

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Chico

$215,000

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Chico

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Chico

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Chico

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Chico

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Chico

$286,000

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Chico

$171,500

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Chico

$262,000

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Chico

$160,000

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Chico

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Chico

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Chico

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Paradise 2BR/2BA Move in ready

1,296 Sq. Ft. $19,999 Ad #369

2BR/2 BA/Bonus Turnkey – Quail Trails

1,596 Sq.Ft. $39,900 Ad #452

3BR/2 BA Gorgeous with upgrades

1560 Sq. Ft. $169,000 Ad #438

2BA/2BA Located in Plantation

1596 Sq. Ft. $169,000 Ad #455

HOUSE CENTURY 21 JEFFRIES LYDON Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4 169 Via Mission Drive (X St: Bruce) 3 Bed, 2 Ba, 1810 sq. ft. $329,900 Laura Ortland 321-1567 Heather DeLuca 228-1480 Steve Kasprzyk 518-4850

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4 865 Palmetto Avenue (X St: Macy Avenue) 3 Bed, 2 Ba, 1945 sq. ft. $322,000 Frankie Dean 717-3884 Anita Miller 321-1174 Lindsey Ginno 570-5261 Ronnie Owen 518-0911

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4 3227 Grayeagle Court (X St: Newport Drive) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1774 sq. ft. $310,000 Johnny Klinger 864-3398 Paul Champlin 828-2902 Jerry Bode 518-8466 Alice Zeissler 518-1872

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 2-4

5350 Skyway, Paradise

(530) 872-7653

Paradise@C21SelectGroup.com www.C21Skyway.com 1-800-785-7654

5 Nevadillo Court (X St: Via Mission) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1826 sq. ft. $287,000 Paul Champlin 828-2902 Carolyn Fejes 966-4457 Jerry Bode 518-8466

Beautiful home! 3 bedroom plus bonus den/reading room, 2.5 baths. Home is immaculate inside & out and into the well attended & fenced yard. $339,900

Retreat priced to sell!

Nice & large 3bd/ 3ba on 2.5 acres in the pines. $335,000.

Dana W. Miller

Century 21 Jeffries Lydon (530)571-7738 (530)570-1184 dmiller@century21chico.com

KATHY KELLY 530-570-7403

DRE# 01860319

KathyKellyC21@gmail.com

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4

Sat. 2-4

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4

CENTURY 21 SELECT - PARADISE

2561 & 2559 Banner Peak (X St: Bruce Road) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1784 sq. ft. $288,000 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1603 sq. ft. $277,000 Ed Galvez 990-2054 20 Marydith (X St: Arlington) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1650 sq. ft. $265,000 Lindsey Ginno 570-5261 Sherrie O’Hearn 518-5904 Sherry Landis 514-4855

1901 Dayton Road #157 (X St: Berrington) 2 Bd / 2 Ba, 960 sq. ft. $24,900 Ron Kelly 521-3629

Sat. 10 - 2

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1

1009 Neal Dow Avenue (X St: E. 1st Avenue) 4 Bd / 2 Ba, 1600 sq. ft. $259,000 Dustin Wenner 624-9125 Steve Kasprzyk 518-4850 Frank Speedy Condon 864-7726

Sat. 11-1 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4 1533 Manchester (X St: 5th Avenue) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1475 sq. ft. $255,000 Frankie Dean 717-3884 Justin Jewett 518-4089

1550 Gate Lane, Paradise (X St: Clark/Cabernet) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1767 sq. ft., $264,500 Dori Regalia 530-872-6829

RANCHO CHICO REAL ESTATE Sat.12-2 & Sun.12-2 7 Shearwater Ct. 3 Bd/2 Ba 1724 sq. ft., $308,000 Ken Martin (530)828-9440 Dean Gaskey (530)519-5610

Sat.12-3 & Sun.12-3

Sat. 2-4

1901 Dayton Road #162 (X St: Chico Mobile Country Club) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1352 sq. ft. $44,900 Ron Kelly 521-3629

• Sustainable custom home w/ solar, 1.66 acs/organic gardens, kiwi, pool, 3 bd/4 ba $668,000 • Condo, upstairs, upgraded 3 bd/2 ba, 1,025 sq ft. $149,000 • Horse property, Butte Valley, 9.90 acres, horse arena, barn, 3bd/2ba, 1669 sq ft. Views! $439,000 • Amber Grove, AWESOME 3bd/2ba 1779 sq ft cul-de-sac, upgrades $310,000 Teresa Larson (530) 899-5925 www.ChicoListings.com • chiconativ@aol.com

13947 Lindbergh Cir. (Cross St. Guntren/Garner) 4 Bd/ 3 Ba, 3,281 sq. ft., $675,000 Lori Akers (530) 520-8234

USDA 100% FINANCING AVAILABLE on this new construction! Two plans to choose from & 8 different lots at this price, 3 bed & 2 bath models with a den & 3 car garage. 90-120 day build out, call me for materials list & subdivision information. $280,000

MARK REAMAN 530-228-2229

Mark.Reaman@c21jeffrieslydon.com

Jeffries Lydon

The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of January 28, 2013 — February 1, 2013.

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

ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

3 Sir Aaron Ct

Chico

$121,500

4/ 2.5

SQ. FT.

2163

2513 El Paso Way

Chico

$115,000

3/ 2

1116

970 Marguerite Ave

Chico

$110,000

3/ 3

2115

2732 Ceres Ave

Chico

$108,000

3/ 1.5

1039

13290 St Ives Way

Concow

$125,000

3/ 2

1839

14005 Drexel Dr

Magalia

$212,000

3/ 2

1977

6064 Mason Ct

Magalia

$160,000

3/ 2

1575

31 Short Ave

Oroville

$345,000

3/ 2

2270

1608 Bridge St

Oroville

$257,500

3/ 1

1672

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TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

3751 White Springs Rd

ADDRESS

Oroville

$213,000

3/ 2

1750

3936 Hildale Ave

Oroville

$145,000

3/ 2

1410

75 Flying Cloud Dr

Oroville

$116,000

3/ 2

1175

5797 Acorn Ridge Dr

Paradise

$487,000

4/ 3.5

2690

5402 Hickory Way

Paradise

$329,000

3/ 2.5

2480

1765 Tara Ln

Paradise

$211,500

3/ 3

2179

1156 Bille Rd

Paradise

$146,000

2/ 1

960

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Appts. 10am-7pm

530-893-0263

Record your own album on CD at a quality home studio.

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HaUliNG Hauling & Clean-Up Dump runs. We load trash etc.

Neil Bennet 530-354-1511

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JOHNSON HOUSE OF SOBRIETY

Men, women & women w/ children, a sober living environment, rooms for rent. includes utilities.

530-520-5248

cONdOs/dUPleX ReNTals Price Reduced 3bd/2ba CH&A, wash/dry, 1212 Ivy st, Near CSUC, $925/ mo. + dep.

No pets. Water & garbage paid.

408-718-8443

1970 MGB Classic Convertible Restored, pristine condition. All records. $8,995.00. 530-345-9373 Days or Evenings.

in a warm tranquil studio. w/ Shower, $35 deal.

Appts. 530-893-0263 11am-8pm

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NORTH VALLEY PROPERTY MANAGEMNENT at 1108 Sheridan Ave #B Chico, CA 95926.

SETH THOMAS GODFREY 375 Yarrow Dr Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SETH GODFREY Dated: January 15, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000074 Published: January 24,31, February 7,14, 2013

Relaxing Massage

In-Calls, Out-Calls Now avail.

By Appointment.

CMT, 530-680-1032

ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from Home *Medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice, *Hospitality. Job placement assistance.

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classics

530-403-6425

$25 special.

Full-body Massage for Men.

iNsTRUMeNTs fOR sale

Signed: SETH GODFREY Dated: January 15, 2013 FBN Number: 2012-0001255 Published: January 24,31, February 7,14, 2013

Relaxing Full Body Massage With Stress & Pain Relief. Call Sherri

Massage

By John

scHOOls aNd TRaiNiNG

Audi 1996 A6 Quattro 4WD, automatic, 4door, CC, PW/PD, CD, ski storage, new tires, runs great, $3800. 186K mi.

530-570-5113

aUTOs 1983 Full-sized Chevy Blazer. All original. Most factory options. Very well kept condition. $6000 530-895-8171

ficTiTiOUs BUsiNess FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as OUTDOOR TOYS CONSULTING INC, OUTDOORS TOYS at 2961 Highway 32 Suite 31 Chico, CA 95973 OUTDOORS TOYS CONSULTING INC 2961 Highway 32 Suite 31 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: OREDA HAGY PRESIDENT Dated: January 4, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000030 Published: January 31, February 7,14,21, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandonded the use of the fictious business name SIGNS AND GRAPHIC DESIGN at 158 Commercial Avenue Chico, CA 95973.

CHARLES WITHUHN 518 W 6th Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CHARLES WITHUN Dated: January 10, 2013 FBN Number: 2012-0001379 Published: January 24,31, February 7, 14, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SIGNS AND GRAPHIC DESIGN at 158 Commercial Avenue Chico, CA 95973.

CHRISTINE A BIEBERLY 18 Baja Court Chico, CA 95928.

RICHARD J COLLINS 18 Baja Court Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: CHRISTINE A BIEBERLY Dated: january 10, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000050 Published: January 24,31, February 7, 14, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the us of the fictitious business name NORTH VALLEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT at 1108 Sheridan Avenue Suite B Chico, CA 95926.

PAUL COOPER 1875 Auburn Oak Way Chico, CA 95928.

SETH THOMAS GODFREY 375 Yarrow Drive Chico, CA 95928.

This business was conducted by a General Partnership.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICORENTALLISTINGS.COM, JIBTACK, UNIVERSITYRENTALLISTINGS.COM, USRENTALLISTINGS.COM at 3209 Esplande Suite 140 Chico, CA 95973.

VAUGHT, INC PO Box 1192 Chico, CA 95927.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: RYAN VAUGHT PRESIDENT Dated: December 31, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001806 Published: Januray 24,31 February 7,14, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as RYNO COMPANY at 3209 Esplande Suite 120 Chico, CA 95973.

VAUGHT, INC PO Box 1192 Chico, CA 95927.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: RYAN VAUGHT PRESIDENT Dated: December 20, 2013 FBN Number: 2012-0001772 Published: January 24,31, February 7,14, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BABY BOW-TIQUE at 2777 Eaton Road # 83 Chico, CA 95973.

MILO YAMASHIRO 2777 Eaton Road #83 Chico, CA 95973.

SAMANTHA YAMASHIRO 2777 Eaton Road Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: SAMANTHA YAMASHIRO Dated: January 15, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000075 Published: January 24,31 February 7,14, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as FUSION HOOKA LOUNGE at 245 Walnut St. Suite 190 Chico, CA 95928.

BASSAM DAHMA 1749 Eaton Rd #11 Chico, CA 95973.

JEANETTE DAHMA 1749 Eaton Rd #11 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: JEANETTE DAHMA Dated: January 15, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000071 Published: January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GOLDILOCKS STUDIO at 315 Wall St Suite 11 Chico, CA 95928.

JODI KREBS 665 Victorian Park Drive Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JODI KREBS Dated: January 17, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000084 Published: January 24,31, February 7,14, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ABYSS JEWELRY at 3484 Hackamore Lane Chico, CA 95973.

ANGELA J SOUSA 3484 Hackamore Lane Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ANGELA J SOUSA Dated: January 18, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000091 Published: January 24,31, February 7,14, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DIRECTGOV SOURCE at 4250 Keith Lane Chico, CA 95973.

JONATHAN JOHNSON 4250 Keith Lane Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOHNATHAN JOHNSON Dated: December 20, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001766 Published: January 31, February 7,14,21, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as COAST CLASSICS at 4950 Cohasset RD SPC #42 Chico, CA 95973.

SERGIO CEJA 1326 Elliot RD Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SERHIO CEJA Dated: January 18, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000087 Published: January 31, February 7,14,21, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ROOTS RANCH, ROOTS REMEDIES at 3819 Grizzly Creek Road Yankee hill, CA 95965.

MICHAEL SCOTT ENGLUND 3819 Grizzly Creek Road Yankee Hill, CA 95965.

JENNIFER LEE SALMON 3819 Grizzly Creek Road Yankee Hill, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: JENNIFER SALMON Dated: January 22, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000095 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SHEAR MADNESS at 2991 Esplande Suite #140 Chico, CA 95973.

LACEY L EPPERSON 3922 High Ridge CT Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LACEY EPPERSON Dated: January 25, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000118 Published: January 31, February 7,14,21, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as EARTHBOUND SKILLS at 318 Orient Street Chico, CA 95926.

MATTHEW KNIGHT 318 Orient St Chico, CA 95926.

JONI MITCHELL 318 Orient ST Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by Copartners.

Signed: JONI MITCHELL Dated: January 17, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000086 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BFI SUPPLY at 924 Goodspeed Street Durham, CA 95938.

TIMOTHY JAMES RANDALL 371 Gardenside Court Chico, CA 95973.

DIRCK ALAN SAUER 9247 Goodspeed Street Durham, CA 95938 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: TIM RANDALL Dated: January 29, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000133 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as JBR ELECTRIC AND SECURITY at 375 W Lassen Apt. 7 Chico, CA 95973.

JUSTIN SAMUEL BROWN 4248 County Road K Orland, CA 95963.

JOSEPH EDWARD RANKIN 375 W Lassen Apt. 7 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: JOE RANKIN Dated: January 29, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000138 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: YOVILLE YOGURT at 2550 Olive HWY Oroville, CA 95966.

MICHAEL F CUNNINGHAM 815 Crystal Springs RD Hillsborough, CA 94010.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MIKE CUNNINGHAM Dated: January 2, 2013 FBN Number: 2012-0000346 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as YOVILLE YOGURT AND MORE at 2550 Olive HWy Oroville, CA 95966.

FATHER’S HOUSE ENTERPRISES INC 2656 Fort Wayne Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: President Steve Orsillo Dated: January 10, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000052 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHE’ DIVINA SALON at 142 W. 2ND ST Chico, CA 95928.

CRAIG DEAN LARSON P.O. Box 4482 Chico, CA 95927.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CRAIG DEAN LARSON Dated: January 30, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000140 Publsihed: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ENLOE COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CARE at 251 Cohasset Road, Suite 330 Chico, CA 95926.

ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER 1531 Esplanade Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: MYRON E. MACHULA Dated: December 6, 2012 FBN Number: 2012-0001706 Published: february 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO BAKING COMPANY, OOGOLOW ENTERPRISES at 2560 Dominic DR Suite A Chico, CA 95928.

MICHAEL EPPERSON 2560 Dominic DR Suite A Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MICHAEL EPPERSON Dated: January 4, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000027 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name MONG MARKET at 352 Grand Avenue Oroville, CA 95965.

JANE STANSELL TRUSTEE OF PAHOUA YANG LO CHILDREN’S TRUST 16330 Rattlesnake Ridge Road Forest Ranch, CA 95942.

This business was conducted by a Trust.

Signed: JANE STANSELL Dated: January 29, 2013 FBN Number: 2011-0001138 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MONG MARKET at 352 Grand Ave Oroville, CA 95965.

MAI CHONG YANG 15093 Meridian RD Chico, CA 95973.

MOUA PAO YANG 15093 Meridian RD Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: MOUA PAO YANG Dated: January 29, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000136 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MOORES AWARDS at 1249 E 1St Ave Chico, CA 95926.

J UJIKI INC 424 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95926.

State: CA This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: DON WALKER Dated: January 31, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000158 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as O YHS PRODUCTS at 5900 Fickett Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

HENRY ABRAHAMER 5900 Fickett Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: HENRY ABRAHAMER Dated: January 31, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-000152 Published: February 7,14,21,28, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as STRANGE SEED MUSIC at 926 Sheridan Avenue Chico, CA 95928.

CAMERON SCOTT 926 Sheridan Avenue Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CAMERON SCOTT Dated: February 5, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000178 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as QUALIFIED BOOKKEEPING SERVICES at 54 Artesia Drive Chico, CA 95973.

BRETT MIRAMONTES 54 Artesia Drive Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRETT MIRAMONTES Dated: January 28, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000132 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT the following person is doing business as HIGHLAND PAINTING CO. at 1604 Spruce Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

MICHAEL JOHN OTELL 1604 Spruce Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MICHAEL OTELL Dated: February 5, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000186 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CALIFORNIA FAMILY RECYCLING at 2565 Whitman Place Chico, CA 95928.

NOLA IRENE LEE

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1661 Forest Ave #24 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NOLA LEE Dated: January 9, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000049 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as C & S CABINETS at 13378 Sheep Hallow Creek Road Chico, CA 95973.

CRAIG RICHARD STEVENS 13378 Sheep Hallow Creek Road Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CRAIG R STEVENS Dated: February 11, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000203 Published: February 14,21,28, March 7, 2013

NOTICES NOTICE OF LIEN SALE: Saturday 3/2/13 at 12:00pm at Bidwell Self Storage, 65 Heritage Lane, Chico, 893.2109, Pursuant to CA Business Code 21700, in lieu of rents due, the following units contain wooden shelf, office chair, toys, table, boxes, etc.

The unit numbers and names are: Unit 303: Kory Slightom NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE MARIE THERESA GUTHRIE, AKA MARIA T. GUTHRIE, AKA MARIA GUTHRIE To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: MARIA THERESA GUTHRIE, AKA MARIA T. GUTHRIE, AKA MARIA GUTHRIE. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DEBORAH MEAD in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

THE Petition for Probate requests that: DEBORAH MEAD be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to

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interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A Hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: February 21, 2013 Time: 1:30pm Dept:TBA Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 655 Oleander Ave Chico, CA 95926.

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

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

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

Case Number: PR40509 Attorney for Petitioner: Clayton B. Anderson.

20 Independence Circle Chico, CA 95973.

Published: January 31, February 7,14, 2013 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES To Whom It May Concern: The name of the applicant is: ROBERT LEE RASNER The applicant listed above is applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 800 BROADWAY ST CHICO, CA 95928-5529.

Type of license applied for: 42 - On-Sale Beer and Wine Public Premises Published: February 7,14,21, 2013 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner

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ROBIN LANE SHULTZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ROBIN LANE SHULTZ Proposed name: ROBIN LANE WILDE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 1, 2013 Time: 9:00am Dept:TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: SANDRA L. MCLEAN Dated: January 4, 2013 Case Number: 158622 Published: January 24,31, February 7,14, 2013 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CALEB JUDD VOSS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CALEB JUDD VOSS Proposed name: CALEB JUDD ANDERSON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

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Afrikaner author Laurens van der Post told a story about a conversation between psychologist Carl Jung and Pueblo Indian chief Ochwiay Biano. Jung asked Biano to offer his views about white people. “White people must be crazy because they think with their heads,” said the chief, “and it is well known that only crazy people do that.” Jung asked him what the alternative was. Biano said that his people think with their hearts. That’s your assignment for the week ahead, Aries: to think with your heart—especially when it comes to love.

For extra credit, you should feel with your head—especially when it comes to love.

Happy Valentine’s daze, Aries!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Have you

ever sent a torrent of smart and elegant love messages to a person you wanted to get closer to? Now would be an excellent time to try a stunt like that. Have you ever scoured the depths of your own psyche in search of any unconscious attitudes or bad habits that might be obstructing your ability to enjoy the kind of intimacy you long for? I highly recommend such a project right now.

Have you ever embarked on a crusade to make yourself even more interesting and exciting than you already are? Do it now.

Raise your irresistibility! Happy Valentine’s daze, Taurus!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Happy

Valentine’s daze, Gemini! After careful meditation about what messages might purify and supercharge your love life, I decided to offer suggestions about what not to do. To that end, I’ll quote some lines from Kim Addonizio’s poem “Forms of Love.” Please don’t speak any of them out loud or even get yourself into a position where it makes sense to say them. 1. “I love how emotionally unavailable you are.” 2. “I love you and feel a powerful spiritual connection to you, even though we’ve never met.” 3. “I love your pain, it’s so competitive.” 4. “I love you as long as you love me back.” 5. “I love you when you’re not getting drunk and stupid.”

6. “I love you but I’m married.” 7. “I love it when you tie me up with ropes using the knots you learned in Boy Scouts, and when you do the stoned Dennis Hopper rap from Apocalypse Now!”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): This

Valentine’s season, I suggest you consider trying an experiment like this: Go to the soulful ally you want to be closer to and take off at least some of your masks. Drop your pretenses, too. Shed your emotional armor and do without your psychological crutches.

Take a chance on getting as psychologically and spiritually naked as you have ever dared. Are you brave enough to reveal the core truths about yourself that lie beneath the convenient truths and the expired truths and the pretend truths?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Sex itself is a sub-

stitute for God,” says writer Cathryn Michon. “When we desire another human being sexually, we are really only trying to fill our longing for ecstasy and union with the infinite.” I agree with her, and I think you might, too, after this week. Erotic encounters will have an even better chance than usual of connecting you to the Sublime Cosmic Yum-yum. If you can’t find a worthy collaborator to help you accomplish this miraculous feat, just fantasize about one.

You need and deserve spiritual rapture.

Happy Valentine’s daze, Leo!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Lately, you’ve

been doing exemplary work on your relationship with yourself, Virgo. You have half-convinced your inner critic to shut the frack up unless it has a truly important piece of wisdom to impart. Meanwhile, you’ve managed to provide a small but inspired dose of healing for the wounded part of your psyche, and you have gently exposed a self-deception that had been wreaking quiet havoc. Congratulations! I’ve got a hunch that all these fine efforts will render you extra sexy and charismatic in the coming week. But it will probably be a

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The coming days

could be an animalistic time for you, and I mean that in the best sense. I suspect you will generate lots of favorable responses from the universe if you honor the part of you that can best be described as a beautiful beast. Learn fun new truths about your instinctual nature. Explore the mysteries of your primal urges. See what you can decipher about your body’s secret language. May I also suggest that you be alert for and receptive to the beautiful beast in other people?

Happy Valentine’s daze, Libra!

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

French Scorpio poet Paul Valéry, swimming had an erotic quality. He described it as “fornication avec l’onde,” which can be translated as “fornicating with the waves.”

Your assignment this Valentine’s season, Scorpio, is to identify at least three activities that are like sex but not exactly sex—and then do them with glee and abandon. The purpose of this exercise is to educate and cultivate your libido; to encourage your kundalini to branch out as it intensifies and expands your lust for life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): This

Valentine’s season, meditate on the relentlessness of your yearning for love. Recognize the fact that your eternal longing will never leave you in peace. Accept that it will forever delight you, torment you, inspire you and bewilder you—whether you are alone or in the throes of a complicated relationship.

Understand that your desire for love will just keep coming and coming and coming, keeping you slightly off-balance and pushing you to constantly revise your ideas about who you are. Now read this declaration from the poet Rainer Maria Rilke and claim it as your own: “My blood is alive with many voices that tell me I am made of longing.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

According to physicists Yong Mao and Thomas Fink, you can tie a necktie in 85 different kinds of knots, but only 13 of those actually look good. I encourage you to apply that way of thinking to pretty much everything you do in the coming week. Total success will elude you if you settle on functional solutions that aren’t aesthetically pleasing. You should make sure that beauty and usefulness are thoroughly interwoven. This is especially true in matters regarding your love life and close relationships. Togetherness needs a strong dose of lyrical pragmatism. Happy Valentine’s daze, Capricorn!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “All these

years I’ve been searching for an impossible love,” wrote French author Marguerite Duras. The novels and films she created reflect that feeling. Her fictional characters are often engaged in obsessive quests for an ideal romance that would allow them to express their passion perfectly and fulfill their longing completely. In the meantime, their actual relationships in the real world suffer, even as their starry-eyed aspirations remain forever frustrated. I invite you, Aquarius, to celebrate this Valentine’s season by taking a vow of renunciation.

Summon the courage to forswear Duras’ doomed approach to love.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): To avoid get-

ting hacked, computer-tech experts advise you to choose strong, hard-to-guess passwords for your online accounts. Among the worst choices to protect your security are “123456,” “iloveyou,” “qwerty” and, of course, “password.” Judging by the current astrological omens, Pisces, I’m guessing that you should have a similar approach to your whole life in the coming days. It’s important that you be picky about who you allow into your heart, mind and soul. Make sure that only the most trustworthy and sensitive people can gain access. Your metaphorical password might be something like this: m*y#s@t&e?r%y.

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Professional Santa Jim Thibodeau exudes a cheerful disposition for each child who opens up about what he or she wants for Christmas, convincing the kids he’s the real Mr. Claus. The 61-year-old Maine native, a former electrical and mechanical technician, moved to Chico in 2007, and it’s here where he began his career.

Thibodeau suffered a stroke in 2010 and, while recovering, let his hair grow, noticing it coming in all white. At about the same time, he began coming across ads for becoming a professional Santa. Thibodeau attended the Charles Howard Professional Santa Claus School in Midland, Mich., in 2011, and began his company, Santa and Friends, last year. As the Chico Claus looks back, he’s realized: “You don’t choose to be Santa— Santa chooses you.” Go to www.tinyurl.com/ ChicoSanta to contact Thibodeau.

At what moment did you know Santa had chosen you?

It was Christmas Preview two years ago. I was down there with a red coat and a Santa hat. I had more people coming up to me than the professional Santa they hired for the Christmas Preview. I knew after that night that I was definitely going to pursue a career as a professional Santa.

What are some of your memorable experiences?

I worked at a mall in Wisconsin this past Christmas, a very upscale mall. We saw 4,700 children in six weeks, so we were pretty busy.

One of the experiences was actually with a 37year-old man. I stopped at a Target on my way back to my motel, still half-dressed in my Santa costume. The guy turns around and he goes, “Hey Santa,” and just as calm as calm

can be he says, “Can you put in a good word for me? I need a new heart. I’m 37 and I have cardiomyopathy. If I don’t get a new heart, I’m going to die.” He had all the gadgets attached to his body; at first I thought he was a store technician. We had a talk, we embraced, and just before we left he said, “By the way—it’s not for me, it’s really for my 6-year-old son.”

What has surprised you about this line of work?

I found that being a Santa was not only a calling and a gift, but it’s also a mission, too. The other memorable experience was again with an adult. It was two days before Christmas. I had just talked with a 6-year-old little girl, and the little girl’s mom comes up to me and said, “Santa, can I talk to you for a little bit?” She said, “I’m going in for a brain operation the day after Christmas.” We talked, went through all the emotions with this person. I will never forget that conversation, ever. Those are incredible stories that make you aware that what you are doing is really worthwhile. It’s the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done in all my life.

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Your poop and mine The cleanse I did in 2011 deepened my appreciation of poop, which is the term I use now, as opposed to feces, for instance.

Poop gives shit a lilt I rather like, and should go a long way toward its eventual respectability and justly high regard.

At the Temple of Peace, I had a colonic every morning for 10 days while listening to inspirational audio. Then Shelley Saint John and I would examine the results. Once I learned what was what and why, I looked forward to our daily examination of the morning’s production to see how I was doing. Very well, by the way.

I hadn’t been around other people’s poop much lately. Aside from the occasional encounter with a privy, I rarely even smelled other people’s poop until I recently took a turn around the Chico Water Pollution Control Plant. There in spotless surroundings I got to smell what seemed at the time to be the Poop of the Western World. It turned out to be just the poop of Chico, probably including your own personal turds.

From all over Chico the output of tens of thousands of toilets enters our sewer system and makes

its way to the WPCP out on Dayton Road, to a spot far enough underground for gravity to get it there. At some places in town the elevations and slopes and things don’t quite jibe, and there pumps raise the sewage high enough for gravity to take over again.

Harley Perez, who says fecal matter, told me about the process, from our collective influent through the grates and clarifiers and settling tanks and centrifuges and weirs and skimmers and aerobic and anaerobic bacteria to the effluent that leaves the plant headed for the Sacramento River, allowed 30 parts per million of suspended solids by the regulations and showing around five, sometimes less. Nice work.

The non-poop crap that comes into the plant is filtered out first by metal grates and then settled out in tanks or caught by a skimmer or a jagged weir or thrown out by a centrifuge and eventually ends up after some drying in the Neal Road landfill. It would be nice to use the sludge better, maybe on gardens.

Six or seven million gallons of water go through the Chico Water Pollution Control Plant every day.

Thank goodness. Cops and firefighters get the press, but if the sewers back up, we’ll see who’s a hero.

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243 W. Ninth St., 891-9044 Formerly the location of Annie’s Asian Grill, Chicoichi features a simple menu of ramen (and we don’t mean the junky kind college students eat), donburi, salads and sushi in an authentic Japanese setting. $ CC ATM

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2485 Notre Dame Blvd., 891-1800 Specializing in flavorful, authentic central as well as northeastern (Issan) Thai cuisine. Come discover fresh, healthful, delicious Thai food. $$ CC ATM

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605 Mangrove Ave., 345-7226 Try traditional Japanese favorites or the sushi bar at this longtime Chico favorite. $$$ CC ATM

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2540 Esplanade, 342-8564; 1937 E. 20th St., 342-6304 All-you-can-eat Mongolian barbecue with fresh vegetables, noodles, meats and sauces. Beer and wine available.

Open daily. www.hulasbbq.com $$ CC ATM

Izakaya Ichiban

2000 Notre Dame Blvd., 342-8500 Japanese tapas and traditional Japanese cuisine. Sister restaurant to Big Tuna Sushi Bistro. $$ CC

Japanese Blossoms

2995 Esplanade, 891-9022 Authentic Japanese food and sushi bar. $$ CC ATM

Kwando Restaurant

740 Mangrove Ave., 343-6788 All-you-can-eat buffet, featuring a huge sushi bar, salad bar, carving bar, oysters, shrimp, Dim Sum, soup, fish, desserts and appetizers. $$ CC ATM

Mekkala Thai Cuisine

1196 E. Lassen Ave., 636-4620 Family-owned and operated Thai restaurant offering an elevated but casual dining experience. Lunch specials and take-out available. mekkalathai.com $ CC

Noodle House

605 Mangrove Ave., 345-2022 Yummy Asian-fusion cuisine specializing in soups, bowls and wraps. $ CC ATM

Ojiya Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar

2477 Forest Ave., 899-1199 Sit around the hibachi and watch the chefs grill steaks, seafood and vegetarian fare. Sushi bar, too. $$$ CC ATM

Peeking Chinese Restaurant

243 W. Second St., 895-3888 San Francisco chef Ken Zeng presents lunch and dinner specials in a unique atmosphere. Closed Sunday. $$ CC ATM DINING LIST continued on page 6

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1851 Esplanade, 893-1156 Manchurian cuisine at reasonable prices in an elegant atmosphere. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $$ CC ATM

Peter Chu’s Mandarin Cuisine

2424 Cohasset Road, 894-8276 Tasty Asian food at reasonable prices. www.peterchu-chico.com $$ CC ATM

Windy’s Chinese Restaurant

1000 W. Sacramento Ave., 343-1788 Serving a large variety of Asian favorites, beer and wine. $ CC ATM

Pho C & C

3211 Cohasset Road, 892-1415 A variety of Vietnamese cuisine, including soups, rolls, noodles and traditional grilled or barbecued meats. $$ CC ATM

Wok In

1354 East Ave., 892-8369 Healthful, fast Asian food with generous portions. Dine in or take out.

Delivery available. Closed Sunday. $ CC ATM

Rawbar Restaurant & Sushi Bar

346 Broadway, 897-0626 Downtown’s premium sushi bar and Asian grill. Full bar, take-out, happy hour, affordable lunches, reservations.

Family-owned for 11 years. Closed Sunday. www.rawbarchico.com $$ CC ATM

Wok ‘n’ Roll Asian Food & Hawaiian BBQ

1008 W. Sacramento Ave., 892-1868 Savory Chinese and Hawaiian entrees, combo plates and sushi rolls.

Delivery or sit-down dining in a casual atmosphere. $ CC ATM

Rice Bowl

2804 Esplanade, 899-9098 Sit-down restaurant serving Chinese and Japanese cuisine, including sushi bar, beer and wine. Open daily. $$ CC ATM

Sophia’s Authentic Thai Cuisine

305 Nord Ave., 342-8842 Authentic and delicious Thai food at reasonable prices. $$ CC ATM

Teriyaki House

951 Nord Ave., 894-3040; 236 W. East Ave., 894-6127 Japanese fast-food restaurant specializing in teriyaki. Nord location open daily; East Avenue location closed on Sunday. $ ATM

Thai Basil

121 Broadway, 343-6843 All dishes made with fresh vegetables. Vegetarian or choice of meat.

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Choose your own spice level. Lunch Monday-Friday. Dinner Thursday-Saturday. Closed Sunday. $$ CC ATM

Beatniks Coffee House & Breakfast Joint 1387 E. Eighth St., 894-2800 A funky environment serving breakfast every day—with an assortment of benedicts, omelets, scrambles, and excellent huevos rancheros—and a weekday lunch menu of salads, sandwiches and daily specials. Beer, wine and Cal Java coffee available. $ ATM

Tong Fong Low

2072 E. 20th St., 898-1388 An institution in Oroville, Tong Fong Low now has a location in Chico, offering authentic Chinese cuisine. www.tongfonglow.com. $$ CC ATM

Tony’s Restaurant

951 Nord Ave., 893-8888 Formerly the Chang Hing House.

Chinese food for dine-in or take-out. $ CC ATM

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208 Cedar St., 343-3444 Breakfast burritos, omelets, French toast and more in a college atmosphere. $$ CC ATM

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Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works

117 W. Second St., 345-3443 Twenty-five types of New York-style bagels, 11 flavors of cream cheese, deli sandwiches, smoothies and espresso. $ CC ATM

Café Coda

265 Humboldt Ave., 566-9476 Breakfast served daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.; lunch served weekdays. Come back at night for beer, wine and live music. www.cafecoda.com $$ CC ATM

Country Waffles

690 Rio Lindo Ave., 345-1149; 2485 Notre Dame Blvd., 345-9905 Specializing in waffles. Breakfast and lunch daily. $$ CC ATM

Italian Cottage

2234 Esplanade., 343-7000 Serving up delicious omelets since 1970. Also: Eggs Benedict, cottage potatoes, fresh-cooked spinach, French toast, homemade biscuits and gravy, Belgian waffles, blueberry pancakes and hash browns. www.theitalian cottage.com $$ CC ATM

Mom’s

209 Salem St., 893-3447 Breakfast offerings include crepes, pancakes, omelets and scrambles. Lunch features burgers, sandwiches, wraps and salads, as well as homemade tomatobasil soup. Open daily. $ CC ATM

Morning Thunder Café

352 Vallombrosa Ave., 342-9717 Chico’s popular breakfast (and lunch) café at the foot of Bidwell Park.

Open daily. $$ CC ATM

Nash’s 7th Avenue Omelette House

1717 Esplanade, 896-1147 Unique omelet selections made with

fresh and local ingredients, as well as traditional breakfast fare. $ CC ATM

The Roost Café

1144 Park Ave., 892-1281 This cozy, old-school diner serves real food, real butter and real-good home cooking. Plus, it has the hippest counter seating in town. Sunday brunch, breakfast and lunch daily. $$ CC ATM

Roots Catering

3221 Esplanade, 891-4500 Specializing in globally influenced entrees and fresh, handmade glutenfree and vegan selections. Open daily for breakfast. $ CC ATM

Scrambles

880 East Ave., 892-8963 Serving up its famous three-egg scrambles, plus Eggs Benedict and homemade quiche. Champagne served daily. Full-service espresso bar. Open daily for breakfast and lunch, 7 a.m.2 p.m. $$ CC ATM

Sin of Cortez

2290 Esplanade, 879-9200 Enjoy specialty coffees or teas at one of Chico’s favorite breakfast and lunch places. www.sinofcortez.com.

Open daily. $$ CC ATM

BURGERS, DELIS & DOGS Beach Hut Deli

146 W. Second St., 893-0633 A variety of specialty sandwiches served up in a casual, beach-themed atmosphere. www.beachhutdeli.com.

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Big Al’s Drive In

1844 Esplanade, 342-2722 Milkshakes are a triple-thick treat at this longtime Chico favorite. $$ ATM

Big Chico Burger

1550 East Ave., 891-6100 Home of the One Pounder! A casual dining restaurant serving fresh chuck patties, hot dogs, sandwiches and salads. $$ CC ATM

Burger Hut

3211 Cohasset Road, 342-4555; 933 Nord Ave., 891-1418; 2451 Forest Ave., 891-1430 A “Best of Chico” living legend with a “Build Your Own Burger” bar. www.burgerhut.net $ CC ATM

Burgers & Brew

201 Broadway, 879-9100 Grass-fed beef and world-class brews in a modern setting. $$ CC ATM

The Cheesesteak Shop

995 Nord Ave., 345-2565 Philly-style cheesesteak sandwiches made with high-quality rib-eye steak.

Chicken options, too. $ CC ATM

Chico Locker & Sausage Co.

196 E. 14th St., 343-7370 Check out this full deli with a variety of top-notch sandwiches and salads, and pick up some traditional handmade sausage and specialty meats. $ CC ATM

The Dog House

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East Avenue location. www.chicodog house.com $ ATM

EJ’s Dogs & Subs

Serving all your favorites along with daily specialty salads and beer and wine. Closed Sunday. $$ CC ATM

vors as well as childhood favorites— made fresh daily and to order. Also serving coffee and tea. $ CC ATM

Sub Station

Empire Coffee

672 Mangrove Ave., 342-3456 Wide assortment of hot dogs and deli sandwiches. Open daily. $ CC ATM

160 Convair Court, 898-1020; 2404 Park Ave., 343-9178 Sub sandwiches and other deli-style foods. $ ATM

Fast Eddie’s

Zot’s Hot Dogs

788 East Ave., 342-8555 Featuring tri-tip and pulled-pork sandwiches in addition to a large menu of specialty sandwiches, all made on local bread. $ CC

225 Main St. (Inside Garden Walk Mall), 345-2820 Steamed hot dogs, deli sandwiches, salad bar and housemade soups. $ CC ATM

The Graduate

344 W. Eighth St., 343-2790 Try a famous Grad Burger, salad, steak, or one of the 50 beers on tap at this rollicking local favorite. $$ CC ATM

COFFEE SHOPS, CAFÉS & BISTROS

Kinder’s Custom Meats & Deli

221 1/2 Normal Ave., 342-3354 Kinder’s specialty is the marinated ball tip steak sandwich. Catering available. Open daily. $$ CC ATM

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Bellachino’s Espresso & Panini Café

138 Main St., 893-4344; 965 Nord Ave., 894-1635 Inexpensive and delicious sandwiches and wraps. Open daily. $$ CC ATM

Madison Bear Garden

316 W. Second St., 891-1639 Try their famous Bear Burgers, buffalo wings or a scrumptious salad. www.madisonbeargarden.com $ CC ATM

Marcelli’s Sandwiches & More

215 W. First St., 892-1329 Marcelli’s has the quality, premium deli sandwiches you desire. Choose from more than 24 sandwiches like the Reuben or meatball. Fresh salads and more. Catering available. Located across from Chico State. $ CC ATM

Nobby’s

1444 Park Ave., 342-2285 Their motto is, “Nobody does burgers better than Nobby’s.” Enough said.

Closed Sunday and Monday. $ ATM

S & S Barbeque & Deli

1924 Mangrove Ave., 343-4930 ext. 11 Barbecue lunch and dinner items to go or eat there at the picnic tables.

Open daily. $$ CC ATM

Smokin’ Mo’s BBQ

131 Broadway St., 891-6677 A small California chain specializing in barbecue beef, pork, chicken and turkey. www.smokinmosbbq.com $$ CC ATM

Spiteri’s Delicatessen

971 East Ave., 891-4797 Best-kept sandwich secret in Chico.

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642 W. Fifth St., 343-0704 Sandwiches, wraps, desserts and coffee. Open daily. $ CC ATM 800 Bruce Road, 892-2244 Espresso and coffee, breakfast wraps and sandwiches, soups, wraps, sandwiches, gourmet salads and pastries.

Garden patio, on-site bakery and catering. Open daily. $$ CC ATM

Bidwell Perk

664 E. First Ave., 899-1500 Serving coffee, tea and delectables in a café-style setting. $ CC ATM

Cabana Café

1293 E. First Ave., 893-CAFE Inside In Motion Fitness, Cabana Café invites the public to enjoy delicious paninis, wraps and grilled dishes, as well as a large salad bar and frozen yogurt bar. Also serving Peet’s coffee. $ CC ATM

Café Flo

365 E. Sixth St., 514-8888 Serving food and pastries with an emphasis on local and organic ingredients. Coffee, beer and wine. Checks accepted. $$ CC ATM

Cal Java Coffee Roasters

216 W. East Ave., 891-8935; 1601 Esplanade, 894-3534; 2485 Notre Dame Blvd., 893-2662; 1835 Mangrove Ave., 879-1832 Serving pastries, teas and espresso drinks. $ CC ATM

The Coffee Corner

206 Walnut St., St. A, 809-2157 Coffee, tea and pastries. $ CC ATM

Cupcake Crusader

752 East Avenue, 899-1100 Delicious cupcakes—in unique fla-

434 Orange St., 899-8267 Visit a restored 1940s passenger train car for handcrafted, organic specialty coffee and tea served with maniacal attention to detail. $ CC ATM

Has Beans Creekside

1080 Humboldt Ave., 332-9645 Internet café and bakery. www.has beans.com $ CC ATM

Has Beans Internet Café & Galleria

501 Main St., 894-3033 Fresh-roasted coffees, teas, pastries, candy, wireless Internet café and gallery. www.hasbeans.com $ CC ATM

Mondo’s Café

951 Nord Ave., 895-0878 Gourmet espresso and coffee, fresh pastries and bagels. $$ CC ATM

Naked Lounge Tea & Coffeehouse

118 W. Second St., 895-0676 Mouth-watering mochas and cappuccinos, and premium loose-leaf teas in downtown Chico. Featuring monthly local art shows. Now non-smoking.

Open daily. $ CC ATM

Peet’s Coffee & Tea

145 Main St., 894-6716 Coffee, tea, pastries and candy.

Open daily. $ CC ATM

Tin Roof Bakery & Café

627 Broadway, 345-1362 Long known for its hand-crafted breads, Tin Roof has expanded into a café serving upscale pastries, artisan sandwiches and fine coffees at its new south-downtown location. $$ CC ATM

Upper Crust Bakery & Eatery

130 Main St., 895-3866 Fine pastries, cakes and pies from scratch; lunch entrees; homemade soups; espresso and teas. Vegetarian and vegan offerings. Urban patio seating. www.uppercrustchico.com $ CC ATM

ECLECTIC EATS Bacio Catering & Carry Out

1903 Park Ave., 345-7787 Places an emphasis on seasonal and local offerings in their delicious food fare. Take home or eat on the premises.

Open weekdays, from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. www.baciocatering.com $ CC ATM

Broadway Heights California Cuisine

300 Broadway, 899-8075 House-baked focaccia sandwiches, specialty salads, gourmet pizzas, California-style dinner entrées and fresh housemade desserts. www.broadway heightschico.com $$ CC ATM

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Five and Eye

648 W. Fifth St., 343-4555 Sandwiches, wraps, burgers, fish and chips, salads, teriyaki bowls and quesadillas. Beer and wine available at this island-themed eatery in the heart of the south-campus neighborhood. $$ CC ATM

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Gogi’s Cafe

230 Salem St., 891-3570 Indian-Pakistani appetizers, entrée, desserts and specialty drinks in a café setting. $ CC ATM

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Grilla Bites

196 Cohasset Road, 343-4876 Organic and natural ingredients used in their grilled sandwiches, soups and salad bar. $$ CC ATM

Leonardo’s

973 East Ave., 342-8840 Specializing in Spanish tapas, salads and a variety of Paella, as well as delicacies from France, Italy and Greece.

Deli with specialty cheeses and meats.

Take out or eat on the premises. Smallgroup catering also available. $$ CC ATM

Since 1938

Pelican’s Roost Chowder House

1354 East Ave., 899-2762 Fresh clam chowder seven days a week. Wide variety of seafood and seasonal specials at affordable prices. $$ CC ATM

Petra Mediterranean Cuisine

138 Broadway, 899-9958 Mediterranean food fare, including falafel, shawarma and kebobs. Lunch and dinner served Monday through Saturday. $$ CC ATM

Pluto’s

201 Main St., 343-0165 Part of a small, San Francisco-based chain, this popular downtown dining spot features fresh, build-your-own salads and sandwiches, as well as yummy sides and desserts. $ CC ATM

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The Pour House

855 East Ave., 893-3000 Delicious New American cuisine in a tasteful yet casual atmosphere. $$ CC ATM

Priya Indian Cuisine

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ern Indian cuisine, served in a comfortable setting. $$ CC ATM

Sipho’s Restaurant & Café

1228 Dayton Road, 895-1866 Fresh, spicy, healthful Jamaican fare on the edge of town. www.siphos jamaica.com $$ CC ATM

Sultan’s Bistro

300 Broadway, 345-7455 Gyros/pita wraps, shish kebobs, falafel, hummus, baba ghanouj, Greek salads and appetizers, burgers and home fries. Large vegetarian selection.

Beer and wine. Open daily. $$ CC ATM

T Bar

250 Vallombrosa Ave., 895-8100 More than 40 teas from which to choose. Plus, fusion favorites including rice and salad bowls, wraps and sides. www.tbarchico.com $$ CC ATM

FINE DINING 5th Street Steakhouse

345 W. Fifth St., 891-6328 Full-service steakhouse featuring USDA prime beef, fresh seafood and house-made desserts. Extensive wine list. Reservations accepted SundayThursday. www.5thstreetsteak house.com $$$ CC ATM

Basque Norte

3355 Esplanade, 891-5204 Steak, lamb, chicken, quail, barbecued ribs and seafood served familystyle in a rustic Basque atmosphere.

Full bar and tapas as well. Familyowned since 1975. www.basque norte.com $$$ CC ATM

Christian Michaels Ristorante

192 E. Third St., 894-4005 Featuring a California-style, Mediter-

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ranean and Italian menu, with a full bar and extensive wine list. Happy hour 4-6 p.m. daily. Reservations recommended. $$$ CC ATM

Creekside Cellars

250 Vallombrosa, 894-7696 Wine and cheese shop offering wine tasting with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and outdoor seating. Store open Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tasting room open Thursday-Saturday, 4-7 p.m www.creeksidecellars.com $$ CC ATM

Johnnie’s Restaurant

220 W. Fourth St., 895-1515 Located inside the historic Hotel Diamond, Johnnie’s offers seafood, steaks and tapas, and is known for its handmade cocktails and innovative cuisine. The restaurant offers social dining with elegance. Lunch and dinner daily, Sunday brunch. www.johnniesrestaurant.com $$$ ATM

Leon Bistro

817 Main St., 899-1105 Freshly prepared California bistro cuisine made from locally sourced and organic ingredients. Menu items include steaks, fish, poultry and vegetarian

options. Weekend champagne brunch.

Open Wednesday through Sunday. www.leonbistro.com $$$ CC ATM

Monks Wine Lounge & Bistro

128 W. Second St., 343-3408 Long known for its excellent, extensive wine list, Monks has become a destination for scrumptious fine dining. A seasonal menu features locally sourced, organic ingredients as well as a delicious array of appetizers and tapas.

Check out Mafioso Mondays (all-youcan-eat spaghettini and house-made meatballs) and Tapas Tuesdays. $$ CC ATM

Nash’s Restaurant

1717 Esplanade, 896-1147 Fresh, creative, California cuisine with casual and fine-dining options, all beautifully presented. Breakfast weekdays, brunch weekends. Lunch weekdays, dinner nightly (except Sunday). www.nashsrestaurantchico.com $$ CC ATM

Red Tavern

1250 Esplanade, 894-3463 A seasonal menu specializing in locally grown produce and artisan ingredients. Full bar, eclectic wine list and bocce ball. www.redtavern.com $$$ CC ATM

Sicilian Café

1020 Main St., 345-2233 A Chico favorite since 1983, featuring the freshest local ingredients. The menu includes a variety of antipasti, seafood, pastas, chicken, veal and beef, decadent desserts and an extensive wine list. www.siciliancafe.com $$$ CC ATM

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Monks Wine Lounge & Bistro

1075 E. 20th St., 345-2739 Bistro fare, award-winning ales and an excellent wine list. www.sierra nevadabrew.com $$$ CC ATM DINING LIST continued on page 13

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Spice Creek Café

230 W. Third St., 891-9951 An exotic food mecca featuring seasonal, local ingredients and spicy, powerful flavors from around the world. The menu includes fresh seafood, steak, breads, fresh desserts and an exciting wine list. www.spicecreekcafe.com $$$ CC

Wine Time

26 Lost Dutchman Dr., 899-9250 A renovated early 1900s pig barn is home to Chico’s newest wine bar serving a variety of small plates, including farm-fresh salads, flatbreads and appetizers. Reservations recommended.

Closed Sunday and Monday. www.wine timechico.com $$ CC ATM

HOMESTYLE CJ’s Last Chance Diner

4365 Ocean Drive, 343-1901 Order a gourmet burger, the barrelsmoked tri-tip sandwich or the hot-pastrami. Open Monday-Saturday for breakfast, lunch and dinner. $$ CC ATM

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Home of the Original Buck Night Sunday Champagne Brunch 9:30AM–1PM

2625 Aztec Drive, 899-0527 Cozy breakfast and lunch restaurant featuring delicious home-baked breads, pies, muffins and cinnamon rolls.

Hearty, frozen takeaway items include pizzas and casserole dishes. Open Tuesday through Saturday for breakfast and lunch. $ CC ATM

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Cozy Diner

Jack’s Family Restaurant

540 Main St., 343-8383 Home-style food at reasonable prices in a family atmosphere. $ CC ATM

Kalico Kitchen

2396 Esplanade, 343-3968 Enjoy Kalico’s breakfast skillets and breakfast burritos in the morning, club sandwiches and crispy chicken salad for lunch, and chicken-fried steak and homemade meatloaf for dinner. Homemade pies and soups. Free wi-fi. www.kalicokitchenchico.com $$ CC ATM

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Country Morning Bakery & Café

1695 Mangrove Ave., 895-1195 Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. Cozy favorites: crepes, Cobb salad, prime rib burger, broasted chicken, steak, espresso, bear and wine. Outside patio and meeting room available.

Free wi-fi. www.cozydinerchico.com $ CC ATM

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Izakaya Ichiban offers delicious Japanese cuisine. Outdoor patio seating available. The friendly and professional staff is dedicated to exceptional customer service and making sure you have everything you need when dining in with us.

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Russell’s Family Restaurant

185 Cohasset Road, 343-5543 Featuring breakfast, lunch and dinner specials, beer and wine. $$ CC ATM

Scotty’s Landing

12609 River Road, 710-2020 Try a River Burger, fresh fish and chips or a homemade soup and salad on Scotty’s deck overlooking the Sacramento River. $$ CC ATM

ITALIAN Angelo’s Cucina Trinacria

407 Walnut St., 899-9996 Serving delicious signature Italian dishes, such as veal scallopini marsala, chicken piccata, fettuccine alfredo and calamari. $$$ CC ATM

California Pasta Productions

118 W. East Ave., 343-6999 Serving Italian lunches and dinners, such as pasta, seafood, chicken, soups and salads. $$ CC ATM

Crush Italian Cuisine & Lounge

201 Broadway, 342-7000 Crush Italian Cuisine & Lounge specializes in a combination of traditional and contemporary flavors mixed with fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. chicocrush.com $$$ CC ATM

Family-owned and -operated since 1965, serving local favorites: sandwiches, pizza, pasta, salads and breakfast. www.TheItalianCottage.com $$ CC ATM

Specializing in borrego (lamb shank) and fresh fajitas: steak, chicken and shrimp. www.casaramos.net $$ CC ATM

Panighetti’s Eatery

119 W. Second St., 895-8226 Authentic third-generation Mexican recipes served in a casual atmosphere in the heart of downtown. Burritos, tacos, tostada bowls, enchiladas and nachos.

Fresh chips and salsa, too. Open daily. www.chronictacos.net $ CC ATM

2760 Esplanade, 809-1640 Big portions of moderately priced Italian food. www.panighettis.com $$ CC ATM

Pete’s Restaurant & Brewhouse

2495 Carmichael Drive, 891-0611 Serving the same gourmet pizza, pastas and salads made popular by Original Pete’s in Sacramento. www.original petes.net $$ CC ATM

MEXICAN Aca Taco

133 Broadway, 894-0191 Authentic Acapulco-style food, including tacos, burritos and housemade enchiladas. $ ATM

Amigos De Acapulco

820 Oroville Ave., 898-8488 Mexican favorites include the special enchiladas and chile rellenos. $ CC ATM

Chronic Tacos

El Patron Taqueria

1354 East Ave., 343-9779; 2454 Notre Dame Blvd., 891-8888 (El Patron II) Authentic Mexican food in a casual atmosphere. $

El Rey Mexican Grill

465 E. 20th St., 342-4121 Affordable and delicious Mexican food fare, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. $ CC ATM

Gordo Burrito

1295 E. Eighth St., 809-1211 Giant tacos, burritos and other authentic Mexican food fare served up quickly. Open daily. $ CC ATM

La Cocina Economica

969 East Ave., 893-2767 Serving up carnitas, burritos and other traditional Mexican cuisine. www.arseniosmexicanfood.com $$ CC ATM

905 Wall St., 809-0370 Affordable and authentic Mexican breakfast, lunch and dinner, conveniently located in downtown Chico.

Locals eat here and widely recommend the establishment. www.lacocina chico.com $ CC

506 Ivy St., 898-9948 Locally owned for 19 years. Delivery through Entree Express. Happy hour 4-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. www.frankyschico.com $$$ CC ATM

Burrito Bandito

La Comida

Italian Cottage Restaurant

Casa Ramos

Franky’s

2234 Esplanade, 343-7000; 2525 Dominic Drive, 342-7771

Arsenio’s Mexican Food

2485 Notre Dame Blvd., 342-2584 Steak, pork and chicken burritos, quesadillas and tacos. www.juanmean burrito.com $ CC 216 W. East Ave., 894-0119; 2490 Fair St., 893-5050

954 Mangrove Ave., 345-2254 Mexican-style food served up fast in a friendly atmosphere. $ ATM

La Familia Restaurant

1008 W. Sacramento Ave., 898-9029 Serving a variety of Mexican food, such as fajitas, carnitas and burritos. $ CC ATM

La Hacienda

2635 Esplanade, 893-8270 Traditional and contemporary Mexican cuisine. $$ CC ATM

Ricardo’s Mexican Restaurant

2365 Esplanade, 895-9607 Specializing in fresh, delicious Mexican food, prepared from scratch and served in a cozy atmosphere. $$ CC ATM

Serrano’s Mexican Grill

645 W. Fifth St., 343-1928 Customize-’em-yourself, authenticstyle burritos made with fresh ingredients. Located near the university. $ Sicilian Café DINING LIST continued on page 17 Spring/Summer 2013 DINING GUIDE

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Sol Mexican Grill

3269 Esplanade, 342-4616 Tacos, burritos, tostada salads, chili rellenos, tortas, enchiladas, chimichangas and churros. Beer, wine and margaritas. Free wi-fi. Call ahead for togo orders. www.solmexicangrill.com $ CC ATM

Speedy Burrito Mexican Grill

1031 Nord Ave., 896-0141 Great-tasting, healthfully prepared Mexican cooking. Delivery available. www.chicospeedyburrito.com $ CC ATM

Tacos Cortés

1530 Park Ave., 342-3797 Inexpensive, authentic and generous amounts of Mexican food. $ CC ATM

Tacos Mary

429 Ivy St., 892-8176; 1141 Forest Ave., 343-2935 Home of the biggest burrito in Chico. $ CC ATM

Tacos Tijuana

1441 Park Ave., 343-6762 Tacos, combination plates and breakfast burritos. Birria, posole and menudo on weekends. Exquisite homemade flan for dessert. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $ CC

Tacos Tonaya

244 Walnut St., 893-8972 Tacos, burritos, nachos, enchiladas, sopes and more. $ CC ATM

Tacos Villa Acapulco

1141 Forest Ave., 892-2858 An authentic taste of Mexico, serving traditional tacos, burritos and special combos. $ CC ATM

Taqueria Los Amigos

3524 Highway 32, 342-9113 Delicious family-style Mexican food on the way to Hamilton City. Closed Sundays. $ CC ATM

Sol Mexican Grill

Teddy Malibu’s

1002 W. Fifth St., 894-8226 Famous for their fresh grilled fish, chicken and steak tacos, burritos and salads. Also featuring chicken fajitas, carnitas, full salsa bar and $1 Coronitas. $ CC

Tortilla Flats

2601 Esplanade, 345-6053 Patio, full bar and banquet room. $ CC

Tres Hombres Long Bar & Grill

100 Broadway, 342-0425 Fajitas, seafood tacos, pasta, grilled fresh fish, steaks and more than 120 premium tequilas. Lunch and dinner daily. Full bar. $$ CC

NAMES YOU KNOW

Cold Stone Creamery

146 Broadway, 891-3331 Premium ice cream, sorbet and cakes made fresh daily with your choice of fruit, candy, nuts or syrup “mix-ins.”

Shakes, smoothies and banana splits, too. www.coldstonecreamery.com $ CC ATM

Denny’s

675 Manzanita Court, 345-1146 Favorite meals served in a retro diner, family atmosphere. Always open. $ CC ATM

Domino’s Pizza

324 Walnut St., 891-5888 Hot, fresh, made-to-order pizzas, salads, breadsticks and Buffalo wings.

Delivery and takeout available. www.dominos.com $$ CC ATM

Dutch Bros. Coffee

2030 Business Lane, 343-6888 Famous for barbecue riblets, grilled steaks and Oriental chicken salad. Open daily. www.jafoods.com $$ CC ATM

480 E Park Ave., 345-5288; 2393 Cohasset Road; 1733 Esplanade Convenient drive-through featuring mochas, lattes, smoothies, the “Dutch Freeze” and various baked treats. $ CC ATM

Baskin-Robbins

Great Harvest Bread Co.

Applebee’s Grill & Bar

241 W. East Ave., 891-1131; 668 Mangrove Ave., 895-0731; 2009 Forest Ave., 345-7331 Ice cream, smoothies, shakes and cakes. www.baskinrobbins.com $ CC

Chili’s Grill & Bar

1908 E. 20th St., 345-1687 Everything from steaks and margaritas to its famous baby-back ribs. $$ CC ATM

Chipotle Mexican Grill

620 Mangrove Ave., 343-8707 Fast, made-to-order gourmet burritos and tacos with “endless” combinations of fillings. www.chipotle.com $ CC ATM

2760 Esplanade., 566-9605; 1141 Forest Ave., Ste. 160, 345-7155; 1223 Mangrove Ave., 899-7273 Several fresh-baked breads and pastries served daily. Serving sandwiches, panini, salads and soup. Peet’s Coffee with full espresso bar. Closed Sunday. $$ CC ATM

Hometown Buffet

2021 Drive Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, 899-1507 All-you-can-eat buffet serving an array of food fare, such as steak and seafood. Drink and dessert included. www.hometownbuffet.com $$ CC ATM

International House of Pancakes

2040 Business Lane., 893-4988 Breakfast served all day, plus lunch and dinner featuring sandwiches and burgers. www.ihop.com $$ CC ATM

Jamba Juice

201 Broadway, 345-5355; 2027 Forest Ave., 891-5901; 855 East Ave., 891-9340 Fresh juices and smoothies with vitamin enhancers, plus nutritious breads and wheat grass. www.jamba juice.com $ CC ATM

Java Detour

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drinks, smoothies and Italian sodas. drinks, smoothies and Italian sodas. $ CC ATM $ CC ATM

Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme 2060 Business Lane, 891-3492 2060 Business Lane, 891-3492 Donuts and coffee. $ CC ATM Donuts and coffee. $ CC ATM

Little Caesar’s Little Caesar’s Pizza Pizza 118 W. East Ave., 894-5707;

118 W. East Ave., 894-5707; 598 E. Eighth St., Chico, 894-8300 598 E. Eighth St., Chico, 894-8300 “Pizza! Pizza!” specials, great lunch “Pizza! Pizza!” specials, great lunch specials. www.littlecaesars.com specials. www.littlecaesars.com $$ CC ATM $$ CC ATM

Logan’s Roadhouse Logan’s Roadhouse 1900 E. 20th St., 891-1098

1900 E. 20th St., 891-1098 Throw peanut shells on the floor as Throw peanut shells on the floor as you wait for your steak, sandwich, you wait for your steak, sandwich, burger, salad or a variety of other food burger, salad or a variety of other food fare. Open daily. www.jafoods.com fare. Open daily. www.jafoods.com $$$ CC ATM $$$ CC ATM

Marie Callender’s Marie Callender’s 1910 E. 20th St., 345-8800

1910 E. 20th St., 345-8800 Breakfast specials Monday-Friday.

Breakfast specials Monday-Friday.

Sunday brunch, cocktails and fresh pies Sunday brunch, cocktails and fresh pies served in a casual atmosphere. served in a casual atmosphere. www.jafoods.com $$ CC ATM www.jafoods.com $$ CC ATM

Olive Garden Olive Garden 2020 Business Lane., 898-8075

2020 Business Lane., 898-8075 Serving pasta and other Italian speServing pasta and other Italian specialties, including drinks. www.olive cialties, including drinks. www.olive garden.com $$ CC ATM garden.com $$ CC ATM

Outback Steakhouse Outback Steakhouse 1990 E. 20th St., 899-8112

1990 E. 20th St., 899-8112 Fresh steaks, seafood and chicken.

Fresh steaks, seafood and chicken. www.outback.com $$ CC ATM www.outback.com $$ CC ATM

Panda Express Panda Express 2443 Cohasset Road, 345-7389

2443 Cohasset Road, 345-7389 Traditional Chinese favorites and Traditional Chinese favorites and

Grana Grana

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Papa Murphy’s Papa Murphy’s Take Take ‘n’ ‘n’ Bake Bake Pizza Pizza 1305 Mangrove Ave., 345-6403;

1305 Mangrove Ave., 345-6403; 2485 Notre Dame Blvd., 898-1560; 2485 Notre Dame Blvd., 898-1560; 14 W. Eaton Road, 343-3993 14 W. Eaton Road, 343-3993 Gotta love that take-and-bake!

Gotta love that take-and-bake! www.papamurphys.com $$ CC ATM www.papamurphys.com $$ CC ATM

The Pita The Pita Pit Pit 240 Broadway, 899-2847

240 Broadway, 899-2847 From falafel to Philly cheesesteak, From falafel to Philly cheesesteak, they roll pitas with your choice of they roll pitas with your choice of meats, fresh veggies, cheeses and meats, fresh veggies, cheeses and sauces. $ CC ATM sauces. $ CC ATM

Pizza Guys Pizza Guys 2471 Cohasset Road, 894-8888

2471 Cohasset Road, 894-8888 Take-out or delivery. $$$ CC ATM Take-out or delivery. $$$ CC ATM

Quiznos Sub Quiznos Sub Shop Shop 2471 Cohasset Road, 891-9500

2471 Cohasset Road, 891-9500 Oven-toasted sandwiches made with Oven-toasted sandwiches made with quality meats, cheese and fresh proquality meats, cheese and fresh produce. Open daily. www.quiznos.com duce. Open daily. www.quiznos.com $ CC ATM $ CC ATM

Red Lobster Red Lobster 2010 Business Lane, 893-5595

2010 Business Lane, 893-5595 Fresh fish, steak, pasta and seafood Fresh fish, steak, pasta and seafood in a fun, family environment. www.red in a fun, family environment. www.red lobster.com $$$ CC ATM lobster.com $$$ CC ATM

Round Table Round Table Pizza Pizza 964 Mangrove Ave., 343-4254;

964 Mangrove Ave., 343-4254; 2201 Pillsbury Road, 891-1200; 2201 Pillsbury Road, 891-1200; 2027 Forest Ave., 342-7265 2027 Forest Ave., 342-7265 Famous pizza and salad bar served Famous pizza and salad bar served in a cozy atmosphere, or have it delivin a cozy atmosphere, or have it delivered (where available). www.round ered (where available). www.round tablepizza.com $$$ CC ATM tablepizza.com $$$ CC ATM

Sbarro Sbarro 1950 E. 20th St. (inside Chico Mall), 1950 E. 20th St. (inside Chico Mall), 345-7266 345-7266 Serving pizza, calzones, rolls and Serving pizza, calzones, rolls and pasta salad. www.sbarro.com $ CC ATM pasta salad. www.sbarro.com $ CC ATM

Starbucks Starbucks 246 Broadway, 343-8182;

246 Broadway, 343-8182; 1910 Esplanade, 892-8569; 1910 Esplanade, 892-8569; 2009 Forest Ave., 894-7533; 2009 Forest Ave., 894-7533; 2471 Cohasset Road, 894-1323; 2471 Cohasset Road, 894-1323; 1336 W East Ave., 899-2320 1336 W East Ave., 899-2320 Serving coffee, espresso and pastries Serving coffee, espresso and pastries at a corner near you. www.star at a corner near you. www.star bucks.com $ CC ATM bucks.com $ CC ATM

Subway Subway 1000 W. Sacramento Ave., 342-9777; 1000 W. Sacramento Ave., 342-9777; 2485 Notre Dame Blvd., 893-4782; 2485 Notre Dame Blvd., 893-4782; 1947 E. 20th St., 343-5803; 1947 E. 20th St., 343-5803; 1398 East Ave., 894-8757; 1398 East Ave., 894-8757; 240 W. East Ave., 894-6779; 240 W. East Ave., 894-6779; 722 Mangrove Ave., 891-1400 722 Mangrove Ave., 891-1400 75 Declaration Dr., 342-9777 75 Declaration Dr., 342-9777 Eat fresh! www.subway.com Eat fresh! www.subway.com $ CC ATM $ CC ATM

Togo’s Togo’s 241 W. East Ave., 891-1131;

241 W. East Ave., 891-1131; 2009 Forest Ave., 345-7331 2009 Forest Ave., 345-7331 Sandwiches, soups and salads.

Sandwiches, soups and salads.

Catering, too. $ CC ATM Catering, too. $ CC ATM

PIZZA PIZZA Celestino’s New Celestino’s New York York Pizza Pizza 101 Salem St., 896-1234;

101 Salem St., 896-1234; 1354 East Ave., 345-7700 (Celestino’s 1354 East Ave., 345-7700 (Celestino’s Pasta & Pizza) Pasta & Pizza) Award-winning New York-style Award-winning New York-style pizza. Whole pizza and by-the-slice pizza. Whole pizza and by-the-slice

available. Fresh salads, hot sandwiches, lasagna, calzones and more! www.celestinospizzachico.com $$ CC ATM

Domino’s Pizza

324 Walnut St., 891-5888 Hot, fresh, made-to-order pizzas, salads, breadsticks and Buffalo wings.

Delivery and takeout available. www.dominos.com $$ CC ATM

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BREAKFAST

Farm Star Pizza

2359 Esplanade, 343-2056 Delicious handmade craft pizzas. www.farmstarpizza.com $$ CC ATM

Fatte’s Pizza

1380 East Ave., 892-1122 Preparing pizza, subs, family and party deals. Pick-up and delivery daily ’til 11 p.m. www.fattespizzaofchico.com $$ CC ATM

Buy any breakfast, get the 2nd breakfast of equal or lesser value for 1/2 price

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2525 Dominic Drive on Skyway • 342-7771 OPEN DAILY 6am–9pm

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Grana

198 E. Second St., 809-2304 Artisan pizzas downtown. $$$ CC

Left Coast Pizza Co.

800 Bruce Road, 892-9000 Hand-rolled gourmet pizza (including gluten-free), chicken wings, salad bar, beer and wine. Live music on Thursday nights. $$ CC

Mad Dash Pizza

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2391 Cohasset Road, 899-1010 Drive-through eats. Features personal pizzas, wings with specialty sauces and fresh-squeezed orange juice. $ CC ATM

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Main Street Pizza

331 Main St., 345-6246 Late-night pizza. $

Mama Celeste’s Stone Baked Pizzeria

1008 W. Sacramento Ave., 345-1510 Serving signature Italian sandwiches, “Cracker Crust” Pizza, and build-yourown calzones. Take-out, dine-in. $ CC

342–9717 352 Vallombrosa Ave Mon–Fri 6:30am–2pm Sat–Sun 7am–2pm 10

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Monstros Pizza & Subs

628 W. Sacramento Ave., 345-7672 Pizza, subs and live punk rock. $

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LUNCH • DINNER

1722 Mangrove Ave., 893-1923; 1105 W. Fifth St., 899-9115 Salad bar and sandwiches, plus pizza. $$$ CC ATM

Woodstock’s Pizza

166 E. Second St., 893-1500 Award-winning pizza, cold beer on tap, fresh salads, appetizers, desserts and new sandwiches. Dine-in, take-out and delivery. Free WiFi. $$ CC ATM

Take-Out

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375 East Park Ave., 345-7499 South Chico hotspot featuring alligator, frog legs and burgers. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Daily specials. Full bar, live music. Happy Hour 1-7:30 p.m. $$ CC ATM

PUB GRUB The Banshee

132 W. Second St., 895-9670 Serves up burgers and a variety of other pub eats. $$ CC

SPECIALTY DRINKS & DESSERTS

Bella’s Sports Pub

134 Broadway, 893-5253 Great pub food, huge beer selection and sports on big-screen, high-definition TVs. $ CC ATM

Brain Freeze Yogurt

2760 Esplanade, 636-4525 Frozen yogurt. $ CC ATM

The Down Lo

319 Main St., 892-2473 Enjoy traditional pub grub and occasional live music at this downtown basement hangout. $ CC ATM

The Cookie Shoppe

1600 Mangrove Ave., 899-3385 Featuring gourmet cookies and gift items. Open weekdays. $

The End Zone

250 Cohasset Road, 345-7070 A sports bar serving up more than a dozen appetizers, along with burgers, sandwiches, salads and weekend brunch. Open daily with late hours. $$ CC ATM

The Handle Bar

2070 E. 20 th St., 894-2337 A German-inspired pub menu to compliment a host of specialty craft beers. $ CC ATM

Oasis Bar & Grill

1007 W. First St. 343-4305 Great burgers, dogs and sandwiches.

Pool, ping-pong, shuffleboard and 15 flat-screen TVs. Daily drink specials. $ ATM

Panama Bar & Café

177 E. Second St., 895-8817

Cupcake Crusader Bella’s Sports Pub

Appetizers and American pub food, including 31 burgers. Full bar. $ CC

Park Avenue Bar & Grill

2010 Park Ave., 893-3500 Features half-pound, ground-prime burgers and fresh-cut French fries. Full bar. Catering available. $ CC ATM

Riley’s

702 W. Fifth St., 343-7459 Happy hour, $1 sliders, daily thigh Thursdays, all-you-can-eat two-for-one burgers on Mondays. Locally owned for 25 years. $ CC ATM

752 East Ave., 899-1100 Delicious cupcakes—in unique flavors as well as childhood favorites— made fresh daily and to order. Also serving coffee and tea. $ CC ATM

Donut Nook

958 East Ave., 342-2118 Donuts, muffins, Danish, scones, cookies and espresso. Closed from 1-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Tuesdays. $ CC

Donut Rising

1008 Sacramento Ave., Ste. A1, 894-7847 This artisan shop features handcrafted specialty donuts, such as the gummy-bear-topped Terr Bear and the bacon-topped O’Canada Bar. www.donutrising.com $

Donut Wheel

2404 Esplanade, 345-4528 Delicious donuts. $

Gelayo Frozen Yogurt & Gelato

1380 East Ave., 345-7626 Frozen yogurt and gelato. $

Helen’s Donut Nook

807 Main St., 343-4031 Fresh donuts and coffee. Daily ’til 2 p.m. $

Jon & Bon’s Yogurt Shoppe

300 Broadway, 899-9580; 1722 Mangrove Ave., 899-0484 Delicious frozen yogurt, smoothies, ice cream, frozen coffee drinks and Hawaiian snow. $ ATM

Kiwi Blast Frozen Yogurt La Flor de Michoacán Palatería y Nevería

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645 W 5th St., 343-2828 A frozen yogurt shop in the heart of college land. $ CC ATM

Restaurant & Lounge

Cupcake Crusader Crusader Cupcake

4th & Salem Downtown Chico 7am – 11am

www.JohnniesRestaurant.com

Krispy Kreme

2060 Business Business Lane, Lane, 891-3492 891-3492 2060 Donuts and and coffee. coffee. $$ CC CC ATM ATM Donuts

La Flor de Michoacán Palatería y Nevería

1080 W. W. Sacramento Sacramento Ave., Ave., 893-9999 893-9999 1080 A Mexican Mexican ice ice cream cream shop shop with with A many flavors flavors and and toppings, toppings, plus plus other other many sweet treats. treats. Open Open daily. daily. $$ CC CC ATM ATM sweet

Orange Julius

1950 E. E. 20th 20th St., St., 894-8304 894-8304 1950 Julius drinks, drinks, fruits, fruits, smoothies, smoothies, pita pita Julius sandwiches, hot hot dogs dogs and and nachos. nachos. sandwiches, www.orangejulius.com $$ www.orangejulius.com

Powell’s Sweet Shoppe

121 W. W. Third Third St., St., 332-9866 332-9866 121 An old-fashioned old-fashioned candy candy store store with with An more than than 5,000 5,000 treats, treats, including including more gelatos and and sorbettos. sorbettos. $$ CC CC ATM ATM gelatos

Shubert’s Ice Cream & Candy

178 E. E. Seventh Seventh St., St., 342-7163 342-7163 178 This local local favorite favorite has has produced produced ice ice This cream and and confections confections for for more more than than cream 70 years. years. Enjoy Enjoy banana banana splits splits or or root root 70 beer floats floats on on the the benches benches and and tables tables beer out front! front! Open Open daily. daily. out www.shuberts.com $$ CC CC www.shuberts.com

Spoons Gourmet Ice Cream & Treats

Go online online for for location, location, 513-1599 513-1599 Go Gourmet ice ice creams creams and and treats. treats.

Gourmet Vegan and and lactose-free lactose-free options options available available Vegan and pints pints are are for for sale sale online. online. and www.spoonschico.com $$ www.spoonschico.com

Synergy Health & Wellness

225 Main Main Street, Street, inside inside Garden Garden Walk Walk 225 Mall, 570-1707 570-1707 Mall, A nutritional nutritional club club serving serving healthful healthful A three-part meals—aloe, meals—aloe, teas teas and and three-part smoothies. $$ CC CC ATM ATM smoothies.

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Index 100th Monkey Café & Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5th Street Steakhouse . . . . 10 Aca Taco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Amigos De Acapulco . . . . . 15 Angelo's Cucina Trinacria . . 15 Aonami Sustainable Sushi . . 4 Applebee's Grill & Bar . . . . 17 Arsenio's Mexican Food . . . 15 Bacio Catering & Carry Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Banshee . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Baskin-Robbins . . . . . . . . . 17 Basque Norte . . . . . . . . . . 10 Beach Hut Deli . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beatniks Coffee House & Breakfast Joint . . . . . . . . 6 Bellachino's Espresso & Panini Café . . . . . 8 Bella's Sports Pub . . . . . . . 20 Bidwell Perk . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Big Al's Drive In . . . . . . . . . 7 Big Chico Burger . . . . . . . . . 7 Big Tuna Sushi Bistro . . . . . 4 Brain Freeze Yogurt . . . . . . 20 Breakfast Buzz . . . . . . . . . . 6 Broadway Heights California Cuisine . . . . . . . . 9 Broadway Market and Deli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Burger Hut . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Burgers & Brew . . . . . . . . . . 7 Burrito Bandito . . . . . . . . . 15 Cabana Café . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Café Coda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Café Flo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Cal Java Coffee Roasters. . . . 8 California Pasta Productions . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Casa Ramos. . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Celestino's New York Pizza . . . . . . . . . 18 Chada Thai Cuisine . . . . . . . 4 Chan Pheng's Mandarin Cuisine . . . . . . . . 4 The Cheesesteak Shop . . . . . 7 Chicoichi Ramen . . . . . . . . . 4 Chico Locker & Sausage Co. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chili's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Chipotle Mexican Grill . . . . 17 Christian Michaels Ristorante. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chronic Tacos . . . . . . . . . . 15 CJ's Last Chance Diner . . . . 13 Cocodine Thai Cuisine . . . . . 4 The Coffee Corner . . . . . . . . 8 Cold Stone Creamery . . . . . 17 The Cookie Shoppe . . . . . . 20 Country Morning Bakery & Cafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Country Waffles . . . . . . . . . 7 Cozy Diner . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Creekside Cellars . . . . . . . . 10

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Crush Italian Cuisine & Lounge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Cupcake Crusader. . . . . . 8, 20 Denny's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Dog House . . . . . . . . . . 7 Domino's Pizza. . . . . . . 17, 19 Donut Nook . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Donut Rising. . . . . . . . . . . 20 Donut Wheel. . . . . . . . . . . 20 The Down Lo. . . . . . . . . . . 20 Dutch Bros. Coffee . . . . . . . 17 Egg Roll King . . . . . . . . . . . 4 EJ's Dogs & Subs . . . . . . . . . 8 El Patron Taqueria and El Patron II . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 El Rey Mexican Grill . . . . . . 15 Empire Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The End Zone . . . . . . . . . . 20 Enjoy Teriyaki. . . . . . . . . . . 4 Farm Star Pizza . . . . . . . . . 19 Fast Eddie's. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fatte's Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Five & Eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Franky's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Gelayo Frozen Yogurt & Gelato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Gen Kai Japanese Cuisine & Sushi Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ginger's Chinese Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Gogi’s Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Gordo Burrito . . . . . . . . . . 15 The Graduate . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Grana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Great Harvest Bread Co. . . . 17 Grilla Bites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Handle Bar . . . . . . . . . 20 Happy Garden. . . . . . . . . . . 4 Has Beens Creekside . . . . . . 8 Has Beans Internet Café & Galleria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Helen’s Donut Nook . . . . . . 20 Hometown Buffet . . . . . . . 17 House of Bamboo . . . . . . . . 4 Hula’s Chinese Bar-B-Q. . . . . 5 International House of Pancakes. . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Italian Cottage . . . . . . . 7, 15 Izakaya Ichiban . . . . . . . . . 5 Jack’s Family Restaurant . . 13 Jamba Juice . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Japanese Blossoms . . . . . . . 5 Java Detour . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Johnnie’s Restaurant . . . . . 10 Jon & Bon’s Yogurt Shoppe . . . . . . . . . 20 Kalico Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . 13 Kinder’s Custom Meats & Deli . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Kiwi Blast. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Kona’s Sandwiches . . . . . . . 8 Krispy Kreme . . . . . . . . 18, 21 Kwando Restaurant . . . . . . . 5 La Cocina Economica . . . . . 15 La Comida. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

La Familia Restaurant . . . . 15 La Flor de Michoacan . . . . . 21 La Hacienda . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Left Coast Pizza Co. . . . . . . 19 Leon Bistro . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Leonardo’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Little Caesar’s Pizza . . . . . . 18 Logan’s Roadhouse . . . . . . 18 Mad Dash Pizza . . . . . . . . . 19 Madison Bear Garden . . . . . . 8 Main Street Pizza . . . . . . . 19 Mama Celeste’s Stone Baked Pizzeria . . . . . . . . . 19 Marcelli’s Sandwiches & More. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Marie Callender’s . . . . . . . . 18 Mekkala Thai Cuisine . . . . . . 5 Mom’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Mondo’s Café. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Monks Wine Lounge & Bistro . . . . . . . . 10 Monstros Pizza & Subs . . . . 19 Morning Thunder Café . . . . . 7 Mountain Mike’s Pizza . . . . 19 Naked Lounge Tea and Coffeehouse… . . . . . . . 8 Nash’s 7th Avenue Omelette House. . . . . . . . . . 7 Nash’s Restaurant . . . . . . . 10 Nobby’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Noodle House . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Oasis Bar & Grill . . . . . . . . 20 Ojiya Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Olive Garden . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Orange Julius . . . . . . . . . . 21 Outback Steakhouse . . . . . 18 Panama Bar & Café . . . . . . 20 Panda Express . . . . . . . . . . 18 Panighetti’s Eatery. . . . . . . 15 Papa Murphy’s Take ‘n’ Bake Pizza . . . . . . 18 Park Avenue Bar & Grill . . . 20 Peeking Chinese Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Peet’s Coffee & Tea . . . . . . . 8 Pelican’s Roost Chowder House . . . . . . . . . . 9 Peter Chu’s Mandarin Cuisine . . . . . . . . 6 Pete’s Restaurant & Brewhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Petra Mediterranean Cuisine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Pho C & C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Pita Pit. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Pizza Guys . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Pluto’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Pour House. . . . . . . . . . 9 Powell’s Sweet Shoppe . . . . 21 Priya Indian Cuisine . . . . . . 9 Quiznos Sub Shop . . . . . . . 18 Rawbar Restaurant & Sushi Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Red Lobster . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Red Tavern . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Ricardo’s Mexican Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Rice Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Riley’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The Roost Café . . . . . . . . . . 7 Roots Catering . . . . . . . . . . 7 Round Table Pizza . . . . . . . 18 Russell’s Family Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 S&S Barbeque & Deli . . . . . . 8 Sbarro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Scotty’s Landing . . . . . . . . 15 Scrambles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Serrano’s Mexican Grill . . . . 17 Shubert’s Ice Cream & Candy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Sicilian Café . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Sierra Nevada Taproom & Restaurant. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Sin of Cortez. . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Sipho’s Restaurant & Café . . 10 Smokin’ Mo’s BBQ . . . . . . . . 8 Sol Mexican Grill . . . . . . . . 17 Sophia’s Authentic Thai Cuisine . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Speedy Burrito Mexican Grill. . . . . . . . . . . 17 Spice Creek Café . . . . . . . . 13 Spiteri’s Delicatessen . . . . . . 8 Spoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Starbucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sub Station . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Subway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sultan’s Bistro. . . . . . . . . . 10 Synergy Health & Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 T Bar & Fusion Cafe . . . . . . 10 Tackle Box Bar & Grill . . . . 20 Tacos Cortés . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tacos Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tacos Tijuana . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tacos Tonaya. . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tacos Villa Acapulco. . . . . . 17 Taqueria Los Amigos . . . . . 17 Teddy Malibu’s . . . . . . . . . 17 Teriyaki House . . . . . . . . . . 6 Thai Basil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tin Roof Bakery & Café . . . . 8 Togo’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Tong Fong Low . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tony’s Restaurant . . . . . . . . 6 Tortilla Flats . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tres Hombres Long Bar & Grill . . . . . . . . 17 Turandot North China Gourmet Cuisine . . . . . . . . . 6 Upper Crust Bakery & Eatery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Windy’s Chinese Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Wine Time . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Wok In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Wok ‘n’ Roll Asian Food & Hawaiian BBQ . . . . . . . . . 6 Woodstock’s Pizza . . . . . . . 19 Zot’s Hot Dogs. . . . . . . . . . . 8

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