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‘Hell and high water’ With the Wall Fire burning just outside of Oroville, residents of that city

and its surroundings are grappling with catastrophe for the second time in six months, following February’s Oroville Dam spillway failures. As of the CN&R’s deadline Wednesday morning (July 12), 41 residences were confirmed destroyed and three more damaged by the conflagration, with thousands of evacuees still awaiting word that it’s safe to return home. The fire, at 5,800 acres, was 60 percent contained.

A Facebook meme depicts Oroville going through “Hell and high water”—flames following the floods. What a potent reminder.

We urge readers to reach out and lend a hand. The best resource—both for helpers and those in need—is the county’s website (buttecounty.net).

The site lists resources ranging from animal shelters to evacuation centers to the Oroville Municipal Auditorium, which is serving as an assistance center to help those whose homes have been lost or sustained damage. It also lists reputable agencies to ensure donations go to those in need. The North Valley Community Foundation, for one, has started a Wall Fire Emergency Response Fund and guarantees that 100 percent of donated funds will go to organizations on the ground.

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office has warned of scammers claiming to be fire victims, so be vigilant and give only to trustworthy organizations.

As firefighters continue to fight the blaze and those who’ve lost homes and other belongings begin to put the pieces back together, let’s all remember to be compassionate. Oroville and other points south may have faced two trials already this year, but as we know all too well, we can’t predict where the next one will hit. □

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Answer to Chico’s unaffordable elections W After raising $64,078 in campaign contributions— the highest amount ever—in his successful 2016 hat was Chico Mayor Sean Morgan thinking?

re-election bid, he had the gall to ask his fellow council members to approve his proposal to jack up the individual contribution limit from $500 to $1,000.

His reasoning, as he explained during the council’s June 20 meeting, was that because Chico has grown so much—it now has more than 40,000 registered voters—grassroots campaigns by are no longer feasible. Now Robert Speer candidates must rely on media The author, a former to reach voters, and that’s much editor-in-chief of the more expensive.

CN&R, is a steering The parade of Chico residents, committee member of 29 altogether, who unanimously Districts for Chico. spoke against Morgan’s proposal could see what was going on. As Josh Indar told council members, “Where’s the justification for this? Nobody is going to tell you, ‘Hey, I think the problem with American politics is there’s not enough money in it.’”

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haul last year is the best argument against his proposal. Not only did Morgan raise $64,078, he also benefited from the $31,750 raised and spent on his behalf by a separate political action committee.

Morgan’s haul also shows that liberals are deluding themselves if they think reining in campaign donations levels the playing field by allowing more low- and middle-income candidates to compete with deep-pocketed conservatives. Even a middling campaign these days costs around $20,000, a figure that dissuades many qualified candidates from running.

There is a way to lessen money’s impact on City Council elections, however: Switch to voting districts. If Chico’s 40,000 voters were split into seven geographical districts, candidates would need to reach only about 6,000 voters in each district, which could be done inexpensively by going door to door.

This also would encourage minority candidates to run. Chico is becoming more and more racially and ethnically diverse, but the council remains staunchly white, upper middle class and middle aged. Keeping the campaign donation limit where it is won’t change that. Switching to districts—something cities up and down the state are doing—would be a good first step in making the council more representative. □

At various times in history, U.S. presidents have relied on their children

for more than familial love. James and Elliott Roosevelt supported FDR in every sense of the word—he’d lean on them to appear to be walking— while their older sister, Anna, served as a companion and confidant in his final term. Webb Hayes acted as the chief-of-staff equivalent to his father, Rutherford B. Hayes; John Eisenhower worked as an assistant to his dad, Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Now, of course, we have Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, as official staff members in Donald Trump’s administration; plus Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, whom the president left in charge of the family business, as unofficial spokesmen. All played integral roles in their father’s campaign. POTUS hires family members because, as Eric Trump recently told a Scottish reporter, “you trust the people who are closest to you … [and] he is going to trust someone who he trusts implicitly…. Family business is a beautiful thing.”

Just because something is unprecedented doesn’t mean it’s always justified—and Trump may well be having employer’s remorse.

First, the president earned horrible headlines by sending his daughter into a G20 meeting of world leaders, as if Ivanka were a peer of Angela Merkel. Then news broke that Donald Jr., Kushner and former campaign chief Paul Manafort met with a Russian prosecutor last summer at Trump Tower to receive compromising information on election opponent Hillary Clinton. Donald Jr. did not dispute the report; in fact, he released an email chain making the intent quite clear. The president’s response: a statement saying, in its entirety, “My son is a high quality person and I applaud his transparency.”

Trump significantly damaged America’s standing in the world at the G20 summit. He conceded much to Russia in his sit-down with Vladmir Putin; the faux pas with Ivanka is just icing on the mud pie. What Donald Jr.—and, apparently, Kushner—did significantly damaged any integrity the Trump presidency could have hoped to maintain on the Russia scandal. □

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

cowards When I moved to Chico, back in the late 1990s, I knew I wanted to be a reporter. In fact, I came here specifically for Chico State’s journalism program. As a budding scribe, I read the local publications religiously. One of the stories that left a lasting impression was about a Chico man named Lloyd Brown who, on a weeknight in November 1998, was savagely beaten in what District Attorney Mike Ramsey described as a “killing frenzy.”

Brown was homeless. He’d been asleep in an alley in the south campus neighborhood when a couple of drunk Butte College football players disrupted his slumber by urinating near him. Words were exchanged and those students, Trevor McDonald Bird and Dereck Jonathan Phillips, came unhinged. They beat Brown with a water jug, spare tire and fence board. The 47-year-old Brown died the next day at Enloe Medical Center. Bird and Phillips, both 19 when the incident took place, were convicted of first- and seconddegree murder, respectively.

The disturbing nature of the case makes it unforgettable. But I think it’s been on my mind a lot lately because of the ramped-up anti-homeless rhetoric I’ve been noticing.

I’ve read a lot of callous and cruel online comments, including from Chico’s mayor, about people who live on the streets.

Moreover, I’ve seen first-hand that people in this marginalized and vulnerable population are sometimes treated like dirt.

Case in point: On Tuesday (July 11), I witnessed a couple of twerps on bicycles throw a half-full plastic cup at a woman I suspect was homeless. The incident took place as I left my office for a late lunch. I was just about to get into my car when I heard an exchange that led me to believe the teens, who had been riding their bikes the wrong way on Camellia Way, had almost run down the lady, a pedestrian who’d crossed the street on her way to Annie’s Glen.

She was telling them they could be ticketed for riding in the opposite direction of the bike lane they’d taken to, and they were giving her lip in response. Then, they turned around and started following her. I closed my car door and started walking in their direction when one of the little shirtless punks—probably 14 years old—chucked his drink at her backside. The woman and I both yelled at them, and the little cowards rode off toward the tunnel.

Instinctively, I hopped into my vehicle and drove over to OneMile to give them a piece of my mind. They were nowhere in sight by the time I got there.

In hindsight, I shouldn’t have wasted my time trying to hunt down a couple of juvenile delinquents. What I should have done was ask the woman if she needed anything.

I realize that the activity of a couple of dumb kids is a far cry from the murder of Lloyd Brown. But what I saw underscores my concerns—that there is not only a lot of disdain for homeless folks but there are also people who are hateful enough to do them harm.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

Two on the cover Re “The slow fall of the middle class” (Cover story, by Dennis Myers, July 6): In reading the cover story of the nonexistent “middle class,” it was a good reminder of the economic changes that have broken apart the concept of family in America.

Especially refreshing was the fact of equal responsibility of both political parties. People are starting to awaken to the lie of Ronald Reagan’s trickledown economics—it does not work!

I believe the reason we started this country in the first place was to get away from aristocracy and serfdom.

The article is a great jumping off place for “Where do we go from here?”

Getting rid of ALEC-type [American Legislative Exchange Council] legislation and getting Citizens United money out of politics would be great first steps.

Adrienne Hall Chico

The cover story and “Read and resist” (Scene, by Rachel Leibrock, July 6) provide a great perspective!

I was born in 1941 and my family ate together, we lived modestly, my parents saved on Dad’s salary to buy a small home with a yard. My father’s government job paid for our health care. There were few homeless people.

What is happening now in our country is the culmination of decades of undercutting the “American Dream”—Democrats, Republicans and greed eroding a system that worked for many.

Power to the resistance movement energized in response to Trump. But Trump is just the horrible culmination of our recent history, and life needs us to take it further. Let this new activism be the catalyst for change down to the very foundation.

C’mon people now—in the streets, in our letters, with our wallets, in the voting booth—mobilize for a compassionate culture and demand no less from all our elected representatives.

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LETTERS c o n t i n u e d f r o m pa g e 5 and mega-corporations, must guide legislation. Stop militarism from sucking the resources needed for life to thrive. Our planet home and our children deserve no less.

Emily Alma Chico

Engaging on homelessness Re “Views from the plaza” (Newslines, by Ken Smith) and “‘Role model’” (Second & Flume,

by Melissa Daugherty, July 6): I appreciate the CN&R’s coverage of civil rights issues affecting the homeless in the public space—specifically Chico City Plaza. I have no doubt a battle is underway, as many in our city government and commercial sector seek to “take” the public space from “vagrants.” (Where they are supposed to go is never explained.)

While I was quoted as saying I was “surprised” that Teri DuBose and her take-back-the-plaza group provided “bottled water and Otter Pops” to the homeless, it was never my impression that the takeback group intentionally provided anything to the homeless. They don’t. Affirming homeless people in the public space is clearly not their mission.

On the other hand, during the last year and a half, Chico Friends on the Street has delivered many tons of food, clothing, blankets, tarps and toiletries to the street.

Our involvement has made us ever more aware of the profound lack of support for the visible poor.

In that regard, the homeless are now shut out of public restrooms for 10 hours of every day, while public urination and defecation are crimes. People need restroom access 24/7; this is a non-negotiable human right.

Anyone interested in engaging our City Council on this issue, please contact: chicofriendsonthestreet@ gmail.com.

Patrick Newman Chico

About that golf course

Re “Course closes … kinda” (Newslines, by Evan Tuchinsky, July 6): Here we go again with another “golf course development.” They say they are going to build/ renovate with a pro shop and 177 residences. This is the same old stuff being tried over in Oroville.

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is an environmental disaster. Just look at the geology. The entire area is on a volcanic plate. There is no soil! You can truck in soil, but it will not grow anything other than what is already growing there. Just look at what grows naturally—blue oak and seasonal grasses that are green for maybe two weeks before they seed and die off.

If you over water and add fertilizers (which is another disaster to the environment), the entire ecosystems could crash. Once the native trees are gone, they are not coming back.

This is another deal where investors who wish to remain anonymous will make money or declare bankruptcy—either way, they get a good return on their investment (just look how they treated Katie Guthrie about her wedding plans) and if they complete the project, the only jobs will be low-paying labor and service.

Lloyd Romine Magalia

Two views on commentary Re “Flowers for Lamia” (Guest comment, by Roland Lamarine, July 6): Research suggests that a majority of Americans of all political persuasions agree with my friend Roland Lamarine’s call for a “sensible immigration program.”

The problem is that we’ve not had such, but rather a chaotic “come if you can get here” system favored by an unholy alliance of conservative business interests seeking cheap labor and left-leaning groups seeking future voters.

Questions for Roland: First, how many people are enough?

Shall we populate our state and nation until we reach densities similar to those in East Asia? What about our quality of life, land use and greenhouse gas emissions?

Second, who shall decide who comes in? Most nations of the earth have their government, not those desiring entrance, determine who and how many individuals are admitted each year.

Third, what percentage of new English learners can a given school system absorb before the positive aspects of diversity are overshadowed by the difficult and distracting task of getting everyone functioning in a common language?

Finally, how do we assure that, out of the many millions of the world’s poor who could economically benefit from emigration to the USA, we give everyone an equal chance?

Carl R. Ochsner Chico

What do you think is better?

We open our borders and let the illegals flood into our country and take the jobs of the poorest Americans, or we restrict illegal immigration and let the poor and recent legal immigrants benefit from those jobs? The specious argument pushed by the liberal media and illegal immigration proponents would have you believe that Americans don’t want and won’t do the jobs [those immigrants] take.

First, when my family moved to California, we picked cotton by hand, we gathered walnuts and picked peas. There was no easy unemployment and welfare. You worked or you starved, and childcare meant smaller cotton sacks that your 4-year-olds could drag. It was what it was and we kids loved it—it was our life.

Second, if there isn’t an adequate amount of labor, supply and demand dictates higher wages to draw workers to the jobs. Do you want your gay friends to be bombed or killed like radical Islam supports? Do you want females circumcised, denied education and our constitutional freedoms to believe in your god of choice, or none at all, to be denied? Instead of believing liberal media, look up, think, use logic and stand!

Garry Cooper Durham

Letters feedback Re “Living nightmare” (Letters, by Ray Estes, July 6): This is a shout out to Ray Estes. Thanks, Ray, for last week’s letter, in which you clarified what I suspected was happening for some time now. Let me explain by first quoting a few verses directly from Ray’s letter. First, “to appeal to his (Trump’s) so-called ‘poorly educated supporters’”; second, “‘Joe six-pack’ and his army of deplorable minions”; and third, “First-time hick voters, white female Hillary haters.” These are three phrases Ray uses to describe the millions of citizens who voted

for Donald Trump.

Ray, if your view of Trump’s voters is representative (and I hope it’s not) of how Democrats feel about this election, then there has been a major shift between political parties. The Democratic Party was once the proud party of working men and women, and the Republican Party was considered the “elitists” party. However, based upon Ray’s total disdain for the “poorly educated,” for “hicks,” and for “Joe six-pack and his army of deplorable minions,” it now appears that the Democratic party represents the upper-crust “elite” in our society, and the Republican Party is now the party of working men and women.

Thanks, Ray, for crystallizing my thoughts. I owe you one.

Bob Evans Chico

Re “Just say no” (Letters, by Loretta Ann Torres, July 6): Every time I read something by Loretta Torres, I just wonder what happened to educated dialogue in this county.

Many countries outperform the U.S. in education, literacy, social services, health care, workplace and retirement benefits and progressive business models.

It’s true the U.S. has the No. 1 military industrial complex in the world, but like Rome it may prove to be our downfall. Try reading the Patriot Act and pondering the “God-given freedoms” it restricts.

While in Europe, my husband and I were impressed by how welleducated people were. In fact, a lot of people in the world know more about U.S. government and history than most Americans—many of whom would be hard pressed to pass the citizenship test we demand from immigrants.

Critical thinking skills are hardly unAmerican. In fact, the founders of this country were liberal arts educated. I highly doubt that this county’s Constitution would have been conceived and written by concrete thinkers who perceived the world in terms of good and evil. The very concept of the U.S. was based on educated, liberal and progressive ideas.

Educated thought and discourse should be valued in the U.S., not something to scoff at as unAmerican.

Molly Amick Chico

Save the wild horses While Americans are celebrating our country’s freedom, America’s wild horses are losing their freedom at an alarming rate, and are now in danger of losing their very lives. A provision in the 2018 budget will allow the Bureau of Land Management to transfer “excess” animals to other government agencies for sale without limitation, and allow horses and burros in government holding “to be destroyed in the most humane and cost efficient manner possible.”

Every single one of America’s wild horses and burros are in danger of being shot or sold for the purpose of slaughter! The secretary of the interior is so confident the budget will be approved, BLM staff have been ordered to prepare horses in holding for shipping.

It’s not too late to change this, but you have to act now! Call your local House and Senate representatives. The U.S. Capitol switchboard (202) 224-3121 can direct you to the right office. Tell them that you, along with 80 percent of Americans, do not support horse slaughter or the destruction of healthy wild horses and burros in government facilities or on the range. Tell them to oppose the 2018 budget language that would allow this to happen. Do it now before it’s too late!

Tracy Mohr Corning

Carlin knew his stuff In the words of George Carlin: “Ever notice there’s no war on homelessness? ... You know why?

There is no money in that problem.

There’s no money in that problem. … You could find a solution to homelessness when the corporate swine and the politicians could steal a couple million dollars each, you would see the streets of America begin to clear up pretty damn quick.”

Kenneth B. Keith Los Molinos

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Chico State has been ranked one of the nation’s best educational values by Money magazine for the third consecutive year, the school announced via press release Tuesday (July 11).

The university was pegged at 174 on a list of more than 2,400 colleges evaluated for the magazine’s “Best Colleges for Your Money 2017.” Rankings are based on educational value, cost and alumni success, and are calculated using data from the U.S. Department of Education, Payscale.com and other sources.

“As more families are trying to find quality institutions while staying within their means, Chico State again stands out not only in the state of California but nationally,” Adam Stoltz, director of Chico State’s Office of Admissions, said in the release.

Chico State came in at No. 95 on the list in 2016, and No. 154 in 2015.

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The Jesus Center extended its hours to act as a cooling center last weekend as temperatures rose as high as 106 degrees.

The center opened at 7:30 a.m. Saturday (July 8) and 2 p.m. Sunday (July 9) and remained open until 6 p.m. both days, offering movies and air conditioning to people in need of relief from the extreme heat.

The Jesus Center regularly serves as a cooling center when temperatures rise above 95 degrees on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and stays open for extended hours “as often as we can,” according to the center’s executive director, Laura Cootsona.

The Chico Branch of the Butte County Library is also a designated cooling center during regular business hours, with extended hours according to need and availability, according to Butte County Help Central (help central.org).

ShifTing PrinCiPalS

There’s been a change of leadership in the administration at Inspire School of the Arts and Sciences.

Jerry Crosby (pictured), who served as the charter school’s principal since June 2015, resigned from that position effective June 30, according to a letter to the campus community.

Eric Nilsson, who served as Inspire’s head administrator from the school’s founding in fall 2010 until Crosby filled the position, took over as interim principal on July 1 and will serve in that position for the 2017-18 school year.

“I want you to know that I have loved my time at Inspire, and had hoped to be part of this incredible family for much longer,” reads Crosby’s letter of resignation, though it doesn’t give a reason for her departure. “The last two years have been both a challenge and an inspiration, and I have loved it all.”

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new center breeds hope Advocates, attorneys partner to help homeless citizens

W do about the homelessness situation in Chico, and talk of “taking back” public ith all the hand-wringing over what to

spaces from those who have no private ones to retreat to, a coustory and ple of local entities have photo by been working behind Meredith J. the scenes the past few Cooper months to remove some m e re d i t h c @ of what they see as barn ew srev i ew. c o m riers to getting off the streets.

Take advantage: What are those barThe new harm reduction Center, at riers? The first is sub1112 mangrove ave., stance abuse, which is will be open prevalent on the streets.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. monday-friday. The second is getting attorneys will hold caught up in the court clinics 1-4 p.m. system: An arrest warevery monday; harm rant can mean the difreduction and other ference between being meetings will be held in the evenings. approved for housing or Call Stairways not; it can also be a roadProgramming at block to getting a job.

809-2322 for more “A lot of homeless information. people have warrants because they didn’t go to court for whatever reason,” said Ron Reed, a local attorney and member of

the Butte County Bar Association. “That becomes a barrier.”

Over the past eight months, Reed and the association have been working with Michael Madieros and his organization, Stairways Programming, to eliminate those barriers. Reed also is part of a volunteer group called the Thursdays Crew. That group built several dozen lockers at the Stairways facility, for people to store their belongings while they go to court. It also built kennels so homeless individuals don’t have to worry about the safety of their pets while they appear in court.

“You’d be amazed how many [Chico residents] don’t understand why belongings are necessary,” Madieros said. “The lockers are used. They are constantly full.”

Over the past eight months, the two men and their respective organizations also have been working on a larger project: the Harm Reduction Center on Mangrove Avenue. They spoke with the CN&R Monday during an interview in the new facility, which will open officially on Monday (July 17). It will function as a space for addiction and anger management meetings as well as a legal services center for homeless people to meet with

attorneys to go over their cases. There will be transportation arranged from the site to the Butte County Superior Courthouse in Oroville in order to take care of warrants that are keeping people on the streets.

The Butte County Bar Association, which put up the money to rent the Mangrove Avenue space, has pledged $3,000 to Stairways to help pay for transportation to and from the courthouse.

Representatives from the association also sat down with some of the judges to ensure there wouldn’t be any unnecessary roadblocks once people got to court.

“We can’t guarantee people won’t be remanded into custody,” Reed said. “But we [all] agreed that the plan was a good one. They’ll work with us.”

For the lawyers’ part, offering legal services, pro bono, to the homeless population provides several positive outcomes. First, it eliminates barriers to people who want to better their lives. Second, it cuts back on court, public defender and district attorney caseloads. And, third, it can end the cycle of people getting arrested for an outstanding warrant, going to jail, being fined or cited again, and sent back to the streets.

The group of attorneys calls its program

Stairways Programming CFO Megan Harriman and Executive Director Michael Madieros worked with local attorney Ron Reed to create this new harm reduction and legal services center on Mangrove Avenue.

HOPE—Homeless Outreach Program and Education.

Madieros shares Reed’s optimism for the program.

“I think what we’re going to see is people feeling good about their court cases,” Madieros said. “They’ll be able to do laundry the day they go to court, they’ll have a safe place to store their possessions and a safe place for their pets. They’ll be given a sack lunch and a ride to the courthouse. They’ll feel good.

“In my experience,” he continued, “when people talk to you in a presentable, calm way, you see better outcomes.”

One of Stairways Programming’s priori-

ties, which is in line with the bar association’s legal services, is to provide help for people struggling with addiction.

It’s Madieros’ belief that not everyone can be helped by the Alcoholics Anonymous model.

“We recognize that everyone is different; not everyone is going to stop [using] tomorrow,” he said. “And not everyone should. We want to get people to at least stop doing harm while treating the reason for their use.”

While Madieros long has been the face of Stairways, he says a year ago he recruited longtime friend Megan Harriman from Indiana, where she was working for Harley-Davidson, to be the organization’s chief financial officer so he can focus more on the social work side.

“She keeps me in line,” he said, acknowledging that his personality rubs some people the wrong way. “She’s the one who’s responsible for our growth; she makes things possible.”

Those who walk into the Mangrove Avenue center likely will see Harriman running the show. “I’m excited to get more involved in the community,” she said, “to really help break down these barriers.”

Madieros emphasized that the harm reduction meetings are open to the public—there’s no requirement that you be homeless to attend. There also will be meetings focused on tools for self-control, which Madieros described as “anger management on steroids.” He said the court ordered its first client to the Harm Reduction Center’s treatment plan on Wednesday (July 12). □

tough job Torres Shelter’s departed director hopes for personal, Chico change Montgomery moved to Chico from Milwaukee in 2008 with the goal of leadBingrad a less-complicated life. After raising two

children and logging 17 years in the nonprofit sector, he planned to work part-time as a consultant and focus on finding himself.

But within a month of his arrival, the Great Recession hit, and with it the realization he’d need full-time employment. That coincided with an opening for the executive director position at the Torres Community Shelter, a job Montgomery took in 2009 and held until this week. His last day was Tuesday (July 11).

“I was a father before I was 18, so I never had time as an adult that I wasn’t feeling responsible for someone else,” Montgomery told the CN&R during an interview at the shelter last week. “But professionally, I’ve been going in the opposite direction. We’ve had about 950 guests in the past year.”

As the shelter’s executive director, Montgomery has been the person most responsible for the nightly safety of the shelter’s guests. He also oversaw staffing, fundraising and the implementation of programming aimed at helping guests overcome barriers and find permanent housing.

“All [of our guests] are at various levels of the process, they’re all in crisis and they’re all relying on you to ensure they’re safe,” he said of the ongoing challenge of supporting up to 135 people each night.

That mission is also complicated by the controversial nature of homelessness and its related issues, which Montgomery said leads to constantly shifting public sentiment and political discourse.

“It’s somewhat depressing that our community is still discussing whether or not this kind of work is worth it,” Montgomery said. “Anybody who’s ever spent any amount of time at the shelter and sees people’s lives change absolutely knows it is.”

When asked what accomplishments he’s most proud of, Montgomery mentioned last year’s roll-out of a “come as you are” program to allow guests to stay if they don’t meet the main facility’s sobriety requirement: “We’re still helping people move forward and it’s still a safe place,” he said. “It doesn’t eliminate the need for a real detox center in the community, but it’s a baby step that proves we need more.”

Montgomery said he has no immediate

SIFT ER emotions across oceans Around the world, 1 in 5 people were very angry yesterday, but on the bright side at least 70 percent of the global population smiled, laughed or otherwise experienced a lot of enjoyment. That’s according to Gallup’s recently released 2017 Global Emotions report, which tallied the positive and negative daily experiences reported by about 150,000 participating adults in 142 countries in 2016. According to the report, Paraguay is the happiest country in the world for the second year running, with a positive index score of 84, while Yemen is the least happy, with a score of 51. Other interesting findings show the population of Greece is the most stressed out (with 67 percent of those polled saying they felt a lot of stress the day before they were contacted), and more people worldwide reported feeling physical pain in 2016 (30 percent) than in 2015 (28 percent). The full report is available for download at gallup.com.

Brad Montgomery says working at the Torres Community Shelter is rewarding, but it also takes an emotional toll.

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work plans, and that he’s taking some time to focus on his private life.

“I think in order to do this job well you have to let it consume almost every aspect of your life,” he said. “I hear people talk about trying to find balance, and I’ve just never been able to do that with this job. Right now the ship is headed in the right direction, there’s a great staff, and it’s time for me to think about doing something that’s not quite so consuming.”

Until a replacement is found, Kristina Carter will serve as interim director.

Carter is a member of the shelter’s board of directors, president of the Chico Area Interfaith Council and a professor in Chico State’s Health and Community Services Department. She previously ran a nonprofit care facility for adults with developmental disabilities in Southern California. Carter is taking the job pro bono.

“Money is always an issue at nonprofits,” Carter said. “This is my service to Chico and I’m happy to do it.”

Carter said about 50 people have applied for the position and that interviews are underway, but the board plans to take time to find an ideal replacement.

“Brad did a great job, and getting someone that great doesn’t happen overnight,” she said. “The board really appreciates his years of service. He’s given a lot to a noble and worthy cause, and we certainly understand his need for respite.”

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he reporting on the Trump-Russia investigation went into overdrive these past couple of weeks as the president’s closest confidants began lawyering up.

However, based on a roundup of the events in POTUS’ orbit between late June and this week, the moves to retain defense attorneys may be warranted.

June 24: The Associated Press reports that President Trump plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in spite of State Department and National Security Council officials urging caution. The meeting would occur while the two world leaders are in Germany for the G20 meeting.

Speaking during an interview with Fox News, Ivanka Trump says, “I try to stay out of politics.”

It was in answer to a question about her father’s tweets. Trump’s eldest daughter serves as a “special assistant to the president.”

June 26: The New York Times reports that Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, has hired Abbe D. Lowell, a famous trial lawyer from WilmerHale, the law firm Robert Mueller worked at prior to being named special counsel in the investigation into the possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the time Moscow meddled in the 2016 presidential election to benefit Trump.

POTUS ramps up his anti-media rhetoric following news that CNN retracted a story that claimed a Russian investor who met with a member of Trump’s transition team was being investigated by the Senate Donald Trump Jr. Intelligence Committee.

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA June 27: Without enough support from his party, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell postpones a vote on the Senate’s so-called Better Care Reconciliation Act, the bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The move comes a few days after the Congressional Budget Office revealed the proposed law would leave 22 million additional Americans without insurance within a decade.

June 28: Bloomberg reports that one-time Trump campaign Manager Paul Manafort, who’s being investigated in the Russia probe, raked in $17 million from a pro-Russia Ukrainian political party between 2013 and 2014. Manafort was previously busted for failing to disclose with the federal government his work on behalf a foreign nation—a felony. The latest revelation came from his late filing of the required paperwork.

Manafort served as Trump’s campaign manager for about five months. He was forced to resign following revelations of his financial ties to the Ukrainian political party.

Three polls released during the day reveal that between 12 percent (USA Today survey) and 17 percent (NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey) of Americans approve of the Senate’s revised health care plan. The third poll (Quinnipiac University) pegs

the number at 16 percent.

June 29: In a series of tweets, Trump attacks Mika Brzezinski, one of the hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe. POTUS referred to her as “low I.Q. Crazy Mika” and said that she’d been at Trump compound Mar-a-Lago after undergoing a facelift, an operation that left her “bleeding badly.” He also went after Brzezinski’s fiancé, the eponymous Joe, Joe Scarborough, whom he referred to as “Psycho Joe.” The same day, a revised version of Trump’s so-called travel ban goes into effect. Among other things, the 90-day order applies to six majorityMuslim countries and bars visas to anyone who does not have a close relationship with a family member in the United States based on the State Department’s new definition of a “close family member” as well as to those who are unable to show a connection to a business or school. The move came three days after the Supreme Court announced—in a split decision—that it would allow the scaled back version of Trump’s initial ban, which was blocked by federal courts shortly after the president’s inauguration.

The High Court will take up the case in the fall.

June 30: In an op-ed in The Washington Post, Scarborough and Brzezinski of Morning Joe charge that Trump’s top aides attempted to blackmail them with the threat of a National Enquirer hit piece should they continue to criticize the president.

July 2: The president tweets a link to a doctored, decade-old video clip of him body-slamming and punching Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) fame but with the CNN logo superimposed over McMahon’s head.

Meanwhile, thousands of citizens in 45 cities around the nation, including Los Angeles, participate in demonstrations calling for POTUS’ impeachment.

July 4: Following news that North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on July 3, the Trump administration responds by saying the U.S. would use “the full range of capabilities at our disposal,” reports The New York Times.

According to the country’s own news agency, Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, said the missile could reach the “heart of the United States.” He also said the launch was a “gift” to POTUS for July 4 holiday.

July 5: Trump departs for Europe to attend the G20 summit, first stopping in Poland.

July 6: An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll reveals that a majority of Americans (54 percent) believe the president “has done something either illegal or unethical when it comes to Russia.”

July 7: Trump meets in private with Putin for more than two hours during his overseas travels for the G20, but his administration offers few details about the exchange. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

was there, as was Putin’s foreign minister and two interpreters, reports The New York Times.

Tillerson told reporters that POTUS pressed Putin regarding Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. However, Putin’s man said Trump “accepts” the Russian president’s denial of any such meddling, reports the Times.

July 9: A bombshell. The Times reports that Trump’s eldest son, Donald Jr., set up a meeting at Trump Tower last summer with a Russian attorney with ties to the Kremlin who’d promised to provide him with damaging info about then-candidate Hillary Clinton. Also there: son-in-law Kushner and Manafort, then the manager of Trump’s campaign.

July 10: Trump attempts to turn the spotlight on James Comey, the FBI director whom he fired under suspicious circumstances. At 3:40 a.m., he tweets, “James Comey leaked CLASSIFIED INFORMATION to the media. That is so illegal!”

The same day, he again takes to Twitter, using a veiled threat to get Republicans on board with the Senate’s health care bill: “I cannot imagine that Congress would dare to leave Washington without a beautiful new HealthCare bill fully approved and ready to go!”

Also that day, Vanity Fair reports that Donald Jr. has hired high-powered criminal defense attorney Alan Futerfas.

July 11: During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Scarborough, of Morning Joe, announces he’s leaving the Republican Party.

The New York Times, citing an email to Donald Jr. written by “a trusted intermediary” in which there was an offer to give him info damaging to Clinton, reports that POTUS’ son knew that the Kremlin was the provider of said info. The intermediary’s message: “This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump.”

Donald Jr.’s response: “If it’s what you say I love it especially later in the summer.”

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W and the heat of the morning yet to reach full swelter, Adrian Baume surveyed the dirt ith the most subtle of breezes blowing

parking lot by Alligator Hole.

Only a few cars had made their way to this point in Upper Bidwell Park, so the dusty surface was relatively untouched. To an untrained observer, the only evidence of disturbance—beyond the vehicles on the periphery—were stick-thickness tracings of rings and parallel lines.

Baume saw more. He’d made the markings earlier to highlight areas where wildlife had left traces. Moving from spot to spot, squatting on his heels like a baseball catcher, he pointed out faint tracks of birds, squirrels, a rabbit, even a bear. He identified their species, described their gaits and extrapolated their paths of travel.

Normally when novices join him in the field, he asks them to perform the deductions. Baume teaches classes as part of the Chico Tracking Club, a year-old group that holds events regularly around northern Butte County. He made an exception this particular morning, July 4, when he met with the CN&R to demonstrate his avocation; he prefers to let participants immerse themselves in the entire experience.

“Going back far in our past, we depended a lot more on our senses for our survival—it was something that was ingrained in our education from infancy up,” he said. “You had to be aware … then later on you had to be able to procure food and pay attention to the changes in the seasons to figure out where to harvest food sources. So it was just built into our existence.

“But now, we can easily go through most of our life without being very aware: Just

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type on our computers, check our email, clock in and out for our jobs. We don’t have an investment in paying attention unless we find another way of motivating ourselves.”

Anasuya Basil, another founding member of the Chico Tracking Club, also teaches classes. Like Baume, she practices holistic healing arts in Chico (he acupuncture; she acupressure, craniosacral therapy and nutrition). They have a common lineage in their tracking training, West Coast expert Jon Young, though Baume first studied at Tom Brown Jr.’s Tracker School in New Jersey.

“I am enthralled by the thought that our ancestors were able to read tracks the way that we read a book,” Basil said. “It’s such a puzzle for the mind.”

Chico Tracking Club instructors—Baume,

Basil and Wyatt Hersey—aim for at least one event a month, which they publicize on their Facebook page (see infobox) and the CN&R calendar. Not only do they cover techniques to recognize footprints, but also to expand the senses.

The paradigm they follow is adopting abilities of particular animals.

Find events:

To learn about future classes, email chicotracking club@gmail.com or check the group’s page on Facebook (search “Chico Tracking Club”).

See like an owl.

Hear like a deer.

Smell like a dog.

“Owls have evolved to look pretty much straight ahead and see in a 180-degree field of vision,” Baume explained. “We’ll just have participants relax their field of vision, not tunnel-vision so much.” That changes the scope of perceiving fine points.

For deer ears, “picture yourself having a set of sensitive radar antennae, able to swivel,” he said. “You can pick up faint sounds from signals in all directions.”

Detecting scents, Basil said, “is usually a weak sense for us.” Dogs have particularly gifted noses, so “sniffing the air like a dog” can enhance a human’s ability.

“Also feel the texture of things and the breeze on your skin,” she continued. “When you start to become aware of your senses, when you look at a track, you become a lot more aware of the details.”

Awareness represents Baume’s overarching goal for Chico Tracking Club events.

Yes, it’s great for health to get out in nature—he cited multiple studies connecting time spent in the forest, for instance, to improved mental and physical wellness.

That’s a standard impetus for outdoor activities. Baume sees another benefit.

“I think it awakens people’s passions for the world around them and makes all life more interesting when you carry that tracking mindset into all aspects of your life: at

home, at work and everywhere,” he said. “It increases your curiosity, turns on your senses and reawakens your interest in lifelong learning.”

Basil, likewise, hopes trackers gain something broader. Connecting with animals individually—knowing their habits and movements, the way we know people’s life stories—could translate into positive action.

“The macro goal is to live in a community where we’re collectively in touch with nature again,” she said.

“I think that would bring a lot more happiness; I think that would help people feel like it was a meaningful thing to preserve wild lands and understand them more.

“The more technologically engrossed we become, the more nature we need in order to stay balanced.” □

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The hubbub over Peet’s

The artful jeweler Jack Massie, owner of Paradise Jewelers, moved his shop from the Ridge to downtown Chico last November. With 43 years of experience in the jewelry business, Massie says he’s always been interested in art and good at working with his hands.

Growing up in Red Bluff, Massie said he first became interested in drawing. He started sculpting in high school, and finally studied art throughout college at Chico State and the University of Alaska Anchorage—including taking such courses as metalsmithing, photography and computer graphics—as well as pursuing a business minor.

Massie worked for many years at various custom jewelry shops in San Diego, Palm Springs and Palo Alto before making his way back to the North State to be closer to family. He opened his shop in Paradise in 2008, and said he jumped at the chance to move his business to downtown Chico when an opening became available in the Phoenix Building (300 Broadway). Paradise Jewelers offers custom designing, jewelry and watch repair, appraisals and alterations, and can be found on Facebook and Instagram, or reached at 8769512.

What sets your jewelry store apart?

A lot of the times—especially in any mall-type places—you’re talking to a salesperson. But

for me, I’m the guy that’s been locked in a back room someplace, so when you talk to me, you’re talking to the jeweler that’s actually doing the work, so I can actually explain what’s gonna go on and how it’s gonna be done. And usually on easy stuff and estimates—if they don’t want a written appraisal— I’ll do it for free. I hate charging for something that I think is too easy, and look at it as customer service.

What was the most exciting project you’ve ever worked on?

When I was down in San Diego, I worked on setting a 60 carat emerald. It was technically scary—the stone alone was worth about $80,000 and had to be hammer-set—and if I would have broken it, that would have probably been the end of my career at that point. Different

ones have been my favorite—I would say it’s like asking a songwriter what their favorite song was; they are all my favorite at different times and for different reasons.

How was the move to Chico?

Having worked and lived in cities—I’ve lived in the Bay Area, San Diego and places like that— what I appreciate about Chico is that it’s got great restaurants, it’s got culture, as far as plays and events at the college, playhouses around town, and it’s got a nice art scene. I can’t think of a better town in Northern California. I love Bidwell Park, I love that you’re so close to nature, but you’ve got this little bit of culture. I think it’s a beautiful town and has a great community.

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When I saw last week in the daily and on TV news that Peet’s Coffee in downtown Chico would be closing, I was pretty surprised, to say the least. First of all, the cafe is always full. I mean, it’s located on a busy corner—Second and Main streets—which makes for prime people-watching while getting your caffeine on.

Personally, while I do make a point to support my local coffeehouses, I also have a weakness for the chocolate-caramel-swirl Javiva. De-lish.

I reached out to corporate for an official statement on the closure, but hadn’t heard back as of press time. I did stop by for a Javiva/recon mission, however, and chatted it up with one of the friendly baristas, who informed me that the shop is scheduled to close in December.

What was particularly interesting was that both local reports quoted property owner David Halimi saying that the reason Peet’s isn’t renewing its downtown lease could be “ongoing problems with transients.” In both accounts, he pointed to the recently approved property-based improvement district as a possible savior for Peet’s. He said he’s hopeful that the PBID, which will pay for safety measures and enhanced cleaning downtown, will change the corporation’s mind.

I’m not so sure. I’ve never noticed anything particularly bothersome related to homeless individuals at Peet’s, and the barista I spoke with concurred, saying the issue was negligible.

I’m hopeful for a callback from the coffee giant to clear up the issue once and for all.

Hola! If you can deal with a long line, Del Taco is finally open at East 20th Street and Forest Avenue. I fell in love with the chicken soft taco while in college in L.A. So, naturally, when the Del opened up last month, I had to go in and get one. It only took 25 minutes. But it was so worth it. adios! With no fanfare and no farewell, after 28 years—and several changes in

ownership—Tortilla Flats shut its doors.

A reader recently alerted me to the closure of Coffee’s On in Paradise, which had inhabited its flagship spot on the Skyway for 15 years. The Ons, who also own Chico Dermatology, shut down the Ridge coffeehouse in May. Rumor has it a chain is moving in—I’ll keep you posted as I learn more.

CelebraTe This year’s Blessing of the Grapes ceremony at New Clairvaux Winery

promises more riches than usual. Next Saturday (July 22), head out to Vina for the ceremony in addition to a farmers’ market featuring food trucks, local vendors and some Cistersian monk-made foods, from cheese crisps to dried mushrooms.

CorreCTion I made a mistake last week when I wrote about Fred Meyer Jewelers

closing in the Chico Mall. I had been misinformed about how to get pieces that were bought there cleaned or repaired. Customers can call 1-800-DIAMOND or email FMJRepairs@fredmeyerjewelers.com for questions about inspection, maintenance or repairs. I apologize for the error, which has been fixed online.

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HEALTHLINES Oroville Hospital’s Kim Basham, Cooper Cunningham and Roy Shannon show off a Tru-D robot—and its in-use alert signage.

tures, then calibrates its cycle accordingly.

“It has built-in feedback to where it very accurately determines how long you need to keep this going in a room,” Shannon explained. “The others, you just set them for a certain amount of time and guess that it was enough, or not too much. This is much more accurate.”

The machine runs anywhere from 20 to 40 minutes.

Oroville Hospital uses the Tru-D units to dis-

Cleaner than humanly possible Oroville Hospital shines the UV light on disinfection technology story and photo by

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Hospital and ask for “Trudy,” you’ll get a Ismile or laugh in reply. f you approach an employee at Oroville

Anyone can point out “Trudy 1” and “Trudy 2”—also known as “Cooper’s girls,” in honor of Cooper Cunningham, the administrator who recently brought them on board to bolster hygienic housekeeping. Some staff members even do “Trudy” impersonations, mimicking their distinctive phrases and tones.

The reason they’re so memorable is they’re robots.

“Trudy” is the homonym for the devices’ abbreviated name, Tru-D, which stands for total room ultraviolet disinfection. Designed to kill microorganisms that cause infections,

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Tru-D scans a room with eight eye-like sensors and bathes every exposed surface with UV radiation from 28 bulbs arranged in two ringed tiers.

“Our [hospital-acquired infection] rates are among the lowest around, and that’s because we do a really great job at cleaning those rooms,” said Cunningham, director of environmental services. “To have this come in and add that extra layer, to know that we’re going to bring [rates] down lower than what we’re at, there’s a lot of pride in that.”

In the most recent state report on Clostridium difficile, or C. diff—a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and can be life-threatening—Oroville Hospital had the lowest incidence among Butte County medical centers. C. diff is one of the bugs Tru-D neutralizes.

Roy Shannon, a hospital-based physician who chairs the facility’s infection control committee, said he and his colleagues reviewed copious research before signing off on the technology. Among the myriad studies conducted on UV hygiene, one exemplified

the impact. Over a 12-month period ending January 2015, the 789-bed Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania experienced a 25 percent decrease in acquired cases of C. diff in treated rooms versus a 16 percent increase in untreated rooms.

Since Oroville Hospital has utilized its Tru-D units for only one month, it’s too early to chart any meaningful data, Shannon said.

Besides, he continued, “anecdotal experience from a small scale isn’t too valuable. What is valuable is looking at the literature [on] large studies from major universities, going with that sort of data, and we know from there that this [technology] is valuable.”

The medical staff evaluated UV disinfection for around eight years. Back then, a unit cost around a half-million dollars. Now, a Tru-D runs about $90,000.

Two companies make similar devices.

Oroville Hospital chose Tru-D—from Tru-D SmartUVC, LLC—because it does not treat all rooms as equal. Rather than clean for a predetermined period of time, Tru-D scans each room for size, contours and surface tex-

infect isolation rooms throughout the day.

At night, barring an emergency surgery, the staff puts Tru-D to work in operating and procedure rooms.

“What this offers us that we don’t have now [with human housekeeping alone] is just that additional layer that covers the entire room,” said Kim Basham, a nurse who serves as director of infection control.

“When you talk about people manually scrubbing walls and scrubbing items in a room, there’s always that possibility of areas getting overlooked or missed—and cracks that it is not possible for them to go through and clean.

“By putting this device in the room, you’re going to kill off all the bacteria,

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UV bulbs glow light spores or viruses that “Right now, it’s blue. are in that room. So, it “Everyone is so immensely helps us, just hard to even excited to have it here,” doing that final sanitaBasham said. “The tion.” run it, because staff, they’re very excitTru-D consists of a ed, and I’ve had people conical pillar mounted everyone wants outside of the hospital on a rectangular base to see it.” comment about it.” with rails and four —Cooper Cunningham Added Cunningham: wheels. Roughly 5 feet “Right now, it’s hard tall, it plugs into a wall to even run it, because socket. The operator everyone wants to see controls it with an iPad. it. You pull it up and say, “All right, let’s get Once plugged in and switched on, Tru-D plays an audio greeting advising the operator started,’ but [you hear], ‘I’ve got so many to prepare the room—a polite way of saying, questions!’ They want to watch you. It’s “Get out!” The UV radiation isn’t just harm- like, ‘OK, don’t talk, just let us get it going; we’ll go from there.’” ful to microbes; it’ll deliver a nasty burn to “And they get really excited over the exposed skin. Window glass offers requisite voice,” Basham injected. protection, so the operator can stand safely “‘It talks to you?!?’” Cunningham in the hall and monitor progress through a relayed. door pane.

Just a simple series of prompts—“It’s not Tru-D’s two plastic outer guards come Siri,” he said with a chuckle. off and serve as barricades with signs warnTru-D has added a gee-whiz factor to ing passersby not to enter. When active, the Oroville Hospital, but staff anticipates clinical benefits. That’s why the administration finally placed an order. Cunningham Learn more: couldn’t be more pleased: “It’s a fantastic For additional info, check www.orovillehospital.com tool that we now have in our arsenal.” □

WEEKLY DOSE Protecting memories In the U.S., more than 5 million people have Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. But effective treatments are few and far between; no new drugs have been approved for more than a decade, and the drugs currently in use do not represent a cure. Therefore, researchers are looking for lifestyle adjustments that can prevent age-related memory loss and dementia. Recently, an expert panel released a report report, “Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Way Forward,” evaluating evidence from hundreds of randomized clinical trials. The panel identified three strategies that may lower the risk of memory loss: • Regularly exercising, though more research is needed to determine how much and which forms are best.

• Managing blood pressure, especially from ages 35 to 65.

• Doing “brain training,” including memory and problem-solving exercises.

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An upstream battle Sale of century-old hydroelectric system threatens Butte Creek’s salmon by

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ooking down from a bank high over Butte Creek, Allen Harthorn pointed to about 50 spring-run chinook salmon idling near the surface of a deep, clear pool. Occasionally, a fish reacted to some perceived danger and disappeared with the swish of a tail.

That’s basically what they’ll do all summer—hold in cold water without eating, conserving energy until September or early October.

By then, the silvery hue they had as ocean fish will have turned red or yellow and they will start scouting out shallow, gravelly sections of the creek in which to spawn. After the eggs are laid and fertilized, the adults will die. The fry will hatch a few months later and eventually begin the journey to the Pacific Ocean, starting the cycle over.

Harthorn watches it all happen from his 15-acre, creekside property flanked by the spectacular walls of Butte Creek Canyon.

He is executive director of the Friends of Butte Creek, a nonprofit group that advocates for environmental review, protection and enhancement of the watershed.

“We’re the only people on the creek on a regular basis, keeping people informed on how the fish are doing,” he said.

It’s important work, he said, because Butte Creek is a special place. The Central Valley’s population of chinook salmon has collapsed over the last several decades, leaving only three creeks in California—Butte, along with Deer and Mill creeks in Tehama County—with self-sustaining salmon runs (i.e., they are not augmented by fish from hatcheries). Of the three, Butte’s salmon population is the most robust. Biologists consider the creek to be the greatest stronghold of salmon in the valley and a shining example of how the species can adapt and recover.

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through Chico’s backyard is home to one of the last great salmon runs in California.

Butte Creek’s ecosystem is not in a natural state, however. The spring-run salmon depend on releases of cold water from the DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project, a 20-megawatt hydroelectric system owned and operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. that encompasses more than 20 miles of canals, flumes and tunnels. For more than a century, the project has connected two distinct watersheds, diverting water from the west branch of the Feather River to three small powerhouses and providing additional flows to Butte Creek.

This is critical for spring-run salmon because they need cold water to survive the summer months and complete their spawning cycle, said Clint Garman, an environmental scientist for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW).

“It’s huge for the fish,” he said. “Without that cold water coming over from the Feather River, who knows what would happen to them? It wouldn’t be good.”

He may find out: In February, PG&E announced a plan to sell the DeSablaCenterville project, triggering concerns from environmental groups about what would happen if the utility company fails to find a buyer and instead decommissions the powerhouses. In that scenario, Garman said, the cold-water releases would cease—and the spring-run salmon would suffer.

Throughout California, the longterm outlook for salmon is dire, according to a report titled “The State of Salmonids II: Fish in Hot Water.” Compiled by nonprofit environmental group CalTrout and the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, and released in May, the report provides a snapshot of the status of 32 types of fish native to California. (The first report was released in 2008.) The authors say that, largely due to five years of historic drought, all 31 of the remaining species are worse off today than a decade ago.

“If present trends continue,” the authors warn, “74 percent of California’s native

The creek that runs through Chico’s backyard is home to one of the last great salmon runs in California.

Spring-run chinook salmon photographed underwater in Butte Creek.

PHOTO COURTESY OF FRIENDS OF BUTTE CREEK

Allen Harthorn, executive director of Friends of Butte Creek, has lived on a 15-acre property that straddles the creek for the past 20 years.

PHOTO BY HOWARD HARDEE

salmon, steelhead, and trout species are likely to be extinct in 100 years, and 45 percent could be extinct in 50 years.”

In addition to the overarching problem of climate change, the report identifies various human-induced threats such as dams, agriculture, estuary alteration and urbanization. In a statement, Curtis Knight, executive director of CalTrout, said, “The health of our native fish is a reflection of the health of our rivers and streams. Declining fish populations indicate degraded waters, which threaten

the health and economic well-being of all Californians.”

As for solutions, the report emphasizes that saving the salmon relies on human investment into currently productive ecosystems and “restoring function to once-productive but highly altered habitats.” For instance, research conducted by CalTrout demonstrates that agricultural activity and healthy fish populations are not mutually exclusive—that, in fact, off-season rice fields can mimic natural floodplains and support rapid growth of juvenile salmon.

Jacob Katz, an ecologist with CalTrout, has studied how seemingly artificial environments can support healthy fish populations. During a phone interview, he pointed to Butte Creek as an example. After crossing under Highway 99 near Durham, the creek continues south for about 60 miles before entering the Sutter Bypass, a pair of diversion ditches south of the Sutter Buttes that were created for flood control and connect to the Sacramento River.

This stretch is the “largest functional floodplain habitat left in the Central Valley,” Katz said. It serves as something of a nursery for young fish. In such a food-rich wetland habitat where the pickings are easy, the fish can double their weight every week, he said, and they often linger for months before heading out to sea.

Bigger fish have greater chances of surviving the open ocean and returning to spawn, usually in three to four years.

Neither Deer nor Mill creek has a long flood plain in which their respective populations of fish can eat and gain size.

Also to the detriment of the salmon, those waterways have much longer gauntlets of predators and possible diversions to run.

Butte Creek is unique in that regard—95 percent of the Central Valley’s floodplain habitat that existed prior to European settlement is gone, mostly due to agricultural development.

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As an environmental scientist for California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Clint Garman has studied and worked on Butte Creek since 1999.

PHOTO BY HOWARD HARDEE

in the habitat chain,” Katz said. “It is the only major stream in the valley that has all the necessary habitat to complete the freshwater life stages of salmon.”

“We think that’s the big advantage Butte Creek has over its counterparts,” Garman said.

California’s historically abundant coastal chinook salmon was federally listed as an endangered species in 1999, after decades of overfishing and habitat degradation decimated the population.

Around that time, Garman started studying Butte Creek, gaining a first-hand perspective on how the ecosystem has benefited from extensive restoration efforts. Since 1995, a multitude of public and private stakeholders have spent a combined $60 million to retrofit fish ladders, acquire riparian habitat, adjust water agreements with agricultural users and install barriers to keep fish from straying into agricultural ditches.

As a result, the spring-run salmon population has rebounded spectacularly. From 1960 to 1995, Butte Creek’s base population

averaged about 360 fish; since, it’s averaged nearly 8,000, peaking in 1998 at more than 20,000 salmon (see chart below).

Katz says the success of Butte Creek serves as a working model for improving all of the stream habitats in the Central Valley.

“It takes groups of farmers, water districts and government agencies to roll up their sleeves and do the work,” he said, “and Butte is a beacon for that. You can do the work and expect salmon to respond.”

A recent snorkel survey conducted

by DFW and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tallied only 926 spring-run salmon in Butte Creek, but that in itself isn’t alarming, Garman said.

Year-to-year fluctuations in fish populations are normal.

“These fish are always going to have certain stressors—some that we can control and some we can’t,” Garman said. “Poaching and habitat degradation is something we can control, and we try to, but we can’t control the drought cycle we just went through. That was really tough on the fish. Obviously, they need water to survive.”

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That basic truth is why, of all the threats facing salmon in Butte Creek, the greatest one may be presented by PG&E’s plan to sell the DeSabla-Centerville project, Garman said. In the dry months from June through August, diversions from the Feather River supply up to 40 percent of the water in the creek.

PG&E’s withdrawal from Butte Creek is a matter of dollars and cents, said Mike Schonherr, the company’s director of strategic agreements. Quite simply, small hydroelectric systems like the three powerhouses that make up the DeSabla-Centerville project no longer pencil out for the utility giant. California’s solar boom has drastically changed the landscape of the renewable energy marketplace, lowering the market prices for clean power. Meanwhile, regulatory requirements make the hydroelectric facilities increasingly expensive to operate.

The aging structures also require a lot of maintenance. “Any system that is 100 years old is going to have its issues,” Schonherr said.

For instance, the 6.4-megawatt Centerville Powerhouse has been out of service since 2011, when PG&E determined that the penstock—the pipe that carries water downhill from the canal to the powerhouse—couldn’t handle high water pressure, said spokesman Paul Moreno. As a result, the company cut off the water that used to flow into the Centerville flumes, leaving only the DeSabla (18.5 megawatts) and Toadtown (1.5 megawatts) powerhouses in operation.

The 18.5 megawatt DeSabla Powerhouse sits upstream from a natural waterfall that prevents salmon from migrating this far.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.

Top to bottom: Spring-run chinook salmon as seen from a bank on Butte Creek.

PHOTO BY HOWARD HARDEE

The DeSabla-Centerville Project encompasses more than 20 miles of flumes, canals and tunnels.

This canal has been dry since PG&E shut down the Centerville Powerhouse in 2011.

PHOTOS BY KYLE DELMAR

The bottom line, Schonherr said, is that PG&E has a fiduciary responsibility to provide cost-efficient power: “We have to look at what is in the best interest of our customers.”

In February, PG&E submitted a letter to withdraw its application for a new license with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to operate the DeSabla-Centerville project. So far, five entities have expressed interest in buying the system, including independent power producers such as KC Hydro out of Missouri and New Jersey-based Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, as well as the Paradise Irrigation District.

Whether any of the interested parties has the resources and wherewithal to maintain such an extensive and aging water-transfer system remains to be seen, Garman said. He worries the next owner of the system won’t be as responsible as PG&E. “For as long as I’ve worked on Butte Creek, PG&E has been really good about working with us to preserve this salmon run,” he said. “They’ve always held the fish in high regard and are very responsive to fishes’ needs.”

Any sale and transfer needs approval from FERC, among other regulatory bodies—processes that could take up to five years. Furthermore, the new licensee would be held to the same laws and regulations as PG&E, including the Endangered Species Act. “We’re very interested in ensuring that this goes as smoothly and as transparently as possible,” Schonherr said. “Our objective is to find a competent

and capable buyer to take over our responsibilities on the project.”

In the scenario that PG&E doesn’t find a buyer, FERC likely would order the company to decommission the project, Schonherr said, beginning a yearslong process of either permanently shutting down the powerhouses or physically removing them from the creeks. Schonherr declined to speculate on how that would affect fish—“those plans would be evaluated,” he said, noting that the Endangered Species Act would apply to the decommissioning process.

“PG&E cannot arbitrarily shut off the water,” he said.

With the future of the hydroelectric facilities uncertain, progress made toward restoring Butte Creek’s salmon runs is hanging in limbo, Katz said.

“PG&E’s move to withdraw from the DeSablaCenterville project focuses a light on the precarious nature of trying to manage fish and wildlife in a heavily altered environment,” he said. “Butte Creek is our big success story, yet it’s based on one water transfer from the Feather River.”

Harthorn, for one, is hopeful that someone will assume responsibility of the DeSabla-Centerville project, whether that be a private energy company, a nonprofit environmental group or a government entity.

He and Friends of Butte Creek have set an objective to ensure that “whoever takes it over does what needs to be done” to protect the fish, because they are surely in for serious challenges in the decades to come. But he believes in the resiliency of the salmon as a species, due in no small part to watching the spring-run populations in Butte Creek rebound in his own backyard.

“We’re certainly going to see a steep decline if the water temperatures get too high; we’ll be down to some really small remnant populations,” he said. “But they have survived for hundreds of thousands of years in this creek. We may be gone in 150 years, and the fish will come back.” Ω J U LY 1 3 , 2 0 1 7

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“It kind of ended up becoming slightly more relevant than I would’ve liked. …

The word ‘fascist’ has become a lot more prevalent since I wrote that song.”

Despite how well “You Can Be a Fascist Too” might sync up with the country’s current sociopolitical shenanigans, its lyrics—“I am right, I am correct/ If you disagree with me I’ll get really upset”—are actually painted in much

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broader strokes.

“It’s kind of an anthem for people not listening to each other,” Pfeffer explained, adding that not being able to have conversations—no matter where on the political spectrum one’s views are entrenched—is how the country has gotten to its current state of incivility.

Playboy Manbaby got its start a little more than five years ago, playing notoriously wild shows at parties and small clubs in the Phoenix area with a rotating cast of players for its first couple of years before solidifying into the current lineup.

The band has released several EPs, live recordings and full lengths since 2012, and toured all over the U.S.—except for out west. The current jaunt, including a stop at Chico’s Naked Lounge tonight (July 13), features its first California shows.

The new album is being distributed in the U.S. by Echo Park’s hip DIY garagerock label Lolipop Records, and Don’t Let It Be is filled with songs about navigating a crumbling modern world. But don’t make the mistake of labeling Playboy Manbaby a serious political band. For one, the music is too goddamn fun—a mix of punk-, garage- and indie rock, even a little funk and ska, with lively horns and a loose energy that fans the flames of the live shows. Plus, no matter how charged the subject matter—from broken systems to being broke in America—Pfeffer’s flippant

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delivery (“God quit his job today/He doesn’t wanna have to learn your names,” on “White Jesus”) saves the songs from becoming self-absorbed.

“I just think it’s a little more honest to kind of approach things more tongue-incheek,” Pfeffer said, admitting that he’s more of a “politically moderate dude.”

“If I was really interested in politics, I’d become a politician,” he added.

Of course, the first clue to the band’s irreverent nature is its name, taken from an episode of cartoonist Brad Neely’s nutty Baby Cakes Web series. “It’s a rad name for us,” Pfeffer said. “It’s not offensive, but it’s kind of uncomfortable.”

Pfeffer is an animator as well, and some of the band’s early videos were illustrated by him in a style similar to Neely’s minimalist approach.

For the new album, the band already has released three companion videos. No animations this time, just well-produced, often hilarious complements to the rockin’ songs featuring the band in drag, or petty fascist caricatures, or a West Side Storystyle dance/fight that escalates to Monty Python-esque heights.

“It’s just another aspect of the art,” Pfeffer said of filming the kind of shorts that have become a nearly ubiquitous part of being independent musicians.

“Being in a band nowadays is kind of like death by a thousand cuts—you just put as much stuff out there [as you can].” □

which dozens of downtown Chico eateries offer special menus continues through July 16. Go online for a list of restaurants, menus, contest information and more. Thu, 7/13. Downtown Chico. 530-345-6500. www.downtownchico.com

MONCA RIBBON CUTTING: A ribbon cutting/neon lighting to celebrate the museum’s long-awaited opening. Following the ceremony, the public is invited inside for a sneak peek at the galleries. Thu, 7/13, 7pm. Free. Museum of Northern California Art, 900 Esplanade. www.monca.org

PARTY IN THE PARK: The Ridge community’s weekly summertime celebration with arts and crafts, food vendors and live music from Overdrive. Thu, 7/13, 5:30pm. Free. Paradise Community Park, 5570 Black Olive Drive, Paradise. www.paradise chamber.com

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7/14, 9am. Free. Downtown Chico. 530-3456500. www.downtownchico.com THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE JR.: See Thursday. Fri, 7/14, 7pm. $7-$10. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. www.totr.org

Music FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT: The summer concert series continues with R&B-infused rock from the Chuck Epperson Jr. Band. Fri, 7/14, 7pm. Free. City Plaza, downtown Chico. www.downtownchico.com

RURAL CONCERT: Classic rockers Old Skool play out in the woods as part of the Feather River Recreation and Park District’s ongoing rural concert series. Fri, 7/14, 6:30pm. Free.

Forbestown Community Park, New York Flat Road, Forbestown. www.frrpd.com

closed to traffic each Thursday night for a community event featuring local produce and products, live music, food trucks and more. Thu, 7/13, 6pm. Free. www.down townchico.com

Music OROVILLE CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Oroville’s summertime concert series keeps rocking with Al’s Pals playing rock, pop, blues and more. Thu, 7/13, 6:30pm. Free. Martin Luther King Park, 2821 Wyandotte Ave., Oroville. www.frrpd.com

Theater THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE JR.: StageCoach Youth Theatre presents an adaptation of the

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Showing Thursday-Saturday, July 13-15 Theatre on the Ridge SEE THURSDAy-SATURDAy, THEATER

award-winning play/film set in the height of the Jazz Age in New York City. Thu, 7/13, 7pm. $7-$10. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. www.totr.org

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Special Events ALL MEDIA NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION RECEPTION: A reception for a juried exhibition featuring more than 200 mixed-media entries. Fri, 7/14, 5pm. Free. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St. 530-895-8726.

CHICO HEAT BASEBALL: The home team plays the Medford Rogues. Fri, 7/14, 7pm. $7-$14.

Nettleton Stadium, 400 W. First St. www.chicoheat.com

DOWNTOWN CHICO RESTAURANT WEEK: See Thursday. Fri, 7/14. Downtown Chico.

530-345-6500. www.downtownchico.com

SLICE OF CHICO: During this two-day summertime tradition, downtown eateries offer up specials while multiple stations pass out slices of watermelon on the sidewalk. Fri,

BENEFIT CONCERT: An evening with Bay Area blues artists Garth Webber and Marina Crouse along with locals Sapphire Soul.

Proceeds go toward upgrading the venue’s stage and production equipment. Sat, 7/15, 7pm. $20. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise. www.paradise performingarts.com

Theater THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE JR.: See Thursday. Sat, 7/15, 7pm. $7-$10. Theatre on the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. www.totr.org

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Special Events CHICO HEAT BASEBALL: The home team plays the Medford Rogues. Sat 7/15, 7pm. $7-$14.

Nettleton Stadium, 400 W. First St. www.chicoheat.com

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530-345-6500. www.downtownchico.com

MOVIES IN THE PARK: Blankets or low-back chairs are recommended for this outdoor screening of Disney’s Moana. Shubert’s Ice Cream will be for sale. Sat 7/15, 8:30pm. Free.

Sycamore Field, Lower Bidwell Park. 530-8954711. www.chicorec.com

SHORTZ! FILM FESTIVAL: Two days of local and international short films and meet-andgreets with the filmmakers. Includes a full bar and free popcorn. Sat 7/15, 12pm. $10$15. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. www.shortzfilmfest.com

SLICE OF CHICO: See Friday. Sat 7/15, 9am. Free.

Downtown Chico, Broadway Street. 530-3456500. www.downtownchico.com

Special Events CHICO HEAT BASEBALL: The home team plays the Yuba City Bears. Tue, 7/18, 7pm. $7-$14.

Nettleton Stadium, 400 W. First St. www.chicoheat.com

Music MUSIC/THEATER BENEFIT CONCERT: Chico State

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SHORTZ! FILM FESTIVAL: See Saturday. Sun, 7/16, 12pm. $10-$15. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Road, Ste. F. www.shortzfilmfest.com

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music and theater faculty present a scholarship benefit with performances by Polish cellist Christine Walevska, pianist Ayke Agus, pianist/harpsichordist Robert Bowman and many more. Tue, 7/18, 7pm. $10/general; $5/ seniors and students. Bidwell Presbyterian Church, 208 W. First St. 530-521-2518.

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Theater the Ridge, 3735 Neal Road, Paradise. www.totr.org

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Nettleton Stadium, 400 W. First St. www.chicoheat.com

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Special Events CHICO HEAT BASEBALL: The home team plays the Yuba City Bears. Mon, 7/17, 7pm. $7-$14.

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SHORT-ATTENTION-SpAN FEST The producers of The Shortz! Film Festival will kick off the seventh edition of their annual celebration of the art of short films. This year, the fest moves to Chico Theater Company (from its previous home base, the El Rey Theatre) and will feature two days of programming featuring works submitted from all over the world—from Ireland to Chico— Saturday and Sunday, July 15-16.

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

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Science, a family-friendly exploration of the physics behind amusement park rides, plus a range of permanent displays on local farming, water, famous regional oak trees and a couple of Ice Age skeletons. Through 9/3.

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GOLD NUGGET MUSEUM: Permanent Exhibits, including a collection of Maidu Indian artifacts, blacksmith and print shops, gold sluices, a miner’s cabin, a schoolhouse and a covered bridge that spans the width of a rushing creek. Through 12/31. Free. 502 Pearson Road, Paradise, 530-872-8722. www.goldnuggetmuseum.com

MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ART: Reed Applegate Collection, the inaugural Monca collection of Northern California artwork.

Through 1/28. $3. 900 Esplanade. www.monca.org

PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: The refurbished Paradise Depot serves as a museum with a working model train. Through 9/19. Free.

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

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The surreal oil paintings convey a story and photo by sense of tranquil adventure, resonatCarey ing with echoes of Yves Tanguy’s Wilson enigmatic biomorphic shapes and Dali’s quantum mechanics period, and generating an impression of whimsy.

It’s a great introductory stateReview: National All Media ment for a pleasingly eclectic juried Exhibition edition of the gallery’s annual allshows through july 28 media group show. The selections of at Chico Art Center. guest juror Tony Natsoulas and the Reception: Friday, skillful staging of gallery director july 14, 5-7 p.m.

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450 Orange St. A bit farther in is Chico sculp895-8726 tor Nadia Kosheleff-Browne’s www.chicoart center.com equally surreal “Oh My,” composed of paper clay, acrylic, oil pastels, colored pencils and beads. Standing ballerina-like on three tippy-toes, the piece appears to be gasping in wonder at the surrounding art, such as Chico photographer Gary Wagner’s “Morning Seas.”

His is a dramatic, multitextured black-and-white study of a coastal seascape, complete with Gothic wavebattered rocks surmounted by a lone tree under an ominous cloud-filled sky.

On a neighboring wall is “Woman Laughing at Salad,” by Nancy Roy-Meyer of Oroville. Her large wall-hanging is suspended from a sign embossed with the word “Belle” in gold paint. The acrylic painting’s fancifully grotesque scene features an ornate dining room dominated by a large female figure in sparkling negligé and thigh-high fishnet stockings, and the applique of glitter and sequins add lustre and dimension to the bizarre imagery.

Less bizarre, but equally striking, Simone Senat’s “Let’s Go! Valparaíso” and “Pan Flute Dance Landscape” both use acrylic and mixed media on canvas to explore the boundaries of abstract and representational art. In “Let’s Go! Valparaíso,” the colorful, multistoried houses of the Chilean city of the title are rendered in a playful composition that suggests rather than depicts complexities of the scene, while “Pan Flute” uses an abstract composition and a palette of rich earth tones ranging from blackened bronze to deep copper to soft gold to convey the tonalities of the title instrument.

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surreal and abstract pieces, Magalia artist Kathleen Presentati’s “Serengeti Stripes” uses batik on masa paper to illustrate a group of relaxed but vigilant zebras standing in dry grass against a mottled blue sky. And dominating the wall adjacent to the watchful zebra, Michelle Murtaugh’s striking oil painting “Liberty Unraveling” shows a realistic, life-size female form wrapped in diaphanous blue fabric. The figure is shown only from the bridge of the nose to the bottom of the kneecaps, and except for the portions covered in cloth, the artist has matted stripes of unpainted canvas through the figure, creating an effect that is rather chilling in its ambiguity.

In contrast, the simultaneously cartoonish and nightmarish “Untitled,” by Brett Melliar of Orangevale, combines motifs of an angry robot head, a conveyer belt of plumber’s helpers, collapsing buildings, laboratory gear and bird shapes to convey a sense of existential but somehow comic dread in rough and ready brushstrokes.

For those who enjoy the decorative grace of figure and craftsmanship, Paradise artist Teal Buehler’s acrylic and pen “Riverine Rabbit” is a treat, giving the title figure a realistic portrait set on a fine-grained pointilistic background of green, blue, yellow and red dots that pop the rabbit’s image into nearly threedimensional sharpness.

With many more pieces to explore and enjoy, the exhibition provides an exhilarating variety of styles, aesthetics and even philosophical perspectives presented by a diverse group of artists. □

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concert series continues with R&B-infused rock from the Chuck Epperson Jr. Band. Fri, 7/14, 7pm. Free. City Plaza, downtown Chico. www.downtownchico.com

Tonight, July 13 Lost on Main SEE THuRSDAy

NO DIRECTION: Blues and R&B with

THE MONDEGREENS: KZFR presents the Chico-bred roots-rockers, who are returning with a new five-piece lineup. Proceeds benefit Women’s Health Specialists. Fri, 7/14, 7:30pm. $10-$15. Chico Women›s Club, 592 E. Third St. www.kzfr.org

Nelson Corwin, Rich Braley, Shawn Lavin and Robert Karch. Thu, 7/13, 6:30pm. Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade, 530-343-2056.

PLAYBOY MANBABY: Chico Area Punks present garage-rocking weirdos with a theatrical stage show out of Phoenix. Bad Mana, Sunny Acres and Madd open. Thu, 7/13, 8pm. $7.

Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

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

Music only. Fri, 7/14, 7pm. Free.

DownLo, 319 Main St.

MONDE-GROWING

One-time Chico folk-rock crew The Mondegreens are touring from their new Seattle stomping grounds with an expanded lineup and the gift of charity. Proceeds from the Friday, July 14, show at the Chico Women’s Club will be donated to Chico’s Women Health Specialists. Sierra Nevada beers will be poured and local singer Tibire opens.

RAY REYNOLDS: Danceable country in the lounge. Fri, 7/14, 8:30pm. Free.

Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

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BASSMINT: A weekly bass music party with a rotating cast of local and visiting producers and DJs. Fri, 7/14, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St.

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ERIC PETER: Solo jazz guitar. Thu, 7/13, 6pm. Free. Grana, 198 E. Second St.

JOSH OWEN: The local singer-song-

covers. Thu, 7/13, 7pm. $3. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.

NASTY BASS: Filthy EDM with DJs Tropic Tiger, Trippy Mayne, Proto:Che, Dub Heezy and Shiner. Thu, 7/13, 9pm. $3. Lost on Main, 319 Main St.

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BAR-ROCK FRIDAY: A night of local garage rock and punk with ¡Horriblé!, Licky Lips, The Primers and Luke Tourville. Fri, 7/14, 9pm. $7.

The Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

Area musicians Garth Webber and Marina Crouse along with locals Sapphire Soul. Proceeds go toward upgrading the venue’s stage and production equipment. Sat, 7/15, 7pm. $20. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise. www.paradiseperformingarts.com

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AFTER THIS: A jazz trio featuring

bassist Gary Bourg, Eric Peter on guitar and Komoki Bunting playing drums. Wed, 7/19, 6:30pm. Free.

Red Tavern, 1250 Esplanade.

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A party with purpose—100 percent of the cover charges benefit the upcoming Chico Pride celebration. Sat, 7/15, 9pm. $5-$10. The Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

weekly showcase and benefit for Chico schools. Hosted by Keith Kendall and friends. Sat, 7/15, 5pm.

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

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THE POSEYS: Swing, jazz, blues, vin-

tage country and more. Sat, 7/15, 5pm. Free. The Rockhouse, 11865 Highway 70.

HANK DUKE’S GOOD TIME VARIETY HOUR: A variety show featuring a few outof-town stand-up comedians and live music with local psychedelic space-punks Sunny Acres. Sun, 7/16, 9pm. $5. The Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

RAY REYNOLDS: Danceable country in

the lounge. Sat, 7/15, 8:30pm. Free.

Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

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OPEN MIC: A weekly open mic hosted by local singer-songwriter Andan Casamajor. Tue, 7/18, 6pm. Free.

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

MUSIC/THEATER BENEFIT CONCERT: Chico State music and theater faculty present a scholarship benefit with performances by Polish cellist Christine Walevska, pianist Ayke Agus, pianist/harpsichordist Robert Bowman and many more. Tue, 7/18, 7pm. $10/general; $5/seniors and students. Bidwell Presbyterian Church, 208 W. First St. 530-521-2518.

ery’s house band, The Southside Growlers, for a jam, or just kick back and enjoy the show. Wed, 7/19, 7:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

SAVING A STAGE

A night of blues to benefit one of Butte County’s best performance venues, the Paradise Performing Arts Center. The stacked bill includes a couple of Bay Area ringers teaming up—guitarist Garth Webber (who has played with everyone from Gregg Allman to Miles Davis) and vocalist Marina Crouse—and local party faves Sapphire Soul. Saturday, July 15.

LIVE MUSIC OPEN MIC: Early evening open mic. Bring guitars, fiddles and whatever other instrument you enjoy and share some tunes. Wed, 7/19, 5:30pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., 530-343-4915.

OPEN MIKEFULL: At Paradise’s only open mic, all musicians get two songs or 10 minutes onstage. Wed, 7/19, 7pm. $1-$2. Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive, Paradise, 530-877-4995.

TRIVIA NIGHT: Face off against rival teams with your squad of up to six fellow trivia enthusiasts. Wed, 7/19, 8pm. Free. Woodstock’s Pizza, 166 E. Second St., 530-893-1500.

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FILM SHORTS Reviewers: Bob Grimm and Juan-Carlos Selznick.

Opening this week The Bad Batch

Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) wrote and directed this visually striking horror/thriller/black comedy about a young woman (Suki Waterhouse) trying to survive in a lawless wasteland populated with cannibals and other undesirables.

Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

The Big Sick

Silicon Valley star Kumail Nanjiani wrote the screenplay with his wife, Emily Gordon, and stars as a fictionalized version of himself in the real-life story about their relationship and her time spent in a hospital with a life-threatening illness. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)

Penelope Spheeris’ follow-up to her 1981 punk documentary follows the L.A. metal scene during the mid-1980s. One showing: Saturday, July 15. Metal videos start at 10 p.m.; film starts at 11 p.m. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

This week’s Pageant repertory selection is Godfrey Reggio’s seminal experimental film (with music by Philip Glass). One showing: Sunday, July 16, 7 p.m. Pageant Theatre. Not rated.

Southern hospitality An evocative Civil War-era drama from Sofia Coppola

Tin oftheaCivil tale that seems rife with lurid potential. Set War-era South, it’s a kind of Southern he Beguiled is a stylish, rich-textured rendering

Gothic romance, but with Sofia Coppola’s finetuned direction of the visuals as well by as the actors, it’s also a frank and Juan-Carlos evocative meditation on sexuality Selznick and isolation in a fertile 19th century environment.

Based on a novel by Frank Cullinan (and previously filmed

by Don Siegel in 1971 with Clint Eastwood topping the cast list), the story’s setting is an isolated school The Beguiled Starring Nicole for young women. It’s summertime Kidman, Kirsten Dunst in 1864, and only five students and and Colin Farrell. two teachers remain in residence.

Directed by Sofia One of the youngest of the former Coppola. Pageant Theatre and Paradise discovers a wounded Union soldier Cinema 7. Rated R. (Colin Farrell) in the adjacent woods and guides him to the school for a kind of sanctuary.

The headmistress (Nicole Kidman) and her assistant (Kirsten Dunst) are at first wary of bringing an enemy combatant into their midst, but one of the youngsters invokes the importance of Christian charity and the battered and fearful Cpl. McBurney (Farrell) is promptly brought under the protection of all seven. He desperately needs that protection, and time to heal as well, and he proves sympathetic and appreciative to nearly all seven of his benefactors.

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The realities of the Civil War mostly remain at a distance, but they’re never really absent from the margins and background of the story’s subsequent developments. But the main drama here is sparked by the ways that those sympathies and attractions give rise to an erotic crossfire of an increasingly dangerous sort.

On paper at least, that may sound like a setup for standard-issue softcore porn and steamy pulp fiction. And Coppola’s Beguiled does indeed have an actual (and wholly remarkable) moment of bodice ripping, and several moments in which “heavy breathing” becomes a nuanced expression of character. The sequence in which strait-laced Miss Martha (Kidman) washes the wounded corporal’s half-naked body is a particularly striking instance of wordless movie acting and character development.

The corruption of innocence and the hit-and-miss relationship of repression and violence are also among the issues raised through the story’s characters. And Coppola offers views of the film’s settings that ultimately suggest, for example, that the school’s classic Southern mansion is also the prison house of immaculately “proper” young Southern belles.

Kidman seems incandescent with repressed lust.

Dunst, in a white dress buttoned to the neck, looks to be bursting with predatory intent. Elle Fanning, as the oldest of the students, affects a sultry Lolita-style swagger, but gets little chance to make something fully dimensional. Farrell has those wounded-looking puppy dog eyes, which seem here to help him evoke a hyperactive but oft-concealed libido. □

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War for the Planet of the Apes

The third and final entry in the Planet of the Apes reboot finds ape leader Caesar searching for a way to save his species in their ongoing war with the humans. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Wish Upon

A supernatural horror flick about a teenage girl (Joey King) who receives a music box that grants her wishes that come with bloody consequences. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

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tutelage of Smokey (Chris Cooper). Smokey helped train the late Doc Hudson (the late Paul Newman), McQueen’s mentor. He’s sort of the Mickey from Rocky of this movie. Does it get to be a bit much and a little boring at times? Sure, but director Brian Fee and crew manage to keep everything pretty much on track in this outing, right up until a sweet finale that gives the franchise its first true emotional punch. Cinemark 14. Rated G —B.G.

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Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) meets his longlost twin brother, Dru (yes, also Carell), who wants to team up for one last heist. Listen for Julie Andrews as their mom. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

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The Hero

Lee Hayden (Sam Elliott) is a fictional actor/movie star, a drawling cowboy type with an epic mustache and a wily look in his eye. Now in his 70s and still working, he’s had a long journeyman career in everything from blockbuster movies to TV commercials. But his one claim to lasting fame, his role as the cowboy hero of a mythic fantasy (also called The Hero), is now more than 30 years in the past.

After receiving word that an organization of nostalgic western movie fans wants to give him a lifetime achievement award, Hayden’s doctor tells him that the cancer in his lungs has most decidedly not gone into remission. All that leads to some soul-searching, some last hurrahs, and a series of attempts to “reach out” and/or reconnect. Hayden’s gonzo antics and inspired improvisations at the awards ceremony are a particular high point for a film in which very little else is unexpected. Fortunately, there’s a charmingly quirky cast of players, and iconic Sam Elliott, who never had a better showcase than this one. Pageant Theatre. Rated R —J.C.S.

The House

After two parents (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler) lose their daughter’s college fund, they concoct a scheme with their neighbor to earn the money back fast. Can you guess where this is going? We’re betting you can— 4-to-3 odds. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

Sing

An animated feature about a koala bear (voiced by Matthew McConaughey) who organizes a singing competition to save the musical theater he owns. Also starring the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson and John C. Reilly.

Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

Spider-Man: Homecoming

The third iteration of Spider-Man film franchises continues sometime after the events of Captain America: Civil War, with the young web-slinger (played here by Tom Holland) being mentored on superhero life by Iron Man/ Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.). Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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Cars 3

After a calamitous accident that renders his beautiful red sheen primer gray, the aging Lightening McQueen (Owen Wilson) is faced with either retirement or a new training-regime comeback, Rocky III-style.

McQueen soon finds himself in a training facility owned by greedy businessman Sterling (Nathan Fillion) and being trained by Apollo Creed—I mean, Cruz Ramirez (Cristela Alonzo). Race simulator, treadmills and drip racks replace good old-fashioned racing around, which cramps Lightning’s style, so he hits the road and finds himself under the

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

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A quick Internet search for “How to make cucumber water” revealed

dozens of recipes for all manner of fruit-infused waters, along with just as many claims of the amazing health benefits and detoxifying properties of such beverages (“It may help prevent cancer!”). There are even specially made water bottles with compartments for the fruit, and then I noticed Safeway sells bottles of fruit-infused waters for $2 a pop. Who knew!?

For my first foray into this new world, I decided to keep it simple.

I attempted to replicate my friend’s cucumber water. Ingredients: 1 cucumber. I scrubbed it, chopped the ends off and then peeled it in strips, which I think looks cool and figured would add more surface area of cucumber exposed to the water. Then I sliced it thinly, threw the slices into the bottom of a gallon Mason jar, filled it up with filtered tap water and set it in the fridge to do its magical infusion thing. A few hours later, I took my first sip. Pure refreshment.

I immediately went out to the store in search of more fruits to add to water. I bought strawberries and a pineapple. Unfortunately, I hadn’t finished the gallon of cucumber water yet, and I had no other big jar to put all the fruit in. So, I dipped

half the strawberries in chocolate (yum) and sliced up the pineapple and used half of it in a Hawaiianstyle fried rice (also yum). Then it occurred to me that I didn’t have to infuse the water by the pitcher—I could just do it by the glass. I sliced up a few strawberries and added them to a large cup with some of the pineapple chunks, poured in some H20, set the glass in the fridge and voilà! I’m a genius!

You can really do this with any fruit (so long as it won’t become mush in water), including all manner of berries and citrus. And much like you’d do for a mojito, you can add muddled mint leaves for a layer of freshness, or even crumpled basil, if you’re feeling a little more sophisticated.

As for the purported health benefits, I think first and foremost, fruit infusions are the perfect trick to get me to drink more water— which is definitely a plus for my health, particularly in this heat.

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Dzi Imaad Wasif Grey Market Times and tones have changed for Imaad Wasif. Whereas his last album, The Voidist, was an expansive tapestry of psych-folk, lo-fi rock and raga, this newest album is sharper, delving into more straightforward rock, at times with enough noisy surge to fall into metal territory. The songs feel bigger, like “Carry That Scar,” with its hulking, heavy-stepping sonic body managing to bear down even harder halfway through for an instrumental breakdown. There are echoes of Wasif’s older catalogue, especially with “Marie,” but even that features bulkier tones. If you’re unfamiliar with Wasif and looking for an easy listen, this might not be the best fit in terms of accessibility. However, if you’re looking for something a little less pristine and with a punch, it could be perfect. The song “Turn Away” oscillates between minimal, creeping grooves and a Nirvana-esque anthemic chorus with gritty chords. Throughout, Wasif’s voice feels as sturdy as the instrumentation, effortlessly carrying simple hooks.

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What makes him one of the best in the genre, however, is his ability to populate his exotic worlds with believable characters who remain relatable even in the most unusual circumstances. And the circumstances in Borne are unusual to say the least: In a post-apocalyptic cityscape under the dominion of a giant, genetically engineered bear and its minions, a pair of scavenging humans find and befriend a piece of sentient biotechnology, but as it continues to grow and learn under their roof, they begin to wonder if they’ve taken in something more dangerous than anything on the outside. A light read with some heavy themes (artificial intelligence, maternal instinct, environmentalism), Borne is another atypical sci-fi work from an increasingly distinctive author.

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CHICO’S CHRISTMAS It’s the day the nice citizens of Chico look forward to all year long, when jolly St. Stephen (aka Santa Cummins) slides down the A/C duct with his sack full of goodies and passes out the schedule of world-class performers that Chico Performances will be hosting at Laxson Auditorium or Zingg Recital Hall during the upcoming school year.

Chico Performances’ annual season-preview party was yesterday (July 12), and Chico State’s public-engagement arm has once again filled our city’s cultural coffers with a packed calendar of art from around the world.

The event on the season schedule that Arts DEVO is most excited about— by a wide margin—is a Halloween night performance by Mexrrissey. Part of a three-act Dia de Los Muertos Tour bill, Mexrrissey is a Spanish-language tribute to the “Pope of Mope,” singer/ songerwriter, animal-rights activist and undeniable badass Morrissey. The English musician has long been a kind of cult hero in Mexican-American ¡Sí, Morrissey! communities of Southern California, with legions obsessively devoted to his poetic, emotive songs of love and loss (both his solo work and that of his former band The Smiths).

The movement has migrated south of the border as well, where Mexico City DJ Camilo Lara has assembled this band of contemporary Mexican musicians to reinvent Morrissey’s music with “brass, accordion and other Mexican elements.” Look up the video for Mexrrissey’s version of “Every Day Is Like Sunday” (“Cada Dia Es Domingo”) at www. mexrrissey.com. The mournful horns might make you weep, or at the very least pout for the rest of the day. Also on the Oct. 31 bill: LA’s La Santa Cecilia and the all-female ranchera crew, Mariachi Flor de Toloache.

Some of the heavy hitters on the schedule include funk icons Tower of Power (Sept. 16), country greats Emmylou Harris (Oct. 10) and Kris Kristofferson (Jan. 10), mullet hall-of-famer Travis Tritt (Nov. 12), and Portland’s lively “little orchestra,” Pink Martini (Dec. 8). And some other performances in addition to Mexrrissey that look intriguing to me are the Spanish Harlem Orchestra (Sept. 30); the Momix dance troupe’s trippy Opus Cactus (Nov. 4); Gut Churn with Radiolab producer/host Jad Abumrad (March 3); and The Songs of Stevie Wonder, another multidiscipline production from Chico’s Uncle Dad’s Art Collective (March 9-10). See the whole schedule online at www.chicoperformances.com. Tickets go on sale Aug. 1 (for members); Aug. 5 (for series); Aug. 14 (for single shows); Aug. 16 (for students).

• Welcome, Monca! The big day is here. The official ribbon-cutting for the much-anticipated Museum of Northern California Art is tonight (July 13) at 7 p.m., at 900 Esplanade. The museum will be open for an hour after the ceremony, and then for regular weekly hours Thursday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit www.monca.org for details.

• Donna “Donut” Kellogg’s Birthday Art/Rock ’n’ Roll Benefit: Donna Kellogg would have been 33 on Tuesday, July 18, and to mark the occasion, her friends are throwing a birthday party in her memory. The Butte County native who died in the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland last December left behind hundreds of undeveloped negatives taken during the fall of of 2003, and the focal point of the gathering will be an exhibit of the prints.

Also featured will be some of Kellogg’s favorite local bands, including The Americas and Panther Surprise, as well as a couple of crews reuniting for the occasion, The Deer and The Great Good.

The show starts at 6 p.m., and will take place at 1431 Park Ave. (which is the home of a soon-to-be-opened bookstore/gallery/cafe called Blackbird—for which the show is a benefit—the brainchild of local arts/music impresario Molly Roberts and the Pageant Theatre’s Miles Montalbano. Stay tuned … and get excited!)

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY For the week oF july 13, 2017 ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s not your

birthday, but I feel like you need to get presents. The astrological omens agree with me. In fact, they suggest you should show people this horoscope to motivate them to do the right thing and shower you with practical blessings. And why exactly do you need these rewards? Here’s one reason: Now is a pivotal moment in the development of your own ability to give the unique gifts you have to give. If you receive tangible demonstrations that your contributions are appreciated, you’ll be better able to rise to the next level of your generosity.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Other

astrologers and fortune tellers may enjoy scaring the hell out of you, but not me. My job is to keep you apprised of the ways that life aims to help you, educate you and lead you out of your suffering. The truth is, Taurus, that if you look hard enough, there are always seemingly legitimate reasons to be afraid of pretty much everything.

But that’s a stupid way to live, especially since there are also always legitimate reasons to be excited about pretty much everything. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to work on retraining yourself to make the latter approach your default tendency. I have rarely seen a better phase than now to replace chronic anxiety with shrewd hope.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): At least for

the short-range future, benign neglect can be an effective game plan for you. In other words, Gemini, allow inaction to do the job that can’t be accomplished through strenuous action. Stay put. Be patient and cagey and observant. Seek strength in silence and restraint. Let problems heal through the passage of time. Give yourself permission to watch and wait, to reserve judgment and withhold criticism. Why do I suggest this approach? Here’s a secret: Forces that are currently working in the dark and behind the scenes will generate the best possible outcome.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Do not

be too timid and squeamish about your actions,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson.

“All life is an experiment.” I’d love to see you make that your operative strategy in the coming weeks, Cancerian. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, now is a favorable time to overthrow your habits, rebel against your certainties and cruise through a series of freewheeling escapades that will change your mind in a hundred different ways. Do you love life enough to ask more questions than you’ve ever asked before?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Thank you for

contacting the Center for Epicurean Education. If you need advice on how to help your imagination lose its inhibitions, please press 1. If you’d like guidance on how to run wild in the woods or in the streets without losing your friends or your job, press 2. If you want to learn more about spiritual sex or sensual wisdom, press 3. If you’d like assistance in initiating a rowdy yet focused search for fresh inspiration, press 4. For information about dancing lessons or flying lessons or dancing-whileflying lessons, press 5. For advice on how to stop making so much sense, press 6.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The cereus

cactus grows in the deserts of the Southwestern United States. Most of the time it’s scraggly and brittle-looking. But one night of the year, in June or July, it blooms with a fragrant, trumpet-shaped flower.

By dawn the creamy white petals close and start to wither. During that brief celebration, the plant’s main pollinator, the sphinx moth, has to discover the marvelous event and come to gather the cactus flower’s pollen. I suspect this scenario has metaphorical resemblances to a task you could benefit from carrying out in the days ahead. Be alert for a sudden, spectacular and rare eruption of beauty that you can feed from and propagate.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If I had more

room here, I would offer an inspirational PowerPoint presentation designed just for

by rob brezsny you. In the beginning, I would seize your attention with an evocative image that my marketing department had determined would give you a visceral thrill. (Like maybe a Photoshopped image of you wearing a crown and holding a scepter.) In the next part, I would describe various wonderful and beautiful things about you. Then I’d tactfully describe an aspect of your life that’s underdeveloped and could use some work. I’d say, “I’d love for you to be more strategic in promoting your good ideas. I’d love for you to have a well-crafted master plan that will attract the contacts and resources necessary to lift your dream to the next level.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I advise

you against snorting cocaine, MDMA, heroin or bath salts. But if you do, don’t lay out your lines of powder on a kitchen table or a baby’s diaper-changing counter in a public restroom. Places like those are not exactly sparkly clean, and you could end up propelling contaminants close to your brain. Please observe similar care with any other activity that involves altering your consciousness or changing the way you see the world. Do it in a nurturing location that ensures healthy results. P.S. The coming weeks will be a great time to expand your mind if you do it in all-natural ways such as through conversations with interesting people, travel to places that excite your awe and encounters with provocative teachings.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

In late 1811 and early 1812, parts of the mighty Mississippi River flowed backward several times. Earthquakes were the cause. Now, more than two centuries later, you Sagittarians have a chance—maybe even a mandate—to accomplish a more modest rendition of what nature did way back then. Do you dare to shift the course of a great, flowing, vital force? I think you should at least consider it. In my opinion, that great, flowing, vital force could benefit from an adjustment that you have the wisdom and luck to understand and accomplish.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

You’re entering into the Uncanny Zone, Capricorn. During your brief journey through this alternate reality, the wind and the dew will be your teachers. Animals will provide special favors. You may experience true fantasies, like being able to sense people’s thoughts and hear the sound of leaves converting sunlight into nourishment. It’s possible you’ll feel the moon tugging at the waters of your body and glimpse visions of the best possible future. Will any of this be of practical use?

Yes! More than you can imagine. And not in ways you can imagine yet.

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

is one of those rare grace periods when you can slip into a smooth groove without worrying that it will degenerate into a repetitive rut. You’ll feel natural and comfortable as you attend to your duties, not blank or numb. You’ll be entertained and educated by exacting details, not bored by them. I conclude, therefore, that this will be an excellent time to lay the gritty foundation for expansive and productive adventures later this year. If you’ve been hoping to get an advantage over your competitors and diminish the negative influences of people who don’t empathize with you, now is the time.

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Signed: MARCEL M. MITCHELL Dated: June 13, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000827 Published: June 22,29, July 6,13, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CALIFORNIA PARK MARKET, CITY LIQUOR AND MARKET, DOWNTOWN LIQUOR MARKET, HWY 32 MINI MART, LIQUOR BANK #1, LIQUOR BANK #2, RAYS LIQUOR at 598 E 8th Street, Suite 140 Chico, CA 95928.

SAYEGH BROTHERS, INC 598 E 8th Street, Suite 140 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: SAM SAYEGH, PRESIDENT/CEO Dated: May 12, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000686 Published: June 22,29, July 6,13, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as KINETICS ACADEMY OF DANCE at 627 Broadway Street, Suite 100 Chico, CA 95928.

BRIGIT LYNN HULL 1532 Broadway Chico, CA 95928.

TIMOTHY ANDREW HULL 1532 Broadway Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: BRIGIT HULL Dated: June 13, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000826 Published: June 22,29, July 6,13, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SOLAR CLEANING SPECIALISTS at 48 Quista Dr Chico, CA 95926.

AMY ELIZABETH BRECHEISEN 48 Quista Dr Chico, CA 95926.

DAVID JOSEPH BRECHEISEN 48 Quista Dr Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: AMY BRECHEISEN Dated: June 15, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000844 Published: June 22,29, July 6,13, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO CHOCOLATE COMPANY at 710 W Lindo Ave Chico, CA 95926.

AMY L FORD 710 W Lindo Ave Chico, CA 95926.

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Signed: AMY FORD Dated: June 15, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000841 Published: June 22,29, July 6,13, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as B AND R AUTO WRECKING at 2815 Feather River Boulevard Oroville, CA 95965.

BORING AUTO WRECKING LLC 30545 Se Hwy 212 Boring, OR 97009.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: BRIAN PERLENFEIN, MANAGER Dated: May 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000758 Published: June 22,29, July 6,13, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CALIFORNIA CARS AND TRUCKS at 2522 Cohasset Rd Chico, CA 95973.

PAJOUH MOTORS, INC. 2522 Cohasset Rd Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: DIANE RICO MIHANPAJOUH, VP Dated: June 14, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000831 Published: June 22,29, July 6,13, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as POSADA TOWNHOMES at 480 and 490 Posada Way Chico, CA 95973.

ANTON KUCICH 5400 Snow Spring Place Antelope, CA 95843.

This business is conducted by A Limited Partnership.

Signed: ANTON KUCICH Dated: June 5, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000793 Published: June 29, July 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as THE COMMONS at 2412 Park Ave Chico, CA 95928.

CHICO 345 GEN, INC 2599 Oak Park Avenue Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: JESSE GRIGG, PRESIDENT Dated: June 21, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000866 Published: June 29, July 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SKIE DREAMS at 1432 Lofty Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

CIELO ANN ABELLAR BRADSHAW 1432 Lofty Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

PETER JAY ABELLAR BRADSHAW 1432 Lofty Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: PETER BRADSHAW Dated: June 22, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000869 Published: June 29, July 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BLUE OVAL CHEVRON, BLUE OVAL FOODMART at 1025 Nord Ave Chico, CA 95926.

GURINDER DHILLON 1373 Mallard Creek Drive Roseville, CA 95747.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: GURINDER DHILLON Dated: May 24, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000746 Published: June 29, July 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CELLAR DOOR CIDER at 129 W. 21st St Chico, CA 95928.

BRYAN ALEXANDER SHAW 129 W. 21st St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: BRYAN SHAW Dated: June 23, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000878 Published: June 29, July 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HOLLY HILLS MOBILE ESTATES at 14672 Colter Way Magalia, CA 95954.

AHRS PARADISE LLC 14672 Colter Way Magalia, CA 95954.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: RANDALL C AHR Dated: June 16, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000847 Published: June 29, July 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as HEIRLOOM FOOD COMPANY at 1151 Palm Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

SHAWN PAUL MINDRUM 1151 Palm Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: SHAWN MINDRUM Dated: June 23, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000877 Published: June 29, July 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business names HEIRLOOM FOOD COMPANY, CHICO LOCAVORE at 1151 Palm Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

SHAWN MINDRUM 1151 Palm Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

NATHAN JOHNSON 2235 Hutchison Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business was conducted

by A General Partnership.

Signed: SHAWN MINDRUM Dated: June 23, 2017 FBN Number: 2016-0000931 Published: June 29, July 6,13,20, 2017

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The following persons are doing business as DEVOLL, DEVOLL MUSIC at 2118 Laurel Street Chico, CA 95928.

REBECCA ANDRES 6343 Rd 200 Sp 71 Orland, CA 95963.

SCOTT CORY 476 Hoopa Circle Chico, CA 95926.

TYLER DEVOLL 2118 Laurel Street Chico, CA 95928.

WILLIAM HEPWORTH 1145 Loser Ave Gridley, CA 95948.

ANDREW LOESER 2400 McGie Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: BECKY ANDRES Dated: June 6, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000799 Published: June 29, July 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORTHERN HOLISTICS at 34 E Tehama Orland, CA 95963.

NORTHERN HOLISTICS LLC 34 E Tehama Orland, CA 95963.

This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company.

Signed: NICHOLAS HATTEN, MANAGER Dated: June 26, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000881 Published: June 29, July 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATMENT The following persons are doing business as MOCKINGBYRD at 720 Olive St Chico, CA 95928.

BORIS BRECKINRIDGE 720 Olive St Chico, CA 95928.

LORI BRECKINRIDGE 720 Olive St Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: BORIS BRECKINRIDGE Dated: June 8, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000805 Published: June 29, July 6,13,20, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as WILD GINGER SALON at 330 W. 3rd Street Chico, CA 95928.

MARALEE LOUISE VAN NOTE 1353 Kaelyn Court Orland, CA 95963.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MARALEE VAN NOTE Dated: June 21, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000861 Published: July 6,13,20,27, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as VAN DUZEN TRADING COMPANY at 2770 Eaton Rd #73 Chico, CA 95973.

MICHAEL A SMITH 2770 Eaton Rd #73 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: MICHAEL SMITH Dated: June 9, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000810 Published: July 6,13,20,27, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as Z SOAP COMPANY at 6299 Cumberland Road

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LAURA CATHERINE ZINE 6299 Cumberland Rd Magalia, CA 95954.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LAURA ZINE Dated: June 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000885 Published: July 6,13,20,27, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BIDWELL SWIM ACADEMY at 645 Betty Belle Lane Chico, CA 95973.

LAVONNE BLAIR 645 Betty Belle Lane Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LAVONNE BLAIR Dated: June 1, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000772 Published: July 6,13,20,27, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BLACKBIRD at 1431 Park Avenue Chico, CA 95928.

MILES MONTALBANO 1206 Salem Street Chico, CA 95928.

MOLLY ROBERTS 1522 Salem Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: MOLLY ROBERTS Dated: June 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000886 Published: July 13,20,27, August 3, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MAYHEM at 578 Rio Lindo Ave Ste #5 Chico, CA 95926.

JENNIE WOLFE 1715 Greenhaven Lane Chico, CA 95926.

JEREMY WOLFE 1715 Greenhaven Lane Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

Signed: JENNIE WOLFE Dated: June 14, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000832 Published: July 13,20,27, August 3, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MOW BROS USA at 2877 Godman Ave Chico, CA 95973.

ABRAHAM CHUPP 476 E Lassen Ave #60 Chico, CA 95973.

NICHOLAS DECARLO 2877 Godman Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: ABRAHAM CHUPP Dated: June 30, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000904 Published: July 13,20,27, August 3, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SIERRA TREE CARE INCORPORATED at 5475 Skyway Unit B Paradise, CA 95969.

SIERRA TREE CARE INCORPORATED 386 Valley View Dr Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as TWO GUYS BREWING SUPPLY at 1829 Bree Ct Durham, CA 95938.

THOMAS ANDREW MERCHANT 1829 Bree Ct Durham, CA 95938.

PHILIP STEPHAN WYSOCKI 5888 Golden Oaks Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: PHILIP S. WYSOCKI Dated: July 3, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000908 Published: July 13,20,27, August 3, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as TRAILBLAZER PET SUPPLY at 752 Mangrove Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

TRAIL BLAZER PET SUPPLY, INC. 752 Mangrove Avenue Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: ERIK GLEDHILL, PRESIDENT Dated: June 22, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000872 Published: July 13,20,27, August 3, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as FEATHER RIVER ROWING CLUB INC at 930 Garden Drive Oroville, CA 95965.

FEATHER RIVER ROWING CLUB INC 930 Garden Dr Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: ANTHONY CATALANO, DIRECTOR Dated: July 7, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000922 Published: July 13,20,27, August 3, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as NORTH VALLEY TREE SERVICE at 3882 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

FIRESTORM WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION INCORPORATED 1100 Fortress St., Ste 2 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: LEAH WILLS, TREASURER Dated: June 21, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0000855 Published: July 13,20,27, August 3, 2017

NOTICES NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Pursuant to CA Business Code 21700, in lieu of rents due, the following units contain clothes, furniture, boxes, etc.

DONNA ANN BENSAL #261ss (Speakers, computer, boxes) DAVID AND LADON BRANTLY SR. #229ss (rocking chair, Boxes)

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MILDRED BROWN #207ss (Kids bikes, toys boxes) DOLORIS DAVENPORT #072cc (Dresser, boxes) TYLER PILLIOD #500cc (vacuum, Boxes) CHARLES WHITEHEAD #329cc (Boxes) CHARLES WHITEHEAD #377cc1 (Boxes, Photography stuff) JULIE YOCUM #117cc (Clothes, boxes) AMANDA FARRIS #268ss (misc. items) AMANDA FARRIS #301ss (misc.

Items) AMANDA FARRIS #251ss (misc items) AMANDA FARRIS #177ss (Misc. items) Contents to be sold to the highest bidder on: July 29, 2017 Beginning at 12:00pm Sale to be held at: Bidwell Self Storage 65 Heritage Lane Chico, CA 95926.

(530) 893-2109 Published: July 13,20, 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: TOUA LOR Proposed name: LOG TOUA 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: August 4, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: June 8, 2017 Case Number: 17CV00923 Published: June 22,29, July 6,13, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SARA BETH THOMAS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SARA BETH THOMAS Proposed name: AURORA ELIZABETH THORNE 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,

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NOTICE OF HEARING Date: August 11, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: June 13, 2017 Case Number: 17CV01225 Published: June 22,29, July 6,13, 2017

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

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: August 25, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: June 27, 2017 Case Number: 17CV01534 Published: July 6,13,20,27, 2017

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

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: August 18, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: MICHAEL P. CANDELA Dated: June 29, 2017 Case Number: 17CV01727 Published: July 13,20,27, August 3, 2017

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: DAVID ALLAN SIMS YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BUREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued.

The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

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

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

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

(530) 343-0100 Dated: June 10, 2016 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 16CV01179 Published: July 13,20,27, August 3, 2017

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www.ChicoListings.com • chiconativ@aol.com Mark.Reaman@c21jeffrieslydon.com www.ChicoListings.com • chiconativ@aol.com

The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of june 26, 2017 – june 30, 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

ADDRESS

TOWN

PRICE

BR/BA

1048 Raven Ln

Chico

$272,000

3/2

SQ. FT. 1502

1420 Sherman Ave #28

Chico

$104,500

2/1

SQ. FT. 867

41 El Cerrito Dr

Chico

$262,000

3/1

1062

5333 Treasure Hill Dr

Oroville

$293,500

2/2

2044

187 Rio Lindo Ave

Chico

$260,000

3/2

1257

5284 Harrison Rd

Paradise

$499,000

4/3

2347

1620 E Lassen Ave

Chico

$260,000

3/3

1286

4841 Round Valley Ranch Rd

Paradise

$472,500

4/3

2616

201 Haven Ln

Chico

$220,000

2/1

880

210 Redbud Dr

Paradise

$450,000

3/3

3255

1740 Vilas Rd

Chico

$220,000

3/2

1232

6278 Dawnridge Ct

Paradise

$404,500

3/2

1918

82 Ecua Mission Ln

Chico

$200,000

3/2

1425

6264 Himmel St

Paradise

$380,000

3/3

2029

1524 W 5th St

Chico

$165,000

3/1

832

324 Redbud Dr

Paradise

$365,000

3/3

2169

218 Mission Serra Ter

Chico

$155,000

3/3

1734

1301 Sequoia Ct

Paradise

$357,000

3/2

1920

1379 Nord Ave

Chico

$128,000

2/2

960

5250 Pentz Rd

Paradise

$319,000

3/2

1882

1385 Nord Ave

Chico

$115,000

2/1

950

1690 Covey Run Ct

Paradise

$310,500

3/2

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