c-2017-06-08

CHICO’S FREE NEWS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY VOLUME 40, ISSUE 41 THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2017 WWW.NEWSREVIEW.COM

Quirky Pals

Beyond cats and dogs in 4th annual PET ISSUE

5

TOTAL POSERS

27

HALF-YEAR INMOVIES

31

HEY, FOODIES!!!

Find the perfect mortgage

We are a premier lender offering a variety of programs to address your specific needs: • • • •

Fixed and adjustable rate loans • Low down-payment programs for Purchase or refinance first-time home buyers Programs to finance homes on acreage • Home equity loans and lines of credit (HELOC) Mortgage programs for self-employed borrowers

Visit a branch today to get started: 237 West East Avenue, Chico (530) 899-2347 2041 Forest Avenue, Chico (530) 891-3494 950 Highway 99W, Corning (530) 824-3966 14001 Lakeridge Circle, Magalia (530) 873-6854

2227 Myers Street, Oroville (530) 532-0800 672 Pearson Road, Paradise (530) 877-0857 500 Luther Road, Red Bluff (530) 528-3060

Learn more: www.RabobankAmerica.com/Mortgage All loans subject to credit approval.

2

CN&R

june 8, 2017

YOUR CHILD IS OUR PRIORITY EXPEDITED APPOINTMENTS WITH A MEDICAL PROVIDER Present this ad at the clinic or call to make an appointment and provide the Ampla VIP code below.

NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS

PEDIATRICS

NEW PATIENT VIP CODE

6817CNR

CHICO MEDIC AL CLINIC 680 Cohasset Road • (530) 342-4395 • w w w.amplahealth.org SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1964

CN&R

INSIDE

Vol. 40, Issue 41 • June 8, 2017 OPINION Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guest Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Second & Flume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Streetalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

NEWSLINES

4 4 4 5 5 7

8

Our MissiOn: help dOgs

C OCOMING M I N G SOON! SOON!

PETS

The835 Finest Gems & Minerals MAIN STREET CHICO in the Northern Valley!

Fines835 t gems andSt. minera ls in th e Main • Chico Northern Valley

watch for our annual fundraiser for chico animal shelter-walk, woof, wag - sept. 16!

Shop online now at:

Use cod e CHICOROCKS for 15% GeologyRocksAndMinerals.com a t checkout!

Use off code ChicoRocks for

Downstroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

HEALTHLINES

More than a Business

Owner Sarah Richardson is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and Dog Behavior Consultant.

• Group Classes • Private Lessons • Dog Boarding • Dog Daycare • Therapy Dog Prep • Puppy Socials and more!

15% off at checkout!

Geologyrocks andmin erals . com (916) 71 7 -8424 916-717-8424

12

Weekly Dose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

GREENWAYS

16

Eco Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS

17

15 Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

25

COVER STORY

18

ARTS & CULTURE

24

Music feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 This Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Fine arts listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Nightlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Reel World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Chow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 In The Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Arts DEVO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Brezsny’s Astrology . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CLASSIFIEDS

34

REAL ESTATE

37

Acupuncture

Chinese Herbs & Massage Pain Management, Weight Loss, Digestive Issues & Allergies

Making Chico Dogs & Owners HAPPY for 16 YEARS!

Jennifer Conlin L.Ac. Most insurance accepted Massage available

1209 Esplanade Ste 1 (corner of West 2nd Ave) 530.342.2895 • AmericanChi.net Tues & Wed 1pm-5pm • Fri 9am-2pm

(530) 345–1912 www.TheCanineConnection.com

Check out our happy dogs yourself on our website & Facebook

ON THE COVER: PHOTO BY EVAN TUCHINSKY; DESIGN BY TINA FLYNN

Editor Melissa Daugherty Managing Editor Meredith J. Cooper Arts Editor Jason Cassidy Contributing Editor Evan Tuchinsky Staff Writer Ken Smith Calendar Editor Howard Hardee Contributors Robin Bacior, Alastair Bland, Michelle Camy, Vic Cantu, Bob Grimm, Miles Jordan, Mark Lore, Conrad Nystrom, Ryan J. Prado, Juan-Carlos Selznick, Saunthy Singh, Robert Speer, Brian Taylor, Carey Wilson Intern Jordan Rodrigues Managing Art Director Tina Flynn Editorial Designer Sandy Peters Design Manager Lindsay Trop Production Coordinator Skyler Smith Designer Kyle Shine Marketing/Publications Designer Sarah Hansel Creative Director Serene Lusano Director of Sales and Advertising Jamie DeGarmo Advertising Services Coordinator Ruth Alderson Senior Advertising Consultants Brian Corbit, Laura Golino Advertising Consultant Faith de Leon Office Assistant Sara Wilcox Distribution Director Greg Erwin Distribution Manager Mark Schuttenberg Distribution Staff Ken Gates, Bob Meads, Pat Rogers, Mara Schultz, Larry Smith, Lisa Torres, Placido Torres, Jeff Traficante, Bill Unger, Lisa Van Der Maelen

353 E. Second Street, Chico, CA 95928 Phone (530) 894-2300 Fax (530) 892-1111 Website www.newsreview.com Got a News Tip? (530) 894-2300, ext 2224 or chiconewstips@newsreview.com Calendar Events cnrcalendar@newsreview.com Calendar Questions (530) 894-2300, ext. 2243 Want to Advertise? Fax (530) 892-1111 or cnradinfo@newsreview.com Classifieds (530) 894-2300, press 2 or classifieds@newsreview.com Job Opportunities jobs@newsreview.com Want to Subscribe to CN&R? chisubs@newsreview.com Editorial Policies: Opinions expressed in CN&R are those of the authors and not of Chico Community Publishing, Inc. Contact the editor for permissions to reprint articles, cartoons, or other portions of the paper.

CN&R is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or review materials.

Email letters to cnrletters@newsreview.com. All letters received become the property of the publisher. We reserve the right to print letters in condensed form and to edit them for libel.

Advertising Policies: All advertising is subject to the newspaper’s Standards of Acceptance. The advertiser and not the newspaper assumes the responsibility for the truthful content of their advertising message.

CN&R is printed at Bay Area News Group on recycled newsprint.

Circulation of CN&R is verified by the Circulation Verification Council.

CN&R is a member of Chico Chamber of Commerce, Oroville Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Chico Business Association, CNPA, AAN and AWN. Circulation 41,000 copies distributed free weekly.

Cnrsweetdeals.newsreview.Com

Our Mission: To publish great newspapers that are successful and enduring. To create a quality work environment that encourages employees to grow professionally while respecting personal welfare.

To have a positive impact on our communities and make them better places to live.

President/CEO Jeff von Kaenel Director of Nuts & Bolts Deborah Redmond Director of People & Culture David Stogner Nuts & Bolts Ninja Leslie Giovanini Executive Coordinator Carlyn Asuncion Director of Dollars & Sense Nicole Jackson Payroll/AP Wizard Miranda Dargitz Accounts Receivable Specialist Analie Foland Sweetdeals Coordinator Courtney DeShields Project Coordinator Natasha VonKaenel Developers John Bisignano, Jonathan Schultz System Support Specialist Kalin Jenkins N&R Publications Editor Michelle Carl N&R Publications Associate Editor Kate Gonzales N&R Publications Writer Anne Stokes

This guy saves you money.

ChiCo Velo thanks eVeryone in the Community who helped make ChiCo’s Bike month great, espeCially: sierra neVada

new urBan Builders

stott adVertising

raBoBank

ChiCo news & reView

green dot ChiCo nut hooker oak distillery Butte enVironmental CounCil

ChiCo peaCe & JustiCe Center City of ChiCo staff all 16 loCal sChools that partiCipated in Bike to sChool week, espeCially eaCh sChool Coordinator!

upper Crust Bakery

www.chicovelo.org · 530.343.8356 JUNE 8, 2017

CN&R

3

OPINION

Send guest comments, 340 words maximum, to gc@newsreview.com or to 353 e. Second St., Chico, CA 95928. Please include photo & short bio.

EDITORIAL

Overtaken in isolation Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States from the Paris

GUEST COMMENT

Pets and hot cars: a deadly combo Lshortwarmtime.day, can become life-threatening in a very

PETS

but that works only if the air is considerably cooler than the animal’s body temperature. Irreversible brain and organ damage can happen after only 15 minutes. Older animals, very young animals, According to a Stanford University study, short-nosed breeds, and animals that are obese or on a day when the outside have respiratory or cardiovascular problems are temperature is 72 degrees, the especially susceptible. inside of a car can In California, it is a misdereach 117 degrees Irreversible meanor to leave an animal in an within 60 minutes, brain and unattended motor vehicle under with the majority organ damage conditions that endanger their of the temperature health or well-being, and the rise occurring within can happen owner can face both fines and jail the first 15 to 30 after only time. minutes.

If you see an animal in a 15 minutes.

Leaving the by vehicle, make a note of the make Tracy Mohr windows cracked, and model of the vehicle, license plate number and even as much as 8 inches, has The author is city location of the vehicle. If the animal does not seem little effect on the heating process of Chico’s animal to be in distress, try to find the owner by going into services manager and does not decrease the maxiand founder of The surrounding businesses to have the owner paged. If mum temperature attained. Even Mustang Project. the animal appears to be in distress and is showing an air-conditioned car will reach signs of heat stress or heat stroke, it is an emergency outside temperatures within five and you should call Animal Control (897-4960) or minutes of the air-conditioning the Chico Police Department (897-4911). Give them being turned off. Then it will begin to heat up at a the vehicle information and, if possible, wait by the similar rate as a non-air-conditioned car. car to direct the officer. If you can, offer the animal Dogs and cats have sweat glands only on their water through an open window while waiting. □ nose and their feet, and rely on panting to cool off, eaving your pet in a vehicle, even on a moderately

4

CN&R

June 8, 2017

Agreement has drawn wide criticism from the diverse interests who recognize the perils of climate change. The CN&R’s opposition to the president on this, as on most all his actions, goes without saying. POTUS has put us on par with Nicaragua and Syria, the only two nations not signing the pact, and retrograde to China, Russia and North Korea, nations many Americans regard from the heights of moral superiority.

Our country invented the World Wide Web, and the president’s fortune is inextricably global, yet U.S. policy has devolved to cutting cords that connect us to the international community.

“America First”—one of Trump’s slogans, along with “Make America Great Again” and “Keep America Great!”—traces its roots to an isolationist party circa 1940. As World War II raged elsewhere, a faction here wanted the U.S. to remain in a bubble and leave Europe, Africa and Asia to decide their own fates. That sentiment lost sway Dec. 7, 1941, when bombs fell on Pearl Harbor.

The president may think it’s clever to say he represents Pittsburgh, not Paris; or, by extension, Toledo, not Tokyo. That’s not how the world works.

Citizens of earth live on one round ball, and what happens on one side has a way of rolling over to the rest.

Nowhere is that more true than with environmental issues. Greenhouse gases, nuclear emissions, waterborne toxins—none of these compounds recognize geopolitical boundaries. Lines on a map are not physical barriers.

Just like kamikaze bombers striking Hawaii, we couldn’t stop Fukushima radiation from hitting North American shores by force of will or denial.

We can close our eyes and ears to the world, but we can’t shut ourselves off from the world, now more than ever.

The United States of America shunned the Paris accord; Americans don’t have to. We still can act responsibly: individually, in places of business, as a city, as a county, as a state. Corporations and California already have begun bucking Trump.

When it comes to nature, everything is interconnected, and every bit we do can make a difference. POTUS surrendered our mantle of world leadership—only we can surrender our world. □

enough with the transient talk There are a number of takeaways from the recent local homeless census

that can lead to a better understanding of the issue. The question in our minds is whether the community is willing to listen and learn from them.

Doing so is especially important for those in positions of power—both elected officials and government agency department heads. Indeed, we’ve seen a disconnect time and time again, especially from members of the Chico City Council and high-ranking law enforcement officials.

Take, for instance, the rhetoric about Chico being a magnet for homeless individuals. We’ve lost count of the times we have heard that so-called “transients” come here from all corners of the country. Think of the “homeless map” Chico police have used repeatedly to illustrate that point.

There’s just one problem: It’s wrong.

According to the 2017 homeless census, 75 percent of the survey respondents have lived in Butte County for more than three years; more than half have called this region their home for over a decade; about 80 percent of those polled lived here when they became homeless (see “Adding it up,” Newslines, page 8). In other words, these people are our neighbors, not out-of-towners here to live as “strays” or “professional bums” or any of the other pejoratives we’ve heard in reference to those without homes.

We hope that community leaders muster the will and intellect to take on the real issues related to homelessness: affordable housing, finances, employment, mental health, transportation, etc. A first step is acknowledging that these people are part of the fabric of our community. □

LETTERS Send email to cnrletters@newsreview.com

SECOND & FLUME

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

copycats and weeds whacked Working at an alternative newsweekly is many things: rewarding, grueling, fun, depressing. For me, the descriptor varies depending on the issue or story I’m tinkering with prior to publication. This week, at least as far as the cover feature goes, we’re keeping things light. It’s our Pet Issue, the fourth iteration of that annual package of stories centered around life with pets.

The project is a respite from the serious stuff, if only for a week.

For me, that meant getting out into the field to meet a 150-pound miniature horse named Pumpkin (see page 22) and her kind owners, Laura and Graham Skinner. Pumpkin is a therapy animal—indeed, I can vouch for her skills. My visit with the tiny equine brightened my day on a really rough week, both professionally and personally.

But Pumpkin isn’t the only cute creature you’ll find in the popular Pet Issue (flip around the sections to see what I mean).

Speaking of popularity, I recently learned that some of the CN&R’s biggest fans are the folks over at the local lifestyle/real estate monthly—you know, that glossy advertising magazine in which journalistic things like grammar, punctuation and originality are superfluous. Turns out they liked our Pet Issue so much that they started putting out one of their own last year—like ours, they call theirs the Pet Issue.

And, if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, color the daily paper smitten with the CN&R. That publication is also biting our style, but in the form of a contest in which readers vote on things like best coffee place and burrito. Sounds familiar. Or, as E-R reader Brian put it on that paper’s Facebook page: “The Chico News & Review has had this well-handled for numerous years, no need to try and steal their annual Best Of!” Brian’s right, of course. Our Best of Chico contest is headed into its 33rd year (voting begins Aug. 10). It’s an institution and there’s no substitution. In fact, if there were a contest for best contest ...

I’d be miffed at the copycats if A) their efforts were anything other than ham-fisted, and B) I weren’t so flattered.

in other news: When I got back to the office after the Labor Day weekend, a little birdie directed my attention to, as one letter writer referred to it this week, the “Weed Patch” in front of US Bank. I’d written about it a few weeks back, and the person who phoned me said that City Councilman Andrew Coolidge was responsible for chopping down the jungle that had formed there.

I contacted Coolidge, who confirmed he spent about two hours over the holiday weekend weed-whacking the area. He’d heard from a handful of people about the eyesore at this prominent entrance to downtown and, in addition to informing them that the city has beautification plans in the works for those areas, decided to take care of the weeds himself.

“They looked terrible,” he said. “I figured it was a good community service project.”

Coolidge also gave me an update regarding the potential for art on Second Street in the dirt area adjacent to city-owned Parking Lot No. 1 (aka the farmers’ market lot). The latest plan, which eventually will wind up on a city Arts Commission agenda, is to build some sort of pedestal upon which to display artwork on a rotating basis. Sounds promising.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

On the cover story Re “A deadly mix” (Cover story, by Ken Smith, June 1): Chief Mike O’Brien: Making it a priority to get your officers to the 40-hour CIT training will help achieve your goal to “… keep this community safe.” Unless, of course, you don’t think mentally ill people are part of this community or deserve to be kept safe.

ATTENTION BOOMERS New to Medicare? Turning 65? Leaving an employer plan?

Looking for a competitive quote?

I can help with your medicare options.

With over 300 customers served, I can help you to: Save money on Healthcare expenses WE S MA HOP Reduce your prescription drug costs CARRJOR IERS Call today for your free consultation.

All agent fees & commissions paid by insurance companies.

Bruce A. Jenkins | CA License #0B86680 530.781.3592 | www.BruceJenkinsInsurance.com

Sterling Ogden Chico

Two views on Paris Has Trump just compromised the United States’ standing as the leader of the free world? For that matter, as the leader of the entire world. The United States is now only the third county in the world not to support the Paris Climate Agreement. The other two are Syria, mired in the ungodly carnage of war, and Nicaragua, which felt the agreement did not go far enough.

As I write this, it has been three hours since this unconscionable decision was rendered and already 61 mayors, representing 36 million people, have signed a letter pledging to enact and maintain the policies initiated by the agreement. Major corporations across the board, and across the country, including oil giants ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, support the United States remaining a major player in combating the climate changes that are threatening the environment and our own national security.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors, with a membership of 1,407 cities with populations of at least 30,000, have pledged to support the Paris Climate Agreement. Chico is a member. I urge all citizens to call the office of Mayor Sean Morgan and ask that he, too, voice his support for this most important step toward the welfare of our planet.

Roger S. Beadle Chico

Is the Trump exit from the Paris Climate Agreement a tragedy?

Probably not, for the same reason the Nicaraguans refused to sign Paris: It’s LETTERS c o n t i n u e d

SALE SEMI-ANNUAL

S HO P • S AV E • D IS COV E R

50

% SAVINGS

STOREWIDE*

F R I D AY & S AT U R D AY

JUNE 9 - 10

*Certain exceptions may apply. See your Discovery Shop’s store representative for details.

The Shop cancer.org/discovery

1.800.227.2345 | 343-6178

| 982 East Ave., Chico

o n pa g e 6 June 8, 2017

CN&R

5

LETTERS c o n t i n u e d f r o m pa g e 5 a wimpy, feel-good agreement with no teeth. The Nicaraguans weren’t alone; NASA’s father of climate science, James Hansen, called Paris a “fraud.”

Rather than mourn the exit from Paris, better to examine the startling disconnect between environmental sentiment and day-to-day lifestyle. How many affluent, “eco-conscious” liberals are putting their vacation cash toward service to the world’s poorest people? That is, as opposed to burning barrels of oil flying to Hawaii or Tuscany or Timbuktu?

How many Americans have phased out meat consumption, the most important environmental change possible? Answer: about 3 percent.

How many heat and cool smaller living spaces and radically curtail automobile use? How many affluent Americans, of any political persuasion, do anything other than recycle and throw a few solar panels on the roof?

I’m particularity fascinated by the current lifestyle of Paris Agreement champion Barack Obama, as he so casually jet-sets around the world. It appears, as individuals, this agreement frees us to continue trashing the planet.

Is Trump’s insanity more germane than our own?

Patrick Newman Chico

Editor’s note: For more on this topic, see Editorial, page 4.

Not my president Recently, in a restaurant at lunch, a woman at the next table overheard a conversation in which I was deriding the actions of the Trump administration. She leaned over and accused me of being “un-American!” She chided me,

“He’s your president and you should be supporting him.”

In all honesty, he’s not “my president” because my president would support the historical morals, values and integrity of my country. Trump does not represent any of the positive values of my United States but only a selfserving minority of millionaires and “wannabe” millionaires. He represents an “if it feels good, do it!” dogma.

My America does not support turning its back on the poor and elderly; my America believes in the future as much as the present; my America does not believe in trashing the environment for short-term economic gain, leaving the wastes to our children; my America values truth and transparency in government; and my America believes in standing up to despots and dictators who suppress their people, not cozying up to them.

And, for those of you who believe this is being “un-American,” you were obviously raised in a different America than was I. Dean Carrier Paradise

‘Dumpster fire’ bill The GOP House of Representatives passed a tax cut that they are calling health care. Health care in the U.S. is 17 percent of the economy.

House GOP members passed their version of health care without a Congressional Budget Office score.

They passed a bill that not many of them read. They passed a bill that will have dire consequences to 24 million Americans. They passed a bill that will reduce Medicaid by 23 percent.

They passed a bill that is a moral and intellectual dumpster

fire. They passed a bill that they had seven years to craft. [Yet] no hearings, no expert testimony, no public input, nothing but ramming it through. Donald Trump even said to the Australian premier, after passage of this bill, that “Australia has better health care then we do.”

Also, Trump is going against so many of the people who supported him in November. The poor and the elderly will be hammered by this bill, if it gets through the Senate. Thousands will die or go bankrupt. Hopefully the Senate will realize that Americans pay twice as much in health care as countries like Australia, Canada and Sweden, and give our citizens universal health care.

Jack Krause Chico

Heckuva ‘Weed Patch’ Re “Roundabout” (Second & Flume, by Melissa Daugherty, May 25): I appreciated your concern of the downtown weed patch that the city has ignored. [The previous] weekend was one of the biggest (CSUC graduation), drawing thousands of outside visitors. Wonder what they thought of the Weed Patch?

City leaders and management apparently didn’t see any need to spiff the city up to impress our visitors who just gave thousands of dollars to the local economy to house their children for four or five years.

If they followed the City Council meeting, they would have also seen a group of council members more concerned with keeping legally available pot out of town and no interest in filling potholes. Selling pot could finance

filling potholes (the city’s pathetic attempt to fix roads by dribbling tar and throwing sand on it kind of fits in with the Weed Patch look).

Maybe they will pity our run down city or maybe they will let their friends know that Chico has lost its glow. City leaders are more concerned with filling their election coffers than filling potholes.

[Also] don’t let park rangers become gun-toting, sworn officers!

Tom Barrett Chico

Editor’s note: For a follow-up, see Second & Flume, page 5.

A great benefit Re “Paying rent in the tower of song” (Scene, by Carey Wilson, May 25): I would like to thank Carey Wilson for his artfully written review of the Night of Leonard Cohen Music benefit for the Blue Room Theatre.

The article showed real insight, in recognizing the collaborative nature of Chico’s “multigenerational music community.” I have personally had the good fortune to participate in several of the projects organized by musicians and actors in their 20s who have included collaborators pushin’ 70.

As one of those “elder statesmen,” I tip my fedora to the younger folks associated with Bogg, Uncle Dad’s Art Collective, and the Blue Room for keeping Chico’s arts and music scene relevant and inclusive for all.

And how wonderful all that good, cross-generational energy raised a boatload of cash to help keep our prized local theater venue afloat. I look forward to future projects—they help to motivate us crusty old griots to chug-a-lug

FOSTER HOMES NEEDED! Find out how you can help!

Chico Homeless Animal Outreach (CHAO) fosters animals so that their people can enter shelters and receive services. We have requests to foster animals almost daily, but are in need of volunteers!

We will be holding a

FOSTER WORKSHOP

Monday, July 17th from 6pm to 7pm Call CHAO at (530) 680-0002 or (530) 588-5430 for more information. chicohomelessanimaloutreach.net 6

CN&R

june 8, 2017

check out all deals at:

Peter Berkow Chico

Remembering Bobby “And now it’s on to Chicago, and let’s win there.” I was in Vietnam in 1968 and did not hear the news for several days that right after Bobby Kennedy spoke those words (he had just won the California primary), he was shot, then died the next day (June 6, 1968), in Los Angeles.

For those of us with many years behind us, especially Latinos and African-Americans, Bobby was our hope for the future, including ending the war in Vietnam, expanding civil rights and helping lowincome Americans. The Kennedy “Camelot” was over and America’s youth had gotten the message— your causes were not to be.

Bobby’s assassination was just five years after his brother, President John Kennedy, was assassinated. Most Democrats believe that Bobby Kennedy would have received the nomination for president at our Chicago convention and would have defeated Nixon. Instead, we got a war that continued for years and Republican Nixon’s Watergate.

Next year in June, there will be events all across America, including in Chico, to mark the 50th anniversary of this American tragedy of losing Bobby.

Bob Mulholland Chico

More letters online:

We’ve got too many letters for this space. please go to www.newsreview.com/chico for additional readers’ comments on past cn&r articles.

Cnrsweetdeals.newsreview.Com

Gift Certificate $

the Geritol and get back up on the stage.

5

navaklue,edyou lpaoy $2u.5n0 ge $5

Naked Lounge

676 eet | 530.895.0 118 West 2nd Str

ble for 1749.45-1749.6. Not redeema credit. to California Civil Code Sections does not expire according . Change will be given as store This is a gift certificate and Cannot be used for gratuity other discounts and offers. cash. Cannot be used with

Buy online anytime with a credit card or in person with cash, check or credit card M-F 9am – 5pm at 353 e. Second Street, downtown Chico.

Cnrsweetdeals.newsreview.Com

STREETALK

PETS

Your perfect day?

Cnrsweetdeals.newsreview.Com

Volunteers* are needed

BeCoMe a state CertIFIed traIned seXual assault Counselor For Butte, Glenn and teHaMa CountIes neXt traInInG Course July 11, 2017 – auGust 5, 2017

Local celebrity pets

t & tH 6-10PM, sat 9aM-5PM For 4 ConseCutIVe WeeKs. Pre-InterVIeW Is reQuIred, sPaCe Is lIMIted For More InForMatIon, ContaCt us at (530) 891–1331

Amigo My human: Action news anchor Linda Watkins-Bennett

*Accepting CSUC interns and Butte College work study

Treats and naps galore; digging a hole and laying in it; protecting my turf; spinning circles and playing tug of war; a walk to the park; and to top it off, lots of love, attention and tummy rubs from my humans.

FREE

Advice Information Document Review 16 Initial Consultation

Mr. Dragon My human: City Manager Mark Orme (and his daughter)

Michael M. Rooney

My human: Chico State President Gayle Hutchinson

My family eats healthily, so every morning I can’t wait to have a piece of toast with almond butter from the Chico farmers’ market.

That starts my day off on the right foot!

Lil G My human: Mike “G Ride” Griff ith

My perfect day would be waking up to treats and waiting to see if my dad is taking me with him to rock out. I love sitting in the basket, enjoying the love everyone gives my dad and me out there, then returning home to play fetch!

RooneyLawFirm.com

16

Hair • Wigs • Cosmetics

Dusty

Thank You Chico!

(530) LAW-HELP (529-4357)

Supervising Litigation Attorney

• Hair Care Products

My perfect day would include fresh worms and squid during all mealtimes. I would have interlocking water tubes built to follow my owners around the house/yard. Lastly, I would visit my friend Nemo.

Voted Best Reader’s Choice Awards 2016 Best of Chico 4 Years

FREE ES S SUNwGitLhAaSnyover e purch$a4s999

HUGE INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE

$15 WEDGE SALE HUGE SELECTION

MLB COLLECTION

$5 & UP FLAT SALE

MANY COLOR CHOICES

POZO-S

2175 Baldwin Ave Oroville 95966 (530) 533-7720

Pediatric Wellness Treatments

10 June 9th

1815 Mangrove Avenue, Chico

530.345.5300

ChicoCommunityAcupuncture.com

WOMENS KIDS

LYNDA-51

BOGO $7 SANDALS BALERINA

DELILAH

CLASSIC & NEW STYLES

REG $3999

SALE $1499

MEN, WOMEN & KIDS

CITY CLASSIFIED

ARCHER 137

WATER FRIENDLY STYLES FOR SUMMER REG $5999

SALE $20 BAHAMA SELECT STYLES & COLORS

BOTTLE OPENER

OLOWAHU

UNIVERSAL ORGIINAL

W BALI STRAP

HEEL & SOLE SHOE

708 Mangrove Ave. (in the Safeway Shopping Center) Chico 899-0780 Open 7 Days Mon-Sat 10am-8pm Sun 11am-6pm • We carry NARROWS & WIDES Prices good thru 7/29/17, while supplies last June 8, 2017

CN&R

7

NEWSLINES DOWNSTROKE ChiCo losing sears

The Chico Mall will gain a conspicuous vacancy when Sears, one of its anchors, closes this fall. The store’s auto center already had closed Wednesday (June 7).

Business Insider broke the news Tuesday that the retailer’s parent company plans to close 16 Sears stores, 49 Kmart stores and seven Sears auto centers—most by September. Chico’s Sears topped the list on the internal memo obtained by Business Insider, which did not mention Chico’s Kmart.

Chico Mall confirmed the store will close in a few months. A statement released by the mall Wednesday morning said the facility had no future tenant announcement but “regaining the Sears space provides a positive opportunity for the center’s evolution.”

supes take heat

After taking the unusual step of releasing a report before concluding its year-long investigatory term, the Butte County Grand Jury issued a second interim report, this time criticizing the Board of Supervisors over firefighting decisions.

The 19 grand jurors determined that the supervisors “failed to adopt an adequate fire restructuring plan in a timely manner.” The panel recommends that the county continue to contract with Cal Fire, rather than form a fire services district; upgrade, repair and maintain “the structural and utility deficiencies” of stations 41 (north of Chico) and 71 (Richvale); and get the stations’ wells “up to safe, potable water standards.”

The Grand Jury put out this report May 25—just 10 days after an interim report recommending that the county consolidate mosquito and vector control districts.

landmarks Coming down

Four vintage water towers in Chico— including the pair of downtown icons—have been marked for removal.

Pete Bonacich, Chico district manager for Cal Water, told the CN&R that a seismic assessment found instability in the two at East Third and Orient streets (pictured) as well as the towers by Chico State and Enloe Medical Center. None is currently operational.

The downtown towers, built in 1905 and 1913, have historic designations; the cost to retrofit would run $800,000 to $1.2 million each, versus $150,000 to $200,000 to dismantle.

Bonacich said Cal Water “had a lot of conversations” about saving the historic towers “because we understand the iconic nature, what they mean to the community.”

The towers will be dismantled later this summer or fall, depending on permitting.

The landmarks could wind up at Meriam Park, Bonacich said, as developer Dan Gonzales has expressed interest in restoring them as decorative features.

8

CN&R

June 8, 2017

adding it up Local census reports homelessness is primarily a homegrown problem who believe Butte County’s homeless Cpopulation is primarily made up of “tran-

ontrary to the continued claims of those

sients,” the majority of homeless individuals are local residents by who wound up on the Ken Smith streets and have stayed kens @ there due to a lack of n ew srev i ew. c o m affordable housing, according to results of the 2017 Homeless Point-in-Time Census Read the report: the 2017 homeless and Survey Report.

Of the 1,983 people point-in-time Census and survey report is experiencing homelessavailable at the Butte ness who completed the Countywide homeless Continuum of Care’s survey, released May website (www.butte 25, three-quarters have homelesscoc.com). lived here at least three years and 36 percent for 20 or more years.

Furthermore, 78 percent of adults and unaccompanied youth surveyed reported they became homeless while living here.

“I think people tend to use that label [‘transient’] because if we separate ourselves from homelessness that way, then it’s a little less painful,” said Sherisse Allen, whose firm Housing Tools coordinated the survey for the Butte County Homeless Continuum of Care. “But the data shows that people aren’t becoming

homeless elsewhere and then moving here … they’re from here. They’re our neighbors and they’re our youth.”

The point-in-time census, a biennial count of people experiencing homelessness or living in shelters or transitional housing, is conducted within a single 24-hour period locally and in participating counties across the country. This year, more than 300 professional and community volunteers participated in the local count, gathering information from eligible respondents countywide on Jan. 25.

The nearly 2,000 people who were contacted and chose to participate do not represent a full count of Butte County’s homeless population, but the latest local count is the largest since the survey began in 2009 and shows a 76 percent increase over the 2015 count of 1,127 homeless individuals.

Allen said January’s survey represents a more accurate accounting than those conducted during previous years, and that the higher response rate was due in part to improved outreach and procedural methods.

“I came aboard after the data was collected in 2015 and was able to meet with the steering committee to look at what we could do differently to make the count better,” Allen said. “They came up with about 50 things that we implemented this

time around.”

She said improvements included streamlined training to ensure surveys were done in a uniform manner, and a greater level of involvement from the Butte County Behavioral Health Department.

“I don’t think the increase is as important as the overall number,” she said. “Whether they went up 10 percent or 200 percent, that number is very significant.”

The census was funded by Behavioral Health and the city of Chico. The local data, along with numbers collected nationally, are used by the US. Department of Housing and Urban Development to monitor homelessness. They also are used by state and national agencies to determine funding need and eligibility and to direct services offered by local providers.

Family crisis, financial and employment

problems, and mental illness were the three most common responses participants gave when asked how they became homeless, and a lack of affordable housing was the most commonly cited barrier to finding a home. Thomas Tenorio, chair of the Butte Countywide Continuum of Care, said addressing the housing shortage is essential to combating homelessness.

“It’s a reminder of what everybody

Butte County’s homeless population has surged statistically—on par with other California communities.

Cn&R file photo

knows,” Tenorio said. “When you have it all in data form like this, it helps us look at things from the 10,000-foot level so we can figure out what’s helping and what else we can do.”

Chico City Councilman Randall Stone said the findings are on par with those seen in communities throughout California.

“The numbers have increased substantially and will continue to do so until we seriously address our affordable housing need, our mental health crisis, and all of the problems that are related to homelessness,” he said. “We just aren’t doing that, and it doesn’t look like that will be changing anytime soon at all.”

Labeling homeless people as refugees from other communities has been a divisive and effective tactic in Chico, where backlash against so-called “transients” has ramped up support for ordinances that criminalize behaviors associated with living on the street, namely the city’s sit/ lie and Offenses Against Waterways and Public Property ordinances.

Stone addressed a part of the survey dealing with those laws that reports 478 respondents said they’d been warned by police about violating those regulations, 181 reported being ticketed and 80 said they’d been arrested for breaking those laws.

The report underscores the point: “Lack of affordable housing is the cause of homelessness,” it reads. “Ordinances do not address this, or any other underlying cause of homelessness, and ultimately worsen the problem.”

“At the city level, we continue to believe we can cite our way out of vagrancy problems, but we can’t,” Stone continued.

The second-term councilman said he hopes the survey results help some people—including some of his colleagues on the City Council—understand that homelessness is not a crime, and not a problem rooted outside of our own community.

“The mayor of Chico said some months ago we need to rip the red carpet out from under these folks and let them know they’re not welcome here.

But these people live here, they’re from here. This is just the most recent of many surveys that proves these are our people, and they need help,” he said.

Mayor Sean Morgan did not return a call for comment. □

Trash and cash Council moves forward on waste-hauling deal, approves 2017-18 budget

ne morning a few years ago, as a wastehauling truck rumbled toward his home, OChico City Councilman Randall Stone hur-

ried to pull his family’s refuse bins to the curb. But the truck didn’t stop to pick them up, he recalled.

“The driver of this company looked at me and drove on by,” he said. “I was 5 feet from the curb. He was sending me a message.”

Stone didn’t say whether the driver worked for Recology or Waste Management—the two waste-hauling companies serving Chico. He did switch to the other one, however, and he’s been happy with the service ever since. That’s why he said the city’s proposed waste-hauling franchise agreement leaves a bad taste in his mouth: Under the new deal, residents and business owners won’t be able to choose between companies.

Even so, Stone voted along with a majority of the council to move forward with the franchise agreement on Tuesday (June 6).

The council apparently was swayed by the deal’s upsides—namely, mitigating wear and tear on Chico’s streets, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and infusing city coffers with much-needed cash.

SIFT ER

For many years, Recology and Waste Management have competed for residential and commercial accounts in an open market.

As a result, any given street in Chico is lined with customers of both companies, making for an inefficient system that beats up the city’s already battered roadways. Fully loaded trucks can weigh as much as 57,000 pounds, said Ryan West, district manager for Waste Management.

“There will be real savings, in terms of what’s happening to the streets,” he said.

Under the 12-year franchise agreement, Waste Management will handle all residential accounts and split the commercial ones with Recology. Pickup rates will not immediately change, though they could increase by 5 percent annually starting in July 2018. In

PETS

Keeping pets alive This past March, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) reported a dramatic decrease in homeless animals at shelters. In the past six years, the number of dogs and cats euthanized in the U.S. has fallen from 2.6 million per year to an estimated 1.5 million. According to researchers, factors contributing to the decline include decreased overall intake, more lost animals being returned to owners and an increase in adoptions—up 18.5 percent, from 2.7 million in 2011 to 3.2 million annually today. To help improve the chances that your lost pet gets returned, the ASPCA recommends owners fit their pets—especially outdoor cats—with ID tags and microchips.

Starting on Oct. 1, all residential waste-hauling accounts in Chico will be assumed by Waste Management.

Cn&R file photo

turn, the haulers will pay the city 10 percent of gross revenues—totaling an estimated $800,000 more in annual fees—which will go toward the general fund.

When the floor opened for public comment, speakers Stephanie Taber and Michael Reilley urged the council to earmark the funds for road maintenance.

“Give it to the roads so we get something back,” Reilley said. “It’s the users who are paying for it. ... This is coming out of the community’s pocket.”

The council will decide how to spend the franchise fees during the next budget cycle, when city staff knows exactly how much revenue is coming in, City Manager Orme told the CN&R after the meeting.

From the dais, Councilwoman Ann Schwab expressed concern with the system for filing complaints. When Butte County adopted a similar franchise agreement in 2015, many customers had frustrating and unhelpful interactions with Waste Management’s national call center, according to the CN&R’s archives.

Orme argued that the franchise system will hold the haulers more accountable to the public.

“The [companies] want to show they are worthy of hauling our refuse,” he said.

“There’s an extra incentive under a franchise agreement. … They want to be renewed.”

Schwab made a motion to approve three ordinances allowing the city to implement NEWSLINES C o n t i n u e d June 8, 2017

o n pa g e 1 0

CN&R

9

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY & SSI “We help YOU through the System” We assist with paperwork!

B ETSY H . A LBERTS

Attorney at Law – Over 25 years of experience

530.893.8387 976 Mangrove, Chico

NEWSLINES c o n t i n u e d f r o m pa g e 9

the new system, which was seconded by Mayor Sean Morgan and passed by a 5-to-2 vote.

(Councilmen Karl Ory and Mark Sorensen dissented.) The ordinances will come back to council for a final reading in July.

The franchise agreement was originally set to take effect July 1, but the date has been pushed to Oct. 1 to give the haulers more time to inform customers about the changes.

Also Tuesday night, the council

JOIN US FOR THE RELEASE OF OUR

Aimée

2016 Sauvignon Blanc & 2015 Merlot Saturday & Sunday, June 10 & 11, 11am-5pm 10% OFF WINE purchased at the event when you mention this ad. discount cannot be combined with any other offers.

26240 7th Street, Vina, CA 96092 530-839-2200 www.newclairvauxvineyard.com Complimentary tours Saturday and Sunday 12:00, 1:30, 3:00 PM

Throwing cash in the trash...

· FREE EWASTE DROP-OFF SITE · Paying top dollar · Your money stays here and creates jobs! · Butte Co’s ONLY non-profit, full service buy-back center in Chico (We can no longer accept scrap recycled material due to market conditions)

2300 Fair St. • Chico • 343-8641 • Hours: Monday-Saturday 8am-3:45pm 10

CN&R

June 8, 2017

approved the city’s $49.5 million budget for fiscal year 2017-18, despite a general consensus among members that it has major shortcomings.

For instance, as the CN&R previously reported, it would take $7 million annually to maintain the current condition of the city’s streets and an additional $3 million a year to make significant improvements. But the 2017-18 budget earmarks only $1 million for road maintenance.

Also, as part of the city’s ongoing effort to rebuild the Chico Police Department, the budget includes the addition of three police officers—two for traffic enforcement and one school resources officer—but no such windfall is forthcoming for the bare-bones fire department.

“It is a deep concern to me that we didn’t find that money,” said Vice Mayor Reanette Fillmer.

Ory was concerned with losing retailers and dwindling sales tax revenues, citing the recent announcement that Sears will close its Chico location later this year (see Downstrokes, page 8).

He also took issue with cuts to community organization funding, which decreased from $100,000 to $50,000 compared with last year, to help pay for more police staffing.

As for the long-term outlook, it’s difficult to see how the city will meet its skyrocketing CalPERS obligations in coming years, Stone added.

“I cannot support this budget,” he said. “It’s still deficient.”

The council voted 5-2 to approve the budget, with Councilman Andrew Coolidge and Stone casting the nay votes.

—HowArd HArdee h owa rd h @ newsr ev iew.c o m

Dire straits Native fish projected to be decimated in 100 years, study says

C

alifornia native salmon, steelhead and trout could be mostly extinct in a century if current trends continue.

Researchers said in a report last month that up to 74 percent of the fish species could be gone in 100 years—45 percent in 50 years—due to climate change and human activity eliminating habitats throughout the state.

Scientists stressed that their estimation is a warning bell to support native fish diversity in general.

“They’re the most charismatic members of stream fauna in California,” said lead researcher Dr. Peter Moyle of UC Davis.“If you protect them, you’re protecting a host of other birds and fish that help ecosystems and people.”

The report is the second from conservation nonprofit CalTrout and UC Davis’ Center for Watershed Sciences. It predicts the decline of 32 species while providing recommendations to save them.

The first report, released in 2008, showed five species that were likely to be extinct over the next five decades. Thanks to five years of drought, that figure nearly tripled to 14 species with the new report, released May 16. The new report cited other threats to the fragile ecosystems, including dams that block access to historical spawning grounds, and agricultural pollution.

The warming climate is reducing the cold water habitat that salmon, steelhead and trout (i.e., salmonids) need. For the Sacramento River, multiple dry years reduced the amount of releasable cold water from Shasta Reservoir, causing warmer water downstream and a more harmful habitat for young salmon and eggs.

That likely devastated the population, the report states.

The Sacramento River’s chi-

nook salmon are critically vulnerable due to a high dependence on cold water. Shasta, and Keswick Dam near Redding, prevent access to all historical spawning areas and most nurseries. Nearly a third of the species are now spawned in hatcheries, likely accelerating the extinction of wild salmon.

Asked whether hatcheries could produce the fish if their natural habitats become uninhabitable, CalTrout Executive Director Curtis Knight said cultivating such boutique populations wouldn’t ensure long-term survival.

“We need to have a genetic reservoir for changes we expect to come,” he said. “It’s not just about, can we mechanize our way out of this? Diversity tells us a lot about the health of California and one of our most important resources— cold, clean water.”

The researchers urged farmers

and environmentalists to work together. Fields of rice and other crops could be turned into floodplains in off-seasons to support rapid growth of young salmon.

That’s already happening on the Yolo Bypass between Davis and Sacramento. Legislators also could prioritize fish pathways to spawning grounds by removing dams and other barriers, and pursue strategies to improve diversity by restoring habitats and creating highly managed ecosystems.

“These fish have gone through earthquakes, climate change and isolation,” said Rob Lusardi, one of the UC Davis report authors.

“The reason they’ve been able to is because of diversity. We need to protect that.”

Moyle said the governor’s proposed twin tunnels, which would

Chinook salmon—particularly the spring run that spawn in the Upper Klamath Basin and Trinity Rivers—have a critical outlook, according to scientists.

Photo by Mike Weir, courtesy of caltrout

bring water from the Sacramento River to the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California cities, might be essential for the future of fish in the delta.

He expects levees around islands will give way at some point, changing the delta’s water dynamics and threatening the ability of large pumps to export fresh water. If that happens, Moyle said, political pressure will mount to reconnect the Sacramento River to pumping plants on an emergency basis. That, in turn, would create a system of canals that would be the worst situation for fish to migrate through.

Instead, the twin tunnel entrances would include fish screens and water exports would be kept at a similar level to what they are now, reducing the possibility of fish being sent to unfavorable habitats in the central and south deltas.

However, Moyle continued, questions remain on how effective the tunnel screens would be because they “rarely work as well as promised.”

Bottom line, he added, “there is still a great deal of uncertainty on the effects of the tunnels, depending on their size and operation. In the long run, properly operated tunnels should benefit salmon and other migratory fish, or at least not make them worse off. But I would not take any bets on it until there are firmer fish-protection measures.”

ATTENTION LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS:

Best of Chico VOTING IS COMING! The CN&R is designing Best of Chico posters with a QR code that links directly to the Official Best of Chico 2017 online ballot.

It’s the perfect way to remind your customers that it’s time to vote for you, their favorite!

This 11x17 poster will be available at no cost to you.

(Limit 2 per business)

DON’T MISS YOUR ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE POSTERS FOR THIS YEAR’S BEST OF CHICO CONTEST Mark your calendar to pick up your FREE posters at the CN&R office July 31–August 4, 9am-5pm BEST OF CHICO VOTING BEGINS THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 ONLINE

—Michael MoTT

June 8, 2017

CN&R

11

HEALTHLINES Lori Wells—accompanied by her dog, Izzy—shares information on pet health with customers and class participants at TrailBlazer Pet Supply, where she’s store manager.

Advocate for info

PETS

TrailBlazer manager educates pet parents, including on what to ask their vets story and photo by

Evan Tuchinsky

evant@ n ewsrev i ew. com

Din anticipation, medical appointment and wait patiently, in an exam room—only to oes this sound familiar? You schedule a

feel swept into a whirlwind when the doctor whips through the door.

This isn’t just a phenomenon at physician’s offices. It happens with veterinarians as well. Whether human or animal, the need for care makes North State health professionals extremely in demand; unless there’s cause to pause, the practitioner could be out within minutes. If a question percolates, then …

Lori Wells understands. She’s store manager at TrailBlazer Pet Supply and owner of Wells Pet Nutrition, through

12

CN&R

june 8, 2017

which she offers consultations to animal owners about holistic health and wellness plans. Customers frequently ask Wells questions they might ask their vets if they visited their vets as regularly as the pet store—and could spend as much time in conversation.

“Maybe we aren’t building relationships like we used to and maybe vets are so busy, but people go in and the vet says, ‘Give [your pet] this and call me in two weeks if it doesn’t work,’” Wells said. “[Some vets] are not giving education around why they’re prescribing or what the product is going to do.”

Wells hears from people who are “so mis-

Learn more:

Lori Wells conducts classes 11 a.m. tuesdays at trailBlazer (752 Mangrove Ave.) and will schedule other sessions for groups of four or more. Visit www.trailblazerpetsupply.com or call 892-1848.

erable” because of ailing pets, she told the CN&R. They’ll say to her, “I’ve tried everything. I’ve gone to the vet. I’ve spent thousands of dollars.” She may end up devoting 45 minutes to a single animal’s issues.

Often, Wells finds that pets benefit from better-quality food. This impact prompted her not only to study nutrition, but also find a way to reach more owners—and pets—in need.

“I became passionate about it,” said Wells, who worked three years for the Butte Humane Society before taking the job at TrailBlazer five years ago.

She created a series of classes for pet owners to address common inquiries: skin and coat, teeth, anxiety and other topics.

Tuesday lunchtimes in June, Wells is conducting a series of pet first-aid courses.

The next session, June 13, will cover emergency assessment and wound management;

June 20, types of emergencies and how to respond; June 27, pet CPR and choking.

(See box for more information.)

“Ultimately the classes came from me spending 20 to 40 minutes explaining on the floor to an individual person … specific topics that would be a better use of my time if people would come in and hear a lot about at once,” Wells said. “Meeting together is also valuable, because it’s a forum for people to see that they’re not alone, there are other people going through issues they’re going through, and it gets better.”

Mary Pat Nowack, owner of a 2-yearold Brittany spaniel, appreciates the group setting as well as the advice. She and her husband, Tony Edler, got Keegan as a puppy—and, saying “I don’t know what I don’t know” as a first-time dog owner, Nowack has attended each session.

“Everybody you talk to is an ‘expert’ and a lot of the stuff [you hear] is contradictory,” Nowack said. “I’m not saying Lori is the final word, but the way she approaches the class—the references she’s citing, some of the science she’s citing—just gives you more information before you make your decision.”

Ryan Soulsby, program manager for Butte County Animal Control, told the CN&R via email that his department accepts “all effort[s] to bring a happier and healthier animal community” to the county.

“A proper diet and nutrition plan can improve many common animal issues,” he continued. “Animal owners should seek advice from a licensed animal nutritionist or veterinarian to customize a nutrition plan that’s best for your pet and their lifestyle.

When it comes to diagnosing your pet’s symptoms or aliments, your veterinarian should be your only source for information.”

Wells stresses that she is no substitute

for a veterinarian. She’s neither a vet nor a vet tech. She studied human nutrition through Portland Community College and is halfway through a two-year pet nutrition program online through the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies.

“TrailBlazer and my mission is to connect people to experts,” she said. “I don’t have to be the resource for people; I want people … to have the knowledge that they need to empower them to make the right choices for them and their pets.

“Veterinarians are important. It’s important to develop a relationship with your veterinarian so you can feel confident to ask HEALTHLINES c o n t i n u e d

o n pA g e 1 5

CAREGIVERS Support

nd a Resources Chico

530.898.5925

Redding 530.221.1900

COUNTIES SERVED:

Butte | Colusa | Glenn Lassen | Modoc | Plumas Shasta | Siskiyou Tehama | Trinity

Caregiving can be a challenging job.

YOU ARE A FAMILY CAREGIVER IF: You are a Daughter, Son, Spouse, other Relative or Friend who assists a loved one with any of the following — Personal Care | Finances | Driving Shopping | Medications Meal Preparation PASSAGES Caregiver Resource Center is dedicated to serving families and individuals who provide care for brain impaired adults and frail elderly.

CEUs will be offered for MFT’s, LCSW’s, RN’s and NP’s

PASSAGES Caregiver Resource Center can assist you with: • Education • Information • Workshops • Support Groups • Respite Care • Care Planning • Family Consultations www.PassagesCenter.org

Passages Caregiver Resource Center is funded by the California Department of Healthcare Services, the Area Agency on Aging (PSA2, PSA3), and the California Department of Aging.

june 8, 2017

CN&R

13

Disability

Make a difference.

California MENTOR is seeking individuals and families who want to make a difference in the life of an adult with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Receive ongoing support and a generous monthly stipend of $1100-$4400 per month.

As a Mentor, you become a teacher, an advocate and a friend.

Information Sessions are held weekly. Please call now to R.S.V.P. Sarah Lucas (530) 221-9911

Support Group

Are you interested in joining a support group for people living with disabilities?

Please come check out our new disability support group! nd WHEN: 2Every otherof Monday, 2:30-4:00 Monday each month, 2:30pm-4pm, 4th Wednesday of each month, 10:30am-12pm

WHERE: Disability Action Center office, Formerly ILSNC 1161 East Ave, Chico 95926 QUESTIONS? Contact ContactJennique Anna atat893-8527 893-8527or anna.smith@ILSNC.org or jennique@actionctr.org

Returning to Life: How an older adult recognized, fought, and won a battle witH depression

i

was led down the long corridor of a small was mobile home by a frail older woman who mobile seemed seemed to emanate pain from her stooped body with every tender step. With heroic body effort, she turned her body so she could fall effort, back into the sofa that already retained an back impression of her body. She sighed: “This impression has just been the year of living on my has couch.” She described her recent traumas couch.” and pains, both physical and psychological, and that had seemed to “just finally overwhelm” that had her one day. The woman shared that she her one day. wondered if it might not be better for her and those wondered if around her if she were dead. around her if she As a clinician for the Passages Connections Program, I met with the client to talk about her Program, I met challenges. I listened to how overwhelmed and tired challenges. I listened she had become of her day to day life. She admitted she had become that the resulting that the resulting numbness had grown to influence how she thought how she thought of herself, how she perceived the world around her world around her and even how she felt physically: “I keep asking my keep asking my doctor about my stomach problems, but they say everything but they say everything is okay.”

Every week we met. She and I worked to confront the depression that had skewed her perspective so severely that her life had seemed to become nearly unbearable.

Time and time again I have seen things improve for clients experiencing these same issues, and it was no different with her. I remember noticing that the client began to sit on her couch instead of reclining through our sessions. A short time later, I noted that the client had started to greet me at her front door nicely dressed instead of in her customary pajamas. She started to share artwork and jewelry she had started creating and discussing the positive interactions with her family she was having on a regular basis. In my recollection it feels most accurate to say that I was watching her come alive before my eyes.

This client has continued her improvement. She has a boyfriend now. She met him at the church that she had resumed attending during the time we met.

More, I recently heard that she has gotten rid of the couch that she spent that year on. She replaced it with a table to work on her art and jewelry, creating a life she knows is worth living.

Facts about older adults and aging:

• Depression is NOT a normal part of aging Depression

•• Depression symptoms in older adults can be mistaken for symptoms of other issues such as Depression Alzheimer’s, Alzheimer’s, cancer, stroke, and thyroid problems •• Depression in older people can present different than in younger people Depression •• Up to 80% of people diagnosed with depression can improve with treatment.

Up to 80% -National Alliance on Metal Illness (2009) -National Alliance

For information on the recognition and treatment of mental health issues for older adults contact Passages at 898-6525

For information on the recognition and treatment of mental health issues for older adults contact Passages at 898-6525 14

CN&R

june 8, 2017

898-6525

HEALTHLINES

c o n t i n u e d f r o m pa g e 1 2

This guy saves you money.

with Prescription Pets. She and her questions when you’re unsure why dog, Izzy, whom she rescued from things are happening. They can’t a shelter in Florida, partnered to read your mind! And there’s a lot provide animal-assisted therapy in of people who need them.” hospital rooms, women’s shelters Wells said she meets with vets and a local library (the latter for a to explain what she does through literacy program, Read with Me). her classes and consulting.

Izzy remains her beloved compan“I make educated guesses; I ion and periodically accompanies don’t prescribe and I do not tell her to TrailBlazer. people [a pet] has a particular disThe program, through an ease or illness,” she said. “That’s organization called Pet Partners, not my job; that’s [vets’] job.” exposed Wells to medical priAfter an animal has received vacy laws veterinary care, (HIPAA) then Wells will “It’s important along with recommend food to develop high-level or another regimen “that will a relationship with dog training. She also help you and your veterinarian assisted with your pet through marketing what you and so you can feel and outreach, your vet find.” confident to ask leading to Nowack said her position her goal is to not questions when Butte need to visit the you’re unsure why with Humane vet except for things are happen- Society— checkups. She and, ultiwants to have ing. They can’t mately, a healthy dog, read your mind!”

TrailBlazer. in the way she —Lori Wells “For me wants health in education is her life, and she such a huge said receiving piece,” Wells said. “Once people “education helps us with that.” have the tools, and know why their Wells’ nexus of pets and [pet] isn’t feeling well, then we health traces a decade back to know how to change it.” □ Redding, where she volunteered

WEEKLY DOSE Companions for life

Cnrsweetdeals.newsreview.Com

All relationships are important—not just the ones you share with other humans. We’re talking about pets. Matter of fact, walking your dog and snuggling with your cat can positively impact your health in the following ways: • Improved heart health: Studies show that heart attack survivors and people with abnormal heartbeats live longer if they own pets.

• Stress reduction: Petting your dog or cat relaxes (both of you!) by lowering blood pressure and stress hormones.

• Healthier babies: Children raised around pets may be less likely to develop allergies and asthma, but they have to be exposed before they are 6 months old.

• Better mood: People with pets are happier, more trusting, less lonely and visit the doctor for minor problems less often.

Source: WebMD.com

june 8, 2017

CN&R

15

GREENWAYS

PETS

The red-eared slider invades local waterways.

PHoTo by liGHTy25 viA iSToCk

Turtle trouble Former pets, released in the wild, wreak havoc on native species by

Ken Smith kens@ n ewsrev i ew. com

prone to plopping into the water and W disappearing the moment they catch humans ild turtles are generally shy creatures,

peeping in on their frequent sun-bathing sessions. That wasn’t the case with a massive red-eared slider that naturalist Christine Hood recently encountered while leading a group of kids on a hike along Big Chico Creek.

“It was huge,” Hood said, holding her hands apart to approximate a circle about one-foot in diameter. “And it was bold!

Rather than swim away, it just sat there staring at us like it was thinking, ‘Yeah, here I am, so what?’

“It’s taken over that whole area, and I think it knows that. It was unfortunately in a spot [where] we used to have a lot of western pond turtles, but we don’t see many there anymore.”

Hood is an avid hiker, naturalist and educator at the Chico Creek Nature Center who regularly encounters red-eared sliders (commonly abbreviated as RES)—an invasive species native to the southern United States—in Big Chico Creek, Teichert Ponds, the Sacramento River and other local bodies of water.

It’s not usually the turtles’ size she finds overwhelming, but their ever-increasing numbers, a phenomenon she said coincides with an apparent decrease in populations of their smaller, native cousins—western pond turtles.

It’s also a phenomenon that’s become common worldwide. RES are the most common turtles sold at pet stores, and their introduction into the wild has mostly been blamed on people releasing former pets.

“People keep them a little while. Then, for whatever reason, don’t want them or can’t keep them anymore,” said Kevin Thomas, an environmental program manager of fisheries for the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife, who is based in Rancho

16

CN&R

June 8, 2017

Cordova. “They can’t give them back and don’t want to kill them, so in their mind, the best thing to do is to take them to a pond or a creek and let them go.”

Thomas said that’s bad for many reasons, including the fact that releasing animals into the wild is a misdemeanor. Far worse is the damage it can do to local ecosystems.

Part of the reason the turtles are regularly

abandoned, according to information from the DFW and other sources, is because they are long-lived (20 years in captivity, 40 in the wild) and can quickly outgrow an owner’s expectations. It is illegal to sell them in the U.S. before they develop a 4-inch carapace (shell) due to an increased risk of transmitting salmonella to people who handle them, but they are commonly sold just above that size and can grow to one-foot in length and diameter.

Native western pond turtles, by comparison, average around an 8-inch carapace when fully grown. The smaller natives can’t compete for food sources and space, Thomas said.

“Sliders are more prolific breeders and reproduce much more,” he explained. A female RES can lay up to six clutches per

Proper places:

Ron Greenberg of Ron’s Reptiles accepts unwanted pet turtles for no charge, along with those handed into Chico park rangers and animal control services.

He also provides them free to people willing to build escape-proof habitats. Contact Greenberg at 8932095. Tortoise Acres Rescue & Sanctuary in Anderson also accepts unwanted pets; call 941-0544.

year, each containing up to 30 eggs, compared to a clutch of 5 to 13 eggs once or twice a year for a western pond female.

“If you put one or two [RES] in a pond filled with western pond turtles, chances are that before too long you’ll have much more red-eared sliders. They’ll eat [the natives] out of their habitat until they either leave or die.

“The situation is pretty ubiquitous across California,” Thomas continued. “Pretty much anywhere you can find turtles, [RES] will be there. If you’re lucky, there might be some western pond turtles left.”

Thomas said a similar problem exists with snapping turtles, though they’re not as common as the sliders. He noted that American bullfrogs—brought to California as a food source, for their legs, in the late 1800s—also wreak havoc on aquatic ecosystems.

at the DFW building he works in; super-size goldfish pulled from Lake Tahoe; and the surprisingly common occurrence of South African piranha and their cousins, pacu, in northern California waterways.

“They’re usually dead by the time we find them and the whole man-eating thing is kind of a myth,” Thomas said. “I’ve never heard of them hurting anybody here, but they might be able to bite you, in theory.” □

ECO EVENT

Getting rid of the turtles is difficult, Thomas

said, as the wildlife department lacks resources and manpower for large-scale eradication efforts; sometimes the DFW will permit outside organizations to conduct such operations.

Turtles can’t be taken for pets from the wild without a permit, but they can be removed for consumption purposes with a sports-fishing license.

“It’s pretty amazing what some people put in the water and we end up finding,” Thomas said as he spoke about an environmental disaster rooted in released pets. He mentioned a 5-foot alligator gar (also native to the South) pulled from the Sacramento River Delta, which hangs stuffed on a wall

FLORA BY FOOT The Butterfly Valley Botanical Area in the Plumas National Forest was designated as protected in 1976 due to its diversity of plant life, including the carnivorous California Pitcher Plant (pictured). Friday (June 9), the Mount Lassen Chapter of the California Native Plant Society will lead a hike there. Meet at the Chico Park and Ride on Highway 32 at 8 a.m. with lunch, water, money for ride sharing, sunblock and insect repellant. Call Marjorie McNairn at 343-2397 for more information.

EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS

PETS

photo by ViC Cantu

THE GOODS

15 MINUTES

Coffee and crêpes

Care in a crisis It’s no secret that many people love their pets—some more than they love other people, even. So when something like the Oroville Dam evacuation or a wildfire forces residents to leave their homes, accommodating beloved animals—livestock included— becomes critical. In 2002, John Maretti founded the nonprofit North Valley Animal Disaster Group (NVADG) to help out.

NVADG volunteers go to homes, retrieve pets and transfer them to shelters, or care for them on-site. Maretti, a retired Chico firefighter and technical rescue specialist, also founded Animal Rescue Training (www.animalrescuetraining.com) to teach animal rescue techniques, and teaches human rescue methods with Code 3 Rescue Training (www. code3rescuetraining.com). Find the NVADG on Facebook for more information, including how to become a volunteer.

Why did you start up the NVADG? As a Chico firefighter, I would see people running from fires with their horses. Two people actually died because they would not leave their animals behind during wildland fires. I organized meetings with local emergency services and created the NVADG.

How would you describe what the organization does?

During disasters, we work with

emergency services to evacuate animals and set up temporary shelters. If people can’t get their animals out, they can call our hotline or email us. Once there, we feed, water and walk them daily. During the Oroville Dam overflow, we got 450 calls in the first six hours.

What sets the NVADG apart from other rescue operations?

We’re so successful because we work within the federal Incident Command System, which coordinates groups during a disaster.

It was set up after the Katrina disaster, which got really, really ugly. I helped during Katrina, but many rogue helpers evacuated animals from areas without telling others, which created more problems. Lots of animals died from starvation or dehydration.

How did the NVADG do during the Oroville Dam evacuation?

I didn’t hear of any problems with the animals. It started with a public evacuation order but was then downgraded to an evacuation warning, so we stopped evacuating animals

after the third day. When owners requested it, we even went to their homes to feed and water their animals daily if they couldn’t go there. That’s called a shelter in place.

What areas does your organization cover?

Well, 90 percent of our services are for fires in Butte County, but we can go all over the Western U.S.

What kinds of reactions do you get from animal owners?

Homeowners cry from the loss of their homes, but kids often only care about their puppy. We get many thanks verbally, but sometimes monetarily to help out our cause. It’s extremely expensive.

The Oroville Dam disaster alone cost us $5,000 for gas.

What’s the best advice you can give animal owners in case of disaster?

Always have a disaster plan in case you can’t evacuate your animals. Arrange a backup with your neighbors, or have our hotline number or email handy.

—VIC CANtu

by

Meredith J. Cooper meredithc@newsreview.com

If you’ve never had a Turkish coffee, get thee to Arabica Cafe. You will not be disappointed. I’ve been waiting (and waiting) for owner Sam Shabbar to finish his impressive remodel of the former hookah bar on Broadway specifically to get my Turkish coffee fix. The coffeehouse and bakery opened its doors last month and I was able to satisfy my craving.

After ordering, I sat down to the most decadent little cup—a large espresso mug (so, tiny) fitted inside a silver casing, complete with saucer and lid, and with decidedly Turkish embellishments. It felt perfectly authentic. And with my first sip, it tasted like it should—strong!

For the uninitiated, Turkish coffee is first ground very finely. Then it’s cooked on a stove; served black (if you want sugar, say so when you order); and drunk slowly, as you don’t want to swallow the grounds that settle at the bottom.

Shabbar also presented me with a pastry with origins in his home country of Jordan. The warbat is flaky philo dough filled with sweet cream and rosewater and topped with pistachios. I’d never heard of warbat—and I’ve never tasted anything quite like it. Light, only slightly sweet, and the perfect accompaniment to the Turkish coffee, which gave me a serious zing!

In addition to a full coffee and pastry menu, Arabica Cafe also serves up smoothies, paninis and personal Greek-style pizzas. (Note to anyone who doesn’t eat pork: The pepperoni is beef!)

More Coffee drinks Naked Lounge is spicing up its menu by adding a selection of

Gunther’s Ice Cream, from Sacramento, and with it the affogato, an Italian treat that consists of a scoop of ice cream “drowned” in a shot of espresso. I like both of those things, so I figured I’d try one.

I ordered mine with the vanilla bean ice cream. Delicious. Topped with espresso, it was … strange. The bitterness finished off with the sweet had my taste buds a bit confused, I think. It was certainly a unique flavor. If you’re curious as I was, go try one—it’ll set you back only $5.

finally Crêpes! I know I’m not alone in my excitement that Crêpeville—that massive restaurant on the corner of Third and Main streets—is finally open. A crêpe, please! I wandered over there the other day and perused the menu, which consists of savory and sweet crêpes, as well as a host of breakfast scrambles and Benedicts and other non-crêpe items (why bother?).

I ordered the Greek Delight, filled with artichoke hearts, black olives, onions, cheddar, feta and mushrooms. It came with a side of potatoes.

First note: My server, Brian, was attentive and almost too friendly. That’s not a complaint. Second: While my crêpe had burst on my plate, it was absolutely delicious. My feeling of something missing was only in the condiment selection: ketchup and mustard. How about a nice béchamel? I bet it would go great with the potatoes (which had excellent seasoning, by the way), as well. Third: The Grand View Building art exhibit on the back wall is worth a look.

SUMMER FUN AT FUNLAND!

$5 OFF

any purchase of $20 or more

FunLand’s Extreme Fun day camps give kids ages 5-12 years old the chance to have an all-access pass to everything FunLand has to offer – and more!

Hwy 99 & E. Park Ave. Chico • 343-1601 funlandchico.com

Chico 2020 Park Ave. • 530.343.3666 GOOd at all arC StOreS!

www.thearcstore.org

Oroville 2745 Oro Dam Blvd E • 530.532.1272 Paradise 6640 Clark Rd. • 530.877-1724

CNR coupon expires 07/08/17. Excludes ARCoffee & consignments.

Not valid with other specials. One coupon per visit. june 8, 2017

CN&R

17

PETS BEYOND CATS AND DOGS

FALLING IN LOVE WITH OTHER SWEET CREATURES OF THE PET WORLD

D

on’t think it gets any better than a kitten rubbing its face on your chin? How about a tiny horse kissing you on the lips? We humans have our two favorites in the pet kingdom, but while cats and dogs offer unending affection—and cute videos to boot—there are plenty of other domesticated animals—such as miniature horses—that add color and love to people’s lives.

So, for this year’s Pet Issue, we’ve branched out from the usual fur babies and looked at a few of the pet species locals keep. We found a music teacher and her husband who share their lives (and music) with a herd of alpacas. There’s the local woman who is so obsessed with rats as pets that she’s known simply as The Rat Lady. And Pumpkin the miniature horse likely will make you rethink your cutest-pet-in-the-world rankings.

Of course, ignoring cats and dogs completely is impossible, and the cute pet contest on the CN&R Facebook page yielded only the most ubiquitous of house pets as entries. Read on to see the winners and to find a few more viable options for the petting zoo of life.

18

CN&R

JUNE 8, 2017

Don’t call them llamas LIVING WITH ALPACAS, THE ‘PRODUCTIVE PETS’

S

id and Susan Crane have owned an alpaca farm for 13 years. Not ranchers by profession—he’s retired from law enforcement, she’s a music teacher—they raise these animals, which they sell, along with blankets, shawls, hats and other items crafted from the silken, colorful, hypoallergenic fleece.

“Sid likes to say they’re all for sale,” Susan told the CN&R during a recent visit to Andante Alpacas, their property in north Chico. story and photos by “Everything is for sale,” Sid said with Evan Tuchinsky a mild laugh. “It depends on the price.”

To which Susan replied, “I would say eva nt @new srev i ew. c o m there’s several of them out here, they’re not for sale in my book.”

Her husband probably wouldn’t fight her too hard on that. Both Cranes have an attachment to their alpacas that transcends the typical wrangler-livestock relationship.

Theirs is a relatively small farm, comprising 1.5 acres,

and their current pack of 17 is the largest they feel they can accommodate. Each animal has a name and is registered with his/her DNA with a national organization.

What the Cranes gain by being so close to their alpacas— in proximity and bond—is a grasp of traits and quirks.

“They all have pretty distinct personalities, unlike sheep or cows,” Susan explained. “We keep our number limited, and they’re so close to the house, that we spend a lot more time with them, observing them. We know them all so personally.”

Their network of fenced pens sits less than 100 feet from the back door of the Cranes’ home, where Susan conducts piano lessons. Her students and their siblings often visit the alpacas. Once in a while, a birth interrupts a session and the topic of instruction switches to science.

Susan shares music with her animals, too. She straps on her harp, strolls into a pen and starts playing. The alpacas in her vicinity draw near; some look at her, listen-

Meet and pet:

Sid and Susan crane welcome visitors to andante alpacas, particularly during their periodic open house events. call 345-4031 or find their farm on www.calpaca.org and www.openherd.com.

Clockwise from upper left: Susan Crane feeds a treat to newly shorn members of the Adante Alpacas herd.

An attentive audience for an impromptu harp recital.

Curious alpacas ... just like cats!

ing intently. And when the Cranes’ sons were younger, living at home, one would accompany Susan on his fiddle. (They’re now in their 20s, both in the Navy, stationed in Hawaii.) Andante Alpacas also has hosted outdoor recitals.

“It’s probably mostly for me,” Susan said of her alpaca interludes. “I just enjoy being outside playing. A few of them act like they’re scared of it; a few of them act like they like the music and it’s fun.”

The harp, ironically, introduced

the Cranes to alpacas.

In 2003, Kathleen Friend hired Susan to play an event at Friendly Farm Alpacas, the ranch Friend operated on Keefer Road. Susan found herself so taken (“It was love at first sight”) that she and Sid bought one and boarded

it there. The next year, they moved crosstown to their current place, around the corner from Friend, who retired from breeding in recent years.

In the intervening years, they have learned much about their flock, including what distinguishes alpacas from llamas.

The Alpaca Owners Association (AOA) summarizes conspicuous differences: “Llamas are much larger, about twice the size of an alpaca ... whose weight averages 100 to 200 pounds. Llamas are primarily used for packing or for guarding herds of sheep or alpacas, whereas alpacas are primarily raised for their soft and luxurious fleece.”

The Cranes use this analogy: Alpacas are like cats, llamas like dogs.

“If [alpacas] want to come close to you, they will, but if you want to go up and pet them, they tend to run away,” Sid said. “It’s got to be on their terms.”

“Llamas are more willing to socialize with you in a different sort of way, like a dog would, come to you, whereas alpacas are more like cats,” Susan added. “They like to be near you when they’re curious, but they’re also a little bit wary of you. They like to stand back and observe.”

Alpacas come in two-dozen colors. The Cranes name their animals less for hue and more for circumstance. Dust Devil (aka Dusty) owes his name to the dirt dervish that blew through the pasture during his birth. Polonaise (Polly), born amid a thunderstorm that caused a blackout, got her name from the last piece of music played during the candlelit recital held that day.

Susan considers all of them “productive pets” or “pets with a purpose” because of the bounty they provide. There’s the wool, of course, plus other benefits.

“They’re quieter than dogs, they smell [better] than dogs, they mow your lawn,” she said, laughing. “And they’re not much bigger than a lot of dogs.”

Unless the Cranes sell one or more of their alpacas—any that Susan is willing to let go—they’ll keep their household as it is.

“We don’t foresee any changes,” Sid said. “This is the relationship we have, and we’re OK with that.” Ω

“They’re quieter than dogs, they smell [better] than dogs, they mow your lawn.

And they’re not much bigger than a lot of dogs.”

—Susan crane, on alpacas

more

PETS c o n t i n u e d

June 8, 2017

o n pa g e 2 0

CN&R

19

Join the rat pack

PETS

ChiCo’s Rat Lady offeRs adviCe on youR new pet

story and photo by

Victor Cantu

W

here would you start if you wanted to bring a rat into your home? You would start with the Rat Lady, naturally.

As it turns out, one of the foremost authorities on rats as pets lives right here in Chico. For more than 30 years, Debbie Ducommun has been known the Rat Lady.

She got her start in her niche at while working with lab rats in the Psychology Department at Chico State. She went on to write the first definitive books on rat care and subsequently gain fame as an expert of choice, appearing as a guest on the likes of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and for programs on the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. She even worked as a consultant for the 2007 blockbuster animated film Ratatouille.

The very jovial Ducommun is still a fulltime rat expert who now spends her busy days answering rat care inquiries and running her popular Rat Fan Club website (www.ratfanclub.org), writing rat newsletters and caring for her rodents.

“Rats are very affectionate, curious and like spending time with their owners,” the Rat Lady explained during a recent interview at her home, where she lives with her husband, Larry Ducommun, and her 13 rats.

Entering the Ducommuns’ home is like entering a rat haven. The living room is filled with elaborate cages for the pets. She’s quick to point out that most of them were acquired as rescues from shelters or private owners. She says many of the rescues are less friendly since they received minimal human

interaction as youngsters, which brings us to one of Ducommun’s most important tips about picking the right rat: “The key is to get a rat that’s been socialized as an infant. The earlier you start handling them, the more they bond,” she said.

She recommends getting a rat from a private breeder as opposed to a pet store.

“Many pet store rats are raised for snake food, so they are only socialized to be handled by store employees,” she said.

Private owners often list rats for sale on sites like Craigslist, and Ducommon also has a list of links for adopting and rescuing rats on her website, www.ratfanclub.org/adopt.

Rat central:

Find all of the rat Lady’s writings and join the rat Fan club at www.ratfanclub.org

In wardrobe and home decor, Debbie Ducommun lives up to her title as the Rat Lady.

When shopping for a prospective rat, she advises placing your hand along the bottom of the cage to test the animal’s reaction to people.

“If the rat comes near you and is curious or starts to play with you, that’s a good sign that it has been socialized well,” she said. “If not, shop elsewhere.”

And she’s adamant that people get two rats instead of one.

“Rats are very social and need each other,” she said. “If you only have one rat it’s like solitary confinement. So it will be less secure, happy, active or healthy.”

Besides, she says two rats are more fun to watch as they groom, sleep and play together.

However, if you do get only one rat, she advises giving it the opportunity to interact

with people at least four hours a day. And get the biggest cage possible, she says. “Rats are pretty active and need space to move around and play with toys like exercise wheels and tubes.”

But what’s it like having rats around the house? What can you do with them?

“You can carry them with you or have them sit on your shoulder as you walk,” she said. “They can be taught tricks, almost like dogs.”

They also can come when called, walk a tight rope, and some can even be litter-box trained, she says. Of course, you can also cuddle with them, and Ducommun says males are more cuddly and less hyper than females.

Rats are fairly low maintenance. They don’t require shots because they don’t get the diseases that dogs and cats get, she says. And you can share your leftover food with them.

Finally, if you already have a dog or cat, adding a rat will be no problem in most situations. Most dogs are just fine with them, though Ducommun cautions some dog breeds like Malamutes or Akitas might harm small animals. And despite their hunting skills, cats usually only go after smaller animals like mice, but won’t mess with big rats.

For more information, visit the Rat Lady’s website for tips and for info on her books—Rats: Practical Advice From the Expert, The Complete Guide to Rat Training and Rat Health Care. □ more

PETS c o n t i n u e d

o n pa g e 2 2

C A R IN G FOR PE TS IS OUR

FAMILY TRADITION

BY APPOINTMENT MON-THU 8AM-6PM | FRI 8AM-5PM | SAT 8AM-12PM 1150 EL MONTE AVE | CHICO (corner of hwy 32E & el monte) 530.343.0713 | www.EVERSVETCLINIC.com 20

CN&R

June 8, 2017

p U s w a P for

Adoption

Save a life. Adopt a pet. Contact Butte Humane Society today! 530-343-7917

PETEY

AQUAMAN

1.5 years, neutered male, loves people, especially kids.

2 months old, sweet and cuddly kitten!

ChiX

SPONSORED BY

• 530-342-7163

RON SWANSON Domestic Shorthair

530.680.0002 530.588.5430

KENNY Domestic Shorthair/mix

10 years old, can’t wait to be adopted so he can come out of his shell SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY

show l❤ ve thrift •

530-892-9198

• 530-342-7762

Domestic Longhair

IRIS

12 years, neutered male, loves the company of people and other cats.

2 years old, she loves to swim

SPONSORED BY

Lynn Flowers of

• 530-809-0747

Scout

3 years, neutered male, would love to go to an active family!

11 years old, a senior boy looking for a place to spend his golden years.

SPONSORED BY

ChiCo GroCery outlet

Hound/Retriever & Labrador

• 530-345-2666

Dutch Shepherd/mix SPONSORED BY

• 530-342-9247

Cuddles Terrier, American Pit Bull/mix

Poyo Shepherd Mix

3 months, neutered male, likes to play with his siblings.

SPONSORED BY

Domestic Shorthair/mix

WILBUR

4 years old, as his name suggests, he loves to cuddle!

Also, heartworm positive and looking for a foster home

SPONSORED BY

530-872-5627

SPONSORED BY

• 530-809-4989

Mousie

ANGELINA

CYNDI LAUPER

2 years, neutered male, has special needs but does not let that stop him from enjoying life.

5 years, spayed female, loves talking to people and being pet.

2.5 years, spayed female, loves to give kisses!

Domestic Shorthair

SPONSORED BY

Domestic Shorthair Butte/Glenn: 530-891-1331 Tehama: 530-539-3980 24hr CRISIS LINE: 530-342-RAPE (7273)

SPONSORED BY

• 530-891-0880

PitbullX

SPONSORED BY

• 530-809-4989 june 8, 2017

CN&R

21

Big smiles, small package

PETS

Life is good with PumPkin the miniature horse Laura Skinner introduces Pumpkin to 4-year-old Selena, who promptly gives the tiny equine a kiss.

who likely wouldn’t respond. The gentleman in question wasn’t able to move the left side of his body and hadn’t spoken since having a stroke. Undeterred by the warning, the Skinners approached the man and, amazingly, he stroked the little equine with his left hand and uttered the word “horsie.”

“The whole place burst into tears, and that was a sign. This works,” Graham said.

For Laura, giving that kind of joy to others

story and photos by

Melissa Daugherty me lissad@ n ewsr ev i ew. com

L

aura Skinner and her husband, Graham, pulled into a parking lot at Lower Bidwell Park, and before the Chico couple could complete the short walk to the shady area adjacent to Sycamore Pool for an interview with this reporter, they were surrounded by curious park-goers.

The reason: Pumpkin, the miniature horse, who is so small that she fits into the back of their SUV. All of 27 inches in height and about 150 pounds, the brown and white pinto is something of a magnet. Kids and adults

alike approached the Skinners and asked if they could pet the tiny equine, and Pumpkin appeared just fine with them obliging each and every request. Indeed, she didn’t flinch when a little girl smooched her muzzle.

“We love giving people something to smile about,” Laura said. “And Pumpkin loves giving kisses.”

They enjoy it so much, in fact, that the Skinners go out of their way to share Pumpkin with the community. Under the apt moniker Visits of Smiles, they travel to places like local hospitals, rehabilitation centers and schools with the little mare, who is a certified therapy animal.

Graham recalled the couple’s first outing at a senior living facility. They’d been cautioned by the staff not to get discouraged by one of the wheelchair-bound residents

is extra special because she herself went through a really rough patch and was aided

by Pumpkin. An equestrian who rode thoroughbreds for many years, and competed in hunter-jumper competitions, she took a bad spill about a decade ago while going over a large jump called a double oxer.

She shattered her hip and had to undergo several medical procedures, including multiple hip replacements and bone grafts. One of the surgeries required her to stay immobile for 13 weeks. At one point, Laura was told that she may have to use a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

It’s around that time that the Skinners met Pumpkin, then just six months old, at a boarding facility.

“She immediately brightened my life,” Laura said.

Graham recognized that in his wife and eventually acquired the tiny equine and brought her home with him. It was a lifealtering decision for the then-immobile Meet Pumpkin:

Learn more about Visits of Smiles at www.facebook.com/ PumpkinTheMiniatureServiceHorse.

Skinner says she and the Laura. She walks miniature horse have a with the aid of a strong bond. cane today and says that Pumpkin helped her greatly in the recovery process, and not just its emotional aspect.

She recalled putting her arm around the miniature horse’s neck and being physically helped up by her.

That led to a training program for Pumpkin, a certified service animal who can do things like push the buttons that trigger ADA-accessible entries on buildings and hold open doors.

“We’ve created a bond that you’d never believe,” she said.

The Skinners, who’ve been married for 31 years, started using Pumpkin as a therapy animal regularly about six years ago. And today, they have a pretty full schedule, typically three to four outings a week. Donations from those who seek out the service help pay for the Skinners’ travel and other expenses.

It’s by no means a money-making venture, but rather a labor of love.

“The joy she gets out of this is what makes her life,” Graham said. “So Pumpkin helps us all.” □

c i n c i p t c e f r e p happy hour requires the amazing

MOn 4-9pM • TuEs-saT 4-6pM SpecialS:

share an 11” pizza + a couple of big beers - $8 each scooter prawns + glass of wine - $10 spaghetti with ceasar salad + glass of Frank Family Chardonnay - $1550 1/2 OFF aLL wInEs by ThE gLass ChaMpagnE spLITs LEMOn DROp MaRTInIs • DELICIOus appETIzERs Open Daily @ 4pm • Lunch Friday @ 11:30 Reservations • 898-9948 • Take-Out • 898-9947 •(Delivery by Entree Express) Corner of 5th/Ivy 22

CN&R

June 8, 2017

the

perfect pita!

NO.

It Is A Complete sentenCe • Avoid the lines & download our mobile app • Fresh, made to order pitas & salads • Daily specials only $6.99 (M-F) • Delivery available

240 Broadway St. | Chico, CA | 530.899.2847 | www.pitapitusa.com

Serving Butte, Glenn & Tehama Counties

342-RAPE

24 hr. hotline (Collect Calls Accepted) www.rapecrisis.org

Animal magnets

PETS

Winners of the Cn&r’s

Cutest pet photo Contest

ick

p editors’ t e p t s e Cut Girl

bley Gooedtt Elise Lum

t

he editors at the Chico News & Review are suckers for cute animals.

We know many of our readers are, too, and since we can’t help ourselves when it comes to putting pics of cute animals in the newspaper, we once again reached out via Facebook for entrants for our Cutest Pet Contest. We asked readers to upload their photos, and the one that received the most likes would be published in the newspaper.

This year’s Facebook fan choice for cutest pet goes to Melanie and Chip Kendrick’s upside-down couch potato, Sophie. The Kendricks have won four tickets to the June 24 Chico Heat baseball game against the Medford Rogues at Nettleton Stadium. Thank you to everyone who entered. All your fur babies were adorable— here are the winners, along with a few of our faves.

: Br

r Owne

n facebookfa t e p t s e t u C e

choice

Sophnid Chip Kendrick

Owner

nie a s: Mela

Sammy & Klaus Owner: Mary Tressler

Miles Owner: Darin Haerle Heimlich

Rosiecotton Owner: Sandy Parsons

Sasha Owners: Jamie and Blair Bracewell

Hurley Owner: Jody Bailey-Jobe

Georgia Owner: Pete Dunning

One-Eyed Murphy Owner: Tara Schuller

Teagan Owner: Diane Larson

June 8, 2017

CN&R

23

Arts &Culture

Sorry, boys

Destroy Boys: Alexia Roditis (left) and Vi Mayugba.

PHoTo by SaraH PHenix

Sacramento’s Destroy Boys ready to crush all

IDestroy be easy to assume that a band called Boys, fronted by two young

n our modern political climate, it would

women, is a reaction to the misogynistic, fascist regime currently holed up in the White by House. And if you asked Mark Lore guitarist Vi Mayugba markl@ newsreview.com and vocalist Alexia Roditis (both of whom are too young to vote) their thoughts on the Preview: topic, they’ll gladly Destroy boys play give you their pointed Saturday, june 10, two cents.

8 p.m., at Monstros.

But Destroy Boys is Mt. eddy, Dying for it not a political band—at and bill nihilist open.

Cost: $7 least not in the overt, Monstros Pizza obvious sense—but 628 W. Sacramento really a punk rock band ave. hell-bent on having a 342-1111 www.facebook.com/ good time.

“Music is supposed chicoareapunks to be fun,” Mayugba said during a recent FaceTime chat alongside Roditis. “If politics aren’t so apparent in the music, people are more willing to listen. And then when they come up to you after the show, you can talk about that stuff.”

It’s less calculated than it sounds.

Mayugba and Roditis formed Destroy Boys as an acoustic duo for shits and giggles before recruiting drummer Ethan Knight and cranking it up to a taut punk power trio (Knight is no longer in the band; Mount Eddy’s Chris Malaspina is filling in for the current tour). Things took off from there—in just under two years the band has released two EPs and a full-length, played legendary East Bay hub 924 Gilman Street and SXSW, and are about to embark on an 11-date run up the West Coast.

Mayugba and Roditis are clever, and wise beyond their years. Mayugba is the more analytical one; Roditis is slightly more gregarious. And their collective wit comes through in conversation, and especially in their songs. Look no further than “I Threw Glass at My Friends’ Eyes and Now I’m On Probation” (lyrically, the song takes on a more serious tone),

24

CN&R

june 8, 2017

THIS WEEK 8

THu

Special Events STAGECOACH PRESENTATION: A talk covering the history and design of Old West stagecoaches. Thu, 6/8, 7pm. Free.

Gold Nugget Museum, 502 Pearson Road, Paradise.

530-872-8722. www.goldnuggetmuseum.com

THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: Downtown streets are closed to traffic each Thursday night for a community event featuring local produce and products, live music, food trucks and more. Thu, 6/8, 6pm. Free. Downtown Chico.

530-345-6500. www.downtownchico.com

or “30 Seconds of Shit,” which is more or less what the song is (in the best possible way). That’s why they’re so good—Destroy Boys don’t give a shit, and they aren’t trying to be something they’re not.

“We make music that we want to listen to,” Roditis said. “Why would you make anything other than what you want to hear? Or play onstage?”

They’ll even go as far as to cut songs that remind them too much of something by another band. But Destroy Boys’ music, most notably 2016’s short and snappy record, Sorry, Mom, is slightly more serious than even they give it credit for. “Word Salad” deals with mental illness. “No Respect” gives a proper tongue-lashing to the entitled male species. Even a song like “K Street Walker,” a classic teen angst tale, is done with such rock ’n’ roll lucidity: “Cheap beer doesn’t please me no more!

Got my mother and father knocking

down my door/Ears split, circle pit!

Gotta go to the show.”

It’s safe to say there’s new music on the horizon, although they play coy when asked for details, except to say, “We’re always working on new stuff all the time.” And as much as they love their hometown of Sacramento, Mayugba and Roditis will be moving to Oakland in August to attend Mills College, while also jumping into the East Bay’s punk scene.

“We’re aware of our success, but we’ve worked really hard,” said Mayugba, adding that years of going to shows, networking and ultimately booking their own shows has gotten them where they are. And they’re both adamant that, even with college, Destroy Boys comes before anything else.

Because, why stop now? Roditis has the answer.

“Success will be when I don’t have to work another job.” □

oLD FaSHioneD CounTry Faire & THreSHinG bee Saturday, June 10 Patrick Ranch Museum

See SaTurDay, SPECIAL EVENTS

FINE ARTS oN NeXT pAGe pARADISe DANCeFeST Friday, June 9 Paradise Performing Arts Center See FRIDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

PARADISE DANCEFEST: The Positive-I Dance & Circus Center presents an evening of dancing, juggling, spinning, hula-hooping and more. Fri, 6/9, 6:30pm. $12-$15. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise. www.positiveiparadise.com

REASON RECEPTION: Opening night of a shortrunning exhibition of recent works by artist Ervin R. Clark. Includes light refreshments.

Fri, 6/9, 5pm. 820 Broadway, downtown Chico. 530-566-7713.

Music FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT: The summer concert series continues with Latin, funk, salsa and rock ’n’ roll from The Fritz. Fri, 6/9, 7pm. Free. City Plaza, downtown Chico. www.downtownchico.com

JORDHUGA: The old-school Chico roots-rock band reunites for a night of dance-friendly jams. Fri, 6/9, 7pm. $15. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.kzfr.org

Theater CHICAGO: Local actors perform this classic musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago, satirizing corruption in the criminal justice system and the concept of the celebrity criminal. Fri, 6/9, 7:30pm. $22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. 530-8943282. www.chicotheatercompany.com

Theater OUTSIDE MULLINGAR: In this romantic comedy set in rural Ireland, two introverted misfits overcome a bitter land feud, familial rivalries, and their own romantic fears to find happiness. Thu, 6/8, 7:30pm. $10-$18. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530877-5760. www.totr.org

CHICAGo

Friday-Sunday, June 9-11 Chico Theater Company See FRIDAY-SUNDAY, THEATER

9

FRI

Special Events FRUGAL HOUSE: A preview of a local home that professional designers and creative decorators have staged to showcase the possibilities of interior design on a budget.

The evening includes live music and street food. Proceeds benefit the North State Symphony. Fri, 6/9, 6pm-9pm. $40.

3166 Mariposa Ave. 530-898-6692. www.northstatesymphony.org

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR: See Thursday. Fri, 6/9, 7:30pm. $10-$18. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760. www.totr.org

10

SAT

Special Events CHIKOKO BACKYARD TRADING POST: Arts and crafts vendors peddle jewelry, natural body and bath accessories and clothing behind the store. Sat 6/10, 10am. The Bookstore, 118 Main St.

FRUGAL HOUSE: See Friday. Sat 6/10, 10am 6pm. $15. Private residence, 3166 Mariposa Ave.. 530-898-6692. www.northstatesymphony.org

GRANDE DAMES OF THE ESPLANADE: Participants will tour four historic homes and have a picnic lunch with wine, beer, non-alcoholic

FRee LISTINGS! Post your event for free online at www.newsreview.com/calendar, or email the CN&R calendar assistant at cnrcalendar@newsreview.com.

Deadline for print listings is Wednesday, 5 p.m., one week prior to the issue in which you wish the listing to appear.

beverages and musical entertainment on the grounds of the museum. Proceeds benefit Monca and the Chico Heritage Association. Sat 6/10, 10am. $35-$40. Monca, 900 Esplanade. www.monca.org

MOVIES IN THE PARK: Bring blankets or low-back chairs for this outdoor screening of The Secret Life of Pets. Shubert’s Ice Cream will be for safe. Sat 6/10, 8:30pm. Free. Sycamore Field in Lower Bidwell Park. 530-895-4711. www.chicorec.com

OLD FASHIONED COUNTRY FAIRE & THRESHING BEE: A day at the farm including vendors, food, live music, a tractor and horse parade, an oldfashioned wheat harvest, bee and stock dog demos, children’s activities and farmhouse tours. Sat 6/10, 9am. $2-$5. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, Durham. www.patrickranchmuseum.org

Theater CHICAGO: See Friday. Sat, 6/10, 7:30pm. $22-$0.

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL AUDITIONS: Actors auditioning for this musical (set to run in October) must prepare 16 to 32 bars of a contemporary musical theater song that shows off vocal range. Bring sheet music; a piano accompanist will be provided. Sat 6/10, 2pm. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St.

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR: See Thursday. Sat, 6/10, 7:30pm. $10-$18. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. 530-877-5760. www.totr.org

11

SUN

Theater CHICAGO: See Friday. Sun, 6/11, 2pm. $22. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. (530) 894-3282. www.chicotheater company.com

Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. (530) 894-3282. www.chicotheater company.com

FoR moRe MUSIC, See NIGHTLIFE oN pAGe 28

EDITOR’S PICK

A SYmpHoNY FoR A SoNG The North State Symphony boasts an amazing collection of local, classically trained musicians and brings a host of world-class soloists to Northern California, as well. You can support the symphony’s upcoming 2017-18 season by attending Frugal House (Friday and Saturday, June 9-10), where professional interior designers have staged a private residence with used furniture and décor to demonstrate how to decorate creatively on a budget. This year, the home is at 3166 Mariposa Ave. in the Sycamore Creek Homes subdivision in north Chico. The preview on Friday night will feature live music, hors d’oeuvres, a no-host bar, and the first opportunity to shop in the Frugal House.

jUNe 8, 2017

CN&R

25

Authentic South Indian Cuisine

CHICO HOMELESS ANIMAL OUTREACH

thanks the people and organizations that continue to support us as we care for pets of the homeless Our Manger Clinic, a cooperative effort between the Jesus Center, Chico Homeless Animal Outreach and volunteer veterinarians headed by Dr. James Esh. Because of them, Over 700 animals were treated in the past year!

Valley Oak Veterinary Hospital Girl Scout Troop #70399 from Chico Country Day, Northern Star Mills, Chico Tractor Supply and Trailblazers Pet Supply for their help with our holiday pet food drive that brought us 1000 pounds of dog and cat food.

16

16 2007-2016

FINE ARTS

Shrimp, Lamb & Pakoras, Vegetarian & Non-vegetarian Curries, Tandoori & Biriyani Entrees

2574 Esplanade • 530-899-1055 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

Lunch: 11am - 2:30pm • Dinner: 5pm - 9:30pm

Under the Sun Events Danielle Vogle of DK Web Design The City of Chico The Chico Animal Shelter Butte Humane Society Bonnie Witten for her incredibly generous donation A Heartfelt Thank You to the many community members who have donated their time and funds. The animals and their homeless caregivers truly appreciate you!

MUSIC FESTIVAL

530-680-0002

chicohomelessanimaloutreach.net

DOWNTOWN CHICO’S MOST CONVENIENT OIL CHANGE!

LUBE, OIL AND FILTER SPECIAL

34

$

95

Includes: Lube, Oil (5 qt.), Filter ✓ Quaker State 5w20 - 5w30 ✓ Fluid Levels ✓ Transmission Fluid ✓ Power Steering Fluid ✓ Brake Fluid ✓ Differential, Transmission Axle

Plus Tax, With This Ad

✓ Lights & Wipers ✓ Shocks or Struts ✓ Battery ✓ Air Filter ✓ Brake System ✓ Front End/CV Boots ✓ Belts & Hoses ✓ Tires

or $4.00 OFF other lube, oil & filter packages

FREE Rotation with Coupon

For most U.S. cars, imports, mini vans and light trucks up to 1/2 ton. Expires 9/8/17. Call for appointment.

Servicing Chico & the Surrounding area since 1982

Se habla Español • 6th and Broadway Chico • 342-8338 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-5. Sat 8-12

26

CN&R

june 8, 2017

June22-25, 22-25, 2017 June 2017

John Prine Bruce Cockburn Brandi Carlile Playing For Change Blind Pilot Carrie Rodriguez Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Paul Thorn Band Las Cafeteras Charlie Thomas and The Drifters Paper Bird Baka Beyond Rising Appalachia Laura Love Duo Ferron & Her All-Star Band Jimmy Lafave Sarah Lee Guthrie Joel Rafael w/John Trudell’s Bad Dog Barbara Higbie Dar Williams Poor Man’s Whiskey Mouths of Babes Keith Greeninger & Dayan Kai Achilles Wheel Joe Craven Front Country

The Sam Chase & the Untraditional Rainbow Girls John Craigie David Luning Sherry Austin & Henhouse The Cave Singers Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs! + More BLACK OAK RANCH • LAYTONVILLE, CALIFORNIA KATEWOLFMUSICFESTIVAL.COM

Springtime Pricing ends May 29

new Paintings,

by DaviD hoPPe Through June 30 James Snidle Fine Arts see ART

Art 820 BROADWAY: Reason, recent works by artist Ervin R. Clark. Through 6/11. 820 Broadway, 530-566-7713.

CHICO ART CENTER: Amazing Land, celebrating the visual talents of artists with developmental disabilities, this exhibition features works by artists from The Arc of Butte County, Short Center North and Mains’l Services. Through 6/23. 450 Orange St., 530895-8726. www.chicoartcenter.com

HEALING ART GALLERY: Art by Ann Pierce, watercolor paintings by Northern California artist Ann Pierce. The Healing Art Gallery of Enloe Cancer Center features artists whose lives have been touched by cancer. Through 7/13.

265 Cohasset Road, 530-332-3856.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS: New Paintings, new works by David Hoppe. Through 6/30.

254 E. Fourth St., 530-343-2930.

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: Ongoing, rotating exhibits featuring local artists. Through 9/16.

493 East Ave., 530-345-3063.

Museums BOLT’S ANTIQUE TOOL MUSEUM: Branding Irons, a display of more than 200 branding irons.

Plus, ongoing exhibit of thousands of tools of all types. 1650 Broderick St., Oroville.

CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Banding by Day and Night, a close look at birds in hand with incredible detail. Through 6/30. $2-$4. 1968 E. Eighth St.

CHICO MUSEUM: Chico Through Time, ongoing exhibit featuring a Chico timeline, historic artifacts and photos, plus a preserved Chinese temple and a new exhibit on Hmong life in Chico. Through 6/30. 141 Salem St.

COLMAN COMMUNITY MUSEUM: Cultural artifacts from Butte Creek Canyon, from Native American pre-history to the early 20th century. Through 6/30. 13548 Centerville Road.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Amusement Park Science, a family-friendly exploration of the physics behind amusement park rides.

Through 9/3. Chico State.

PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: Railroads and Logging, the refurbished Paradise Depot serves as a museum with a working model train. Through 6/30. 5570 Black Olive Drive, Paradise, 530 872-8722.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Stories of Our Own, displaying Hmong culture, identity and history. Through 7/27.

Meriam Library complex, Chico State.

SCENE

Better Call Saul

Screen size doesn’t matter A look at the year in film—and film-like TV—so far hype of summer blockbuster Aseason are upon us, but no great

t the movies, the doldrums and

bother—and not just because we’ve all got much bigger by things to worry Juan-Carlos Selznick about. However you feel about gaudy kidstuff and other behemoths, there are plenty of interesting and rewarding alternatives available to moviegoers who want them.

In that spirit, let’s take a retrospective midterm look at the first half of the movie-going year. And a big part of that, for me, also has to do with the shifting and expanding landscape of what “the movies” are and how we see them.

A particularly piquant instance of these shifts and their rewards can be found in the AMC series Better Call Saul. It’s tabbed as a prequel to Breaking Bad, which is true enough, but what’s particularly inspired is that it takes two of the latter series’ most remarkable secondary characters and gives them central roles in convoluted, picaresque dramas of their own.

The scrappy lawyer (an increasingly brilliant Bob Odenkirk) and the freelance tough guy (Jonathan Banks) were the secret heroes of Breaking Bad, and all the more so once that initially brilliant series began to run its main story premises into the ground. Better Call Saul thrives on the tragicomic intrigue of those two characters, as well as on a continuation of the earlier series’ big screen-style approach to landscape and setting.

As a small-screen narrative filmed like a big-screen feature (smartly written, wisely performed, as well), Better Call Saul stands out both as television and as cinema, and effectively erases the line between the two. In that light, it seems increasingly evident that in our present-day media culture, top-flight cable-TV series like Mad Men, Justified and Deadwood deserve to be included in any discussion of the current century’s great movie masterpieces.

Meanwhile, in the first months of 2017, I find myself having more good movie stuff available than I have time to watch, but still feeling very impressed with

a great deal of the many things I have been able to watch. I’ll even go so far as to say that I could get a worthy Top 10 list for the entire year just out of what has come to Chico theaters in the first half of 2017, and yet another out of feature films encountered exclusively on DVD. For the record, and in the interests of making suggestions for summertime catch-up viewing, those lists would include the following films (some of which are earlier releases that didn’t make it to Chico until this year): Top 10 (plus one) in theaters: A Quiet Passion, Graduation, Frantz, Kedi, Salesman, Toni Erdmann, I Am Not Your Negro, Certain Women, Manchester by the Sea, Paterson, Elle.

Top 10 (plus one) on video: Alexandra (Russia), The Tribe (Ukraine), No Home Movie (France), Eisenstein in Guanajuato, Amour Fou (Austria), Horse Money (Portugal), Taxi (Iran), Valley of Love (France/ U.S.), Transes (Morocco, 1981 film remastered), The Past (Iran/ France), 99 Homes. □

QUEBE SISTERS LIVE AT

THE BIG ROOM

TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 When the Quebe Sisters from Texas take a stage, and the triple-threat fiddle champions start playing and singing in multi-part close harmony, audiences are usually transfixed, then blown away.

SIERRA NEVADA BREWING CO. 1075 E. 20TH ST., CHICO, CA 95928 TICKETS $20 IN THE GIFT SHOP OR AVAILABLE AT WWW.SIERRANEVADA.COM/BIGROOM. TICKETS ON SALE 06/11/17 AT 10AM.

SierraNevadaBeer

@SierraNevada June 8, 2017

@SierraNevada

CN&R

27

NIGHTLIFE

THuRSDAY 6/8—WeDneSDAY 6/14 Karch, Mark Wilpolt and Komoki Bunting. Thu, 6/8, 6:30pm. Free.

Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

DeVOLL

Friday, June 9 Maltese Bar & Tap Room See FRIDAY

09FRIDAY

BASSMINT: A weekly bass music party with a rotating cast of local and visiting producers and DJs. Fri, 6/9, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St.

BERKLEY HART: A touring Americana duo playing acoustic tunes.

Brad Peterson opens. Fri, 6/9, 8pm. $7. The Naked Lounge Tea & Coffeehouse, 118 W. Second St.

DEVOLL: The local alt-rock quartet brings the heaviness. Elwood of Chico, Hammerpants and Legit Supreme also perform. Fri, 6/9, 8pm. $7. The Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT: The summer

08THuRSDAY

JIM BECKER: Acoustic classic

rock. Thu, 6/8, 7pm. Free. White Water Saloon, 5771 Clark Road, Paradise.

28

CN&R

june 8, 2017

LISA VALENTINE: The soulful singersongwriter performs outside on the patio. Thu, 6/8, 8pm. $3. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.

MILES CORBIN, ROBERT KARCH AND FRIENDS: Original, unplugged surf music with Miles Corbin, Robert

concert series continues with Latin, funk, salsa and rock ‘n’ roll from The Fritz. Fri, 6/9, 7pm. Free. City Plaza, downtown Chico. www.downtownchico.com

JETT BENETAR: Joan Jett and Pat

Benetar covers. Fri, 6/9, 9:30pm. $5.

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

JORDHUGA: The old-school Chico

night of dance-friendly jams. Fri, 6/9, 7pm. $15. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.kzfr.org

OPEN MIC: An open mic hosted by Thunder Lump and Steve Givens.

Music only. Fri, 6/9, 7pm. Free.

DownLo, 319 Main St.

PUB SCOUTS: A Chico tradition: Irish

music during happy hour. Fri, 6/9, 4pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

ROCKOLOGY: Classic rock covers in the lounge. Fri, 6/9, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

BROTHeRS ReunITe

Jordhuga was one of the bands that helped define the jammy music culture of Chico in the late 1990s. With its sweet vocal harmonies and funky rhythms, the band provided the perfect soundtrack for dancing barefoot long into the night. The far-flung members will reunite for a one-off show at the Chico Women’s Club on Friday, June 9, and the party will live on.

10SATuRDAY

THE AMERICAS ALBUM RELEASE: This

longtime local math/indie-rock duo celebrates the release of their new album. Team Skins and Sunny Acres open. Sat, 6/10, 9:30pm. $5-$7.

Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

CHICAGO THE TRIBUTE: A spot-on

Chicago cover band. Sat, 6/10, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

DESTROY BOYS: Sacramento-based garage rock. Mt. Eddy, Bill Nihilist and Dying For It open. Sat, 6/10, 8pm. $7. Monstros Pizza, 628 W. Sacramento Ave.

roots-rock band reunites for a

295359_4.9_x_5.4.indd 1

ENEMA OF THE STATE IN FULL: Local alt-rock cover band Radio Relapse plays Blink 182’s Enema of the State to honor the album’s 18th “birthday.” Slay it Forward and Scarlet Pumps open. Sat, 6/10, 9pm. $7. The Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

THE GUIDANCE BAND: A groovy rootsreggae group from Hawaii. Jras opens. Sat, 6/10, 9pm. $10. Lost on Main, 319 Main St.

5/30/17 11:56 AM

THIS WEEK: FInD MORe enTeRTAInMenT AnD SPeCIAL eVenTS On PAGe 24 BeRKLeY HART

FInALLY An “ADuLT”

Friday, June 9 Naked Lounge Tea & Coffeehouse See FRIDAY

Casamajor. Tue, 6/13, 6pm. Free.

Gogi’s Cafe, 230 Salem St., (530) 891-3570.

14WeDneSDAY

In 1999, pop-punk band Blink 182 released Enema of the State. (Get it? It’s a pun.) It’s a memorably immature record with lyrics about ladies’ underwear, having sex with dogs and, for some reason, UFO conspiracy theories. It also was an enormous success, selling 15 million copies worldwide and influencing a generation of overly emotive teenagers. On Saturday, June 10, local alt-rock cover band Radio Relapse will play the whole record at the Maltese Bar & Tap Room to celebrate the album’s 18th “birthday.”

DEEP CUTS: A genre-specific music

series curated by local DJs. Wed, 6/14, 8pm. Free. The Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

LIVE MUSIC OPEN MIC: Early evening MOMMA T & THE GENTS: Roots-rock, jazz and blues in the lounge. Sat, 6/10, 8:30pm. Free. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

ROCKOLOGY: Classic rock covers in the

lounge. Sat, 6/10, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

SEMI-ACOUSTIC MUSIC SHOWCASE: A weekly showcase and benefit for Chico schools. Hosted by Keith Kendall and friends. Sat, 6/10, 5pm.

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

STEVE JOHNSON: Local musician Steve Johnson takes the mic with his acoustic guitar. Sat, 6/10, 6pm. Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

TEMPO REGGAE NIGHT: A monthly reggae show featuring rotating dancehall, dub and roots musicians and DJs. Sat, 6/10, 11am. Free.

Sipho’s Jamaican Restaurant & Cafe, 1228 Dayton Road.

11SunDAY

ROCK & BBQ: A daytime barbecue punk-party with Sex Hogs II, The Moans and Splatter Party. Sun, 6/11, 6pm. $7. The Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

13TueSDAY

OPEN MIC: A weekly open mic hosted by local singer-songwriter Andan

open mic. Bring guitars, fiddles and other instruments you enjoy and share some tunes. Wed, 6/14, 5:30pm.

Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., 530-343-4915.

MILES CORBIN AND ROBERT KARCH: Original surf music performed by Miles Corbin and Robert Karch. Wed, 6/14, 6:30pm. Free. Izakaya Ichiban, 2000 Notre Dame Blvd.

OPEN MIKEFULL: All musicians get two songs or 10 minutes onstage. Wed, 6/14, 7pm. $1-$2. Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive, Paradise, 530-877-4995.

Cnrsweetdeals.newsreview.Com

This guy saves you money.

June 9 & 10, 2017 | 3166 Mariposa Avenue

Sycamore Creek Estates | an Epick Homes Neighborhood Opening Night Party: Friday, June 9 | 6:00pm | $40 Open House: Saturday, June 10 | 10:00am-6:00pm | $15 Information: 530-898-6692 | symphony@csuchico.edu Tickets: available at The Music Connection, A Beautiful Life Interiors, Zucchini & Vine, or online at connect.csuchico.edu/FrugalHouse NORTHSTATESYMPHONY.ORG/FRUGAL-HOUSE june 8, 2017

CN&R

29

REEL WORLD FILM SHORTS Now playing

Reviewers: Bob Grimm and Juan-Carlos Selznick.

Alien: Covenant

Opening this week If a Tree Falls

The Pageant and AK Press co-present this 2011 Oscar-nominated documentary about the work of the Earth Liberation Front. One showing: Sunday, June 11, 7 p.m. Pageant Theatre. Not rated.

Summer’s hero Wonder Woman saves the season

Talmost with Wonder Woman, a film that gets it right on every front, and features a performance from

he DC Universe gets the blast of fun it’s sorely needed

Gal Gadot that makes it seem the role was her birthright. Gadot lights up the screen and by commands the camera on a level Bob Grimm with Christopher Reeve and Robert Downey, Jr. in their turns as superbg rimm@ newsrev iew.c om heros. She owns the role. Game over.

There’s always that faction of fans who whine about superhero origin stories, wanting these films to jump straight to the hardcore action, but I love an origin story done well, and this is one of them. The movie Wonder Woman Starring Gal Gadot, starts with young Amazonian prinRobin Wright, Connie cess Diana running around in her nielsen, Chris Pine island paradise, practicing her fight and Danny Huston. moves and yearning to be trained as Directed by Patty a warrior. After butting heads with Jenkins. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas her sister Antiope (Robin Wright, and Paradise Cinema 7. rightfully cast as an Amazonian Rated PG-13. badass), Diana’s mother, Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen—more great casting), relents and allows Antiope to train Diana, as long as she doesn’t tell her about the true powers she possesses.

For those who don’t know the Wonder Woman backstory (I was a little rusty on it myself), it’s a sweet little piece of mythology and mystery, and director Patty Jenkins (Monster) perfectly paces all the revelations.

Diana eventually winds up in Europe during WWI along with Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), a wartime spy who crash lands on her island. Diana is convinced that the German military leader (Danny Huston) Steve is fighting is the war god Aries, and she intends to take him out. This all leads to miraculously cool scenes

4

30

CN&R

June 8, 2017

of Wonder Woman leading soldiers on the battlefield against the Germans, and it’s nothing short of exhilarating every time she springs into action.

Gadot has the best superhero smile since Reeve flashed his pearly whites in the original Superman (1978). When Reeve smiled, he just drove home the fact that he was Superman, the sweetest, best darned guy running around on planet Earth saving people.

(You know, back when Superman was generally happy rather than moping about.) Gadot has that same kind of smile superpower.

It says a lot that Gadot and Jenkins make you feel good in a movie that has its share of violence and villainy in it. Huston is a super creep, and he and his evil sidekick Dr. Maru (Elena Anaya) comprise the film’s main bad guys. Dr. Maru likes making poisonous gas and there are moments involving her evildoings that qualify as terrifying. Yet, no matter how dark the film gets, it remains an overall upbeat experience.

I will cite it for some occasionally terrible CGI special gaffes, although there are enough stellar effects to balance things out. Still, maybe this movie needed a few more months to bake in post-production because the shoddy moments are glaringly obvious.

They don’t come close to spoiling the movie, but they make it fall short of excellent.

In addition to Gadot, Pine is a total charmer as the confused spy who winds up romancing a goddess, a love story handled in a way that qualifies as surprisingly convincing and adorable. Gadot and Pine make for one of the year’s winningest screen couples.

Perhaps some of the joy in this movie will make it into November’s Justice League, or future Superman movies. (Hey, Batman can mope. That’s his lot in life.) Wonder Woman gives the DC superhero crew a new lease on life, and gives the summer movie season the adrenaline boost it needed after the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie stunk up the place. □

Director Ridley Scott is at the helm of this new installment in the Aliens franchise that follows a crew of space colonists to an uncharted planet that’s home to a deadly species hiding in the shadows. A prequel to Scott’s original 1979 sci-fi/horror classic.

Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Baywatch

It Comes At Night

As an unnatural threat terrorizes the world outside, a family safely holed up in their home in a desolate area finds their security threatened when another young family arrives asking for help. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

An R-rated update of the iconic TV series with a shirtless Rock looking huge as he takes over the David Hasselhoff role of head lifeguard Mitch Buchannon. Also starring Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario, plus cameos by some of the original cast.

Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas.

Rated R.

The Last Shaman

Captain Underpants

Documentary following the quest of James Freeman, a young man suffering from suicidal depression who seeks help that Western medicine couldn’t give him by traveling into the Amazon jungle in search of traditional healing methods. One night only: tonight, June 8, 7 p.m. Pageant Theatre.

Rated R.

Megan Leavey

A biopic based on the real-life story of the bond between U.S. Marine Megan Leavey and bomb-sniffing military dog Rex. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

The Mummy

A princess mummy (Sofia Boutella), awakened from centuries of slumber, wreaks havoc on humanity and only Tom Cruise, strengthened by a mummy curse, can save the planet. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

The well-known children’s book series about two kids who turn their principal into Captain Underpants gets the 3-D, animated treatment. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2

Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) and the rest of his supergang get tangled up in more dangerous space adventures as they close in on the mystery of his true parentage. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema 7.

Rated PG-13.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

It’s either the fifth or 105th installment in the Pirates franchise, with Johnny Depp still kicking around as pirate Jack Sparrow, on the run from an army of ghost ships in search of the Trident of Poseidon. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

4

My Cousin Rachel

A young Englishman (Sam Clafin), plotting the death of the cousin (Rachel Weisz) whom he suspects killed his guardian, is upended by the mysterious charms of the object of his vengeance. Pageant Theatre.

Rated PG-13.

Wonder Woman

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

If a Tree Falls

1 2 3 4 5 Poor

Fair

Good

Very Good

Excellent

CHOW

Ginger’s restaurant

$5

OFF

Tuscan chicken sandwich with a side of rustic potato salad.

or

10% OFF

Free delivery with coupon!

$30 order

Exp. 6/3/17. Dine in or take out only.

we deliver

530.345.8862 | 2201 Pillsbury Rd. #100 | Chico

now open 40 Craft Beers on tap • outside food welCome

‘You gotta try this!’

The unpretentious (and enthusiastic!) Foodie Café

Slunchby astopsingleat theiconic image. For the Foodie Café, the Chico Airport, that icon is an exclaometimes the spirit of a restaurant is captured

mation point. There are six of them on the cover of the menu alone, with more throughout the menu and on the walls. story and Everything about the Foodie Café, photo by it would appear, is exciting—right Tuck Coop down to the “Choice of Bread!”

Eating at the Foodie Café is like having lunch with P. T. Barnum.

The Foodie Café 999 Marauder St. The décor is Early Whirligig. The 433-5539 menu is a barrage of stimuli: First, www.thefoodiecafe.com it’s endless. Second, each dish is described in loving detail, with Hours: Tuesday-Friday, breathless superlatives and come11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday, ons: “You gotta try this!” “You 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; haven’t lived till you’ve scarfed closed Sunday-Monday this down!” “Like nothing you’ve ever seen!” Some dishes are so amazing they require two or three intensifiers: “incredible over-the-top breakfasts!” It’s more enthusiastic than a Belieber fan club meeting.

Third, almost every dish has several idiosyncratic ingredients. The mustard alone requires study—it’s “applewood cold-smoked,” then mixed with balsamic vinegar, honey and garlic. Like Ulysses, this menu is a tome intended to be read into, but never finished.

Boyd and Vicki Atkin, the owners (who also run Chico Catering Co.) and self-described “purveyors of innovative and memorable deliciousness,” said some customers had suggested they simplify it, but they “don’t want people to get bored.” Fat chance.

How you will feel about all this hype and razzledazzle is hard to predict. At first I hated it. Then I loved it. In part the shift came when I realized that it’s all meant as pure fun and springs from joy. Boyd and Vicki

love running this place, and they let it fly. Boyd is bursting with ideas about dishes and recipes, and he wants to explore all of them. It’s not a business, it’s a party, a labor of love, a passionate hobby, with all the exuberance that goes with it. They invite you to join them.

The food is exactly what the presentation leads you to expect. It’s “loud”—the culinary equivalent of a brass band. Nothing is subtle. Everything explodes with flavor. Everything is tweaked to make it interesting, special, “incredible.”

Sometimes it doesn’t work well. Certainly Boyd can try too hard, as with the chicken sriracha doughnut waffle, made from an actual doughnut (really). The homemade chips are too salty, slightly over-cooked, and too barbecue-y for me. But more often than not, it clicks. The brisket’s barbecue sauce is ideal (customers bring in their Mason jars to buy it from Boyd). The bacon (sourced from a master baconeer in Redding) is grand. The Tuscan chicken sandwich is excellent, on a fine focaccia bread from Tin Roof Bakery, with the aforementioned mustard, which I love.

In the final analysis, “Foodie Café” is a misleading name for this place. Yes, they’re using local produce from the farmers’ market, making their own chips, putting bacon in the Bloody Marys and serving wines from hip, below-the-radar wineries. But the soul is pure Mel’s Diner from the TV show Alice. The staff wear name tags so you can call them by name. They remember you from last time, and they say things like, “I think you need a brownie today.” The clientele are blue-collar regulars. The core of the menu is still burgers, chili and grilled cheese.

The Foodie Café is a perfect projection of its unpretentious, zealous owners. It’s the precise opposite of the polished, market-researched, trendconscious franchise restaurant I ate in the night before.

And I vastly preferred it. □

2201 pillsBury road ste 114 (almond orChard) 530.774.2943 • theChiCotaproom.Com m, w, th, su noon-10pm • f, sa noon-midnight • Closed tuesday ChiCo Veterans resourCe Center (CVrC) & the BamBi inn presents

th AnnuAl VeterAns 8 e h t

Sat, june 17 conteStantS

Bring the Heat!

Cash prizes: 1st $500 2nd $350 3rd $250 people’s Choice $500

11am-til’ the chili runS out

attendeeS

You be the Judge! $10 Adults, $5 ages 6-12 5 & under FREE Chili Samples people’s Choice goes to the Chili with the most votes from the paid attendees.

taste all the Chili you want with garliC Bread & Fixins! liVe musiC By the alternators

callinG all cooKS! conteStantS needed!

Visit the Chico Veterans resource Center (CVrC) Facebook page (www.facebook.com/pg/chicovrc) to sign your team or your business up to compete. event begins at 11 am for testers and voting, contestants arrive at 7:00 am to set up. see our FB page for official rules and more details.

reGIstrAtIOn, rules & Details Call 530.809.2831 or Visit www.facebook.com/pg/chicovrc/

June 8, 2017

CN&R

31

IN THE MIX EvEnt p r o m ot Ers

p o st E v f r E E o f E n ts chargE !

Fok Chaw Self-released

:

Chico duo The Americas has quietly gone about forging a thrilling discography over the past 10-plus years. And the just-released Fok Chaw finds the band at its most innovative, imaginatively harnessing the chaos of drummer Casey Dietz (The Velvet Teen) as he plays off the controlled strains of guitarist/vocalist Travis Wuerthner’s arresting arpeggiated guitar loops. Fok Chaw might be the band’s boldest recorded statement yet. The best example of the duo’s virtuosity is “Huy Fong Is in the Neighborhood,” which blends the band’s magnetic poles of hypnotic repetition and hyper blasts of sound and heat, exploding the deceptive safety of the song’s form amid Weurthner’s expressive yowls and cascading distortion. The fantastic muted chording on Fugazi-like “Side Cab” leads into one of the more inspired tracks in “Dynobuddy,” with its raging, full-speed distorted angst and tangled guitar strings wrapped around a sweat-soaked heart. And “Anal Eyes” and “It’s Time” find the band reaching beyond its comfort zone, moving between quieter moods, effects pedals and acoustic guitars.

—Conrad Nystrom The Americas CD-release party: Saturday, June 10, 9:30 p.m., at Duffy’s Tavern.

David Grann

NewsReview.Com/ChiCo/CaleNdaR

CheCk out CN&R’s bRaNd New oNliNe CaleNdaR

Killers of the Flower Moon

CN&R

JUNE 8, 2017

by JASON CASSIDY • jasonc@newsreview.com

The Americas

MUSIC

32

ARTS DEVO

Doubleday Having wisely negotiated mineral rights to their new lands as one of the terms of their resettlement, the Osage Nation of Oklahoma became astoundingly wealthy when oil was discovered on their land. But along with the money came corruption, greed and, ultimately, murder. After a series of increasingly blatant killings in the 1920s (including shootings, poisonings and even a bombing), the federal government was compelled to intervene, and agents of what would become the Federal Bureau of Investigation uncovered a vast conspiracy involving local businessmen, corrupt police and doctors, and the victims’ own family members. Killers of the Flower Moon, journalist David Grann’s retrospective on the murders and their aftermath, showcases an impressive amount of research in an unusually suspenseful work of narrative nonfiction, and includes numerous historical photos as well as a contemporary epilogue.

—Brian Taylor

BOOK

Emotional Freedom Technique Dave Depper Tender Loving empire Sometimes it takes a push. For Dave Depper, that push was a game with friends that challenged each person to write 20 songs in 12 hours. From that came the bones of “Never Worked So Hard,” a simple tune with heavy synth steps, harboring an angst that pushes against a pop inclination. It was catchy enough to inspire Depper to write his debut solo album, Emotional Freedom Technique. After years of playing with artists like Ray LaMontagne, Fruit Bats, and as a full-time member of Death Cab for Cutie, Depper’s solo exploration allowed him to realize just how lonely he’d been touring the globe. There’s a cleanliness to the record that isn’t much of a surprise coming from a seasoned musician. The synths are tasteful and meticulous, and Depper’s clean-toned alto voice cuts through with a similar synth-like precision. The standout track is “Your Voice on the Radio,” which features Laura Gibson singing with Depper, the two weaving poppy melodies over buoyant, bright synths. It’s got a kick ... or a push.

—Robin Bacior

MUSIC

MURICAN ABROAD Arts DEVO is anxious. In celebration of a recent momentous birthday for Mrs. DEVO, we’re busy preparing to leave for a tour of Europe for much of June. All the reservations have been made, the house sitter is set, and I’ve been brushing up on my Canadian accent (“No, I’m from Nova Scotia, eh.”). But thanks in large part to our loutish Manboy in Chief, the image of the Ugly American is getting uglier by the day, and every new boneheaded decree increases the chance that someone might spit in my salade niçoise. We are going to do our part to counter that image by being ambassadors of badass America, the progressive, empathetic America that digs new ideas and punk rock and caring for the planet and our fellow humans. I’m going to look at this as an opportunity to engage in conversation with new people—Europeans as well as fellow travelers—and contribute to a narrative that hopefully paints a little less douchey picture of Americans.

As for our adventure, I won’t make you gag with vacation details, other than to say that a portion of our trip will be spent driving around the Provence region of France, and as I’ve plotted out excursions in the area, I’ve discovered something very interesting and unexpected. While roaming back roads via Google Street View, I was struck by how familiar the Provencal scenery is. To wind through the country roads and see the farms and secluded properArts DEVO has his vacation gear! ties was not unlike the experience of driving around the rural areas of Nor Cal. There are miles of sun-faded trees and dried-out fields, and the crappy dirt driveways and dilapidated outbuildings are reminiscent of typical country compounds around Durham, or Biggs, or Anderson.

Even looking at the much more composed online travel photos of lavender fields and Mediterranean sunsets reminded me of the embarrassment of natural beauty we have in our own backyard—from the ocean and redwoods of the North Coast to the Sierra Nevada, and from wine country to the almond-blossom bloom of Butte County. I’m not trying to say Nor Cal is the same as southern France. I’m just saying it’s worth remembering that we have a pretty sweet setup in these parts as well.

And I’m not really letting Trump dampen my vacation spirit. As I’m dancing in a cave with a wine bottle in each hand, eating caccio e pepe at the source and crashing the island of Ulysses’ sirens, I’m sure I’ll be able to find a way to relax.

OK, feel free to gag a little.

NEW SHELL FOR THE SNAIL Holy moly! Big changes for the local musicrecording scene. Longtime Chico musician and audio engineer Dale “The Snail” Price is closing down his popular Electric Canyon recording studio in Butte Creek Canyon. The studio isn’t going out of business. Price is just moving the operation into town. The recording equipment is going out to the current Energy Plant Arts studio on the south side of town, where Price will combine resources and collaborate with the Energy Plant people as well as Bay Area punk/rock engineer Josh Garcia (who recently recorded local freak-rockers The Vesuvians) on a new recording space called Electric Canyon at Energy Plant. The rest of Price’s equipment will be going into the garage of his Chico home where he plans to do mixing projects in an exact replica of the Electric Canyon control room.

Since Electric Canyon’s opening in 2003, Price has recorded more than 500 albums at the beautiful studio, many by local artists— everything from the Mother Hips to Mystic Roots—so it’s a bittersweet milestone for him and the music scene. But with his two new spaces, plus his increased capacity for mobile recording, Price undoubtedly will be behind the controls for many more local recordings to come.

For more information on advertising, contact your CN&R advertising representative today.

(530) 894-2300

-AreA 420SAle on Silver HAze & Blue DreAm $140 oz

Daily Specials

Limited quantities

LocaL organicaLLy grown avaiLabLe to hoLders of current dr.’s recommendation

Medical Cannabis Delivery Service

ChiCo’s oldest delivery serviCe!

(530) 513-7125 senior operated as non for profit.

Compassionate health options

mediCal marijuana evaluations mp

Legal, Safe, Confidential. Serving Butte County. We have the best prices. Managed by licensed Medical Professionals.

Nightingalemembers.com The only collective you’ll

ever need!

• H i g h e s t Q ualit y • • Af f o r da b l e Pr ice s • • e xc e pt i o n al s e rvice • Sen i ors, V e t s & S t ude n t s

10% off Everyday

f i r st ti m e c u sto m er s

free gift bag

530.518.7290 | chicofire.com

TopShelf

weedmaps.com/deliveries/high-north

co

CANNABIS DELIVERY COLLECTIVE

530.433.3651

lth

FlorAl collective

Best Prices

assio te hea na

Established clinics since 2002.

Green215.com 877-prop-215

$69 in offiCe or online visit.

• Ranch calls • OROville

$95 new

use coupon code save10

the HIGHEST

QUALITY MEDICINE Free Delivery | EZ Signup | Knowledgeable Staff | Huge Menu | Free Medicine for Referrals or Reviews

FIRST TIME PATIENTS RECEIVE FREE 1G ANY FLOWER & A WELCOME PACKET LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED Lab Tested by

530.774.1720

Find us on Weedmaps & StoneyCreekDelivery.com CA 215 & H&S Code 11362.5 Compliant | 7 Days a Week 12-8pm | Chico Area | Lic. # BL-004622 june 8, 2017

CN&R

33

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY For the week oF june 8, 2017 ARIES (March 21-April 19): If you chose

me as your relationship guide, I’d counsel you and your closest ally to be generous with each other; to look for the best in each other and praise each other’s beauty and strength. If you asked me to help foster your collaborative zeal, I’d encourage you to build a shrine in honor of your bond—an altar that would invoke the blessings of deities, nature spirits, and the ancestors. If you hired me to advise you on how to keep the fires burning and the juices flowing between you two, I’d urge you to never compare your relationship to any other, but rather celebrate the fact that it’s unlike any other in the history of the planet.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Milky

Way Galaxy contains more than 100 billion stars. If they were shared equally, every person on Earth could have dominion over at least 14. I mention this because you’re in a phase when it makes sense for you to claim your 14. Yes, I’m being playful, but I’m also quite serious. According to my analysis of the upcoming weeks, you will benefit from envisaging big, imaginative dreams about the riches that could be available to you in the future. How much money do you want? How much love can you express?

How thoroughly at home in the world could you feel? How many warm rains would you like to dance beneath? How much creativity do you need to keep reinventing your life? Be extravagant as you fantasize.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “When I

grow up, I’m not sure what I want to be.”

Have you ever heard that thought bouncing around your mind, Gemini? Or how about this one: “Since I can’t decide what I want to be, I’ll just be everything.” If you have been tempted to swear allegiance to either of those perspectives, I suggest it’s time to update your relationship with them.

A certain amount of ambivalence about commitment and receptivity to myriad possibilities will always be appropriate for you. But if you hope to fully claim your birthright, if you long to ripen into your authentic self, you’ll have to become evermore definitive and specific about what you want to be and do.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): As a

Cancerian myself, I’ve had days when I’ve stayed in bed from morning to nightfall, confessing my fears to my imaginary friends and eating an entire cheesecake. As an astrologer, I’ve noticed that these blue patches seem more likely to occur during the weeks before my birthday each year. If you go through a similar blip any time soon, here’s what I recommend: Don’t feel guilty about it. Don’t resist it. Instead, embrace it fully. If you feel lazy and depressed, get really lazy and depressed. Literally hide under the covers with your headphones on and feel sorry for yourself for as many hours as it takes to exhaust the gloom and emerge renewed.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the early days of

the internet, “sticky” was a term applied to websites that were good at drawing readers back again and again. To possess this quality, a content provider had to have a knack for offering text and images that web surfers felt an instinctive yearning to bond with. I’m reanimating this term so I can use it to describe you. Even if you don’t have a website, you now have a soulful adhesiveness that arouses people’s urge to merge. Be discerning how you use this stuff. You may be stickier than you realize!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Ancient

Mayans used chili and magnolia and vanilla to prepare exotic chocolate drinks from cacao beans. The beverage was sacred and prestigious to them. It was a centerpiece of cultural identity and an accessory in religious rituals. In some locales, people were rewarded for producing delectable chocolate with just the right kind and amount of froth. I suspect, Virgo, that you will soon be asked to do the equivalent of demonstrating your personal power by whipping up the best possible chocolate froth. And according to my reading of the astrological omens, the chances are good you’ll succeed.

by rob brezsny LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do you have

your visa for the wild side? Have you packed your bag of tricks? I hope you’ll bring gifts to dispense, just in case you’ll need to procure favors in the outlying areas where the rules are a bit loose. It might also be a good idea to take along a skeleton key and a snake-bite kit. You won’t necessarily need them. But I suspect you’ll be offered magic cookies and secret shortcuts, and it would be a shame to have to turn them down simply because you’re unprepared for the unexpected.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’re like

a prince or princess who has been turned into a frog by the spell of a fairy tale villain.

This situation has gone on for a while. In the early going, you retained a vivid awareness that you had been transformed. But the memory of your origins has faded, and you’re no longer working so diligently to find a way to change back into your royal form. Frankly, I’m concerned. This horoscope is meant to remind you of your mission. Don’t give up! Don’t lose hope!

And take extra good care of your frog-self, please.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

People might have ideas about you that are at odds with how you understand yourself.

For example, someone might imagine that you have been talking trash about them—even though you haven’t been.

Someone else may describe a memory they have about you, and you know it’s a distorted version of what actually happened. Don’t be surprised if you hear even more outlandish tales, too, like how you’re stalking Taylor Swift or conspiring with the One World Government to force all citizens to eat kale every day. I’m here to advise you to firmly reject all of these skewed projections. For the immediate future, it’s crucial to stand up for your right to define yourself—to be the final authority on what’s true about you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “God

doesn’t play dice with the universe,” said Albert Einstein. In response, another Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Niels Bohr, said to Einstein, “Stop giving instructions to God.” I urge you to be more like Bohr than Einstein in the coming weeks, Capricorn. As much as possible, avoid giving instructions to anyone, including God, and resist the temptation to offer advice. In fact, I recommend that you abstain from passing judgment, demanding perfection, and trying to compel the world to adapt itself to your definitions. Instead, love and accept everything and everyone exactly as they are right now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

Lysistrata is a satire by ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It takes place during the war between Athens and Sparta. The heroine convinces a contingent of women to withhold sexual privileges from the soldiers until they stop fighting.

“I will wear my most seductive dresses to inflame my husband’s ardor,” says one.

“But I will never yield to his desires. I won’t raise my legs towards the ceiling. I will not take up the position of the Lioness on a Cheese Grater.” Regardless of your gender, Aquarius, your next assignment is twofold: (1) Don’t be like the women in the play. Give your favors with discerning generosity.

(2) Experiment with colorful approaches to pleasure like the Lioness with a Cheese Grater, the Butterfly Riding the Lizard, the Fox Romancing the River and any others you can dream up.

CN&R

june 8, 2017

Print ads start at $6/wk. www.newsreview.com or (530) 894-2300 ext. 2 Phone hours: M-F 8am-5pm.

All ads post online same day.

Deadlines for print: Line ad deadline: Monday 4pm Adult line ad deadline: Monday 4pm Display ad deadline: Friday 2pm

seasick pills. The waves will sometimes be higher than your boat. Although I don’t think you’ll capsize, the ride may be wobbly. And unless you have waterproof clothes, it’s probably best to just get naked. You WILL get drenched. By the way, don’t even fantasize about heading back to shore prematurely. You have good reasons to be sailing through the rough waters.

There’s a special “fish” out there that you need to catch. If you snag it, it will feed you for months—maybe longer.

Online ads are

STILL FREE!

*

*Nominal fee for adult entertainment.

All advertising is subject to the newspaper’s Standards of Acceptance. Further, the News & Review specifically reserves the right to edit, decline or properly classify any ad. Errors will be rectified by re-publication upon notification. The N&R is not responsible for error after the first publication. The N&R assumes no financial liability for errors or omission of copy. In any event, liability shall not exceed the cost of the space occupied by such an error or omission. The advertiser and not the newspaper assumes full responsibility for the truthful content of their advertising message.

PAID IN ADVANCE! Make $1000 a Week Mailing Brochures From Home! No Experience Required.

Helping Home Workers Since 2001! Genuine Opportunity. Start Immediately! www.IncomeStation.net (AAN CAN)

MAKE THE CALL TO START GETTING CLEAN TODAY Free 24/7 Helpline for alcohol & drug addiction treatment. Get help! It is time to take your life back! Call Now: 855-732-4139 (AAN CAN)

ANGEL ABOVE ADOPTIONS. Open/Closed you CHOOSE! Expenses PAID, BILLS, CLOTHING & MORE. Pick the family, give your BABY the BEST. CALL TODAY! 866-869-2229 (AAN CAN) PREGNANT? THINKING OF ADOPTION? Talk with caring agency specializing in matching Birthmothers with Families Nationwide. LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Call 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions.

866-413-6293. Void in Illinois/ New Mexico/Indiana (AAN CAN)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take your

www.RealAstrology.com for 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.

34

CLASSIFIEDS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NORTHSTATE BULLETLINER AND TRUCK ACCESSORIES at 6281 Broyles Road Chico, CA 95973.

JOSEPH RAY DUGAN 6281 Broyles Road Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOSEPH DUGAN Dated: April 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000583 Published: May 18,25, June 1,8, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PARADISE PINES TRAILS FUND at 14600 Colter Way Magalia, CA 95954.

NICK CHARLES COLLINS 14600 Colter Way Magalia, CA 95954.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NICK COLLINS Dated: May 9, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000660 Published: May 18,25, June 1,8, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BARK AVENUE at 2045 Park Ave Oroville, CA 95966.

CHRISTINE ROGAN 4880 Foothill Blvd Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CHRISTINE ROGAN Dated: May 2, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000626 Published: May 18,25, June 1,8, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CASCADIA INSTRUMENTS at 70 Vincent Lane Chico, CA 95973.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORTH COUNTIES REAL ESTATE at

this legal Notice continues

1074 East Ave Ste B1 Chico, CA 95926.

GAIL M PROSISE 4723 County Rd E Orland, CA 95963.

ROBERT L PROSISE 4723 County Rd E Orland, CA 95963.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: ROBERT L. PROSISE Dated: April 18, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000553 Published: May 18,25, June 1,8, 2017

➡

this legal Notice continues

➡

CAMERON SCOTT 70 Vincent Lane Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CAMERON SCOTT Dated: May 9, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000661 Published: May 18,25, June 1,8, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following perons are doing business as GLYN PYE VENDING at 945 W 2nd Street Chico, CA 95928.

WESERV INC 945 W 2nd Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: STEPHANIE ALHOURANI, OFFICE MANAGER Dated: April 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000581 Published: May 18,25, June 1,8, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ALPHA DRYWALL at 13653 West Park Dr Magalia, CA 95954.

DONALD LARRY HUNT 13653 West Park Dr Magalia, CA 95954.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DONNY HUNT Dated: April 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000574 Published: May 18,25, June 1,8, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as KREATIONS at 130 West 3rd Street Chico, CA 95928.

ANNEMARIE PETERS 970 E. 7th Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ANNEMARIE PARRELLI PETERS Dated: May 15, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000690 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as 15TH STREET CAFE at 1414 15th Street, Suite 120 Chico, CA 95928.

MARK ROBERT MCGINNIS 555 Vallombrosa Ave, #59 Chico, CA 95926.

MICHAEL DEAN MCGINNIS 555 Vallombrosa Ave, #59 Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: MICHAEL DEAN MCGINNIS Dated: May 1, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000611 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as TOPWATER REACTION BAITS at 197 Brookdale Court Oroville, CA 95966.

LAWRENCE FRANK MCFALL 197 Brookdale Court Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LAWRENCE F MCFALL Dated: April 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000575 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as LA MIRADA VILLA at 197 La Mirada Ave Oroville, CA 95966.

VERONICA CORPUZ ALMOCERA 235 La Mirada Ave Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: VERONICA ALMOCERA Dated: May 16, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000692 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as QUICK STOP #11 at 952 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95926.

JASVIR SINGH 2269 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95926.

MOHAN SINGH 25 Ewing Drive Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: JASVIR SINGH Dated: May 8, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000657 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as THUMBWORKS SPORTS MASSAGE at 1661 Forrest Ave #35 Chico, CA 95928.

TANYA CROOKS 1661 Forrest Ave #35 Chico, CA 95928.

RYAN KEEP 1661 Forrest Ave #35 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: TANYA CROOKS Dated: May 22, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000726 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as 4RENTCHICO.COM, CHICO APARTMENT PROPERTIES at 11110 Arcadian Avenue Suite 1 Chico, CA 95926.

MARY KRAUSE 1469 Oak Ridge Drive Chico, CA 95928.

PAUL KRAUSE 1469 Oak Ridge Drive Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: PAUL KRAUSE Dated: May 15, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000688 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DIMENSION THREE INDUSTRIES at 13302 Cabin Hoolow Ct, Suite 110 Chico, CA 95973.

JOSHUA LANE PHILLIPSON 8233 Streng Ave Citrus Heights, CA 95610.

This business is conducted by

an Individual.

Signed: JOSH PHILLIPSON Dated: May 9, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000663 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as PARADISE GARDENS II at 1060 Buschmann Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

KIMBERLY L WEST 15032 Little Ron Rd Chico, CA 95973.

MARK PAUL WEST 15032 Little Ron Rd Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: KIMBERLY L WEST Dated: May 2, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000624 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as INK DROP PRESS at 833 W. 1st Ave Unit F Chico, CA 95926.

NICHOLAS JUSTIN HANSON 833 W. 1st Ave Unit F Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NICHOLAS HANSON Dated: May 19, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000723 Published: June 1,8,15,22, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as STOGAN CAPITAL, STOGAN REAL ESTATE, SURMOUNT CONSULTING, SURMOUNT FOUNDATION at 40 Philadelphia Dr Suite 207 Chico, CA 95973.

THE STOGAN GROUP INCORPORATED 40 Philadelphia Dr Suite 207 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: LOGAN WILSON, PRESIDENT Dated: May 25, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000748 Published: June 1,8,15,22, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ANY WHIM at 5511 Power House Hill Rd Oroville, CA 95965.

NICOLE TERN 5511 Power House Hill Rd Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NICOLE TERN Dated: May 31, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000769 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as TD3 MACHINING at 6427 Moss Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

REBEKAH MARTIN DODSON 6427 Moss Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

TROY DODSON III 6427 Moss Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: REBEKAH MARTIN

ClaSSIFIEdS this legal Notice continues

➡

this legal Notice continues

➡

COnTInueD On 35

DODSON Dated: June 1, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000773 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as EVSEC at 2735 Monterey Street Chico, CA 95973.

SEAN PATRICK EVANS 2735 Monterey Street Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SEAN EVANS Dated: May 23, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000737 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as AMR ALL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS at 1009 Windsor Way Chico, CA 95926.

MICHAEL STAHEL 1009 Windsor Way Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MICHAEL STAHEL Dated: May 1, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000619 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MARTIN MURPHY MHN CONCRETE at 1355 Arlington Drive Chico, CA 95926.

MARTIN ALMER MURPHY 1355 Arlington Drive Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MARTIN MURPHY Dated: May 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000755 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as KRISTINA MICHELLE JEWELRY at 1340 Arcadian Ave Chico, CA 95926.

KRISTINA MICHELLE BANWELL 1340 Arcadian Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: KRISTINA M BANWELL Dated: May 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000754 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as THE 530 AND CO. at 1987 Belgium Ave Chico, CA 95928.

DELPHINE ANNE WINTER 1987 Belgium Ave Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: DELPHINE WINTER Dated: June 1, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000784 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HAPPY FEET REFLEXOLOGY at 305 W Lindo Ave, Unit C Chico,

this Legal Notice continues

➡

CA 95926.

ELIZABETH F DANIELSCURREY 305 W Lindo Ave, Unit C Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: ELIZABETH F. DANIELS-CURREY Dated: May 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000759 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as THE STATE BARBER SHOP at 1455 Myers St Oroville, CA 95965.

COLBY M FLOWERS 2786 Mitchell Ave Oroville, CA 95965.

WILLIAM RHOADES 1 Ilahee Lane #18 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: BILL RHOADES Dated: May 17, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000703 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SWPPIN at 624 West 8th Ave. Chico, CA 95926.

BRYAN C GRAVES 857 Reavis Avenue Chico, CA 95928.

JUDITH MARLENE GRAVES 624 West 8th Ave. Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: JUDITH MARLENE GRAVES Dated: June 1, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000782 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as IRON LOTUS NURSERY at 2955 Sixth St Biggs, CA 95917.

CARL BOELMAN 2955 Sixth St Biggs, CA 95917.

CHERI BOELMAN 2955 Sixth St Biggs, CA 95917.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: CHERI BOELMAN Dated: May 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000756 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

NOTICES NOTICE OF LIEN SALE 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG VIN#WVGLG77L35D020854 CA Lic#7EFN020 Lien Sale June 21, 2017 9:00am at NORTH VALLEY TOWING 4950 Cohasset Rd #B2 Chico, CA 95928 Published: June 8, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MELISSA DURBIN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MELISSA DURBIN Proposed name: MELISSA JACKSON 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.

this Legal Notice continues

➡

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 14, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: May 17, 2017 Case Number: 17CV01045 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner EME YANG MOUA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: EME YANG MOUA Proposed name: EME AMY ZHOU 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 14, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: May 23, 2017 Case Number: 17CV00866 Published: June 1,8,15,22, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SEE VANG & ZELEE LOR filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: LOR LOR Proposed name: LORD LEE 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 7, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA Room: TBA

this Legal Notice continues

➡

The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: May 19, 2017 Case Number: 17CV00916 Published: June 1,8,15,22, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ALEC MARTIN HOFFMAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ALEC MARTIN HOFFMAN Proposed name: ALEC MARTIN MONTGOMERY 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 14, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: May 08, 2017 Case Number: 17CV00487 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner DAMIAN DEWAYNE GRIFFIN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: DAMIAN DEWAYNE GRIFFIN Proposed name: DAMIAN DEWAYNE WISCHER 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 21, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P CANDELA Dated: May 24, 2017 Case Number: 17CV01175 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KARREN MARIE RANDOLPH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing

this Legal Notice continues

➡

names as follows: Present name: KARREN MARIE RANDOLPH Proposed name: KARREN MARIE DRAKE 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 21, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P CANDELA Dated: May 25, 2017 Case Number: 17CV01174 Published: June 8,15,22,29, 2017

SUMMONS SERVICE BY PUBLICATION ERIC BERG, Plaintiff vs.

BROOK MORIN, and all person’s unknown, claiming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the property adverse to plaintiff’s title to the property, and does 1 through 100, Defendants Hearing Date: June 30, 2017 Time: 10:30 AM Judge: Honorable Judge Candela 1. The real property (Property) that is the subject of this action is located in Butte County, California, is commonly known as 126 Dream Lane, Chico, CA 95973.

2. It is more particularly described as The East 1/3 of the South half of the North half of the Southeast quarter and the East 1/3 of the North quarter of the South half of the South-east quarter of Section 14, Township 24 North, Range 2 East, M.D.B.&M. It is located in the unincorporated area of the city of Cohasset, State of California, in the county of Butte.

3. APN Number of parcel is: 056-100-012 4. This publication is intended to give notice, to all persons unknown, claiming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the property adverse to plaintiff’s title to the property of the impending quite title action Attorneys for Eric Berg: Michael M. Rooney, SBN 190346 Michael A. Holtz, SBN 302713 Rooney Law Firm 1361 Esplanade Chico, California 95926-3330 Telephone: (530) 343-5297 Facsimile: (530) 897-0985 Case No. 16CV00008 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: JOSHUA LANE JORDAN 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

this Legal Notice continues

➡

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

this Legal Notice continues

➡

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

(530) 343-0100 Dated: December 16, 2016 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 16CV03070 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: LIBERTY LOPEZ and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: CLEANRITE, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, DBA BUILDRITE CONSTRUCTION & RESTORATION 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 law library, or the

this Legal Notice continues

courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

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

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

The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95928 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: TIMOTHY D. FERRIS FERRIS & SELBY 2607 Forest Avenue, Suite 130 Chico, CA 95928 (530) 343-0100 Dated: January 5, 2017 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 17CV00044 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

➡

T TOTAL NUDE LIVE ENTERTAINMEN

5 OFF

$

ADMISSION

WITH THIS AD. OFFER EXPIRES 06.22.17, CODE CNR

ALWAYS AUDITIONING BEAUTIFUL ENTERTAINERS TUES – THURS & SUN 8PM – 1AM | FRI & SAT 8PM - 3AM 1672 HAMMONTON SMARTSVILLE RD. | MARYSVILLE, CA 95901 | (530)269.9422

NOW OPEN!

RESTAURANT & BAR

• GREAT FOOD • ICE COLD BEER

• SPORTS TV’S • WINE

1672 HAMMONTON SMARTSVILLE RD. #A | MARYSVILLE, CA 95901 (530)443.2089 | OPEN DAILY 11:30AM-2AM j u n e 8 , 2 0 1 7 CN&R 35

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: RALPH CASEY and SHIRLEY CASEY, Trustees of the Casey Living Trust Dated February 13, 1998; RALPH CASEY, an Individual; SHIRLEY CASEY, an Individual; BANK OF AMERICA INTEGRATED LOAN SERVICE; and THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: MID VALLEY TITLE AND ESCROW COMPANY, a California Corporation 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 law 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

this Legal Notice continues

➡

cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

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

The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California County of Butte 1775 Concord Ave. Chico, CA 95928 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: JOSEPH L. SELBY 249546 FERRIS & SELBY 2607 Forest Avenue, Suite 130 Chico, CA 95928 (530) 343-0100 Dated: April 26, 2017 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 16CV02269 Published: June 1,8,15,22, 2017

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: BROOK ELIZABETH MORIN, AND ALL PERSON’S UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF’S TITLE TO THE PROPERTY, AND DOES 1 THROUGH 100.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:

this Legal Notice continues

➡

ERIC LYTELL BERG 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 law 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 you local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs

this Legal Notice continues

➡

on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of Butte 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95926 The name, address, and telephone number of the plaintiff’s attorney is: MICHAEL M. ROONEY/ MICHAEL HOLT ROONEY LAW FIRM 1361 Esplanade Chico, California 95926-4900 Dated: April 4, 2016 Signed: Kimberly Flener Case Number: 16CV00008 Published: May 25, June 1,8,15, 2017

PETITION NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE BESSIE M. BAKER AKA BESSIE MAE BAKER AKA BESSIE BAKER To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: BESSIE M. BAKER AKA BESSIE MAE BAKER AKA BESSIE BAKER Petition for Probate has been filed by: STEVEN T. BAKER in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: STEVEN T. BAKER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the

this Legal Notice continues

y a w a r o f g N looki ved l o v N i t e g o t iN m s i v i t C a h t wi your City?

➡

decendent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

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

The petition requests authority to administer estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or conseted to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: June 20, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

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

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of

this Legal Notice continues

➡

letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. drawer 111 Oroville, CA 95965.

(530) 533-5661 Case Number: PR-41582 Dated: May 22, 2017 Published: May 25, June 1,8, 2017

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE REBECCA L. SANGER, AKA REBECCA LEE SANGER To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: REBECCA L. SANGER, AKA REBECCA LEE SANGER Petition for Probate has been filed by: WILLIAM J. SANGER in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

this Legal Notice continues

➡

The Petition for Probate requests that: WILLIAM J. SANGER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

The petition requests authority to administer estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or conseted to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: June 20, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

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

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your

this Legal Notice continues

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

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: MARGARET M. MCNULTY Law Office of Margaret McNulty 1550 Humboldt Road, Suite 4, Chico, CA 95928 (530) 809-0675 Case Number: 17PR00179 Dated: May 22, 2017 Published: May 25, June 1,8, 2017

➡

CheCk out CN&r’s New take aCtioN, ChiCo! CaleNdar of meetiNgs, aCtioNs aNd more, iN your area. event organizers: Post eveNts free of Charge!

Newsreview.Com/ChiCo/CaleNdar 36

CN&R

june 8, 2017

CiviC beNefit

Causes & aCtivism

REAL ESTATE

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ADVERTISING IN OUR REAL ESTATE SECTION, CALL 530-894-2300

of Paradise 530.872.5880

“The Chico News & Review is an

integral part of my marketing campaigns”

As a Realtor serving Butte County and the Chico market for over 22 years, I do my utmost to provide extraordinary service to my clients. The Chico news & Review is an integral part of my marketing campaigns. I have always had great results promoting my listings in the weekly Real estate section of the paper. When I advertise my home listings in the Chico news and Review I get calls and results!

TERESA LARSON RReALTOR®, CenTuRY 21 jeFFRIeS LYDOn

Need a hand with your home purchase?

REmaxofpaRadisE.Com bidwell TiTle & esCrOw

With locations in:

Chico: 894-2612 • Oroville: 533-2414 Paradise: 877-6262 • Gridley: 846-4005 www.BidwellTitle.com

“outstanding agEnts. outstanding REsults!”

Each office is independently owned and operated CalBRE # 01991235

Open Houses & Listings are online at: www.century21JeffriesLydon.com 3bd 2 bath 1451 sqft home. Large back yard, out building and possible RV parking. Only $259,000.

Call today.

515 Cristerpeave ave ing nd$669,000 untington driveing drive $269,000 2022 huntington pend as of 6/5/2017 there was 191 single family houses for sale in Chico

Steve Kasprzyk (Kas-per-zik) Jeffries Lydon

SMILES ALWAYS!

Paul Champlin | (530) 828-2902

you don’t have to spell it out for me to sell it!

(530) 518–4850 www.steve.kasprzyk.c21jeffrieslydon.com

Joyce Turner

Making Your Dream Home a Reality

Homes Sold Last Week ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

3167 Summit Ridge Ter 651 Crimson Ct 14026 Limousin Dr 1782 Vallombrosa Ave 1659 Carol Ave 1267 N Cedar St 21 Roohr Ct 3 Princess T J Ct 666 Grafton Park Dr 1423 Scottsdale Ct 3025 Boston Dr

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$814,999 $673,999 $614,999 $495,000 $450,000 $450,000 $445,000 $443,000 $441,000 $440,000 $429,000

4/3 4/2 3/2 4/2 3/2 4/2 3/2 4/3 3/2 3/2 4/3

SQ. FT. 3,520 3,347 2,517 1,895 1,777 3,762 1,722 2,163 1,942 2,145 2,020

3 bed 2 bath 1,291 sq ft. Two homes on one property in Chico. $275,000

570–1944 • joyce_turner@ymail.com

Sponsored by Century 21 Jeffries Lydon ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

136 Copperfield Dr 819 Grass Ct 8 Summerwood Ct 3142 Godman Ave 28 Phyllis Ct 287 Saint Augustinedr 724 Ivy St 234 W 2Nd Ave 2 Elisha Ct 420 Royal Glen Ln 2875 Upland Dr

Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico Chico

$425,000 $425,000 $420,000 $385,000 $370,000 $340,000 $330,000 $320,000 $308,000 $295,000 $293,000

3/2 5/2 4/2 3/2 3/2 3/2 3/1 2/2 3/2 3/2 4/2

2,045 1,973 2,137 1,810 1,701 1,739 1,438 1,978 1,443 1,436 1,572

june 8, 2017

CN&R

37

Our Featured Listings for

June 8th, 2017

(530) 877-6244

www.PonderosaRealEstate.com 66 Years Serving the Ridge & North Valley Lic. #01198431 - Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated

NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

PRICE REDUCED

More Home for Your Money, in PARADISE

We live here... We work here... We know Paradise... Buy or sell from us!

Pending! Spectacular Custom Built Chalet! Amazing Vaulted Ceilings. Great Fireplace.

Beautifully maintained 2+bd/2ba. Unique & Magnificent Home. $219,900 AD #951 Doriane Regalia 530-872-6829

TEXT 28975 TO ʘ TEXT TO ʘ TEXT 17375 TO ʘ

5214 Gold Spring ct., Oroville—$290,000 14098 Norwich Cir., Magalia—$257,000 3 Beds, 2.5 Baths, 3-Car Garage, 2233 Sq.Ft. 3 Beds, 3 Baths, 2-Car Garage, 1961 Sq.Ft. Troy Davis: (530) 570-1630 Ron Knauff: (530) 877-6244

PRICE REDUCED

NEW LISTING

624 Elliott Rd., Paradise—$245,000 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 2214 SF, 2-Car Garage Ron Knauff: (530) 877-6244

NEW LISTING

Dori Regalia • CalBRE#01892653 • (530) 872-6829 TEXT 17805 TO ʘ TEXT TO ʘ

1861 Norwood Dr., Paradise—$239,900 3071 Grand View Ave., Oroville—$239,000 2 Beds, 1.5 Baths, 2-Car Garage, 1543 Sq.Ft. 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1-Car Garage, 1627 Sq.Ft. Tom Gagne: (530) 966-2398 Troy Davis: (530) 570-1630

NEW LISTING

TEXT TO ʘ

458 Nord Ave.#14, Chico—$132,000 2 Beds, 1 Bath, 864 SF, Upstairs Unit Troy Davis: (530) 570-1630

NEW LISTING

CALL ʘ

Oak Park Dr., Magalia—$22,000 Wooded .91-Acre Lot at End of Lane Lynn Franklin: (530) 520-6900

TEXT 5165 TO ʘ

Sharon McKee • CalBRE#01437897 • (530) 872-6838

555 Valstream Dr., Paradise—$598,000 4 Beds, 4 Baths, 3-Car Garage, 3383 Sq.Ft. Larry Knifong: (530) 680-6234

Alice Zeissler | 530.518.1872

Patty G. McKee • CalBRE#01428643 • (530) 518-5155

PRICE REDUCED! Custom 3bd/3ba home with bonus room. .4 ac. Spacious, secluded fully fenced back yard & oversized garage with workshop. $299,000 Ad #960 Sharon C. McKee 530-872-6838

221 Windward Way, Oroville—$197,000 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 2-Car Garage, 1144 Sq.Ft. Troy Davis: (530) 570-1630

Duplex in Chico $349,500 Well maintained home with 3 car garage in great neighborhood $399,000

STUNNING CUSTOM MICHEAL GALLI HOME, 1 block from Bidwell Park, 4 bedrooms.

3 baths, plus car garage, LDlocated on a S2O charming cul-de-sac, 2100 sq ft $395,000 KIMBERLEY TONGE | (530) 518-5508

TEXT 6355 TO ʘ

Located in Town! 2br/1ba.

Detached 2 car garage. New roof. Fenced yard. Some tile floors. Gas fireplace. $169,000 Ad #668 Call Patty McKee 530-518-5155

Price Reduced! Main building has 906 square feet . 3 private offices. Reception area & bathroom. $109,000 Ad# 950 Susan G Thomas 530-518-8041

Susan G. Thomas • CalBRE#01049969 • (530) 518-8041

5350 Skyway, Paradise

BUILDING LOT WITH CITY SERVICES IN TOWN. .21 of an acre lot..........................................................................$125,000 STUNNING ONE OF A KIND, 4,007 sq ft home with separate 3 bed/2 bth, 1,200 guest home, .77 of an acre in town..........................................................................$675,000 BEAUTIFUL 4 BED/3 BTH, 3,073 sq ft with lot’s of extra’s and shows like a model home! 3-car garage .......$539,900 PEBBLEWOOD PINES CONDO, 3 bed/2 bth, 1,889 sq ft with wonderful updates!...........................................$280,000 Teresa Larson WONDERFUL LANDSCAPED YARD and beautiful 3 bed/2 bth, 1,780 sq ft........................................................$322,500 ING (530)899-5925 LARGE LOT, CUL DE SAC,PE ND 2 BED 1 BTH, 800 sq ft. ...............................................................................................$235,000 ING ND UPDATED AND FRESHLY REMODELED 4 bed/2 bath 1,670 sq ft! ......................................................................$299,500 PE www.ChicoListings.com bth, ING 2,316 sq ft on .41 of an acre, inground vinyl pool!.....................................$437,500 PEND chiconativ@aol.com PARK LOCATION! 4 bed/3

The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of May 22, 2017 – May 26, 2017.

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

ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

SQ. FT.

12 Wysong Ct

Chico

$292,000

3/2

1,356

211 Cottage Creek Dr

Oroville

$349,272

4/4

3,843

59 Terrace Dr

Chico

$292,000

3/1

1,156

2420 Wheeler Ave

Oroville

$323,181

2/2

1,684

3996 Ord Ferry Rd

Chico

$290,000

3/2

1,481

2615 Oro Quincy Hwy

Oroville

$255,000

2/2

1,508

1280 Orchard Way

Chico

$255,000

2/1

1,170

436 Valley View Dr

Paradise

$440,000

3/3

2,690

1 Hillary Ln

Chico

$237,000

3/2

1,137

1830 Amore Ln

Paradise

$415,000

3/2

2,072

989 E 9Th St

Chico

$222,000

2/1

1,284

6223 Azalea Ln

Paradise

$289,000

3/2

1,680

339 Weymouth Way

Chico

$176,273

3/3

2,280

1488 Bille Rd

Paradise

$275,000

3/2

1,753

1005 Mayette Dr

Chico

$112,500

3/2

1,679

6354 Berkshire Ave

Paradise

$265,000

2/2

1,713

634 Madrone Ave

Chico

$96,000

3/2

1,860

670 Bille Rd

Paradise

$255,000

2/2

1,471

155 Pioneer Trl

Oroville

$399,000

4/2

1,898

5803 Perry Mason Ln

Paradise

$247,000

2/2

1,650

3606 Cory Canyon Rd

Oroville

$350,000

1/1

528

1869 Salida Way

Paradise

$245,000

2/3

1,869

38  

CN&R 

june 8, 2017

SQ. FT.

ADDRESS

HOME

IMPROVEMENT DIRECTORY

(530) 345-0005 UrbanDesignSolar.com

AppliAnces

HAndymAn

Best Price, Best Service, Best Selection 2505 Zanella Way Chico (530) 342-2182 | www.ginnos.com

Home Improvement Specialist Gen Cont Lic # 973757 | (530) 828-8075 stevebadiali@yahoo.com

contrActor

HVAc

951 E. 8th Street, Chico (530) 343-1981 | vceonline.com

Experts You Can Trust – Over 12 years in Business 609 Entler Ave #2 Chico License #842922 (530) 899-9293 | storyheatingair.com

counter tops

gArden supplies

2502 Park Ave. Chico (530) 899-2888 M-F 8:30-5:30 Sat 10-4

Flooring/cArpet Where low prices are just the beginning.

1080 East 20th Street Chico (530) 343-0215 M-F 8 – 5:30 Sat 9 - 4

kitchen remodeling

Complete Garden Supplies 194 E. 17th St. & Park Ave. Chico (530) 342-6278

pest control “We customize your service to your needs.”

530 552-2248 | buttonpestcontrol.com

Furniture

plumbing

the Northstate’s #1 furniture liquidator 1408 Park Ave. Chico (530) 893-2019 418 Walnut St. Red Bluff (530) 528-2069

Fixed Right,Right Now! (530) 343-0330 EarlsPlumbing.net

All of Our Plumbers are Potty Trained Fixed Right, Right Now!

$25 Off ANY Plumbing Service

343-0330

tile Your link to quality tile at discount prices.

2260 Park Ave. Ste. B Chico (530) 893-9303 | tilebargainbarn.com

$45 A week! reAcH tHousAnds weekly! cAll 530-624-2841

buy local, save big!!!

Second opinions are always free!

16

Best Contractor june 8, 2017

CN&R

16

39

r o f s u n i o j

h c n u l y a d i fr 13

15

345 West Fifth Street Chico, CA 95928 15 (530) 891–6328 Please call for reservations Open Fridays for Lunch 11:30am – 2:30pm Join us for Happy Hour Mon–Fri 4:30–6pm

16 13

16