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Looking in the wrong direction Gtive order that directs immediate action to deal with the dry conditions in the state and water-delivery limitations to

Groundwater aquifers are already in downward trends from local use in some parts of the Northern Sacramento Valley. Over-pumping them to fulfill the endless the San Joaquin Valley. Responsive to immediate need? appetite of semi-desert agriculture can only Absolutely. Responsive to long-term lead to a collapse in the north comparable to needs? Not even close! what has already happened in the south. What the governor is overlooking is But this is not a plea to abandon the south; the need to develop a projection of how much water realistically will be available it’s a plea for enlightened water leadership with a realistic long-term perspective— if we are in fact entering the long-term something we haven’t seen in Sacramento for dry spell many have predicted. Without thoughtful planning and a lot more study, some time, if ever. The California Department of Water Resources’ superficial he runs the risk of creating a The North State and politically reactive responses to second water-starved valby state’s water needs will lead to a ley—this one north of Sacrais not an infinite the Tony crisis that Gov. Brown or an unlucky mento. St. Amant successor will spend a lifetime trying pool of water The governor seems to to live down. assume that whatever the just waiting to The author is a Butte The long-term interests of the needs of his water conCounty resident who state demand that there be a realistic be tapped. stituencies to the south, the has followed local and assessment of the North State’s water Northern Sacramento Valley regional water issues supply, including an understanding of how will be able provide it for as long as the closely for two much water can be made available for other need exists. That just isn’t so, especially decades. He can be regions after local economic and environreached at if the shift in precipitation patterns we Tony.water@ mental needs are met. If the governor wants have seen this year is indicative of the outlook.com. to help the south, he must first look north, future, as many climatological studies and he needs to do it now. He needs to figure suggest. The North State is not an infiout how to keep North State water from nite pool of water just waiting to be going into a decline similar to that of the San tapped. It is a vulnerable source that Joaquin Valley, and avoid the legacy of creatmust be managed as carefully as the San ing a second Central Valley desert. Ω Joaquin Valley should have been. overnor Jerry Brown recently signed an execu-

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Wednesday, June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two muchanticipated rulings that are a decided victory for proponents of same-sex marriage. Numerous photographs of happy people celebrating this laudable turn of events were almost immediately splashed across the Internet. By a vote of 5-4, the court ruled that a key portion of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) denying federal benefits to same-sex couples is unconstitutional. The high court also supported a lower court’s ruling that California’s Proposition 8, which outlawed same-sex marriages in the Golden State, was unconstitutional as well. Thus, the federal government is now required to recognize gay marriages taking place in states where it is legal, and California is back in the ranks of those enlightened states. In comments leading up to the decision about the constitutionality of DOMA, Chief Justice John Roberts questioned why the court was even in the position of having to weigh in on a subject he believed President Obama should have been braver about handling. “The Executive’s obligation to execute the law includes the obligation to execute the law consistent with the Constitution. And if he has made a determination that executing the law by enforcing the terms is unconstitutional, I don’t see why he doesn’t have the courage of his convictions and execute not only the statute, but do it consistent with his view of the Constitution, rather than saying, ‘Oh, we’ll wait till the Supreme Court tells us we have no choice,’” Roberts said. We say thank goodness someone had the good sense to acknowledge that we are in the 21st century and act accordingly. It is high time that the right to marry the person one loves, regardless of sex, should be honored as a civil right in this country. Ω

Hypocrite in the House Rep. Doug LaMalfa, Chico’s Congressional representative out

of nearby Richvale, ought to be ashamed for backing the recent House farm bill. It proposed slashing $20 billion in food-stamp (aka Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) funding for the nation’s neediest citizens, while simultaneously expanding crop insurance for non-needy agribusiness. Thankfully, the bill went down in flames last week. Talk about voting his own interests. LaMalfa and his family, as the CN&R has pointed out numerous times over the years, have benefitted from farm subsidies to the tune of $5 million since 1995. That’s more than $270,000 a year in taxpayer money for the past 18 years. LaMalfa, speaking recently during a House Agriculture Committee meeting, called on the private sector to lend support to the nation’s destitute. Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to aid the needy—they should do so out of the kindness of their hearts, he lamented. What a hypocrite. If LaMalfa has any pride, he will put his money where his mouth is and donate his share of subsidies—aka corporate welfare, aka taxpayer dollars—to the people who need it, the people who would go hungry without the $4.50-per-day allowance the average food-stamp recipient receives. Or perhaps LaMalfa would like to try eating on that allowance. Imagine that. We’re fairly certain neither of those things is going to happen. What we hope will happen is that our esteemed Congressional representative will realize how out of touch he is with a large segment of his constituents, particularly those who have been hit hardest by the economic downturn and are struggling to make ends meet. Food stamps don’t equate to the extra income taken in by wealthy farmers. Food stamps are a lifeline. Families rely on them for survival. Ω

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Mic check I expect it took days for some people to recover from the Chico City Council’s last meeting. After all, its grueling agenda included a full review and adoption of the city’s 2013-14 fiscal year budget, along with a review of the Chico Certified Farmers’ Market’s franchise agreement, among other less-controversial matters. One person who likely will never forget that meeting is Councilman Sean Morgan, one of the newbies on the council dais. About 12 hours into what was expected to be a day-long session Tuesday (June 18), as seen on the city of Chico’s broadcast of the meeting, Morgan, frustrated and flustered, dropped the F-bomb. Uh, whoops. Morgan was a little too late in reaching to turn off his microphone. His swearing was heard live and now graces the city of Chico’s website courtesy of its archived footage of the meeting. (Go to about the 9:42 mark to hear the not-quite-under-his-breath F-word.) Interestingly, Morgan uttered that granddaddy of curses at the tail end of a relatively innocuous matter— the consideration of adopting a policy for maintaining and using data the Chico Police Department would collect through license-plate-reading technology. Months earlier, the Internal Affairs Committee had wisely directed CPD to draft the policy in a way that protects the privacy rights of citizens. Chico Police Chief Kirk Trostle explained how CPD alone would have access to the data through an in-house server. However, there was another option of going through a regional info-storage center, and an upcoming webinar about it would provide more insight, Trostle explained. Long story short, Trostle told the council the issue could be tabled until after the webinar, or the panel could go ahead and approve the policy as written and come back to it if need be. That confused Morgan. “Do you not want this tabled, or do you do want this tabled?” he asked. “I would like to do whatever the council would like me to do with this,” responded Trostle. Then came the F-bomb from Morgan, who immediately swiveled his chair away from the gallery while cramming the last bite of what appears to be a sandwich into his mouth. I have a feeling the city’s website is getting a lot of traffic from those who missed this classic moment in Chico politics. But that wasn’t the only snafu of the night. Mayor Mary Goloff, in addressing Trostle minutes earlier, referred to him as Capt. Kirk, and she nearly forgot to take public comment on that agenda item. Later into the 15-hour-long meeting, farmers’-market supporters called Goloff out for sighing and shaking her head. The mayor defended herself, noting that she’s a human being and, as such, needs to take a long sigh once in a while. Lucky for me, News Editor Tom Gascoyne and I teamed up on reporting duties. He headed to City Council chambers early and covered the budget issues. I checked in throughout the day, but had to stay put for only the last six or so hours. If I’d been there the whole time, there may have been a few more F-bombs in the room.

A grand home Re “Life as a house” (Cover story, by Dave Kelley, June 20): I would like to thank the CN&R and David Kelley for the excellent article. It provided a delightful description of the Reynolds/Quinn/Horgan house, and the life that a house whose distinction between the inside and its outdoor environment allows the space to be continuous and undifferentiated. It is a true joy to live in a house where you areDESIGNER a JEN_PU part of both your garden and your space. The description of my father, Lawrence Thomson, represented so many of the values he held dear. He designed about 30 residences in Northern California—beautiful homes greatly appreciated just for the attributes you described. He spent countless hours studying homes in the Bay Area, integrating the ideas from that research and his intuitive feel for material, space, detail and craftsmanship to create these houses which are truly homes. I congratulate James and Erin Horgan for their respect and appreciation of a “grand” home in its finest sense. And congratulations to the Reynolds family for having the foresight and courage to build a house with such refined taste and connection to the past, present and future. Thank you for letting us enjoy your home and its “life.” TOM THOMSON Chico

Deal with the ‘gorilla’ Re “A plea for help” (Editorials, June 20): I was thrilled to read the editorial asking wage concessions of Chico Police and Fire departments. Chico police officers are in the same salary range as bigger, more violent cities ($60,000 to 95,000 per year). They bolster that salary with overtime—17 officers raised their pay by more than $30,000 last year using overtime, and only two officers took home less than $80,000. Chico Police Officers Association President Peter Durfee makes the argument that if the department was fully staffed, its officers wouldn’t take overtime. That remains to be seen. But the real “gorilla in the room” is their pensions—neither CPD nor the Fire Department pay anything toward their own pensions, which consist of 90 percent of their highest year’s pay, available at age 50. The taxpayers, living largely on less than $40,000 per year, with no insurance and no retirement, paid $1.9 million in 2012 just on the “employee’s share” of pensions. About a million of that was for the police, and most of the rest was for fire. A million dollars would pay for a few cops. “Offer incentives to attract competent LETTERS continued on page 6

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Re “Finding a middle ground” (Newslines, by Melissa Daugherty, June 20): The outcome of Tuesday’s City Council meeting was disappointing, but not surprising. Hundreds of people waited for hours at the City Council chambers to speak on behalf of the beloved Saturday farmers’ market. Prior to the meeting, thousands signed petitions asking the City Council to honor the farmers’ market by extending the franchise agreement and allowing it to remain at the best place for it in terms of location, accessibility and room for expansion. What occurred on that day was a travesty of the democratic

process. Yes, the lease was renewed, but at the end of 2014 the market will be evicted from the Second and Wall streets lot, and moved to a smaller, less visible location because certain individuals in Chico would have us believe there isn’t enough parking in downtown Chico. I believe if all the parking spaces in downtown were empty, the conservative faction would continue to insist that there wasn’t enough parking. The lack of parking is not the issue; what is the issue is that the city of Chico wants to sell the Second and Wall lot to the highest bidder. All else is pretense.

DEBRA ABBOTT Chico

The market provides a lovely gateway into downtown Chico. I have enjoyed living in Chico most of my life, and one of the many charms of Chico that my family and I enjoy is attending the Saturday farmers’ market in downtown Chico. It is such a perfect location for us to shop, enjoy a nice cup of coffee, and have breakfast and/or lunch. I would like to encourage the rest of the City Council to support keeping this gem in its current location on Saturday mornings. PATTY RUSK Chico

Bill aids only the wealthy Re “LaMalfa busted for taking subsidies” (Downstroke, June 20): Predictably, the “new” farm bill

“I believe if all the parking spaces in downtown were empty, the conservative faction would continue to insist that there wasn’t enough parking. ”

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More on the market I support keeping the Saturday farmers’ market at the current location and on the same day. I’m a regular attendee and considered elderly by some. I appreciate the nearby parking in the two adjacent lots that allows me to easily unload my heavy purchases and go back for more. I can’t imagine how inconvenient it would be if the market was moved to the Chico Municipal Center lot and attendees had to find parking on surrounding neighborhood streets. I doubt the residents would appreciate it, either. It appears that the majority of attendees do not want a location change. I do not understand why Mary Goloff and other council members do not support the will of what appears to be a majority of her constituents. I do not understand why the city council did not take advantage of the opportunity to secure and improve the Saturday market recently. I do not understand why what is reported to be a select (i.e., biased) survey of a few downtown business owners should carry more weight than that of the hundreds of people who regularly attend the market. The market is not a detriment to downtown business. It’s an asset! SUE COREY Chico

is more taxpayer subsidies to large corporate farming operations, but instead of calling them subsidies, now it’s called “crop insurance.” So not only will wealthy farmers benefit in the tens of billions of dollars a year, insurance companies will too. What’s tragic is that these farmers are not “feeding America,” but are actually poisoning Americans with genetically modified crops and the overuse of pesticides and fertilizers. Corporate farms tend to plant the same crop in the same field over and over, leading to the overuse of fertilizers, soil depletion and the leaching of more toxins into our groundwater. Now farmers are even allowed to sell our water down south instead of planting. Nothing in this bill benefits small farmers or rewards farmers who are growing organically and responsibly. This bill, paid for with our tax dollars, will benefit only huge corporate farmers and reward them for their disastrously irresponsible farming practices. I can only hope that consumers will start considering what they are feeding themselves and their children, and how it will affect them and the planet. SHERRI QUAMMEN Chico More letters online:

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THE CENTERVILLE KILLINGS

The triple homicide committed in Centerville June 13 has gained statewide attention. The victims, all from Sacramento, were identified as Richard Jones, 17, his friend Roland Lowe, 15, and Lowe’s 46-year-old mother, Colleen Lowe. The alleged killer is 72-year-old Don Clark. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said a woman who was a neighbor of Jones’ family in Sacramento also had a house on the Centerville property where Clark had lived for the past 17 years. Jones had stayed at the woman’s house over the last few summers as a rural escape from Sacramento, Ramsey said. The three victims had driven up together in a reportedly stolen vehicle to visit the neighbor. Ramsey said Clark had accused Jones of theft and didn’t want him on the property. Clark allegedly warned the three to stay away, then shot them, put their bodies in their car and drove to a spot on the Skyway near Hupp-Coutelenc Road in Magalia, where he doused the car with gas and set it on fire. The identities of the victims were initially unclear to law enforcement. Jones’ mother, Felishia Moore, read of the killings and told local authorities about her son’s connection with Clark. Though the victims are African-American and the alleged shooter is white, Ramsey said racism is not believed to be a factor in the murders. “The co-tenant said Mr. Clark had taken Roland fishing a number of times and offered to show him how to shoot a gun,” Ramsey said. “But the kid was afraid of guns.” Clark is being held in the Butte County Jail on three counts of murder and one count of arson.

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Last week, the Glenn County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to fire John Linhart (pictured), the county’s planning and public works director since 2009. Tim Crews, publisher and editor of the Sacramento Valley Mirror, suspects the firing has something to do with emails sent on the county’s service between Linhart and other county officials. Crews requested these under the state’s public records act and then used them in a story that says the emails show “disrespect and hostility for the Glenn County Board of Supervisors as a body, for County Counsel Huston Carlyle, and for Supervisors Dwight Foltz and Steve Soeth individually.” Linhart describes the board as “not the Harvard Business School model, but I am dealing with more ‘Larry the Cable Guy’ school of supervisors right now.” Referring to Supervisor Soeth, Linhart wrote, “I’m not sure that he is sophisticated enough to understand the implications.” When asked for a response, Soeth told Crews, “I don’t think I am sufficiently sophisticated enough to comment.” The story evolved as the California Legislature came close to gutting the California Public Records Act, which was in a trailer bill tied to the proposed state budget. In an editorial, Crews noted that he, not the taxpayers, paid Glenn County $93 for the email records. 8 CN&R June 27, 2013

Erin Maverick believes the video-chat system won’t be a good substitute for an in-person visit with an inmate at Butte County Jail. PHOTO BY HOWARD HARDEE

A plan at the jail will make this visitation room a relic of the past. PHOTO COURTESY OF BUTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Fighting for face time Local woman protests Butte County Jail’s switch to video visitation system

A ber currently incarcerated at Butte County Jail, Erin Maverick was particularly distressed to s someone with a close family mem-

learn that soon, face-to-face visits with inmates won’t be possible. That’s because, within the next several weeks, Butte Counby Howard ty Jail will complete its transiHardee tion away from traditional visitation—in which inmate and visihowardh@ newsreview.com tor are separated by glass and converse over the phone—in favor of a “video visitation system” similar to Skype’s video chat. Maverick, a surgical assistant at Butte Humane Society’s spay-and-neuter clinic, drafted a petition in mid-June via Change.org in which she called for the Butte County Board of Supervisors to keep the traditional visits. “Ending the face-to-face visitation will lower the morale of the prisoner and their loved ones,” Maverick wrote in the petition. “It will cause a disconnect between the inmate and the outside world. … This in turn will hurt their chances of success once they are released. It may very well be a contributing factor to future repeat offenders.” Though the petition had gathered a modest 26 signatures as of press time (and Maverick expressed doubt that the petition will prompt county officials to reconsider the move), it got the attention of District 5 Supervisor Doug Teeter, who wrote in a June 25 email to Maverick: “I am

setting up a site visit to the jail to evaluate the new system with respect to your concerns.” That system will include a new fee, but not all visitors will be charged for the video chats, Butte County Undersheriff Kory Honea said during a phone interview. There will be two options—chatting for free on a screen in the lobby of the jail, or paying $20 for a 20-minute conversation on a personal computer. The video-visitation system will eliminate both the need to transfer dozens of inmates from their housing units to the visitation area and the associated cost of staffing, a cost-saving measure Honea said is particularly appealing as the jail grapples with the financial aspects of adhering to statemandated prisoner realignment under AB 109. The new system will also allow for expanded visiting hours (from exclusively weekends to seven days a week); increased contact from friends and family who live out-of-state; more security for both prisoners and staff members by keeping inmates in their housing units; and reduced likelihood of a visitor passing contraband to a prisoner. The new kiosks prisoners will use during their video visits are set to include a touch-screen system for looking up court dates, ordering commissary

items, and scheduling medical appointments. And while he touted the system’s sound and video clarity after personally testing the video chat, Honea recognizes many of the jail’s visitors won’t be satisfied with anything short of a face-to-face interaction. “I’ve read the petition and understand there’s some concern about the system and [that] the quality of visitation will be diminished,” Honea said. “That’s something we looked at very closely when we decided to invest in this technology. Clearly, inmates being able to visit with friends and family is important. “That issue is not lost on me, but we have to continually weigh our various options and approaches. The benefit we’ll gain from this was ultimately worth it.” State prisons and county jails across the nation have adopted video-visitation programs either in addition to or in lieu of traditional, face-to-face systems, Honea said, explaining that once visitors become accustomed to the set-up, the new systems have been generally wellreceived. But exactly how prisoners are

affected by communicating with their

loved ones through a computer screen has yet to be studied empirically, said Margaret diZerega, director of the Vera Institute of Justice’s Family Justice Program. In conducting a Washington statebased study, “A new role for technology: The impact of video visitation on corrections staff, inmates, and their families,” diZerega’s team is doing just that, though the preliminary research (the study was launched in January) has yet to offer any definitive conclusions. “We are seeing more jails moving toward non-contact visits, and I don’t really think we know what the implications are yet,” diZerega said. “All this stuff is so new, and studies haven’t been done. The Washington study will be the first of its kind for prison settings. We don’t really know what the impact is going to be.” Unlike Butte County, Washington is offering video visitation in addition to face-to-face meetings rather than as a replacement, diZerega said. State officials hope the video visits will allow inmates more frequent contact with the outside world, particularly with friends or family members who live too far away to visit in person. “Video visitation is an interesting option when it’s about increasing frequency of contact or expanding the range of people who can stay in touch with somebody who is incarcerated, but not as a substitute for in-person visits,” she said. In any case, diZerega said, a significant body of research on state-prison populations suggests receiving regular visits is tremendously important for an inmate’s overall state of mind. “People in prison who get more visits, they have fewer behavioral issues while they’re incarcerated and also do better once they’re back out into the community,” she said. In speaking with visiting friends

and family members of other inmates at Butte County Jail, Maverick has gathered that many also feel the video system won’t offer an adequate substitute. “A lot of these people, they don’t feel it’s worth the cost of gas money to go [to the jail] and see them on a screen, because it’s not the same thing,” she said. “For a lot of people, they just say, ‘It’s not an option; it’s not worth it to me if it’s just through a screen.’” More than anything, Maverick worries for the mental health of her own family member, who is looking at a potentially lengthy sentence without hope of regularly seeing friends and family in person. “I know a lot of people will say [inmates] are in there to be punished, but how are they ever supposed to get on the right path if they don’t have people supporting them, talking to them, and letting them know that they’re loved?” Ω

Judgment day Beer bar hopes for city approval in early July know this is the worst time to be asking for this,” Robert “I Rasner said, his voice crackling over a cell phone laying on the newly finished black-walnut bar dominating the inte-

rior of what he hopes is the soon-to-be-opened Winchester Goose, a craft-beer bar on the corner of Seventh and Broadway streets, south of downtown Chico. Rasner, the bar’s proprietor, was referring to his scheduled appearance before the City Council next Tuesday (July 2), when the panel will deliver a make-or-break decision on whether his business meets a “public necessity and convenience” requirement to obtain a liquor license. Rasner was in Sacramento meeting with brewers, and the phone belonged to Steven Hall, Rasner’s friend and selfdescribed “facilitator,” who has been helping him get the pub off the ground since November. Though they know it won’t be an easy sell as the city grapples with a “drinking culture” blamed for the spate of alcohol-related deaths of Chico State University students last year, they say the proposed establishment can be part of an answer to Chico’s alcohol woes, rather than worsening the problem. “The drinking scene is out of control in Chico,” Rasner acknowledged. “Kids come up here to party and get wasted, and they overdo it. I understand wanting to curtail and minimalize that, but the problem we’re having is that we’re being placed in a group we don’t belong in. “Yes, we sell alcohol, but that’s really the only similarity between us and a lot of the downtown bars,” he continued. Rasner said he doesn’t want to run a “noisy party place” with cheap drink specials to attract 21-year-old college students, but rather offer a more laid-back atmosphere for year-round residents and a slightly older crowd to enjoy quality craft beers and wine safely and responsibly. He intends to serve food and close the bar at 11 p.m. “We’re trying our hardest to facilitate a new phase of responsible drinking in Chico, and I’m convinced we can do it,” he said. “People in Chico need more options.” Rasner’s conviction is partly based on formerly owning The Feisty Goat Pub in Carson City, Nev., an establishment he said was also out of the norm for its environs; it was Northern Nevada’s first craft-beer bar, and—contrary to most of the state’s drinking establishments— didn’t allow smoking or gaming. Before his stint in Nevada, he and his ex-wife lived in Chico and opened Pizza Guys in 1999.

Since November, Robert Rasner has invested about $125,000 in The Winchester Goose. PHOTO BY MELANIE MACTAVISH

home to Chico’s first brewery—as the previous tenant, Bustolini’s Deli & Coffee House, was closing. He enlisted Hall’s help, and the pair said they did everything they could to ensure the business was viable before committing to a three-year, $60,000 lease in late November. “He [Rasner] wasn’t going to sign a lease if he wasn’t going to be able to open the bar,” Hall said, explaining that they met with the City Planning Department and Chico police Sgt. Rob Merrifield—who signed off on the project—before committing to rent the space. Rasner then submitted the necessary paperwork to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s (ABC) district offices in Redding and posted the requisite 30-day notice of change of ownership for the liquor license—which went uncontested—in January. Hall said ABC officials assured them they were on track to open as early as May, but they weren’t informed of the City Council requirement until the beginning of June. However, Sgt. George Laver, who oversees alcohol licensing for the Chico Police Department, said an ABC employee told him they were informed about it back in January. Rasner said that, at a June 3 meeting with Laver and Trostle, the chief was initially hesitant to give his blessing, but called later that day to say he would submit a positive recommendation to the City Council. On Wednesday (June 26), Laver confirmed this account of the meeting, but said the chief’s report to the council will not agree that the bar fulfills a public necessity and convenience. He said it will acknowledge that they began the process—based on a go-ahead from the city—in November. Rasner returned to Chico last September, and started Rasner said the bar’s delayed opening is causing financial difficulconsidering opening a bar in the historic building—built in 1874, and ties, but nothing compared to what will happen if the council votes no, as it did recently (6-1, with Councilman Sean Morgan dissenting) on a license for Charanjiv Singh, owner of Mangrove Mini Mart at the corner of Fifth and Mangrove avenues (see “No beer, no business,” Newslines, May 30). Laver noted Trostle’s recommendation regarding the Winchester Goose is in keeping with the Mangrove Mini Mart decision. “[A denial] will literally ruin me financially,” said Zombies in the workplace Rasner, who has invested about $125,000 thus far, A new Gallup report reveals that a whopping including the lease. “That’s not what it’s all about, but 70 percent of American workers are “emotionally it’s a side-effect. I think this is just something that Chico disconnected” at work, based on responses to could really use right now.” such survey statements as, “I know what is “Dollars don’t account for all the blood, sweat and expected of me at work,” “I have the materials tears we’ve put into this,” Hall added, noting that a and equipment I need to do my work right,” and number of friends have spent months helping develop “My supervisor, or someone at work, seems to the bar’s interior. care about me as a person.” Only 30 percent reported being “engaged and If the business gets the nod from the council, Rasner inspired.” Of the 20 percent deemed “actively disengaged” at work, the Gallup said he hopes to open in mid-July.

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report said: “These employees, who have bosses from hell that make them miserable, roam the halls spreading discontent.”

Source: Gallup’s 2013 State of the American Workplace Report

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unexpectedly found themselves trudging through approximately two inches of standing water. The water was estimated to have accumulated over a period of more than 24 hours. “On Sunday evening, custodians reported to work at the Meriam Library and found that the Laptop Lounge, on the first floor, was flooded,” said Michael Watts, assistant building manager of the library. The flood, he said, was caused by the malfunctioning of a water line attached to an instant coffee machine that spewed water for hours before it was discovered. “Custodians shut off the water valve to the building, moved furniture, and began extracting water from the carpet,” Watts said. The water also leaked down into the basement, where the university’s Technology & Learning Program (TLP) offices are located, Watts said. TLP offers hands-on technical training, one-on-one help and video editing to faculty and students, and also issues cameras, projectors and video cameras. “By the time I got there, the carpet [in the basement] was still soaked,” Watts said. The custodians had arrived a few hours before he did. Water damage to the basement of the library affected two labs and three offices, said TLP Manager Laura Sederberg in a phone interview. Currently, the TLP is limited in its ability to assist students and faculty because of the damage. Meriam Library Building Manager Jay Fuller estimated that as much as $25,000 worth of equipment may have been damaged on the library’s basement level alone; an analysis of the total cost for incident-related repairs, labor and equipment is currently underway. The TLP’s carpeting was removed, as was more than half of the carpet in the Laptop Lounge. Holes were drilled at the base of the lounge’s walls to assist water evaporation, and high-powered fans were used to help dry the walls. Chico State’s Environmental Health and Safety Department Chad Faulk arrives at Meriam Library and finds it closed due to flooding. PHOTO BY RYAN COLETTI

conducted tests on the Laptop Lounge and TLP the week after the incident occurred, Fuller said. No health risks have been detected. Todd White, manager of Glyn

Pye Vending, the local company that supplied the coffee machine, confirmed that the leak was caused by an unexplained “hairline fracture in the water line going to the coffee machine.” He referred to the incident as “bad timing,” noting that if library staff had been on duty, as they are on Saturdays during the school year, someone likely would have noticed the leak quickly and sought assistance. Glyn Pye, he added, has “been in business for more than 30 years and has never had this happen before.” Travelers Insurance Company—Glyn Pye Vending’s insurer— is currently working with Associated Students (who contracts Glyn Pye to provide and maintain oncampus vending machines) and Meriam Library Building Management to determine liability and reimbursement costs. All TLP staff and faculty in the three affected offices have been relocated to other offices on campus until insurance adjusters determine the overall cost of the incident. The Laptop Lounge was not the only area of the library’s first floor affected by the leaking water. The Assistive Technology Center (ATC) for disabled students was also dampened. Graduate student Joseph Fithian, who was studying in the ATC

two weeks after the incident, said the flood is still causing inconvenience for some disabled students. Those students, Fithian said, now have to go upstairs to use copy machines and to the Bell Memorial Union to purchase food and drink items previously available from Laptop Lounge vending machines. Fithian said he wonders why the fans used to dry out the walls and carpet, which is still somewhat damp to the touch, are no longer in use. “About two weeks ago there were fans running 24 hours a day,” he said. “You would have thought that with how bad the situation was, someone would continue running fans.” While many may assume that not much happens at the library during summer vacation, Fuller said it is actually a time for implementing technological improvements and preparing for the upcoming school year. “This is our busy time,” he said. “Time to move technology up and make changes. The hardest part is that we can’t move forward” with repairing the basement and the Laptop Lounge until financial aspects of the situation are resolved. George Rankin, director of Associated Students Dining Services, is working with Travelers Insurance to help resolve the issue. “I’m sure it will be resolved and everything will be fine,” Rankin said. —RYAN COLETTI

In the money rin Wade was one of the artists who EChico received city funding last week during the City Council’s all-day budget session

despite the city’s dire economic condition. “It’s very important to me because this is not something I could do on my own,” said Wade, pointing out that the $74,593 total allocation for the arts, when spread across the city’s population, adds up to less than a dollar per person per year. “It’s a small amount of money, less than one police officer,” she said, referring to officers’ average salaries, pegged at $97,000. “I don’t like to weigh these things, but we could have twice the number of police officers and that wouldn’t necessarily make Chico a better place,” Wade said. “What makes Chico a great place to live is the funky art scene and the cool things we have here.” At that June 18 marathon budget meeting, the Chico City Council approved a number of requests for the funding of local artists, community organizations and community events. Those annual requests get recommendations from, respectively, the Arts Commission, the Finance Committee and City Manager Brian Nakamura. Reflecting the tough economic times, each recommendation was less than the amount requested. And in deference to cuts to city services made earlier in the evening, the council further reduced the recommended allocations by 2.54 percent, a figure reached in a rather convoluted manner during consideration of community-organization funding. The big winner for a piece of that pie was the Chico Creek Nature Center, which asked for $65,000, by far the largest request, and was recommended by the Finance Committee to get $42,057. But the City Council, acting on a motion by Councilman Sean Morgan and amended by Councilwoman Tami Ritter, further reduced the request by 18 percent, leaving the nature center with $34,492. The unallocated money was to be kept in the city’s general fund. While the Nature Center took the brunt of the cuts, the council figured that an 18 percent cut, if spread across the 19 organizations that applied for community-organization funds, would equate to a 2.54 percent cut for each. That established the benchmark for the rate of reduction applied to the arts, tourism services and events allocations. The next highest allocations for community organizations went to Innovative Health Care Services ($19,693), Rape Crisis ($17,796) and Chico Community Children’s Center ($14,410). Boys & Girls Club of the North Valley made a first-time request of $20,000 and received $5,344. The total in requests added up to $285,246, and $207,243 was handed out, down from last year’s total of $220,103. Funding for artists and organizations added up to $74,593, down about $900 from last year. Seven artists applied for $2,000

During the budget session, the City

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GREENWAYS Left: Bryann Ybarra-Weckmann and Maria De Los Angeles Weckmann water the squash at the Veterans Garden Project’s raised beds in the heart of the Humboldt Community Garden.

DRONES AFTER POACHERS

Wildlife biologists at the World Wildlife Fund are experimenting with using small non-military drones to help prevent wildlife-poaching in Africa and Nepal. An increase in poaching driven by recordhigh black-market prices for elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn has prompted conservationists to begin trial runs with drones carrying multiple cameras, some of them infrared, according to NPR. The drones are programmed to fly along routes rhinos commonly use, while programmers account for previously recorded poacher behavior—like operating under a full moon—in the flight plan. Matt Lewis, a WWF wildlife biologist, explained that poachers have also become more sophisticated. “When poachers are starting to use nightvision technology, and when poachers are starting to use tranquilizer drugs to silently dart an animal and cut off its horns at night … it’s incumbent upon us to find a better solution to address that.”

MAKE OROVILLE GREENER

Local agencies are offering an open house for community members to provide input on the Oroville Area Urban Greening Plan. The meeting, which will serve to highlight opportunities to “green, clean, connect and enhance neighborhoods and public spaces without creating new regulations or requirements for residents, property owners or businesses,” will take place on Saturday, June 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Oroville Veterans Memorial Hall (2374 Montgomery St.), according to a press release. The plan will review possible improvements to alleys, vacant lots, trails, connections between neighborhoods and parks, community gardens, bike and pedestrian paths, and more. To review the project, go to www.buttecounty.net/dds and click on “Urban Greening.”

DEATH TO POLLUTERS?

Serious environmental crimes in China are now punishable by death. Chinese-government officials have responded to growing public outcry over environmental degradation with a new judicial interpretation, made official June 19, that enacts much harsher penalties for serious pollution cases, according to Xinhua News Agency. The new guidelines will guarantee “the enforcement of environment-related laws and regulations” which have “long been lax and superficial in PHOTO BY BERSERKERUS China,” and provide “more precise criteria for convictions and sentencing,” Xinhua reported. “In the most serious cases, the death penalty could be handed down.” Beijing’s horrendous smog problem made international headlines in January when the Communist Party temporarily shut down more than 100 factories and ordered one-third of government vehicles off the streets. Send your eco-related news tips to Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia at christinel@newsreview.com.

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Below: The gardens feature 22 8-by-4-foot raised beds planted with tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash and more.

‘Veggie barracks’ The Veterans Garden Project grows hundreds of vegetables at the Humboldt Community Garden story and photos by

Claire Hutkins Seda

“Fmy whole therapy,” explained Bryann Ybarra-Weckmann, a volunteer and or me, gardening is part of

gardener at the Veterans Garden Project, a new nonprofit focused on getting vets to get their hands dirty. The garden, which was built over the past few months, is in the center of Butte Environmental Council’s Humboldt Community Garden, a sprawling garden across from Marsh Junior High School on Humboldt Road. Ybarra-Weckmann, a Glenn County master gardener, is also a Coast Guard veteran who served as a petty officer in Haiti and elsewhere in the Caribbean. He suffers from PTSD. “I’m a ruminator,” he said. “When I’m working in the garden, I don’t find myself ruminating so much. I’m literally thinking about the plant [I’m working with], and thinking about the garden. It just keeps me grounded; it keeps me in the present.” At the gardens on the Saturday of the recent Memorial Day weekend, YbarraWeckmann and his wife, Maria De Los Angeles Weckmann, were watering young pepper, squash, and tomato plants, while VGP’s organizers and co-founders, Michelle Angela and Michael Cannon, handed out hundreds of free vegetable starts to the roughly 70 vets who came out for the giveaway event. “If you had told me about this six

months ago, I would’ve been, like, ‘Yeah, right!’” said Angela. Yet, she ended up spending most of the spring—after work and most weekends— on the project. At the end of January, when Cannon, a well-known local gardener, was about to plant the thousands of seeds that would end up as plant-starts at BEC’s popular Endangered Species Faire plant-giveaway in early May, Chico State professor and Humboldt Community Garden founder Mark Stemen approached him and Angela. “He came up to me and said, ‘I heard you’re a nurse and you work with veterans,’” Angela, a mental-health nurse with the Veteran Affairs’ Chico Outpatient Clinic, recalled. Stemen, she said, proposed that she and Cannon work together to take on an unused 25-by-60-foot plot at the center of the community garden that was reserved for agencies focused on particular segments of the community, like vets. “It seemed like the timing was perfect. … We decided, well, let’s just put this in motion.” An early offer by local environmental activist Kelly Meagher (who also sponsors the Endangered Species Faire plant-giveaway) to cover the cost of the plot rental got the ball rolling. Next came registering the new nonprofit with North Valley Community Foundation. Angela and Cannon Keep up with the project:

Go to www.facebook.com/VeteransGardenProject to visit the Veterans Garden Project’s Facebook page.

signed the papers and officially rented the plot on the same day, March 1. “We weren’t sure how we were going to get the money for the [raised-bed] boxes, once we got the site. We started cleaning” up the plot, readying for planting despite a lack of funds to build the raised beds, Angela said, “but we knew we had to stay on course because of the timing of the plants.” Friends and co-workers quickly pulled through, via donations and volunteer hours. A dedicated crew of volunteers—more than 40 in all, including more than a dozen regulars—began to take shape, many of them veterans, some of them veterans’ supporters, including Angela’s co-workers— dental assistants, mental-health nurses and doctors. The next step was a one-day marathon at the end of April to build the 22 8-by-4-foot wooden raised boxes that would soon be planted with upward of 500 vegetable and flower starts. “It was ‘shock and awe’ to put in 22 boxes in one day, you know—boom, there they are! That’s why they call them the ‘veggie barracks’—it’s like, all right, let’s get these up and going!” said Angela, laughing. The Veterans Garden Project has

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compatible picnic benches, a shed, and more—which will benefit all the gardeners, not just the vets. “If there’s that shade structure in the middle with some misters, they can all hang out there, they can talk, they can weed,” explained Cannon. The community aspect is key in helping veterans ease back into their community, said YbarraWeckmann. Upon returning from active duty, many veterans “feel like we somehow become separated from the community,” which can often lead to isolation, he said. “I believe the community garden is one of the ways—a means and place for us— to begin to reintegrate [into the community] in a positive way.” Stemen agreed: “For us at the Humboldt Community Garden, the most important work is not the gardening—it really is community. We’re allowing people the opportunity to grow food, but allowing it in a way that will build deeper and deeper community. “So if we can get a diversity of populations, that’s only going to bring a richness out of the garden,” he said. Angela said she has had veterans come out to the garden as a result of the encouragement of their doctors, who “prescribe” time in the garden along with the regular medication prescriptions. According to the American Horticulture Therapy Association, horticulture therapy—therapy involving plants and gardens—is touted to improve a sense of well-being, reduce stress, provide connection to the natural world, build useful job skills, provide access to health-

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INTO THE BOLLY WOODS Take a three-day jaunt into the wilds of the North Yolla Bolly Mountains west of Red Bluff—guided by the Sierra Club’s Yahi Group— beginning on Friday, June 28. The weekend will include hikes to the top of North Yolla Bolly peak and Black Rock Mountain. Bring backpacking gear and food; cost is $10. Call Alan at 891-8789 or email ajmen doza777@comcast.net for more info.

ful foods, and improve immune response. “There’s something just healing in going out in the morning and starting your day out right” in the garden, said Ybarra-Weckmann. The abundance of vegetables Angela and Cannon anticipate they’ll soon have will be given away to veterans at their own vetrun farmers’ market at the garden, which will begin around mid-summer, and to Vectors, the local transitional housing for veterans, which contributed some of its food budget to get the garden going. Angela is pleasantly surprised at how far they’ve come, thanks to the larger Chico community, in the three months since they signed up for the plot. “That’s what Chico’s capable of,” she said. “That’s the fun of it—this really has been totally Chico’s signature in every way.” Ω

UNCOMMON SENSE Steeped in the garden There are many flavorful and healthful leaves and flowers that would be a great addition to your garden, and to your teapot. Always clean your teas before steeping, and when in doubt check with a doctor before ingesting something new (especially if you’re Lemon balm PHOTO BY JESSIE HIRSCH pregnant or taking medication). Herb Anise-hyssop Chamomile Mint Bergamot Rose hips Lemon balm Rosemary Borage

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Researchers have made a connection between early-life exposure to air pollution and childhood asthma among minorities. A team of scientists at UC San Francisco studied 3,343 Latino and 977 African-American participants, ages 8 to 21, each of whom had been exposed to air pollution in infancy prior to developing the disease, according to a UCSF press release. The scientists found that for each five-part-per-billion increase of nitrogen dioxide (a component of motor-vehicle pollution) participants were exposed to during their first year of life, their chance of developing asthma later in life increased by 17 percent. The study’s authors maintained the national standard for NO2 set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—53 parts per billion—is too permissive for public safety; on average, the children in the study were exposed to 19 ppb of NO2 during their first year of life.

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Chico State’s graduate nursing program has been ranked among the best in the nation by an online directory. Masters Degree Online, which compiles rankings of the best online degree programs in the country each year based on specializations offered, research conducted, and graduate success, ranked Chico State’s online program alongside those of California State University, Los Angeles; UC San Francisco; and the University of Massachusetts, Boston, according to a Chico State press release. Chico State’s online program, designed to prepare nurses for working in rural areas, has been available since 2004 and now offers concentrations in both nursing education and leadership. Masters Degree Online includes more than 90,000 program listings organized by such things as size of the institution, geographic location and tuition cost.

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Surgeon General Regina Benjamin recently announced she will step down from her position in July. Benjamin (pictured) was appointed surgeon general in July 2009 by President Obama, receiving unanimous confirmation by the Senate later that year, Healthcare IT News reported. During her four years in the post, Benjamin emphasized disease prevention PHOTO COURTESY OF US MISSION GENEVA over treatment, cessation of smoking, and healthy lifestyles— particularly among minorities—while chairing the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council, created under the Affordable Care Act to develop a strategy to improve access to care. “My goal was to create a grassroots movement, to change our health-care system from one focused on sickness and disease to a system focused on wellness and prevention. With your help, that movement has begun,” Benjamin wrote in an email to her staff, according to CNN. Send your health-related news tips to Howard Hardee at howardh@newsreview.com.

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Local hospitals have not-so-obvious expenditures resulting in higher costs to patients by

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Gexpensive proposition. So is operating a hospital. Medical centers face an oing to the hospital can be an

array of hidden costs that drive up the bills sent to patients and insurance companies. “Health care is really quite a complex operation, and there are a lot of things [involved] that most people don’t realize,” said Kevin Erich, CEO of Feather River Hospital. “A lot of people, when they come to the hospital, they expect to get care and get their needs met. But one of the things they don’t understand about the cost of health care is all the things behind it.” Last week in Healthlines, the CN&R explored some of the costs directly related to patient care—expenses tied to things as varied as employment laws and the technology marketplace. This week we look at even stealthier costs, shared by Erich and two other local hospitals’ CEOs, Mike Wiltermood of Enloe Medical Center and Robert Wentz of Oroville Hospital. “There are things that cost hospitals money and sometimes there’s very little benefit to show from it,” Wentz said. Here are some examples the CEOs cited: Paperwork If you think hospital patients need to fill out a lot of forms, that’s just the tip of the documentation iceberg. Erich estimates that a full 25 percent of his staff is somehow involved with compiling or completing required paperwork, and Wiltermood said the increasing number of reports has

led to the doubling in size of several departments. Hospitals are required to publicly report data on a number of outcomes and measures. They need to survey patients and report on patient-satisfaction levels. Nonprofit hospitals also need to conduct community-needs assessments, turn those into action plans and report on their progress in annual community-benefits reports. “The rules require us to be so meticulous about proving we’re doing something, even something patently obvious, that it does really drive up the cost,” Wiltermood said. “I’m not saying there isn’t a reason for that, and there’s certainly a role for documentation and communication … but the reality is that the meticulousness that’s required can be counterproductive … and it’s expanding in its scope.” Retroactive money grabs Hospitals’ billing departments need to sort through each insurance provider’s rules—including how they respond to an

estimated 68,000 separate billing codes— in order to get payments approved. Even then, hospitals don’t always get to keep the money they’ve collected. Firms known as Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) re-examine claims and sometimes find a reason for the insurer to retroactively demand a refund. This can happen years after the fact, when it’s too late for the hospital to re-file a claim. “This almost becomes like an arms race,” Wiltermood said, “because the government finds a way to deny us payment, and we have to hire contractors to help us understand rules and challenge the decision made by the insurance intermediaries. Then they change the codes, and we have to adjust, and we have to buy new software. It gets ridiculous after a while.” 5150s in the ER Behavioral-health funding has been a big casualty of California’s state budget crisis. Shortfalls in public services put “a HEALTHLINES continued on page 18

APPOINTMENT A RUN MOST PATRIOTIC On July 4, the Chico Running Club will host its Independence Day 5K run and walk at the One-Mile Recreation Area in Lower Bidwell Park, beginning at 7 a.m. Proceeds benefit the club, which supports local sports, such as the running programs at Chico and Pleasant Valley high schools. Registration ranges from $20 to $30. Go to www.chicorunningclub.org for more info and to register, or register on the morning of the race.

Take Control Of Your Diabetes 25.8 MILLION CHILDREN AND ADULTS HAVE DIABETES IN THE UNITED STATES. An additional 79 million people are estimated to be undiagnosed or prediabetic. There are two types of chronic diabetes. Type 1 is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin, a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. Only 5% of people with diabetes have this form of the disease. In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, it can lead to a number of serious complications. Butte County has a higher rate of diabetes than the national rate and many of the people who have it, don’t know that they do. A staggering 80% of all diabetes cases can be totally prevented through lifestyle. Feather River Hospital is committed to helping people with diabetes thrive. The

Diabetes Education Department, led by director Beverly Thomassian RN, offers an outpatient survival camp, with weekly group meetings. “People with diabetes need skills and ways to cope,” Georgia Juney, a diabetes nurse specialist told us. Georgia helps administer the classes and group meetings with a team of registered nurses, dieticians and certified diabetes educators. With a provider referral, most insurance companies will cover the Diabetes Program costs. The team at the Diabetes Education Department will meet one on one for a one hour appointment with their patient before the start of the four week class. At the end of the four week class, the patient receives a certificate of completion and a diabetes survival kit. A monthly, ongoing support group is offered the first Tuesday of each month at 4pm. For more information and to register, call the Diabetes Education Department: (530) 876-7297

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burden back on the hospitals,” Erich said, “because if we don’t have the support systems we need for mental-health patients, there’s no place to send them to get the services they need.” Even when there is a place to send them, local hospitals find themselves serving as a way-station, sometimes for days. This phenomenon applies in particular to “5150” cases— instances where law enforcement determines a person is mentally unstable and potentially poses a danger to himself or herself, or others. Butte County Department of Behavioral Health’s Psychiatric Health Facility in Chico can accommodate 16 such individuals. Even so, before Behavioral Health will accept an admission, that patient must visit a hospital emergency room to get a physical health screening. The hospital may get a small reimbursement for the screening, but not for the time the patient spends in the ER. Meanwhile, that patient occupies a bed and, typically, requires intensive attention from the nursing staff—sometimes from security, as well. On a recent day, Wentz said, Oroville Hospital housed five such patients. “They were tying up five medical rooms even though they had no medical need,” he continued. “It’s costing us money, and the people who are trying to access emergency services through our Emergency Department, it’s costing them time.” Another 5150 patient spent two full days in an emergency room. Wentz explained that the county “didn’t have the resources to take

care of her—which we really didn’t, either.” Of the local hospitals, only Enloe has its own behavioralhealth unit. In certain cases, that ward can temporarily accomodate county 5150 patients, but Enloe is not compensated for these stays. Seismic construction In 1994, the California Legislature passed SB 1953, the Hospital Seismic Safety Law. The legislation set an absolute deadline of Jan. 1, 2013, for hospital facilities to meet certain seismic standards, and 2030 for an even more rigorous set of standards. The core idea has merit: After a major disaster (e.g., an earthquake), communities need their hospitals standing. Here’s the rub: “It’s an unfunded mandate,” Erich said. “The government is making those rules but they’re not coming forward and saying, ‘We’re going to give you $100 million to make a hospital that’s seismically compliant.’” Hospital construction already is more expensive than standard commercial construction because of regulations and oversight specific to health care. That’s a familiar balancing act that impacts many aspects of hospital operations. “I think that the bottom line with this is the enormous amount of regulatory pressures being put on doctors and hospitals is forcing them into larger and larger groups so they can manage this increasing overhead,” Wiltermood said. “It’s very difficult now for private-practice physicians or private community hospitals to operate as a result. But we have to figure it out.” Ω

WEEKLY DOSE Not just for big muscles An exercise regimen that includes regularly lifting weights has a host of physical and mental-health benefits (beyond getting buff), particularly the older you get: • Strengthening bone: Strength-training increases bone density and reduces an individual’s risk of fractures. • Maintaining proper weight: Muscle is active tissue that consumes calories, while stored fat uses little energy; therefore, those with more muscle have a higher metabolic rate. • Heart health: The risk of heart disease is lower when the body is leaner; weightlifting also improves aerobic capacity. • Mental health: Strengthtraining can improve selfesteem and self-confidence.

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Jack Knight (left) and Russell Rabut meet Justin Wood (pictured on the cover) for kayak lessons in Sycamore Pool. Wood is an experienced kayaker who helped them improve their technique before going out on rivers. Sycamore Pool is ideal for practicing, because it’s a controlled environment that also has a lot of room to maneuver.

People of the park A colorful cast of characters enjoying Chico’s favorite green space CAPTIONS AND PHOTOS BY

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Early on a Sunday morning, Kevin Daniel uses his new underwater metal detector to search for sunken treasure in Sycamore Pool. Daniel snorkeled a lot in Hawaii while he was in the military, but this was his first time exploring One-Mile’s pool. His hope was to find at least enough treasure to pay for his new metal detector.

MELANIE MACTAVISH

ummertime and Bidwell Park are practically synonymous in Chico, and Lower Park in particular is among the best local outdoor-recreation spots. This time of year, people engage in all sorts of activities in this busy section of the park. Many flock to the shady lawns at One-Mile Recreation Area for respite from the sweltering heat. Others take a dip in the Sycamore Pool or head farther up into Big Chico Creek. Some head there to connect with friends and, in many cases, end up making new friends altogether. Indeed, part of the charm of spending time at Lower Park is watching how others enjoy the space, and you never know what you’re going to see. Head there in the morning and you may witness a group of moms working out with babies in tow. Get there in the afternoon and you may see local musicians in a jam circle. Here’s a look, through the lens of CN&R contributing photographer Melanie MacTavish, at the people who make the park such a vibrant space. 20 CN&R June 27, 2013

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Trampball Improv group meets regularly in the park. Kenny Kelly started it a couple of months ago simply because he couldn’t find a theater-improv group in town. The turnout varies from two to eight people, depending on the day. The first day Trampball’s members met at the park, they watched another group play a game involving bouncing balls off of small trampolines. The name Trampball was thus formed not only for that game, but also for the improv group. “Doing improv in a theater can seem kind of stuffy at times, and there’s a lot of stimuli here. Being outdoors can give you a little more inspiration,” said Kelly (far right), who was joined by Ulyses Dorantes (center) and Josh Jacobs on this day.

Rachel Davis and sons Jack, 5, and Eric, 2, enjoy Caper Acres, especially the iconic sandbox watched over by Humpty Dumpty. The Davises come from across town this time of year to play at Lower Park. “It’s a great park in the summer, because it stays cool and shaded,” Davis said.

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Having come all the way down from Paradise one morning, John Wilson seats himself on a bench and plays a handmade cigarbox guitar. “It’s quiet here and it’s a really nice bench. I noticed that it’s dedicated to an old friend of mine, Annie August,” he said. Wilson has made about 30 of these guitars and would like to sell them, but said, “I can’t sell a dime for a nickel.”

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeffery Cassady holds some of his Future Soldier Training sessions at Lower Park. He said the jogging trails and open fields provide the ideal environment for the intense workouts designed to prepare recent enlistees for basic training. Above, Cassady instructs Pvt. Kayla Stancik and Pvt. Theo Lawrence on push-ups. Opposite, Pvt. Stancik picks up Pvt. Mel Stagno in a drill known as “the fireman’s carry.” Cassady noted that holding the workouts at the park introduces the Army to civilians in a new way. “Most people are really friendly,” he said of onlookers.

Gianna Noonan experiences the park from a more elevated perspective—on horseback. Noonan was riding Bella, and was accompanied by a friend named Marianne Govan (not pictured) riding another horse (also named Bella). The women had come to relax and chat in the beauty of the park after a busy week of running a horse camp for kids. “We finally get to ride,” Govan said.

Paige Martin takes her boyfriend, Cameron Fredrickson, around One-Mile on her grandfather’s custom-built bike. The couple slowly cruised along the narrow path while her family picnicked nearby. Martin’s grandfather has been building custom bikes for more than 20 years. She’s taken the bikes to Lower Park a number of times, but this was Fredrickson’s first outing on one of them.

Lifeguard Juliette Retornaz watches over Sycamore Pool. This is her second year as a lifeguard, but her first year working at this location. Retornaz said she appreciates the openness of the park. She enjoys having a strictly summer job because, during the rest of the year, she’s busy working on a pre-nursing degree.

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leader William Batty. Batty, Mickens explained, is based on a historical figure, the owner of London’s by first permanent circus theater in the midKen Smith 1800s. But Mickens’ fictional Batty made a mysterious deal that blessed and cursed kens@ newsreview.com him to eternal life, as long as he stays on the road, collecting acts from eras spanning human history to thrill and chill audiences for all eternity. “Because of his long years on the Wanderlust road, he’s a little crazy and worn down,” Circus: The Endless Road Mickens continued. “But he’s still very Friday, June 28, much filled with the purpose of the circus 7 p.m., El Rey revolution, [with] his belief and message Theatre. and work. So he’s a wandering, immortal Tickets: $13-$18, proselytizer of the new circus.” www.jmax productions.net Striking the supernatural parts, the latter part of the description fittingly describes Mickens himself. He was first exposed to the circus arts at age 14 while living as a homeless street performer in Los Angeles. An older man taught him to juggle and informed him that his ability—sans training—to place his own foot behind his head while standing on one leg qualified him as a natural front-bending contortionist. He incorporated both into his act. As he got older, Mickens started doing experimental music and theater, which eventually led him back to the circus around the year 2000. “At that time, circus was very much kind of a small art-scene—the circus renaissance of the present day wasn’t in full swing,” he said, alluding to the current—and rising—popularity of road shows and acts steeped in circus traditions. This renaissance is particularly prevalent in Portland, which is home to several circus troupes and acts like the MarchFourth Marching Band. Since 2007, Mickens and the Barnum to his Bailey, Nick “The Creature” Harbar, have coowned and directed Wanderlust, a collective featuring dozens of performers and “extended family.” Some of the acts on the current Wanderlust tour, which will be making its first-ever appearance in Chico, include a gang of floor acrobats, tribal-fusion belly dancer NagaSita, a hand-made pipe-organ-like instrument called the Pneumatophone, and antipodes (aka foot jugglers) Duo Rendez-vous. Mickens noted this is Duo Rendez-vous’ first tour with Wanderlust, and Mickens explained they juggle both objects and people. 24 CN&R June 27, 2013

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Special Events PAWPRINTS WINE TASTING FUNDRAISER: A tasting of six regional and international wines to benefit PawPrints Thrift Store’s spay and neuter program. Th, 6/27, 5-7pm. $5. The Crystal Room, 968 East Ave.

THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: Downtown Chico’s weekly marketplace with local produce, vendors, entertainment and music. This week: student performances from The Ascent Music Academy, folk music and children’s stories from Suzanna Holland and more. Th, 6-9pm. Downtown Chico, www.down townchico.net.

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Like his character Batty, Mickens is also given to proselytizing about the wonderful and mysterious circus life. When asked about audience’s continuous curiosity with circus performances, he eloquently explained the ageless appeal. “Part of why it’s always been popular is that when audiences see performers do these extraordinary things, they’re seeing their own potential to be extraordinary,” he said. “You’re looking at something that you’re capable of yourself, at a fellow human being who’s trained themselves to do something you can’t do, but that you’re ultimately capable of.” It’s a message Mickens thinks is particularly appealing in modern times: “A lot of modern life can be broken down to just sitting in a chair looking at a glass screen. Whether it’s your computer at work, or laptop, or iPhone, or television, or even the windshield of your car … there’s always a separation, because it’s not happening in the time and space you’re occupying. “But the circus is. It’s unfolding in your reality, in the room with you, and you can see people doing these extraordinary things without the benefit of special effects or computer animation or anything like that. You’re present for something wondrous and unique that is unfolding in the moment. “It’s a countermovement to the tendency of life experiences to come through electronic and digital mediums.” Ω

lowing the Wonderettes to high school prom in 1958, set to classic ’50s hits. Th-Sa, 7:30pm, Su, 2pm. $12-$20. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Rd. Ste. F, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

FRANKIE J. LUNA MEMORIAL RUN

Saturday, June 29 Lake DeSabla Recreation Area SEE SATURDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

FINE ARTS PAWPRINTS WINETASTING FUNDRAISER Tonight, June 27 The Crystal Room

SEE THURSDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

Theater THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Rd. Ste. F, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheater company.com.

Poetry/Literature CHICO STORY SLAM: Names go in a hat and 10 “tellers” share their unscripted stories, with applause determining the winner. Last Th of every month, 7pm. Free. 100th Monkey Books & Cafe, 642 West Fifth St.

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Special Events STEVE’S SAX IMPROV TROUPE: Off-the-cuff

comedy reminiscent of Whose Line Is It Anyway? followed by an improv jam where audience members are encouraged to play. F, 6/28, 8pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

WANDERLUST CIRCUS: THE ENDLESS ROAD: Acrobats, jugglers, dancers and aerialists tell the story of a muscle-bound bad-boy who falls for an acrobatic songbird from the circus. F, 6/28, 7pm. $13-$18. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St., (530) 342-2727, www.jmax productions.net.

Music FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT SERIES: The summer’s weekly concert series continues as soulful acoustic singer-songwriter Kyle Williams appears with a full band. F, 7-8:30pm. Free. Downtown Chico Plaza, 400 Broadway St., (530) 345-6500, www.downtownchico.net.

WILD MOUNTAIN FAIRE: A three-day music festival with camping, craft booths and kids activities including music from Jellybread, Dylan’s Dharma, Soul Union, The Resonators, Scott Huckaby, Brass Hysteria! and more. Go online for a complete festival schedule and ticket info. 6/28-6/30. $65-$75. Lake Concow Campground, 12967 Concow Rd. in Oroville, (530) 533-8320, www.wildmountainfaire.com.

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Special Events FRANKIE J. LUNA MEMORIAL RUN: The annual motorcycle run includes live music, games, drawings, refreshments and a tri-tip dinner. Sa, 6/29, 10am. $15-$25. Lake DeSabla Recreation Area, Skyway Rd. in Magalia, (530) 532-4531.

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Poetry/Literature WORD PLAY: A freestyle poetry reading open mic ending in a two-round slam. First M of every month, 7-9pm. Free. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St., (530) 514-8888, www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

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WILD MOUNTAIN FAIRE: See Friday. Lake Concow

LARRY CARLTON QUARTET: The jazz guitarist has

Campground, 12967 Concow Rd. in Oroville, (530) 533-8320, www.wildmountainfaire.com.

WILDFLOWER MUSIC FESTIVAL: A full day of music with Junior Toots, Rocker T and the Fyah Squad Band, Black Fong, Matthew Clough, John Seid, Gravy Brain and more to benefit the Wildflower Open Classroom. Festivities include food vendors, a kid’s area, dinner, and a beer garden. Sa, 6/29, 11am-10pm. $30. Manzanita Place, 1705 Manzanita Ave., (760) 716-3446, www.wildflowermusicfest.com.

Theater THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Rd. Ste. F, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheater company.com.

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Music WILD MOUNTAIN FAIRE: See Friday. Lake Concow Campground, 12967 Concow Rd. in Oroville, (530) 533-8320, www.wildmountainfaire.com.

contributed to more than 100 gold-certified albums as a session musician for the likes of Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell and Michael Jackson. Tu, 7/2, 7:30pm. $30. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 345-2739; www.sierra nevada.com.

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Special Events SO PROUDLY WE HAIL: Annual patriotic performances from the Oroville Community Concert Band and Chorus. Dessert included. W, 7/3, 7:30pm, Th, 7/4, 1:30pm. $10. Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Myers St. in Oroville, (530) 5892869.

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Art 1078 GALLERY: Mythos, a new series of oil

paintings from Daniel Papke. Through 6/29. 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078 gallery.org.

ANGELO’S CUCINA TRINACRIA: Go Fish: Koi

Games, paintings by Dolores Mitchell of Avenue 9 Gallery. Through 6/30. 407 Walnut St., (530) 899-9996.

AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Acumen, photography by Karma Ganzler and sculpture by Doug Rathbun following a theme of preserving nature. Through 6/29. 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.

CHICO ART CENTER: Community Challenge Art Exhibition, the center’s first-ever Community Challenge Show in which all pieces reference rock-paper-scissors. Through 7/5. 450 Orange St. 6, (530) 8958726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

CHICO MUNICIPAL BUILDING: Camera Club

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

CHICO PAPER CO.: Landscapes Amplified, a series of landscape paintings focusing on Northern California by Cynthia Schildhauer. Northern California Gold, local artist Jake Early’s new six-piece series featuring scenes in rice fields, olive groves, vineyards, almond orchards and more. 345 Broadway, (530) 891-0900, www.chicopaper company.com.

ELLIS ART & ENGINEERING SUPPLIES: Window

Gallery: Acrylic Paintings, giraffes, hummingbirds, big pink trees and more rendered in bright colors by Paul Hood and Sheryl Karas. Through 6/30. 122 Broadway St., (530) 891-0335, www.ellishasit.com.

HEALING ART GALLERY: Raymond Eastman, oil paintings by Raymond Eastman on display.

Through 7/18. 265 Cohasset Rd. inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS & APPRAISALS: Tony Natsoulas & Jeff Nebeker Exhibition, works in clay varying from figurative sculptures to alluring pastries and desserts in wonderful colors. Through 6/29. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930, www.jamessnidle finearts.com.

UPPER CRUST BAKERY & EATERY: Prints &

Contour Line Art, intaglio etchings and collagraphs from Michael Halldorson and continual line drawings from John McMackin on display. Through 6/30. 130 Main St., (530) 895-3866.

Call for Artists ALL MEDIA SHOW: Works in all media accepted for this national juried exhibition intended to showcase diversity. Through 7/5. $25 for two works. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St. 6, (530) 895-8726, www.ChicoArtCenter.com.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER EXHIBITION: An openentry exhibit inviting artists to explore human nature in any medium. Submit work from July 10 to 13. Call or go online for more info. Through 7/13. $5-$10. Manas Art Space & Gallery, 1441 C Park Ave., (530) 588-5183, www.manasartspace.com.

CHICO ICONS: NEIGHBORHOOD: Works in various mediums (using the theme “neighborhood” as a creative springboard) accepted. Go online for complete requirements and submission info. Through 6/29. Avenue 9 Gallery, 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com/call-for-artists.

Museums BUTTE COUNTY PIONEER MEMORIAL MUSEUM: Antique Firearms Display, an exhibition of firearms designed and manufactured before the beginning of the 20th century. Ongoing. 2332 Montgomery St. in Oroville, (530) 538-2497.

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.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Secrets of

Circles, an exhibition exploring the properties of a simple shape with powerful applications. Through 9/1. 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/gateway.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Infinity & Beyond, an exhibit tracing early human celestial observation to modern space endeavors with a Russian Sokol Space suit, a moon rock and brand-new footage of deep space on display. Ongoing. CSUC Meriam Library Complex.

MANAS ART SPACE & GALLERY: LP Cookie

Camp Mystery Mixer, for this group show artists chose a used LP, picked up a fortune cookie and got inspired. Through 6/28. 1441 C Park Ave., (530) 588-5183.

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: Figure Drawing

WILD MOUNTAIN FAIRE Friday-Sunday, June 28-30 Lake Concow Campground

Group Show, featuring work from the Sally Dimas figure drawing group. Through 7/27. 493 East Ave. #1, (530) 3453063.

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THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Rd. Ste. F, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheater company.com.

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Tell your tale The folks at 100th Monkey Café and Books are doing their part to keep Chico’s literary scene thriving. In addition to the occasional belly dancing and healing workshops, they’ve been offering a variety of events for wordsmiths and raconteurs, including writing groups and story-telling workshops. They’re also hosting monthly Story Slams, in which EDITOR’S PICK participants are invited to get up and tell a five-minute unscripted story. All would-be story-spinners put their name in a hat and 10 are chosen at random to read. And winners—chosen by audience applause—receive a week of free coffee. Story Slams are held the last Thursday of each month, with this month’s happening tonight, June 27.

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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 Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 345-6324.

ARTIST TIPS FOR CAPTURING TRAVEL EXPERIENCES: A workshop led by photographer Karma Ganzler and painter and art historian Cynthia Sexton. Sa, 6/29, 2pm. Free. Avenue 9 Gallery, 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.

CHAPMAN FARMERS MARKET: A year-round Certified Farmers Market serving as a community forum for healthy lifestyle promotion and education. F, 2-5:30pm through 7/25. Chapman Mulberry Community Center, 1010 Cleveland Ave. Next to Chapman Elementary & Community Park, (530) 624-8844, www.cchaos.org.

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dancers welcome to work on the foxtrot, waltz, swing and more to a live band. Tu, 7:30pm. $5-$7. Chico Area Recreation District (CARD), 545 Vallombrosa Ave., (530) 895-4015, www.chicorec.com.

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honey, fruits and veggies, crafts and more. Sa, 7:30am-1pm. Chico Certified Saturday Farmers’ Market, parking lot at Second and Wall streets, (530) 893-3276.

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produce, hand-crafted wares and entertainment. W, 7:30am-noon through 11/22. North Valley Plaza, 801 East Ave.

FARMERS MARKET: PARADISE: Farm-fresh produce, hand-crafted wares and entertainment. Tu, 7:30am-noon through 10/15. Paradise Alliance Church, 6491 Clark Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-7069.

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.

HEALING LIGHT MEDITATION: A weekly meditation session for centering, insight and awakening. M, 7pm. Free. 100th Monkey Books & Cafe, 642 West Fifth St., (530) 343-0704, www.100thmon keycafeandbooks.com.

INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: An open dance with no partners required. F, 8pm through 6/28. $2. Chico Creek Dance Centre, 1144 W. First St., (530) 345-8134.

JOHNSVILLE MEADOWS WALK: A guided walk in search of wetland flowers. Bring lunch, water, appropriate clothing and money for ridesharing. Su, 6/30, 9am. Free. Chico Park & Ride, Hwy 99 & E. Eighth St., (530) 893-2886.

MAMMAL MANIA: An educational program about

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mammals for children ages 3 to 5. Call or go online for more info. Sa, 6/29, 10-11am. $12. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: An orientation for those interested in joining the Butte County Master Gardener program. Th, 6/27, 7-8pm. Free. Butte County Library, Paradise Branch, 5922 Clark Rd. in Paradise, (530) 538-7201, www.buttecounty.net/ bclibrary/Paradise.htm.

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Farm-fresh produce, hand-crafted wares and entertainment. Th, 5-8pm through 9/5. Paradise Community Park, Black Olive Dr. in Paradise, (530) 872-6291.

SAMARITAN FREE CLINIC: This clinic offers free basic medical care and mental health coun-

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seling. Call for more information. Su, 2-4pm. Free. Paradise Lutheran Church, 780 Luther Dr. 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, www.chicorec.com.

TRADITIONAL WEST AFRICAN DANCE: All levels of drummers and dancers welcome. W, 5:307pm. $10. Chico Women’s Club, E. Third And Pine, (808) 757-0076.

YOLLA BOLLY BACKPACKING TRIP: A three-day hike in the Yolla Bolly Mountains west of Red Bluff. Bring backpacking gear and food. Call or email for meeting time or more info. F, 6/28. $10. Chico Park & Ride, Hwy 99 & E. Eighth St., (530) 891-8789.

YOUTH ACTION MEETING: A monthly counterrecruitment meeting for the community’s youth. Fourth Th of every month, 3:30pm. Free. Chico Peace and Justice Center, 526 Broadway, (530) 343-3152, www.chicopeace.org.

For Kids CAMP CHICO CREEK: An environmental education camp for children ages 5 to 11 with a different theme each week. This week: All About Bidwell. Call for more info. M-F through 8/16. $85-$135. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwell park.org.

SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR KIDS: A summer camp emphasizing outdoor activity helping youth develop social and decision-making skills. Call or go online for more info. Through 8/14, 6:30am-6pm. Oroville YMCA, 1684 Robinson St. in Oroville, (553) 533-9622, www.oroville ymca.org.

Volunteer BIDWELL PARK VOLUNTEERS: Help the park by volunteering for trash pick-up, invasive plant removal, trail maintenance, site restoration, water quality testing and more. Ongoing; check Friends of Bidwell Park web site for dates and locations. Ongoing. Call for location, www.friendsofbidwellpark.org.

CHICO PERFORMANCES VOLUNTEERS: Chico Performances needs volunteers to deliver posters to set places and routes. Ongoing. Contact for info, (530) 898-6785.

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vide a shared soundtrack for that time of year when we let our hair down, take our shirts by off and get out and reconnect with our Jason world and the people in it. Cassidy Last week, in celebration of the jasonc@ first day of summer, NPR’s The Mix newsreview.com posted The Songs of Summer playlist online featuring the top track(s) for each summer from 1962 (“The Loco-Motion,” by Little Eva) to 2012 (“Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen). And in a testament to the power of music to mark a specific moment in time, each tune that I lived through took me back to summer. As the NPR intro puts it, the songs of summer are “fun to sing. The hooks are catchy. They speak to something larger than our tastes, fulfilling a collective need for music that’s as danceable as it is escapist as it is a shared experience.” Every year I like to make a brandnew summer mix to help inspire me to make the most of my summer. For me, all styles are fair game. The more variety the better the party, backyard barbecue, road trip or afternoon spent beside a body of water. If I can dance like a spaz, sing my guts out, throw my fist in the air, or just nod in agreement to those gathered outside under the stars on a hot night, then it is on the list. As my personal tradition dictates, the only hard-and-fast rule I have for inclusion on a new playlist is that the song has yet to have a summer’s chance to shine. It doesn’t have to have been targeted specifically for this year’s sunny days—it can be anything released since the close of the previous summer. Of course the big, fun jams that make their way into our collective summer A SUMMERTIME MIX: consciousness “Power Lines” - Telekinesis don’t ever veer “Diane Young” - Vampire Weekend from the current “Lovers” - Surrogate styles on the “Cayucos” - Cayucas pop charts, so “Silver Lining” - Guards “Don’t Ever Get Old” - The Blank Tapes simply keeping “Wanna Feel It” - The Olms an ear to the “#Beautiful” - Mariah Carey and Miguel bestsellers will “Blurred Lines” - Robin Thicke yield only a “Get Lucky” - Daft Punk fraction of sum“Q.U.E.E.N. ” - Janelle Monáe “Suit & Tie” - Justin Timberlake mer’s musical “Shout it Out” - Mikal Cronin bounty. But “Holy Ghost” - DRGN KING (unh!), is it ever “Xanman” - Pond some sweet “The John Wayne” - Little Green Cars bounty. Look“Black Skinhead” - Kanye West “Royals” - Lorde ing back at “Ohm” - Yo La Tengo some of the sigVisit Arts DEVO on Facebook nature tracks, to sample the 2013 summer jams. even those

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which, during their time, might have worn out their welcome before season’s end—TLC’s “Waterfalls,” Smash Mouth’s “All Star,” Nelly’s “Hot in Herre”— stirs up some of those old summer feelings. There are three tracks that likely will be dancing for the 2013 crown: the sexy slow-burn “#Beautiful,” by Mariah Carey and Miguel; Daft Punk’s repetitious, world-dominating EDM/disco collaboration with Pharrell and Nile Rodgers, “Get Lucky”; and, my personal pick, “Blurred Lines” the sparse and playful taste of sexy fun by Robin Thicke (also with Pharrell, plus the annoying and creepy T.I.).

If Justin Timberlake’s smooth-and-funky The 20/20 Experience came out closer to summer, we’d be talking about the cool, understated “Suit & Tie” (or maybe “Pusher Love Girl,” despite its cringe-inducing attempt at metaphor). The dance-floor dark horses are the super-hot “Q.U.E.E.N.,” the first single from the stylish Janelle Monáe’s soon-to-be-released sophomore album, The Electric Lady, and Kanye West’s gloriously crazy-making, dark arena-rocker, “Black Skinhead.” But, if you come down a tier or two from the bigdogs’ dance party, you’ll find there’s a great variety of summer sounds waiting to be discovered: some spirited pop (“Lovers,” by locals Surrogate; “Diane Young,” Vampire Weekend); summer-flavored raveups (“Silver Lining,” or any other reverb-soaked splash on Guards’ In Guards We Trust; “Cayucos,” or any other beach-friendly surf track on Cayucas’ Bigfoot); shout-out rockers (the enormous riff-heavy “Xanman” by Australia’s Pond; the stomping “Holy Ghost” by Philly’s DRGN KING), plus a couple of late-night chillers (“Royals,” by Lorde, a 16-year-old prodigy from New Zealand; Yo La Tengo’s latest looping jam, “Ohm”). My early favorite (along with Thicke’s irresistible naughtiness) is by the brand-new-to-me Seattle band Telekinesis—a sneaky slice of power pop called “Power Lines” that draws you in with an infectious acoustic hook and waits a full minute before a burst of distorted riffage launches you into another memorable summer. Ω

Hold Me … But Not So Tight Gaytheist Good to Die Records Gaytheist is exactly what it sounds like. The Portland trio is part of a growing contingent of heavies—which includes bands Torche and Kylesa—hell-bent on bringing a little fun back to the furrowed-brow set. Led by vocalist-guitarist Jason Rivera (who, as it happens, is gay, and an atheist), Gaytheist isn’t exactly metal, but the band is heavy as it manhandles Pacific Northwest sludge and early ’80s hardcore. Hold Me … But Not So Tight—the fourth full-length—hurls one rawk fireball at you after another over a mere 30 minutes. Even more barbed than the riffs are Rivera’s absurdist lyrics, which are usually funny only because they’re true. The nebulously titled “MANhattan” takes aim at the digital age: “If you dared to say how’s your day, they will cut you down like a stray/ in the streets for interrupting their Tweets.” There’s plenty more of that on songs like “Poocano” and “Elderly Assassin.” The band’s satire-andriffage formula is more sardonic than silly. But even when things start getting a little serious, just remember: The name of the band is Gaytheist.

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Marvel Heroes Gazillion Entertainment PC The Marvel Universe is overflowing with flawed heroes and sympathetic villains, so it’s fitting that Marvel’s MMORPG is neither an unblemished success nor a catastrophic failure. Created by David Brevik (Diablo and Diablo II), the free-to-play title bears quite a few gameplay similarities to the Diablo series, but it lacks the difficulty. This is especially apparent in boss battles that are more about how long it takes to kill a supervillain than the fight’s difficulty. More often than not, you’ll simply run past dozens of enemies rather than take the time to engage them, because you’re going to do a lot of blind running looking for quest objectives. The map—the game’s biggest offender—and quest log offer little to no help. Still, it’s great fun to take control of your favorite hero—which, if you hope to play for free, better be Storm, Thing, Daredevil, Hawkeye or Scarlet Witch—and bash through supervillains and endless waves of A.I.M., The Hand and HYDRA goons throughout Hell’s Kitchen, the Savage Land and Fisk Tower. The Marvel Universe carries the game through its flaws and delivers a solid free-to-play title that could fill a summer vacation quite nicely.

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—Matthew Craggs

The Gift Susanne Abbuehl ECM Records There are people who might find an album like this to be pretentious. It is remarkably spare, with a naked feel to the interplay of voice, flugelhorn, piano and drums. It is unabashedly literary, with lyrics by Emily Dickinson, Emily Brontë, Wallace Stevens, Sara Teasdale, and Susanne Abbuehl herself, all set to brooding musical accompaniment. If I were still teaching, and I tried to use this album as a vehicle for getting my students to open themselves to poetry, I know I’d be disappointed by their reaction. Most of them would likely hate it, unless I did a whole lot of prepping and pumping to talk them into liking it. But I did like it. Abbuehl has a very expressive voice, and Matthieu Michel’s flugelhorn sometimes sounds like an extension of her singing. The music, all written by Abbuehl, serves the poets well, never getting in the way of the power of the poems, and often enlarging the moods the poets evoke in readers. I don’t smoke pot these days, but if I did, I’d listen to this album when high.

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Preparations for independence Henri has a special dish or two for your Fourth of July potluck

M Bourride, who never did obtain United States citizenship, on père, Etienne

had decidedly mixed emotions about the Fourth of July. On the by one hand, he Henri loved celebratBourride ing the birth of his temporary homeland, especially watching the fireworks out over the lake as night fell. But he was a pacifist by nature and, this being the late 1960s and early ’70s, was rigidly opposed to the country’s involvement in the Vietnam War, a position with which very few of our neighbors—and even his colleagues at the little college where he taught film—were aligned. Additionally, as a gourmet and celebrant of all things epicurean, he fully embraced the idea of the potluck Americain but was always dismayed not only with the neighbors’ contributions but also at how poorly his own offerings—of which he was very proud—were received. It was not unusual for us to bring home his clafouti, coquilles St. Jacques, or fig tarts unsampled, while the plates of macaroni and potato salads dressed with mayonnaise, and Jello molds with banana slices and mandarin-orange segments were always scraped clean. He persevered, though, year after year holding out hope that one of his dishes might win over some of our change-is-good-just-notaround-here neighbors. And I’ve tried to honor him in

that, treating a potluck as an opportunity both to learn about new dishes and share my own, in hopes that others will enjoy them, try preparing them themselves and then pass them on. In his name, then, I offer a couple of recipes you might want to consider should you find yourself invited to a Fourth of July potluck of your own this year—or to any summer gathering. Glazed strawberry pie

Though the following recipe (modified slightly from Irma Rombauer’s classic, Joy of Cooking) is for a strawberry pie—one of Henri’s favorites and perfect with yummy, local, fresh strawberries—you can also use blackberries, blueberries, raspberries or peaches, or combine the fruits into one pie. Ingredients: 1 pie shell, pre-cooked (you can make your own, but the store-bought ones work fine) 1 quart strawberries 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 tbsp. corn starch 1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup water 1 quart quality vanilla ice cream (ideally, Shubert’s)

In a mixer, blend one cup of strawberries. Combine the sugar, corn starch, salt and water, and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 10 to 15 minutes. Add the blended strawberries. Pour the whole, unblended berries into the

pie shell and distribute evenly. Pour the berry mixture over the whole berries, coating them thoroughly but not displacing them. Chill for at least four hours. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Shrimp-and-greens salad with herbs

This light summer salad is remarkably easy to prepare and takes less than 20 minutes. You might also consider adding julienned carrots, marinated artichoke hearts and/or sliced beets. Ingredients: 1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 tbsp. butter 3 tbsp. blood-orange olive oil (or other quality oil) 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice 4-5 cups fresh mixed greens 1/2 cup summer squash, shaved 1/2 cup fresh pineapple, diced 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped 2 tbsp. fresh oregano, chopped 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shaved salt and pepper

Whisk oil, lemon juice, dash of salt, and freshly ground pepper in small bowl. In large bowl, combine greens and herbs. Melt the butter in a large skillet on medium-high, and add the shrimp. Cook, stirring and turning frequently, for about two minutes, or until meat is pink, then spoon over the greens. Add the squash slices and pineapple, then dress with oil and lemon juice. Add more freshly ground pepper to taste. Ω

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

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Brooks’ clever zombie novel World War Z to be found here, other than some echoes in the dialogue, and the name. It could have just by been labeled Brad Pitt vs. The Craig Zombies. But even as its own entity, Blamer World War Z isn’t as epic as the title promises. There are a few flashes of promise, but not $200 million worth of promise.

even the disease itself. It’s a neat approach, although pretty much just a cranked-up version of 28 Days Later that aims for adrenaline over the dread. There’s not much in the way of suspense, because that would slow down the action. But as he already established with Quantum of Solace, Forster doesn’t have a very good eye for action, either. So the running time is mostly that, with Pitt and other folks just running about, dodging zombies, sometimes screaming or shooting. In between, they just talk and reiterate what they were talking over earlier so that no one in Beijing gets confused by the

An odd-couple buddy-cop comedy with Sandra Bullock as an uptight FBI agent forced to partner up with a rough-around-the-edges Boston detective (Melissa McCarthy) in order to bring down a Russian drug lord. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

White House Down

Wait, this sounds familiar: A badass, trapped in the White House after it’s attacked by terrorists, tries to rescue the president as things blow up all around them. Didn’t we just watch this in March when it was called Olympus Has Fallen? Even if we did, the story is back again, except this time its Channing Tatum as a DC cop and Jamie Foxx as the prez, and both have their badass-pants on. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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Now You See Me

The title is a tease, and a not very clever one at that. It seems apt enough at first, what with a story involving magicians, high-stakes sleight-of-hand, bank robbery as Vegas-style entertainment, and assorted now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t shenanigans. Publicity for Now You See Me makes much of the bank-robbing-magicians angle, but that’s really only the most conspicuous hook in a gratuitously convoluted (and ultimately fatuous) plot. The story does have a quartet of mostly young magicians pulling off a series of spectacular escapades, and those tricks and capers provide the occasion for some big but not particularly impressive scenes. But much of the rest of the film is a rather whimsical war of attrition among increasingly absurd plot points involving a half-dozen other characters. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

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Frances Ha

Such an ugly world for such a pretty guy.

shoot-out, but the movie’s real interest resides in the oddly tender tragicomedy that emerges from the characters’ heedless low-rent dreaming. Pageant Theatre. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

The new film by Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Greenberg) features co-writer Greta Gerwig in the title role. Frances is 27, five or six years out of college, doggedly pursuing a not very promising career as a dancer, still very much at loose ends. The story takes her through a year’s worth of changing addresses, mostly in New York City, but also in Paris, upstate New York, and (briefly) Sacramento. Full of awkward charm and reckless energy, the ostensibly “undatable” Frances has hot-and-cold attachments to a revolving cast of roommates, including soon-to-be-married best friend Sophie (Mickey Sumner) and low-key male pals played by Adam Driver and Michael Zegen. Baumbach films it all in black and white, works in music from the films of François Truffaut, and creates a beguilingly contemplative context for this 86-minute celebration of quirky charms and offbeat energy. Pageant Theatre. Rated R —J.C.S.

In J.J. Abrams’ follow-up to his 2009 reboot of the franchise, Chris Pine is back as a young Captain Kirk, and this mission into space has Kirk taking the Starship Enterprise crew to Kronos, the dangerous planet of the Klingons, on a mission of vengeance. There is some good chemistry—especially in the lighter moments—between Captain Kirk and first officer Spock (Zachary Quinto), but when the interactions get overly dramatic (a few over-the-top close-up shots beg for a Saturday Night Live spoof) things come to a halt. To be fair, the film must be caught up in its own spectacle, because everything is expected to be such a scene in a space epic. This works impressively well most of the time for the action-adventure scenes, but no so much for the interpersonal ones. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13 —R.B.

Man of Steel

What we get instead is a barely capable thriller in zombie drag, with shaky-cam and muddy editing to keep you confused when the shit hits the fan, ’cause that’s the way it’d look in real life, man. But not too much blood since it’s PG-13. The film is pretty much just a tweener action flick with zombie sprinkles. The Bradster plays a retired UN spook (and all-around pancake-flippin’ family guy) who reluctantly re-ups to do something about all these damned zombies. He does so in a handful of noisy set-pieces loosely linked together to serve as story, but those pieces are just variations of “Shit! Someone just made a noise and here come the zombies! Run!” And here the infected come a-runnin’, as director Marc Forster emphasizes the swarming aspect of insects or

already very basic story. This is the new brand of multiplex filler: Any complexity is homogenized down into a simple noisy package calculated for mass international consumption. As such, WWZ isn’t boring—it’s just not compelling. Things keep moving, but it never lands anywhere. If the best zombie films are about the subtext, the closest WWZ gets is as a metaphor for the current Hollywood paradigm: The industry has been radioed and the suits are eating anything that gets in the way on their mad dash to the final cash-out. Babylon is burning. WWZ was an openly troubled production, and here Pitt wears the resigned air of wanting to finish already and get to the wrap party. Maybe the breaking point came after reading one of his co-producers explain WWZ to Vanity Fair: “It’s a zombie movie,” said Ian Bryce. “They go around and bite people.” Brooks’ novel is a lot more than that. The movie, well, that’s pretty much it. But if that’s all you want out of your movie time, then, hey man, you just might like this. Ω

Henry Cavill is the latest in a long line of actors to don the famous blue-and-red costume in this reboot of the Superman movie franchise. The film focuses on the origin of the eponymous character, from a young Clark Kent’s discovery of his alien heritage and superhuman powers to donning the familiar “S” crest to save Earth from other, less friendly Kryptonian refugees. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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Monsters University

A prequel to the Pixar animated feature Monsters, Inc., featuring Mike and Sulley (voiced by Billy Crystal and John Goodman) during their monster-training days at Monsters U., where they first met and weren’t exactly best friends. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated G.

Mud

With river rats young and old haunted by misadventures and illusory romance on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River, the latest film from Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter) feels a little like a modern-day Huckleberry Finn. A kid named Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and his pal Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) go prowling for a boat wedged in the treetops of a wilderness island and cross paths there with a scraggly fugitive named Mud (Matthew McConaughey). Mud’s obsession with erratic dream-girl Juniper (Reese Witherspoon) brings tattered romance and other troubles into the action. Mud, a battle-scarred neighbor (Sam Shepard), and Ellis’ uncle (Michael Shannon) are all variously compromised alternatives to the kid’s parents who are in the process of breaking up. A vengeful patriarch (Joe Don Baker) from nearby eventually forces a climactic

This is the End

A scruffy cast of Hollywood comedians—Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Jay Baruchel—is holed up at James Franco’s house as the apocalypse devours the world outside. Everyone’s playing versions of their real-life selves, and while the sum of their parts doesn’t equal their best previous individual or collaborative efforts (Pineapple Express, Superbad, Knocked Up, The Office, Eastbound & Down), it’s fun just having all the likeable comedians in one place together. They are each naturally funny (especially McBride in full-on selfish-pig mode) and riff so well off one another that this twisted comedic version of bunker-horror provides plenty of ridiculousness to laugh at and plenty of gross-out shocks to keep things moving briskly all the way up to the heavenly climax. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated R —J.C.

World War Z

See review this issue. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13 —C.B.

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THURSDAY 6/27—WEDNESDAY 7|3 appears with a full band. F, 7-8:30pm. Free. Downtown Chico Plaza, 400 Broadway St., (530) 345-6500, www.downtownchico.net.

RIN TIN TIGER Saturday, June 29 1078 Gallery SEE SATURDAY

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THURSDAY NIGHT CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Oroville’s weekly concert series con-

tinues with Cottonwood. Th, 6/27, 6:30-8pm. Free. Riverbend Park, 1

Salmon Run Rd. in Oroville, (530) 5332011.

27THURSDAY ABERRANCE: Groovin’ thrash metal. Doomtroopers, Epitaph of Atlas and The Reality Show open. Th, 6/27, 8pm. $5. Monstros Pizza & Subs, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., (530) 345-7672.

ASTRONAUT: A death metal outfit out of Paradise. Experimental metal group Rolling Through the Universe (out of Portland) and rock duo Red Sky open. Th, 6/27, 8pm. $5. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 566-9476; www.cafecoda.com.

BLUES TO YOU: An acoustic blues show-

case with host Steven Truskol. Th, 6/27, 7-10pm. Free. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St., (530) 514-8888, www.liveatflo.wee bly.com.

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

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

JOHN SEID TRIO: John Seid, Steve Cook and Larry Peterson play an eclectic mix of The Beatles, blues and standards. Th, 5:30-8:30pm. Free. Grana, 198 E. Second St.; 809-2304.

PARADISE PARTY IN THE PARK: Paradise’s weekly marketplace and concert series continues with music from The Harmonics. Th, 6/27, 5:30pm. Free. Paradise Community Park, Black Olive Dr. in Paradise, (530) 872-6291, www.paradisechamber.com.

ROCK FIGHT: ZROCK’s rock showcase pits metal heavyweights Sorin against skapunks Frankie Doppler’s Nuclear Sunrise. Th, 6/27, 7pm. Dex, 167 E. Third St. Next to the Crazy Horse Saloon, (530) 327-8706.

28FRIDAY BASSMINT: A weekly electronic dance party with a rotating cast of local and regional DJs. F, 9:30pm. Peeking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St. 4, (530) 895-3888.

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.

JOHN SEID TRIO: John Seid, Steve Cook and Larry Peterson play an eclectic mix of The Beatles, blues and standards. F, 6/28, 6-9pm. Free. Chicoichi Ramen, 243 W. Ninth St., (530) 891-9044.

LUCKYIAM: A founding member of the forward-thinking, fast-flowing indie hip-hop group the Living Legends. Locals B-Lee and Cootdog open. F, 6/28, 9pm. $4. Lost on Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

MAXX CABELLO JR: A soulful guitarist and vocalist in the lounge. F, 6/28, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino, 4020 Olive Hwy in Oroville, (530) 534-9892, www.goldcountrycasino.com.

Scott Huckaby, Brass Hysteria! and more. Go online for a complete festival schedule and ticket info. 6/28-6/30. $65-$75. Lake Concow Campground, 12967 Concow Rd. in Oroville, (530) 5338320, www.wildmountainfaire.com.

ROCKIN THE MIC: A monthly open mic open to performers young and old.

Fourth F of every month, 6-8pm. Free. Chico School of Rock, 932 E. Eighth Ave. A, (530) 894-2526, www.chicoschoolof rock.com.

STRAIT COUNTRY: A fresh take on tradi-

tional country music in the brewery. F, 6/28, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino, 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com.

WILD MOUNTAIN FAIRE: A three-day music festival with camping, craft booths and kids activities including music from Jellybread, Dylan’s Dharma, Soul Union, The Resonators,

29SATURDAY BLOOD PARTY: A progressive, all-instrumental drum-and-bass duo with an experimental flair. Insane Nightmare opens. Sa, 6/29, 8pm. Dex, 167 E. Third St. Next to the Crazy Horse Saloon, (530) 327-8706.

MAXX CABELLO JR.: A soulful guitarist

and vocalist in the lounge. Sa, 6/29, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino, 4020 Olive Hwy in Oroville; (530) 5349892, www.goldcountrycasino.com.

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FLO SESSIONS: Flo’s weekly local music

showcase continues. F, 8pm. Free. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St., (530) 514-8888, www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

For many years, Jake Bellows fronted renowned Omaha, Neb., indie rock outfit Neva Dinova. The band deftly melded elements of psychedelia, shoe gaze and Americana into a handful of classic albums, including 2004’s One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels, a collaborative effort with Bright Eyes. Now on his own, Bellows will visit Café Coda on Wednesday, July 3, with some excellent local support from Zach Zeller and the Crooked Timbers (the erstwhile Chicoan now lives in Redding), and Rick Barnett.

FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning jazz appointment with experimental local troupe BOGG. This week, the group pays tribute to folk artist Sufjan Stevens. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 566-9476, www.cafecoda.com.

FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT SERIES: The summer’s weekly concert series continues as soulful acoustic singer-songwriter Kyle Williams

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30SUNDAY WILD MOUNTAIN FAIRE: See Friday. Lake Concow Campground, 12967 Concow Rd. in Oroville, (530) 533-8320, www.wildmountainfaire.com.

LARRY CARLTON QUARTET Tuesday, July 2 Sierra Nevada Big Room SEE SATURDAY

MUSIC SHOWCASE: An open mic hosted

by local musicians Rich and Kendall. Sa. Free. Scotty’s Landing, 12609 River Rd., (530) 710-2020.

REWIND: Live classic rock in the lounge.

Sa, 6/29, 9pm. Free. Rolling Hills Casino, 2655 Barham Ave. in Corning; (530) 528-3500, www.rollinghillscasino.com.

RIN TIN TIGER: A country-tinged, indiefolk-rock trio from San Francisco. The Chrome open. Sa, 6/29, 8pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

SWAMP DADDY: Red-hot New Orleansstyle R&B. Local favorite blues and soul outfit The Amy Celeste Band

opens. Sa, 6/29, 8pm. $5. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 566-9476, www.cafecoda.com.

THREE FINGERS WHISKEY: Boot-stompin’ honky-tonk and Americana. Sa, 6/29, 8pm. $5. Lost on Main, 319 Main St.,

1ST MONDAY JAZZ SERIES ANNIVERSARY SHOW: The jazz series highlighting the contributions of a different jazz innovator each month celebrates two years at Coda by paying tribute to the music of iconic jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. First M of every month, 78:30pm. $10. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 566-9476, www.cafecoda.com.

JAZZ HAPPY HOUR: With the Carey

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

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WILDFLOWER MUSIC FESTIVAL: Sa, 6/29,

11am-10pm. $30. Manzanita Place, 1705

Manzanita Ave., (760) 716-3446, www.wildflowermusicfest.com.

WILD MOUNTAIN FAIRE: See Friday. Lake Concow Campground, 12967 Concow Rd. in Oroville, (530) 533-8320, www.wildmountainfaire.com.

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AARON JAQUA: An open singer-song-

writer night. Tu, 7-9pm. Free. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St., (530) 514-8888, www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

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7/2, 7:30pm. $30. Sierra Nevada Big

Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 3452739, www.sierranevada.com.

SHIGEMI & FRIENDS: Live jazz with keyboardist Shigemi Minetaka and stand-up bassist Christine LaPadoBreglia. Tu, 7-9pm. Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade; (530) 343-2056, www.farmstarpizza.com.

3WEDNESDAY JAKE BELLOWS: Zach Zeller and Rick

Barnett open. W, 7/3, 8pm. $5. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 5669476, www.cafecoda.com.

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SO PROUDLY WE HAIL: Annual patriotic performances from the Oroville Community Concert Band and Chorus. Dessert included. W, 7/3, 7:30pm; Th, 7/4, 1:30pm. $10. Oroville State Theatre,

1489 Myers St. in Oroville, (530) 5892869.

WAY OUT WEST: A weekly country music

showcase with The Blue Merles. W, 79:30pm. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St., (530) 514-8888, www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

WILDFLOWER MUSIC FEST

A benefit for the Wildflower Open Classroom—an innovative, tuition-free charter school serving kindergarten through Eighth-grade students—the day-long Wildflower Music Festival features performances from Junior Toots, Rocker T and the Fyah Squad Band, Black Fong, Matthew Clough, John Seid, GravyBrain and more at Manzanita Place on Saturday, June 29. There will also be vendors, food, children’s activities and a beer garden—something for all ages.

Robinson Trio. W, 5-7pm. Free. Cafe Flo, 365 E. Sixth St.; (530) 514-8888; www.liveatflo.weebly.com.

MIDNIGHT BLUES SOCIETY: An open blues jam—bring your own axe. First W of every month, 7pm. Free. Nash’s Restaurant, 1717 Esplanade, (530) 8961147, www.nashsrestaurantchico.com.

OPEN MIC: An all-ages open mic for musicians, poets, comedians, storytellers and dancers. W, 7pm. Free. 100th Monkey Books & Cafe, 642 West Fifth St.

PYROKLAST: Decidedly angry-sounding hardcore punk. Badger and Panther open. W, 7/3, 8pm. $5. Monstros Pizza &

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CN&R office the other day, Arts DEVO noticed a rusty plaque on one of the tower’s beams with the date “1913,” and said to himself (and anyone else who would listen to him that day), “Hey, the water towers are 100 years old!” It turns out, only one of them is 100; the smaller of the two is actually 108. Here’s the lowdown as recorded in the Chico Heritage Association’s Historic Resources Inventory available on the city of Chico website (go to www.chico.ca.us. and follow the “planning” link and then click on “planning and public review documents”). In 1886, The Chico Water Company announced the drilling of a well on property purchased from Henry Klingst at the corner of 3rd and Orient Streets. Within two years, a second well was needed due to the increasing population. In 1905, the In the shadow of history. eastern water tower, which holds 125,000 gallons, was put up and in 1913, the larger western tower, which has a 152,000-gallon capacity, was built. Both have plaques which give the dates and “Chicago Bridge & Iron Works. Chicago, Ill. Builders.” The eastern beams have inscribed on them, “Carnegie” and the western, “Jones & Laughlin.” A stem plant adjacent to the 80-ft. towers to the north provided power until it was discontinued in the 1930s and dismantled in 1957. A home for the round-the-clock plant operators had been provided across the street at 229 Orient. California Water Service Co. acquired the Chico Water Co. and these towers in 1926. There are two other newer water towers (c. 1940s) in town, but these two, which are still used for supplemental water, are part of central Chico history.

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• The maestro is leaving: Kyle Wiley Pickett, the North State Symphony’s music director and conductor for the past 12 years, will be leaving his post after the 2013-14 season. Pickett had recently accepted the musicdirector and conductor positions for both the Topeka, Kan., and Springfield., Mo., symphonies, and has since decided to not split his time between the West Coast and the Midwest. Pickett and his family will soon be moving to Springfield, but the conductor will play out the upcoming season with his North State orchestra. • Bravo, Robin!: As has been reported here earlier this year, Chico tilemaster Robin Indar recently completed an awesome three-story-high tile mosaic of a gecko on a Sacramento apartment building. Well, a couple of weeks ago, developers officially unveiled the impressive piece of public art, and the occasion landed Indar on the cover of The Sacramento Bee. Outstanding! • Speaking of Indars: This one just fell through the cracks somehow. Former CN&R news editor/writer (and Robin’s husband) Josh Indar and the young writers from the 6th Street Center for Youth (aka the 6th Street Drop-in Center) just celebrated the release of their Writing for Donuts book at The Bookstore in Chico last week. The event was a big success, and the print version of the book of stories written by Butte County homeless youth (and organized by Indar) has already sold out. But you can still buy the e-book version (and help support 6th Street) at Amazon.com for only $5.

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$640,000 $530,000 $475,000 $472,000 $462,000 $428,000 $399,000 $360,000 $359,000 $333,000 $320,000 $320,000 $319,000

4/ 3 3/ 3 3/ 2 4/ 2.5 3/ 3 4/ 2.5 4/ 1.5 3/ 1.5 3/ 3 3/ 2 4/ 2 4/ 2 4/ 2.5

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$313,000 $296,000 $294,000 $275,000 $275,000 $268,500 $250,500 $245,000 $224,000 $218,500 $205,000 $184,000 $147,000

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Sat. 11-1, 2-4 550 W. Lassen Ave (X St: Cussick) 4 Bd / 3 Ba, 3109 sq. ft $599,900 Dustin Wenner 624-9125

Sat. 2-4 1461 Rim Rock Road (X St: Oakridge Drive) 5 Bd / 4.5 Ba, 4675 sq. ft, $535,000 Katherine Ossokine 591-3837

Sat. 11-1 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4 3908 Barbados Ct (X St: Spyglass) 4 Bd / 3 Ba, 2507 sq. ft. $529,000 Frank Speedy Condon 864-7726 Becky Williams 636-0936

Sat. 11-1, 2-4 1 Pistachio Dr (X St: Entler) 3 Bd / 2.5 Bed, 2635 sq. ft. $499,777 Heather DeLuca 228-1480

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1991 Potter Rd (X St: 20th St) 3 Bd, 2.5 Ba, 2260 sq. ft. $429,000 Brandon Siewert 828-4597

115 Mandalay Court (X St: Esplanade) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1860 sq. ft. $292,000 Saeed Khan 916-705-6977 SPatty Davis Rough 864-4329

27 Glenshire Lane (X St: Ceres) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1327 sq. ft. $233,000 Carolyn Fejes 966-4457

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3676 Durham Dayton Hwy (X St: Dayton Hwy) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 2558 sq. ft. $264,800 Sat. 11-1, Katherine Ossokine 591-3837

365 Saint Augustine (X St: Picholine) 3 Bd / 3 Ba, 2167 sq. ft. $389,000 Ronnie Owen 518-0911 Brandi Laffins 321-9562

2122 Floral Avenue (X St: East Ave) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1476 sq. ft. $229,000 Summer Hughes 227-5729 Ronnie Owen 518-0911

2637 Ceanothus Avenue (X St: Viceroy) 3 Bd / 2.25 Ba, 1419 sq. ft. $239,950 Sat. 2-4, Steve Kasprzyk 518-4850

Sat. 11-1 2640 Guynn Avenue (X St: Henshaw Ave) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 2021 sq. ft. $365,000 Brandi Laffins 321-9562

Sun. 11-1, 2-4 2650 Cactus Avenue (X St: East Ave) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1379 sq. ft. $185,000 Saeed Khan 916-705-6977

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Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1, 2-4 5 River Wood Loop (X St: Glenwood) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1915 sq.ft. $319,000 Ed Galvez 990-2054

1086 5th Avenue ( X St: Neal Dow Ave ) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1841 sq. ft. $249,900 Patty Davis Rough 864-4329 Frankie Dean 717-3884 Ronnie Owen 518-0911

Sun. 2-4 5555 Market St (X St: Washington St), Nord 2 Bd / 1 Ba, 812 sq. ft. $168,000 Frank Speedy Condon 864-7726

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1962 Belgium (X St: 20th St.) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1406 sq. ft. $249,000 Sandy Stoner 514-5555 Kathy Kelly 570-7403

401 Henshaw Ave (X St: Esplanade) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1482 sq. ft. $309,000 Anita Miller 321-1174

57 E. Shasta St (X St. East St), Orland 2 Bd / 2 Ba, 1009 sq. ft. $119,000 Frank Speedy Condon 864-7726

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The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of June 10, 2013 — June 14, 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 36 Wrangler Ct 996 Jenooke Ln 14878 Eagle Ridge Dr 754 Meyers Ave 6175 Firethorn Cir 6373 Seton Ct 13607 S Park Dr 14316 Carnegie Rd 14638 Colter Way 26 Regal Way 85 Deerwood Dr 7300 Crosacountre Rd 7231 Lower Wyandotte Rd 36 CN&R June 27, 2013

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Chico, CA 95926. CHARLES L MCKIM 2 Peacock Lane Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: CHARLES L MCKIM Dated: May 29, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000757 Published: June 6,13,20,27, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as THE COACH WORKS at 2844 A Northgate Dr Chico, CA 95973. SALVADOR VILLEGAS 13043 Orchard Blossom Lane Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: SALVADOR VILLEGAS Dated: May 2, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000634 Published: June 6,13,20,27, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PORT OF SUBS 178 at 2036 Forest Ave Chico, CA 95928. HARMINDER K BHOGAL 1788 Roth Street Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: HARMINDER BHOGAL Dated: May 10, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000678 Published: June 6,13,20,27, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as COURTYARD APARTMENTS, THE COURTYARD APARTMENTS at 2720 Oro Dam Blvd Oroville, CA 95966. KIRK BENGSTON 1037 Village Ln Chico, CA 95926. STEVE DEPA 1037 Village Lane Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Joint Venture. Signed: KIRK BENGSTON Dated: June 4, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000779 Published: June 13,20,27, July 3, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CLEANERS EXTRAORDINAIRE at 6 Sandra Circle Chico, CA 95926. JOAN MALUMPHY 6 Sandra Circle Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JOAN T. MALUMPHY Dated: May 28, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000745 Published: June 6,13,20,27, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as VICTORY PRECISION at 360 Southbury Lane Chico, CA 95973. BRYAN RIDGLEY 360 Southbury Lane Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: BRYAN RIDGELY Dated: May 24, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000739 Published: June 6,13,20,27, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as GREEN ENERGY CONSTRUCTION at 2954 HWY 32 Suite 1300 Chico, CA 95973 MICHAEL T GROSBERG

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO PARTY BOUNCERS at 6 Sterling Court Chico, CA 95928. JENI BORGMAN 6 Sterling Court Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JENNIFER BORGMAN Dated: June 11, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000801 Published: June 20,27, July 3,11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT - OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name CHICO PARTY BOUNCERS at 2018 Huntington Drive Chico, CA 95928. KRISTI R SMITH 2018 Huntington Drive Chico, CA 95928. This business was conducted by an Individual. Signed: KRISTI R SMITH Dated: June 11, 2013 FBN Number: 2010-0001557 Published: June 20,27, July 3,11,2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as INSPIRE ME CREATIONS at 561 E. Lindo Ave Suite 1 Chico, CA 95926. KYMBERLY COCO 561 E. Lindo Ave #7 Chico, CA 95926. TAMARA PATTERSON 8564 Silver Bridge RD Palo Cedro, CA 96073. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: KYMBERLY COCO Dated: May 30, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000762 Published: June 20,27, July 3,11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SHARPS LOCKSMITHING AND GARAGE DOORS INCORPORATED at 2200 Myers Street Oroville, CA 95966. SHARPS LOCKSMITHING AND GARAGE DOORS INCORPORATED 2200 Myers Street Oroville, CA 95966. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: Robert L. Sharp Dated: June 4, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000783 Published: June 20,27, July 3,11, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ISADORA’S FOLLY at 3 Casita Terrace Chico, CA 95926. ROSELLE DIANE PETERS 3 Casita Terrace Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: R. DIANA PETERS Dated: May 29, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000753 Published: June 20,27, July 3,11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as FOOD FROM THE HEART OF CHICO at 880 East Avenue Chico, CA 95926. OUR THING INC 279 Brookvine Circle Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: RONALD W. LANDINI Dated: June 13, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000814 Published: June 20,27, July 3,11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as AT YOUR SERVICE at 1230 Bonnie Lane Oroville, CA 95965. KENDELL OGEL 1230 Bonnie Lane Oroville, CA 95965. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: KENDELL OGEL Dated: June 14, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-000820 Published: June 20,27, July 3,11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BURNING OAKS ENTERPRISES at 4960 Starflower Lane Chico, CA 95973. DEBRA S NUZZO 4960 Starflower Lane Chico, CA 95973. JAMES L NUZZO 4960 Starflower Lane Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a Married Couple. Signed: DEBRA S NUZZO Dated: June 14, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-000819 Published: June 20,27, July 3,11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ROOM FOR BEAUTY at 170 E. 2nd Ave Suite #2 Chico, CA 95926. DORHANDA MARIE SOULLIERE 2505 Navarro Dr. Chico, CA 95973. WOODROW WAYNE SOULLIERE 2505 Navarro Dr. Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a Married Couple. Signed: DORHNADA SOULLIERE Dated: June 18, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000838 Published: June 27, July 3,11,18, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NEIGHBORHOOD CAT ADVOCATES, PAWPRINTS QUALITY THRIFT BOUTIQUE at 1346 Longfellow Chico, CA 95926. COMPANION ANIMAL WELFARE ALLIANCE

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1346 Longfellow Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: Ingrid Cordes Board Treasurer Dated: June 11, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000808 Published: June 27, July 3,11,18, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BEST ASIAN MASSAGE at 2991 Esplanade Suite 150 Chico, CA 95973 CHONGKUN GUAN 116 Shasta St Apt 4 Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: CHONGKUN GUAN Dated: June 19, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000839 Published: June 27, July 3,11,18, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as RANCHO VISTA APARTMENTS at 85 Rancho Vista Drive Chico, CA 95967. KATHLEEN L NICOL 20 Upper Lake Ct Chico, CA 95928. MICHAEL J WARREN 20 Upper Lake Ct Chico, CA 95928. PAMELA A WARREN 20 Upper Lake Chico, CA 95928. PENNY L WARREN 20 Upper Lake Ct Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a Trust. Signed: MICHAEL J. WARREN Dated: May 29, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000750 Published: June 27, July 3,11,18, 2013

NAKYLA KUMA STOLP NAKAO Proposed name: ALICIA NARYCE NAKYLA STOLP NAKYLA KUMA NAKAO STOLP THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: August 8, 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: May 29, 2013 Case Number: 159522 Published: June 6,13,20,27, 2013 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JULIE MICHELE SCHNEIDER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JULIE MICHELE SCHNEIDER Proposed name: JULIE MICHELE HOLLAND THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: August 2, 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: June 7, 2013 Case Number: 159672 Published: June 13,20,27, July 3, 2013

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: July 26, 2013 Time: 9:00am Dept:TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: Robert Glusman Dated: June 7, 2013 Case Number: 158989 Published: June 13,20,27, July 3, 2013 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LUCINDA VALDOVINOS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ROBERT MELENDREZ II Proposed name: ROBERT ANTHONY STILES THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: August 16, 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: June 10, 2013 Case Number: 159660 Published: June 20,27, July 3,11, 2013

ourself to ficates up to FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BODHI SANCTUARY HEALING CENTER at 1390 East 9th ST #150 Chico, CA 95928. CHRISTINE CARROLL 1345 West Sacramento Ave Chico, CA 95926. KRISTIANA LOPEZ 846 Coit Tower Way Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: CHRISTINE CARROLL Dated: June 10, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000793 Published: June 27, July 3,11,18, 2013

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ANASTACIA PUENTE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CONSUELO CROMWELLVILLEGAS Proposed name: CONSUELO OJEDA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: July 26, 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: May 30, 2013 Case Number: 159646 Published: June 27, July 3,11,18, 2013

BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Chico Courthouse 655 Oleander Avenue, Chico, CA 95926 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: ALFRED W DRISCOL III Attorney at Law 1339 The Esplanade Chico, CA 95926 Dated: July 17, 2012 Signed: Kimberly Flener Case Number: 157382 Published: June 13,20,27, July 3, 2013

OFF! FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as L.E.A.F. CONSTRUCTION at 857 Colusa HWy Gridley, CA 95948. ELIZABETH SANTILLAN 857 Colusa HWY Gridley, CA 95948. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ELIZABETH SANTILLAN Dated: May 24, 2013 FBN Number: 2013-0000740 Published: June 27, July 3,11,18, 2013

NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner CHRISTINE ALICIA STOLP NAKAO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CHRISTINE ALICIA STOLP NAKAO

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner DWAYNE WILLIAM NICHOLS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: DWAYNE WILLIAM NICHOLS Proposed name: WILLIAM DWAYNE SMYTHE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: ROBERT B MELLO, SHERRI L MELLO AKA SHERRI L MILLER YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:

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SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: DANYAIL M KIENZLE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

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There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Chico Courthouse 655 Oleander Avenue, Chico, CA 95926 The name, address and

telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: Joseph L Selby Chico, CA 95926 Dated: October 19, 2012 Signed: Kimberly Flener Case Number: 158087 Published: June 20,27, July 3,11, 2013 SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: RUBEN J DELAGARZA CHARLENE R DELAGARZA YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the

plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can

locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Chico Courthouse 655 Oleander Avenue, Chico, CA 95926 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: Alfred W Driscoll III Attorney At Law 1339 The Esplanade Chico, CA 95926. Signed: Kimberly Flener Case Number: 157597 Published: June 27, July 3,11,18, 2013

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “To

know when to stop is of the same importance as to know when to begin,” said the painter Paul Klee. Take that to heart, Aries! You are pretty adept at getting things launched, but you’ve got more to learn about the art of stopping. Sometimes you finish prematurely. Other times you sort of disappear without officially bringing things to a close. Now would be an excellent time to refine your skills.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it’s hard to determine whether or not they are genuine,” so said Joan of Arc back in 1429, right before she helped lead French troops in the battle of Patay. Just kidding! Joan of Arc never had the pleasure of surfing the Web, of course, since it didn’t exist until long after she died. But I was trying to make a point that will be useful for you to keep in mind, Taurus, which is: Be skeptical of both wild claims and mild claims. Stay alert for seemingly interesting leads that are really time-wasting half-truths. Be wary for unreliable gossip that would cause an unnecessary ruckus. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): French

impressionist painter Claude Monet loved to paint water lilies, and he did so over and over again for many years. Eventually, he created about 250 canvases that portrayed these floating flowers. Should we conclude that he repeated himself too much? Should we declare that he was boringly repetitive? Or might we wonder if he kept finding new delights in his comfortable subject? Would we have enough patience to notice that each of the 250 paintings shows the water lilies in a different kind of light, depending on the weather and the season and the time of day? I vote for the latter view, and suggest that you adopt a similar approach to the familiar things in your life during the coming weeks.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “In order

to swim one takes off all one’s clothes,” said 19th-century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. “In order to aspire to the truth one must undress in a far more inward sense, divest oneself of all one’s inward clothes, of thoughts, conceptions, selfishness, etc., before one is sufficiently naked.” Your assignment in the coming week, Cancerian, is to get au naturel like that. It’s time for you to make yourself available for as much of the raw, pure, wild truth as you can stand.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Gertrude Stein was

an innovative writer. Many illustrious artists were her friends. But she had an overly elevated conception of her own worth. “Think of the Bible think of Homer think of Shakespeare and think of me,” she said. On another occasion, she proclaimed, “Einstein was the creative philosophic mind of the century, and I have been the creative literary mind of the century.” Do you know anyone like Stein, Leo? Here’s the truth, in my opinion: To some degree, we are all like Stein. Every one of us has at least one inflated idea about ourselves¡ªa conceited self-conception that doesn’t match reality. It was my turn to confront my egotistical delusions a few weeks ago. Now would be an excellent time for you to deal with yours. Don’t be too hard on yourself, though. Just recognize the inflation, laugh about it and move on.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When I close

my eyes, I get a psychic vision of you as a kid playing outside on a warm summer day. You’re with friends, immersed in a game that commands your full attention. Suddenly, you hear a jingling tune wafting your way from a distance. It’s the ice-cream truck. You stop what you’re doing and run inside your home to beg your mom for some money. A few minutes later, you’re in a state of bliss, communing with your Fudgsicle or ice-cream cone or strawberry-lime fruit bar. I have a feeling that you will soon experience an adult version of this scene, Virgo. Metaphorically speaking, either the icecream man or the ice-cream woman will be coming to your neighborhood.

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by Rob Brezsny LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): During the

past 10 months, you have been unusually adventurous. The last time you summoned so much courage and expansiveness may have been 2001. I’m impressed! Please accept my respect and appreciation. You’ve had a sixth sense about knowing when it’s wise to push beyond your limitations and boundaries. You have also had a seventh sense about intuiting when to be crafty and cautious as you wander through the frontiers. Now here’s one of your assignments for the next 12 months: Distill all you’ve learned out there in the borderlands and decide how you will use your wisdom to build an unshakable power spot back here in the heart of the action.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the most influential scientists in history. He produced major breakthroughs in both chemistry and physics. Have you ever used devices that run on electricity? You can thank him for playing a major role in developing that wonderful convenience. And yet, unlike most scientists, he had only the most elementary grasp of mathematics. In fact, his formal education was negligible. I propose that we name him your role model of the week. He’s a striking example of the fact that you can arrive at your chosen goal by many different paths. Keep that in mind if you’re ever tempted to believe that there’s just one right way to fulfill your dreams. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

“The only thing that we learn from history,” said the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, “is that we never learn anything from history.” I’m urging you to refute that statement in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. I’m pleading with you to search your memory for every possible clue that might help you be brilliant in dealing with your immediate future. What have you done in the past that you shouldn’t do now? What haven’t you done in the past that you should do now?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, now would be a pretty good time to talk about things that are hard to talk about. I don’t necessarily mean that you’ll find it easy to do. But I suspect it would be relatively free of pain and karmic repercussions. There may even be a touch of pleasure once the catharsis kicks in. So, try it if you dare, Capricorn. Summon the courage to express truths that have previously been hard to pin down. Articulate feelings that have been murky or hidden. For best results, encourage those you trust to do the same. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Are you

familiar with Quidditch? It’s a rough sport played by wizards in the fictional world of Harry Potter. All seven books in the series mention it, so it’s an important element. Author J.K. Rowling says she dreamed up the sport after having a quarrel with her boyfriend. “In my deepest, darkest soul,” she reports, “I would quite like to see him hit by a bludger.” (In Quidditch, a bludger is a big black ball made of iron.) I bring this up, Aquarius, because I suspect that you, too, are in position to use anger in a creative and constructive way. Take advantage of your raw emotion to make a lasting improvement in your life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In his erotic

poem “Your Sex,” Joe Bolton exults: “My heart simplified ... I touch the bud / Of happiness—it’s in season. / And whatever grief I might have felt before / Simply dies inside me.” You might want to write that down on a slip of paper and carry it around with you this week, Pisces. According to my understanding of the astrological omens, the bud of happiness is now in season for you. You have good reason to shed the undertones of sadness and fear you carry around with you. I’ll tell you the last lines of Bolton’s poem, because they also apply: “Sometimes I think it’s best just to take pleasure / Wherever we want and can. / Look: the twilight is alive with wild honey.” (The full poem is at http://tinyurl.com/JoeBolton.)

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.

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For the week of June 27, 2013

Kate Adams is an artist and a photographer currently working toward her bachelor’s in fine arts at Chico State. For her thesis project she’s created something to help you daydream: the “Mobile Dream Unit” (built by her under the title Serenity Manufacturing), a box projector that casts still images (of beaches, mountains) on blank walls. So far, Adams has had some trouble getting the units to work effectively using the limited tools she has on hand, so she’s turned to Kickstarter—the online fundraising site—to raise some money to build another 10 units using more sophisticated parts. You can view (and support) Adams’ project at www.kick starter.com (search “mobile dream units”), and see it in person at her culminating show in November at Chico’s State’s B-SO Space (in Ayres 105). Further information is available at her website, www.kkadams.com, and on her blog, www.serenitymfg.com, where Adams will be chronicling her project’s journey.

What exactly is a Mobile Dream Unit? It’s a static projector, [one that displays] a still image. I’ve been prototyping them with a flashlight, a slide, and a magnifying glass. At this point, they’re not powerful enough to be producing a bright image that can be seen well in public spaces. That’s why I went to Kickstarter to get funding so I can purchase better parts.

Where did you get the idea? I had this epiphany one day. I try to meditate to make myself take a break from the day, to

center myself and focus on the rest of my day. I thought, “How can I make something that would help me find peace throughout my day?” I’ve found that I rely on consuming things to be happy, so I wanted it to seem like a product, to poke fun at that idea.

Is there a target audience? The average person who’s going to wonder what it is and how it interacts with them. I love having interactions with the public, bringing my art to other people and not having to have it in a high-end gallery setting. I want it to offer a brief glimpse of escape from reality, a relief from the day.

Have you tested it anywhere? On the Chico State campus. With the dream units, I’m going to be traveling to New York, San Francisco and L.A. I’m going to have a show [at Chico State] in November, and [the Mobile Dream Unit] is the thesis of that show.

FROM THE EDGE

by Anthony Peyton Porter anthonypeytonporter@comcast.net

Truth, capped Some of you have asked about my meeting with the guy with the Truth, so I’ll tell you. At first I wanted him and me to meet before the column about his email came out. If he was to be offended, I wanted him offended after we’d met, so the meeting wouldn’t start out antagonistic. We met early Thursday morning, and he hadn’t gotten the new paper, so that was all right. I’m glad it worked out that way now, because whenever he read the column he could be sure that my response had nothing to do with him, just with his email. This has to do with him. I’m reluctant to reveal his whole story because I don’t want to reinforce a stereotype. I’m not sure why, and I’m giving it some thought. Anyway, we met at the 100th Monkey, and after a few social noises, I asked him to tell me about capitalized Truth. He started by asking me how I thought life got started. “I don’t know.” “Is there an Absolute Truth in your mind?” “No.” “Really?” “There are working hypotheses. I think there may well be absolute truths or an absolute truth, and I have no reason to think that that truth could be ver-

balized. That would require an absolute language, and I haven’t imagined such a thing.” After a while, when I’d agreed that evolution was just a theory and cells were awesome, and admitted that I believed in other dimensions, we got to the part where he postulated the existence of an anthropomorphized creator referred to as “he” or, more likely, “He.” That’s when I veered off what was obviously a well-worn path. He asked questions designed to be answered “Yes” until he could slip in the man-like Creator and a few references in the Bible. By then I was convinced that he had said all that stuff many, many times. He’s had his examples and allusions down cold for years. He knows the patter backward and forward and had found a way to justify approaching me with his convictions. About all he had to say about my mourning was that grieving takes as long as it takes, and there’s no timetable. Fancy that. I asked him if he had ever lost a spouse. No. I could’ve started with that and been done with it. Here’s where I avoid both stereotyping and a lawsuit by revealing only that he’s a lifelong member of a well-known Christian sect and happened to have some things in his trunk for me to read later. That’s all I’m saying. June 27, 2013

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