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blessed are the caregivers We’ve been thinking a lot about death lately. In putting together this Death

Issue to coincide with Halloween and Día de los Muertos, we went out into the community and talked with people about preparing for the inevitable end—for ourselves and our loved ones. It’s been eye-opening, to say the least.

One of the things we were reminded of was the very hard work that so many people do on behalf of the dying. Some of them are paid professionals, while others volunteer their time to care for loved ones, or even strangers, in their final months, weeks and days. The work may vary from spending a few hours a week doing housework for a patient in hospice care to providing companionship in a hospital room while family members get some much-needed rest. Whether they provide such services as a vocation, as volunteers, or as family members, all end-of-life caregivers deal with situations most of us shudder to imagine.

When it comes to accepting the inevitability of death, we all react in different ways. But caregivers and others who spend a lot of time with people close to the end of life agree on one thing: it’s not easy. It takes a special kind of person to be able to compassionately offer care to those whose health is deteriorating, who can’t take care of themselves, who may not even be aware that they’re being helped. Those special people offer comfort that is twofold, as they aid the dying in their most vulnerable of states and also provide piece of mind to loved ones struggling with their impending loss.

To all of those who help others to pass peacefully, who offer dignity to the dying, we thank you. □

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us. The most recent to go was my brother-in-law, Tom Quinn, a strong and intelligent man who was the late Zen Buddhist teacher Charlotte Joko Beck the love of my sister Catherine’s life. passes along an old tale about a group of thieves My wife and I spent a lot of time with them as he who broke into the home of a Zen master and told got closer to the end. In his own way he was much him they were going to murder him. “Please wait until morning,” like that Zen master: never complaining and enjoying each remaining day—indeed, he said. “I have each moment—as deeply as he some work to Like so many could. He’d been a combat medic in complete.” people my age, Vietnam, so he well knew what death So he spent looked like. He wasn’t afraid. now that I am the night doing “Everything must change, nothhis work, drinkaware of death’s ing remains the same,” sang Nina ing tea and enjoying himself. looming presence, Simone on her great Baltimore I appreciate life album. Death sweeps out the old He also wrote a by Robert Speer poem comparing more than ever. and beckons in the new. We who enjoy life and dread saying goodbye death to a spring the author is a to our loved ones must learn to former editor-inbreeze and gave chief of the cN&r. accept reality: Everything changes. All existence is it to the thieves as a present impermanent. when they returned.

This is something I’m learning as death comes Beck doesn’t say whether the old monk survived.

That’s not the point, after all. What mattered was his closer. Like so many people my age, now that I am aware of death’s looming presence, I appreciate life attitude toward his impending death. more than ever. I’m taking my cues from that old I think about this story often these days. I’m old Zen master, trying not to be afraid and to enjoy each enough to be eligible for Medicare, which means moment—each breath—as if the next one might be I’ve used up most of my allotted time on Earth. my last. □ More and more of my friends are no longer among n one of her delightful and enlightening essays,

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Don’t expect real courage There will be a day of reckoning for those in Washington who have stood

by one of the most corrupt and incompetent men to sit in the Oval Office.

Indeed, President Trump’s sycophants eventually will get their comeuppance—whether it’s being turned out of office or being branded in a historical context as complicit in the recklessness stemming from the White House.

In the meantime, everyday Americans are those who will bear the burden of the administration’s machinations—such as the drastic cuts to Medicaid and Medicare that will disproportionately harm the elderly, poor and disabled, and the elimination of the deduction for state and local taxes that help middle-class families reduce their share of federal income taxes.

Those are just a few of the consequences of the budget passed last week by the Republican Senate in order to give the ultra rich a big, fat tax cut.

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve watched a few prominent Republicans join the likes of Sen. John McCain, who has challenged the president on his nativist rhetoric and policy, including efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Joining the Arizona Vietnam War veteran is Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, who also believes Trump is unfit to serve as commander-in-chief. The latest member of the Senate to challenge POTUS is Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, who earlier this week stunned Washington by announcing his retirement, though he’s only 54 years old, and giving a 17-minute speech on the Senate floor in which he denounced the president and called him, among other things, “dangerous to a democracy.”

The three senators aren’t kissing the ring because they have nothing to lose. McCain was recently diagnosed with terminal brain cancer while the other two have chosen not to seek re-election. In other words, don’t expect to see any of their politically ambitious GOP colleagues to follow suit.

See, that would take real courage, something Republicans in Congress generally lack. □

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the good doctor Each October, during Down Syndrome Awareness Month, I consider writing a long essay about life with my young son, Henry, who was born with that genetic disorder, a third copy of the 21st chromosome. But each year, I overthink what I’d want to impart to readers, and then I struggle with the prospect of sharing such intimate information with 116,000 people, mostly strangers.

Someday, I may write a cover essay—heck, maybe even a book—but what prompted me to write something now is the retirement of Samuel Daniyan, Henry’s pediatrician at Paradise Medical Group Pediatrics.

My husband and I met Dr. Daniyan the day after Henry was born. I hadn’t already lined up a pediatrician, like most expecting parents do, because my pregnancy was complex and resulted in me skipping a lot of the traditional stuff—like birthing classes. It was a difficult time—physically, because I was in pain and having intermittent contractions, and emotionally, because I didn’t know whether I’d end up with a live baby.

On top of that, my husband and I knew there was a possibility he had Down syndrome. Early in the pregnancy, an ultrasound revealed a few “markers”—including his femurs measuring slightly short—that are associated with a higher incidence of Down syndrome, along with some other conditions.

To know for certain, I could have had an amniocentesis, a diagnostic procedure in which a needle is used to pull genetic material out of the womb, but because of the slight increased risk of early labor, and the fact that I was already having contractions, I decided against it. That meant we wouldn’t know for sure until after Henry arrived.

Thing is, when that day came just over three weeks prior to his due date, it wasn’t entirely obvious. Henry was a very tiny, cute little squishface—my word—who looked a lot like other preterm babies. I remember asking the nurses if he was healthy—their response was in the affirmative. Henry had a good Apgar score (an evaluation made by medical personnel to assess a newborn’s health), they said.

But does he have Down syndrome? I remember asking timidly.

They couldn’t tell, so a pediatrician was summoned. The first one who came to the room bypassed me and my husband, though he’d never met us, and started inspecting Henry like some kind of specimen. When he finished, he declared that while Henry didn’t have most of the classic signs, “his eyes look a little downsy.”

That was pretty much the extent of his interaction with us. His terrible bedside manner and casual observance that our newborn might have a major developmental disability knocked him off the short list of potential pediatricians.

The next day, though, Dr. Daniyan was on-call. He walked in and greeted us warmly, introduced himself and asked in his warm Nigerian accent to hold Henry. When he picked him up, he smiled and laughed at our “little man,” lifting the uneasy mood. After sharing our concerns about Down syndrome, he took a closer look, explaining to us each of the things he was checking. Henry didn’t have the single crease on the palm, for example. His hand looked just like mine.

Dr. Daniyan said we’d have to test his blood to know for certain, but that it didn’t seem likely given his appearance. Two agonizingly long weeks later, we sat down with him for the results. I’ll never forget the gentle way in which he broke the news. What he said ended with the fact that Henry was “still the same person you brought home from the hospital.”

Indeed, he is—and we love him dearly. And we’re thankful he’s had such a caring physician for his first six years. I’m certain we’re not the only ones who’ll miss the beloved Dr. Daniyan.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

About that cover story Re “Underreported” (Cover story,

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Although I am sure there are those who oppose the growing of this herb, I haven’t run into any of those folks. What I discovered is that the communities south from Garberville to northern McKinleyville embrace the industry if the farmers use best practices. The permitting process is extensive, and those who receive them have had to prove their farming presence doesn’t impede on the natural resources here.

Needless to say, the county of Humboldt has reaped the monetary rewards from the permit and licensing process fees, which are in the hundreds of thousands.

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Hear, hear Re “Military madness in the Trump era” (Guest comment, by Chris Nelson, Oct. 19): Thank you, Chris Nelson!

Every single point you make about the 800-plus U.S. military bases installed throughout foreign lands demands our resistance to these bases. The disrespect shown to locals in acquiring those sites, the inherent support of undemocratic authorities in many host states, and the endless perpetuation of the U.S. war mindset throughout the world can’t help but endanger our security at home.

It is downright obscene that so much wealth for a few has recently been acquired through their lucrative investments in maintaining the U.S. war presence everywhere while new eco industries, universal health care and affordable college, things that would be good for people in our country, are not even blips on the radar screen.

Linda Furr Chico

Rampant criminality Re “Enough indeed” (Editorial, Oct. 19): While Harvey Weinstein is raping American women, he is also raping American literature. I had to sue Miramax for stealing

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Shakespeare in Love from an original five-act play I wrote. I found out that Hollywood steals continually because there is no copyright protection. Congress hasn’t given the FBI a budget to go after script thieves and the 9th Court (the Hollywood court) hasn’t ruled in favor of ripped-off writers in decades. The Oscar is actually made of tin. As long as people worship a 24-carat gold-plated tin god, we will continue to have rampant criminal problems in the entertainment industry.

Mike Peters Chico

Nailed it Re “Dark comedy sings” (Scene,

by Meredith J. Cooper, Oct. 19): Bravo to the Blue Room for nailing it once again. Heathers The Musical was a high-energy production with a great cast, live band and fine choreography. The Heathers, the jocks and the dads were all a pleasure to watch.

Sierra Hall as Veronica propelled the story with her beautiful

voice. Hannah Davies as Martha delivered a heartbreaking solo (“Kindergarten Boyfriend”) and Katherine O’Day as Heather McNamara sang a most unexpectedly chilling and beautiful song (“Lifeboat”).

Thanks to everyone involved for an evening of laughter, tragedy and, ultimately, redemption— everything I could want from musical theater.

Ken O’Connor Chico

What is racist?

Re “The racists among us” (Letters, by George Gold, Oct. 19): Mr. Gold recently wrote about bravely defending his religious identity in a gym, during which he interrupted two gentlemen, obviously more familiar with the world than Mr. Gold, and told them that he would not tolerate racist speech.

I’m guessing he only did this because he himself is very tolerant.

Abe Foxman, former national director for the Anti-Defamation League, is quoted as saying, “What

is true is that there are a lot of Jews in Hollywood.” Oliver Stone and other moguls of the industry openly agree that Jewish influence in media is undeniable.

Also, is being Jewish being a member of a religion or race?

One should ask the darker-skinned Jews living in their fascist haven of Israel just how well they are treated by their fellow, lighterskinned brethren.

An online search of Mr. Gold shows that he has been published about half a dozen times in the CN&R in the past decade. He is also involved with the Atheists of Butte County and Butte County Coalition of Reason, a group that tried to strip prayer at Chico City Council meetings because its members are offended by something they don’t believe exists.

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Sociopath vs. psychopath I believe that the mental health community is doing a disservice to the rest of humanity by altering their word usage from “sociopath” to “psychopath” in recent years.

For most people, the word “psychopath” evokes images of chainsaw massacres and Jack Nicholson with an ax in the snow.

Sociopaths are people born without a conscience—created with 50 percent genetic, 25 percent nurture and 25 percent societal conditions. Their numbers are growing. They are narcissists and very often charming. They also exhibit a total lack of remorse, are devoid of empathy and sympathy,

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A new Pledge I submit for consideration a new Pledge of Allegiance to better reflect the current political climate: “I pledge allegiance to the flag and to the Electoral College for which it stands, one nation, under Trump, it’s miserable, with liberty and justice forestalled.”

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A Redding teenager announced Monday he will defy an order to stop contacting Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s offices with complaints against the congressman’s policies.

Joshua Brown and his parents, Robert and Lillian, received a cease-and-desist letter from LaMalfa’s Washington, D.C., office on Aug. 9. The young Brown, who turned 14 since receiving that letter, said his frequent contacts were within his rights as a constituent (see Newslines, “The congressman and the kid,” Aug. 31).

“I think what LaMalfa has done to me here is in direct violation of the First Amendment; freedom of speech, freedom to seek redress of grievances,” Joshua said by phone Tuesday.

Attorneys Ryan Birss and Eric Berg are advising the Brown family pro bono, and Birss said Tuesday he’s ready to defend against further efforts to silence them.

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According to a campus notification sent out by the University Police Department, two teenagers stole a cellphone at gunpoint near the Student Health Center on Saturday.

The suspects had reportedly stopped the victim, who was not identified, at about 2:30 p.m. and asked to borrow a cellphone.

When the device was handed over, the suspects asked for the passcode, prompting the victim to ask for the phone back.

Police said the suspects pulled out a gun and refused to return the phone.

Both teens were described as about 5 feet tall, medium build, with dark complexion and short hair. The incident is still under investigation and campus police ask anyone with information to contact them at 898-5555.

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A Butte County man who shot and killed his brother last year was found with a gunshot wound to the head at a residence in Oroville on Saturday (Oct. 21). His death has been ruled a homicide, according to a press release from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.

In May, a judge ruled there wasn’t enough evidence to indict Lorenzo Paz II (pictured), 21, on manslaughter charges in connection to the shooting death of his brother, 25-year-old Andrew Paz, on Oct. 11, 2016, in Bangor.

Glenn Jennings, deputy district attorney for Butte County, said the two men were in a marijuana garden when the incident happened. The gun used in the shooting was the same one their father had accidentally shot himself in the foot with nearly two months prior.

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Lawsuit alleging racial harassment at Butte County Sheriff’s Office moves forward

Tprofessionalism a lot of work to do when it comes to within its ranks, accordhe Butte County Sheriff’s Office has

ing to members of the local chapter of the NAACP. In supporting a black deputy who story and says he was the target photo by Meredith J. of racial discrimination Cooper and harassment while on the force—he’s curm e re d i t h c @ n ew srev i ew. c o m rently on administrative leave—they say they’ve uncovered a widespread culture of intolerance.

“There’s evidence of a general lack of respect for people as people,” said Tasha Levinson, a member of the Butte County group. “Especially if they happen to be female or a person of color.”

Michael Sears, sitting beside Levinson, nodded his head in agreement.

“This county scares me,” he said.

Sears filed a federal lawsuit in 2015 against the sheriff’s office, Butte County, 100 county employees and, specifically, Sheriff’s Capt. Andy Duch and Lt. John Kuhn, both of whom are now retired. It alleges ongoing discrimination against Sears based on his race. Last month, the complaint cleared what Levinson and

William Bynum, vice president of the local NAACP, say is a major hurdle, when the judge denied the county’s request for a summary judgment.

“The county tried to say there was no need to go to trial, based on the statute of limitations and on insufficient evidence,” Levinson explained. “By denying it, the judge said that these things were clearly continuing, that there are matters here that really need resolutions.”

The judge’s analysis says as much.

“Taking all of the facts presented to the Court as true, the conduct about which [Sears] complains was so pervasive and so blatantly racially motivated that a trier of fact could reasonably conclude that the conduct was all similar in kind, occurred reasonably frequently …” reads the court document, signed by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. “Plaintiff has offered sufficient evidence … to show that he was subject to discriminatory and harassing conduct, and there are numerous triable issues of fact as to whether Defendants’ proffered reasons for their actions were legitimate or pretextual.”

Sears began working for the Butte County

Sheriff’s Office in 2007 and was assigned

to the courts for the majority of his tenure, eventually transferring to a patrol unit.

During his time at the sheriff’s office, he says he was the target of several specific, racially motivated incidents as well as ongoing harassment.

Among the incidents, he points to a stuffed toy panda being hung from a string around its neck in the break room at the courthouse. Sears allegedly was told the black and white represented him, as he is half black and half Sicilian. After telling a superior that the panda was offensive to him, he says it was left hanging for three years.

“This panda, that represented Michael, was in the break room at the courthouse and it was lynched,” Levinson said. “That is so offensive. And it was left there for three years.”

Sears also alleges in the lawsuit that other deputies freely used the terms “nigger” and “Canadian blue gum” in reference to African-Americans; that a fellow deputy had displayed a swastika as a screen saver and was not disciplined; that he’d been assigned the “oldest, smallest, and most damaged car in the sheriff’s fleet”; that he’d sought promotion but was repeatedly passed over by less qualified candidates who were not black; and backlash from

Michael Sears paints a picture of pervasive racism at the sheriff’s office, where he alleges he was targeted because he’s black.

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superiors when he complained.

In the years since the suit was filed, dozens of people have been interviewed by the court, including Sears and the officers named in the lawsuit as well as witnesses who attested to the discrimination. For example, during a deposition, a deputy described Lt. Steve Boyd as “one of the most racist people I’ve ever met” and says that after coming across a book called Nigger Jokes during an investigation of a white supremacist, that Boyd brought it over to his house and read the jokes in the presence of his children, according to court documents.

Another deputy testified that “I found the use of the N word to be extremely offensive, unwanted and unprofessional.

The reason that I did not personally protest the use of the word was because as one of the only female law enforcement officers in the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, I believed that I was already potentially the target of harassment and discrimination and did not wish to call further attention to myself.”

The county counters Sears’ allegations in its filings with the court, submitted by Porter Scott, a law firm out of Sacramento, and Bruce Alpert, county counsel. Those filings point to Sears’ use of the word “nigga” toward his friends as acceptance of the term, outlines numerous incidents in which Sears was disciplined for being late or other offenses and alleges that he didn’t complain about discrimination until he’d been passed over for promotions.

It also denies Sears’ allegation that he’d been assigned old patrol cars.

When contacted by phone, Sheriff Kory Honea declined to comment on the case, as did Assistant County Counsel Brad Stevens, who said it is his office’s policy to not comment on ongoing lawsuits.

For Sears’ part, he says he’s ready to

take the case to trial. “I’m ready to go to Sacramento—it’s time to pay the piper,” he said.

Levinson and Bynum are also prepared. Bynum hopes some attention on the Sheriff’s Office will put an end to the culture of discrimination. “I think the grand jury needs to get involved,” he added.

“There’s a lack of professionalism in the whole sheriff’s office, a culture that says it’s just OK. And nobody has any idea that it really isn’t,” Levinson said. □

herie Appel had been volunteering at the Chico Museum for five months when, in Cmid-September, she was told she would no

longer be needed. The museum’s manager, Sarah Smallhouse, resigned at about the same time, and a notice was posted on the front door stating that the museum was “temporarily closed through November 30.”

“It’s just odd,” Appel said by phone. “No reason was given.”

Questions abound. Why is the museum, which has presented more than 100 exhibits in the historic Carnegie library building at Second and Salem streets since its founding in 1986, suddenly shuttered? And will it reopen in December, as the notice suggests?

And what about “Museum Night Out,” its biggest fundraiser of the year, which is scheduled for this Friday, Oct. 27, at the Butte Creek Country Club? Is it still on?

And is the popular historical lecture series still alive? And what about Smallhouse, the museum’s vaunted manager? Does she have a job?

This reporter has tried to answer all of these questions, but efforts to reach Smallhouse as well as someone at the Far West Heritage Association (FWHA), which oversees the Chico Museum and Patrick Ranch, were unsuccessful. Phone messages left at FWHA offices were not returned by press time. And Facebook messages sent to several FWHA board members got no reply.

The CN&R had better success with members of the Chico Museum’s steering committee, which oversees ongoing operations

of the museum.

Here’s what the newspaper learned: “Museum Night Out” has been canceled.

The lecture series will continue, however, with local historian Michele Shover set to talk about her new book on settler and Indian relations in the early days of the North State. It’s scheduled for Nov. 4 at 10 a.m.

When the museum will reopen is unknown. In an email message, steering committee member Randy Taylor said organizers intend to wait until they’ve found a new manager.

On the other hand, Taylor wrote, “At this point we are even considering an all-volunteer staff. We are going to do what it takes to reopen as soon as possible to make Chico’s rich history available to everyone.”

What seems clear is that the museum is splitting off from the FWHA to become independent. As steering committee secretary Jeremy Markley phrased it during a phone interview, the museum “is in the very early stages of negotiating a departure” from Far West.

When Hester patrick, the last of a pioneer

family, died in 2001, she willed her 28-acre family ranch and Victorian farmhouse on the

SIFT ER Jon Snows and giraffes Move over, sexy cats, 2017 might be the year of the giraffe.

That’s one interesting finding the folks from two major websites—fashion marketplace Lyst and social network Pinterest—found when they joined forces to predict the most popular adult Halloween costumes of 2017. Analysts looked at data including searches, pins and saves from a combined pool of 180 million monthly users to come up with the top 10 predictions, listed below. The resulting list includes expected pop culture favorites, as well as some surprising entries (i.e., saves on giraffe makeup and costume images are up 1,200 percent from this time last year).

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Chico Museum steering committee secretary Jeremy Markley stands in front of the iconic—but shuttered—former Carnegie library downtown.

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Midway 3 miles south of Chico to what was then called the Chico Museum Association.

The ranch was in some disrepair, but its possibilities as a living museum showcasing the history of agriculture in the Sacramento Valley were evident. Over the years, the CMA—soon renamed the Far West Heritage Association—developed the ranch into the popular event site it is today.

The arrangement “worked well for a long time,” Chico Museum steering committee member Morgan Kennedy told the CN&R by phone. Lately, though, it had become problematic, museum insiders told the CN&R. The Chico Museum and Patrick Ranch are very different, and the ranch brings in more revenue than the museum does.

When members of the FWHA board told them they wanted to close the museum temporarily to “reassess” the situation following Smallhouse’s resignation, steering committee members decided it was time to cut the cord.

“We were taken by surprise,” said local historian Dave Nopel, a member of the museum’s steering committee. But that was also the impetus for the museum’s decision to go independent, he added.

“It’s an amicable separation,” Markley said. “Everybody recognizes that the Patrick Ranch and the Chico Museum can do better independently.”

“I’m very optimistic,” Kennedy said. The core group of volunteers—members of the steering committee as well as others—are eager to reopen the museum. They’re well aware of the museum’s importance to the greater community, she continued. It’s the only place where Chicoans can look honestly at their history, “the positives and negatives” of life in the Sacramento Valley.

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At Chico State’s Día de los Muertos celebration, the dead are the honored guests to Aztec legend, there was once a boy named Xochitl Aandccording a girl named Huitzilin who

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Members of Nu Alpha Kappa, a fraternity involved with organizing Chico State’s Día de Los Muertos celebrations in recent years, pay their respects at the 2015 event. phOtO by emily teague

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dance at Chico State’s Trinity Commons on Nov. 2, embellishing handmade altars, known as altares, alongside other traditional decorations and pictures of those who have passed. The school has held Día de los Muertos celebrations annually since 2000, and in recent years the event—which will also feature live mariachi music, dancing by Ballet Folklórico de Chico, traditional food and much more—has been hosted by the college’s chapters of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) and Latino fraternity Nu Alpha Kappa (NAK).

Sociology student Jessica Godinez, who serves as MEChA’s gender and inclusivity officer, and Sergio Herrera, a criminal justice major and NAK’s director of programs, are the student organizers of this year’s event. Both have early memories of Día de los Muertos.

Godinez, who is of Mexican and Salvadoran descent, grew up in the Bay Area but remembers in her youth visiting the graveyard in El Salvador where her grandparents are buried. Family members brought her grandma’s favorite meal, grandfather’s favorite shoes and cempasúchiles to “give them a path to join us that day.”

Herrera, who grew up in Southern California, remembers his grand-

parents putting out pan de muerto and calaveras (“bread of the dead” and sugar skulls, respectively), lighting candles and praying to honor their parents.

Both said the Chico State event is about education—as well as fun—and said one of the goals is to counter the common misconception that Día de los Muertos is, as Godinez put it, “Mexican Halloween.”

“There’s a lot of misconceptions about what the day really is, and there’s significance and symbolism to everything involved,” she said, citing skull-faced makeup as an example. The face-painting and decorated skulls that are symbols of the holiday are both references to Calavera Catrina, an early 20th century artistic rendering of an “elegant skull,” which has since taken on a life of its own in Mexican culture, including as “Catrina makeup.”

“People wear it on Halloween without understanding it’s very specific to Día de los Muertos.”

Another purpose of the event is to connect newer students with campus clubs and organizations, several of which participate in the event by making altars. Hererra noted several Greek organizations are participating, as are the Gender and Sexuality Equity Center and other groups.

In addition to the aforementioned performers, this year’s celebration also will feature a troupe of danzantes Aztecas from the Los Angeles area, who dress in traditional Aztec garb and dance and

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chico State’s Día de los Muertos celebration will be held from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on Nov. 2 at the university’s trinity commons.

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pray to open and close the event, and to bless each altar.

Students from Rosedale Elementary and other schools will visit during the day to learn about the holiday, and the main activities—like live entertainment and free traditional food—will take place in the evening.

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and MEChA adviser at Chico State, offered some more background on the history and cultural significance of the holiday. He explained that indigenous peoples of central and southern Mexico and northern Central America celebrated the holiday for 10 to 12 centuries before the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the 1500s.

“As Christianity came, all the pagan celebrations were no longer accepted,” he said, explaining that indigenous celebrations lasted several days, but the Catholic calendar only allowed All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2—now the day that Mexico celebrates Día de los Muertos—as a day to honor one’s own ancestors. He said the holiday has evolved over time and the trappings most people now associate with the day—like altars and offerings to the dead—are primarily derived from Mexico’s southern regions and neighboring countries.

He also noted that, while celebrating the dead is one aspect of the holiday, it serves other purposes as well. For one, it provides the living with hope: “When people see or perceive they can be honored and remembered after they’re gone, it speaks to the idea that we do have something to look forward to after death,” he said.

Finally, part of the tradition is to mock death itself.

“In Mexico and other places, the Angel of Death is represented by the reaper. Dressing as skeletons and eating candy skulls, which traditionally had the person’s own name written on them, are ways we can look into the face of death and say, ‘I’m not afraid of you.’”

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ance program for the poor, covers nearly 75 million people and is one of the largest programs in state budgets. States generally add benefits to Medicaid during strong economic times. About a third of California adults and half of the state’s children are covered by Medi-Cal. States added the benefits while Congress debated making significant changes to the program, including ending the open-ended federal spending that has been a staple of the program since its beginning in 1966.

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Robin Rudowitz, associate director for the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured, said states now are adding benefits to respond to the national opioid abuse problem.

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• Take care (of yourself): Don’t skip exercise or sleep. Eat well.

• Focus on hobbies: Return to the activities that bring you joy.

• Get support: Meet with other people who are grieving. Support groups are a good place to start.

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GREENWAYS “It’s the city’s biggest asset, and it’s also its biggest liability.”

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—Mark Stemen, professor of geography and planning at chico State, on bidwell Park

Concerns about Bidwell Park surface in the wake of catastrophic Nor Cal wildfires

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summer, just ripe for wildfire. At 3:25 p.m., the Chico Fire Department received a call that a blaze had broken out south of Forest Ranch. Lowe, who was a division chief at the time, was dispatched and put in charge of command on-site, along with a commander from Cal Fire.

“The trees and the brush and the grass were all igniting and catching on fire quickly,” Lowe recalled during a recent interview.

The fire jumped Highway 32 and made its way into Upper Bidwell Park. Firefighters began evacuating the park and formed a line to protect the nearby Humboldt Highlands subdivision. The fire department—which, as part of the city’s Emergency Operations Plan, is co-lead of emergency services in the city—braced for the worst.

“We had to get in front of it to make sure it didn’t kill anybody,” Lowe said.

Firefighters battled what was dubbed the Santos Fire for about 10 hours—containing it to nearly 90 acres of open space near Santos Ranch Road. Fortunately, no structures were lost.

But concerns about a blaze similar to the Santos Fire tearing through Bidwell Park and making its way into residential areas have surfaced in the wake of the series of Northern California wildfires that killed 42 people and destroyed more than 8,400 structures. Of that spate was the especially catastrophic Tubbs Fire in Napa, Sonoma and Lake counties, where at least 22 people perished and more than 5,000 structures burned to the ground. Cal Fire is calling it the most

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destructive wildfire in California history in terms of property damage.

While the cause of the Tubbs Fire has not yet been officially determined, dry conditions in the region made it especially vulnerable.

“We have those situations and those conditions right here in Chico,” said Mark Stemen, professor of geography and planning at Chico State. “We have houses up into the [wildland]urban interface, but we also have wildlands that penetrate pretty deep into the community.

Bidwell Park runs all the way downtown. A fire in that [area] could just come down into the town—bad conditions, hot day, winds— it’d be catastrophic.”

Stemen pointed to climate change as a major factor in the increase in fire activity and intensity statewide. He said warmer temperatures and drier climates create more fuel, and that Chico’s crown jewel, Bidwell Park, is just as susceptible to a potential fire as the regions charred in the North Bay Area.

He said climate change is affecting the trees in the park, drying them out to the point of killing them. The park is also seeing more bark beetle infestations as a result, which kills the trees. Grass and brush are becoming drier, too, essentially creating a tinderbox running right into the heart of downtown.

Stemen’s class is conducting research on the effects of climate change on the city, from a planning perspective, and how that could affect wildfires in the area. Their findings, which they will present to the City Council in December, will be the basis for the city’s hazard mitigation plan, which it must finalize by 2019. A state law passed in 2015, Senate Bill 379, requires municipalities to adopt such plans, which must identify

risks posed by climate change.

Meanwhile, Lowe said the fire department has been working with the Park Division on a fuel-mitigation plan. He hopes a combination of controlled burns, along with manually removing brush and grass from the park, will help lower the risk. He said the plan is in the works and wasn’t sure when it might be implemented.

For Lowe, fuel mitigation is just one part of the equation in preventing a large fire from spreading through the park and into adjacent neighborhoods and downtown. He pointed to the city closing two fire stations in the last year: Station 3, which was located near the airport, and Station 6, which was west of Highway 32.

He also noted the dearth of personnel.

The department shrunk during the latest budget session, but it was primarily impacted by the loss of nine firefighters who were temporarily funded by the federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant.

“There’s a staffing and resource shortage there,” he said. “We don’t have a lot of depth in our resources, due to the cuts.”

City Councilman Randall Stone says it’s

not just Bidwell Park that’s a major fire hazard. He pointed to the arundo grass in Little Chico Creek as a major concern. Two years ago, at his urging, the council voted to allocate $1,500 to the Butte Environmental Council to write a grant application for eradicating the arundo grass. The effort was not successful.

“It doesn’t take a genius to go down there and look and see the fire danger in

there,” Stone said. “This is a clear and present danger.”

Stemen, president of BEC’s board of directors, hasn’t given up on the effort to eradicate the vegetation and he’s hoping the study he’s conducting on climate change will convince the city to take more action in cleaning up some of the brush and grass.

Stemen says much of the focus of his class’ research thus far has been on the park, as it makes up such a large part of the city and presents so much fire danger.

“It’s the city’s biggest asset, and it’s also its biggest liability,” he said. □

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She also happens to enjoy painting and her favorite subjects are, naturally, animals. You can find some of her artwork for sale on her business’ website (www.stfrancishousecall vet.com). She travels all over Butte County to bring comfort to beloved dying pets. If, during her visit, it appears your pet has more time, Troxell will teach you how to care for it, massage it, administer pain medications and even perform acupuncture.

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sia was always such a short, impersonal procedure, maybe 15 minutes, in a cold setting. It’s a traumatic death for the pets, and the owners are 1 inch from breaking down, frequently dealing with a rushed receptionist.

In my mobile practice, the owner and I determine the right time for their pet’s passing. It’s so important to have a good ending.

What do you like most about your job?

Taking whatever time the owner needs, hearing how wonderful their pet was and seeing their animal relaxed at home. Cats seem to benefit the most, since they’re often terrified going to the vet. There’s a subtle taboo in society against grieving too much for an animal, but it’s an incredible bond that even friends often don’t understand.

For many people, their pet is their main relationship. I’m also a graphic artist, so afterward I also enjoy sending the owner a homemade condolence card with a graphic of their dog or cat on the front. I’d make a lot more income working in a vet clinic, but the trade-off is worth it.

Is euthanasia the bulk of your work?

Yes, the vast majority of it. If I determine it is not needed, I only charge for a regular exam and travel. I also substitute for veterinarians in town and love performing surgeries. On rare occasions, I instruct owners in hospice care to let their pet die naturally. But it’s a huge time commitment from the owner that often requires significant time off from work.

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I have a soft spot in my heart for businesses that make a point of giving back to the community in some way. I suppose it shows that they’re not just in it for the paycheck, for the boost to their bank account. Chico is great in that way. Local business owners tend to be pretty grounded and to not take for granted the fact that they’ve gotten ahead based on the support of others. I just met a brand-new business owner the other day, and her desire to give back was almost contagious.

Cecilia Lore opened her Gratitude Market on Saturday (Oct. 21) with an indoor/ outdoor artists market at her new digs at the corner of Eighth and Flume streets—the space that was recently vacated by the Pinwheel Community Acupuncture Project (which moved in with Chico Community Acupuncture). A longtime maker and seller of jewelry and crystals, Lore says it’s been a dream of hers to open her own shop that she could share with others.

“My intention is to support community artists, crafters, healers and advocates,” she told me during a recent tour. Inside are Lore’s bright and colorful crystal necklaces and other jewelry. She says she envisions a full indoor market where vendors can pay a small fee to sell their wares, plus a workshop area for classes and another space where community members can hold lectures and meetings. There are also a couple of private rooms available for a small hourly rate for massage therapy, reiki and Tarot card readings.

“I just really want to help people like me, who maybe can’t afford their own retail space,” Lore said. Check out the Gratitude Market at 740 Flume St. on Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., and check Facebook for a regular weekly schedule.

Soup SeaSoN I am not a fan of cold weather. About the only thing it’s good for, in my opinion, except cuddling, is comfort food, like casseroles and soups. So, I’m happy to announce the resurgence of local soup menus! I tend to make my own soups, but sometimes I just want someone else to do the work for me. So, of course, there are the go-to spots: Upper Crust Bakery & Cafe, Tin Roof Bakery and Winchester Goose (if you have another place in mind, email me!). But, look out— there’s a new soup-slinger in town. Lovely Layers Cakery is now serving up a bowl with a roll Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Food For Fire victimS I was in 7-Eleven downtown the other day and noticed a sign at the register advertising hot food being eligible for CalFresh purchases with an EBT card. It’s only available through mid-November, as it’s meant to help fire victims, and applies to anywhere that’s gotten CalFresh approval. Call Butte County’s Department of Employment and Social Services (800-400-0902) for more info.

KudoS In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, five local Allstate Insurance Agencies presented $10,000 to Catalyst Domestic Violence Services, based in Chico, on Tuesday (Oct. 24). That’s a good chunk of money that will surely go far to help local victims.

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DEPARTING Death is a complex topic.

At the CN&R, we know this.

For several years, we’ve talked about publishing a Death Issue, but we didn’t want it to come off as sensationalistic. There’s a lot to consider when it comes to death and dying, and covering the subject well requires a deft touch. Plus, we wanted it to be useful—to have practical information that our readers would appreciate.

What we came up with is a cover package that includes three stories: a primer on preparing for the death of a loved one, from the perspective of medical professionals, including hospice workers; a look into estate planning and other end-oflife preparations; and a profile of a local funeral home employee known for his gentle demeanor when helping families make final arrangements for the departed.

But there are other stories scattered throughout the rest of the paper, including a thoughtful guest commentary by retired CN&R Editor Robert Speer and a feature on a local celebration of Día de los Muertos in Newslines.

With that, let’s talk about death.

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Death 101 A primer on how to prepare for—and what to expect during—the death of a loved one

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n her decades-long nursing career, Cathy Gallentine has witnessed countless births and countless deaths, a breadth of experience that has helped her develop a unique perspective on life’s book-ending events.

In a nutshell, she feels that life ends much the way it begins.

“People die the same way babies are born; it’s all part of the same process,” said Gallentine, hospice outreach coordinator for Enloe Medical Center. “Some babies slip into this world as easy as can be, and some come kicking and screaming and fighting the whole way in. It’s the same at the end of life. Some people slip away gently, but it’s not always that way.”

Gallentine, whose duties include providing end-of-life education to families and caregivers of the dying, said that analogy often helps give people a general idea of what to expect when a loved one is passing.

“Information and options are the key to end-

of-life care,” Gallentine said. That sentiment was reiterated by other medical professionals the CN&R spoke to about their personal experiences attending to people as they take the final steps of life’s journey, as well as how to best prepare for the inevitable. They also emphasized the importance of early communication and preparation.

“We tend to avoid discussing the topic,” said Melissa Hormann, a nurse of 17 years who has worked at Enloe and Oroville Hospital and now

teaches nursing students at Chico State. She’s also helped friends, family and others through the process, and—in line with Gallentine’s analogy—calls herself “a midwife on the other end of the spectrum.”

“They don’t know what the person wants, so family members often make every effort to save the life of a dying relative … emergency rooms and ICUs, rehydration, tests, scans, antibiotics.

They make a heroic effort, but in many cases it just prolongs the pain, as the physiology of death has to start all over again.”

Dr. Hyung “Danny” An, medical director at Feather River Hospice (until recently known as Paradise Hospice), encourages people to document their end-of-life plans. While a lot of folks are familiar with an advance directive—a legal document indicating which life-saving medical procedures a person wants if he or she is unable to make decisions due to injury or infirmary—he noted it’s also essential to prepare a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST).

“The POLST deals with what an advance directive usually does, which is the decision to resuscitate a person or not, but it also addresses

Dr. Hyong “Danny” An and Sandy Gelka take a moment in Feather River Hospice House’s Serenity Garden.

Cathy Gallentine says it takes a special type of person to work as an end-of-life caregiver.

other things,” he said. “That includes what level of treatment a person wants, like comfort care [measures to make a patient comfortable but not extend life], selective care—which may include some life-saving efforts—or full treatment. It also addresses whether or not a person wants artificial nutrition [a feeding tube].

Hospice care, as Gallentine summarized, addresses “the physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual needs” of people facing the end of life. In hospice, no attempts are made to “cure” people, but instead to address their symptoms to ensure their comfort.

“Some people get scared when they hear ‘hospice,’ but we like to tell them it’s not about giving up,” she said. “It’s quality instead of quantity. We don’t do anything to hasten death, but we don’t take extraordinary measures to prevent it.”

Butte County’s three major agencies that provide hospice care—Enloe, Feather River and Butte Home Health & Hospice—use integrated teams of social workers, medical personnel, religious and spiritual advisers, bereavement counselors and various therapists and volunteers to provide wrap-around care.

The six-bed Feather River Hospice House, in Paradise, is the county’s sole full-service hospice facility. Most hospice care locally is provided on an outpatient basis in patients’ homes and Sandy Galka, director of the Paradise facility, said the agencies often work together and overlap to provide the best possible care.

Hormann, the self-described death midwife, advocates for cutting out the medical establishment as much as possible: “I think people are realizing there’s a more economical, effective and personal way to care for the people they love,” she said. “I have nothing against hospitals, but I don’t want to die in one.”

symptoms, as well as some details that retain a touch of mystery.

Gallentine said people often withdraw within themselves as they near their final days. Mobility decreases and—if a person is still walking—falls and injuries are common. Pain can increase or decrease and can be controlled by medication; however, that can lead to loss of responsiveness or communication, so family members often have to make a choice.

“A lot of people feel guilty thinking that the last dose of a medication may have been fatal, but it’s important to realize that’s not the case, and that death is due to their medical condition,” Gallentine said.

A dying person’s intake—of air, water and food—generally lessens. Gallentine noted throat and air passages weaken or swell to the point a person has trouble swallowing or breathing, which can lead to aspiration, dehydration and starvation. Decreased

intake can also lead to rising body temperature, which some people mistake for infection or illness, but which she compared to an overheating automobile.

Returning to her birth analogy, Gallentine said death can appear peaceful or as a struggle, and can happen at a moment’s notice or after several days: “People often ask us, ‘How long?’” she said. “We can tell people approximately what we know based on symptoms we see, but we also have to tell them, ‘This isn’t for us to call.’”

Both women noted a few commonplace occurrences that may seem strange, even supernatural, to the uninitiated. For one, sometimes a person will linger until some task is accomplished, or until particular family members have spoken to them, even though he or she may be long unresponsive and seemingly unaware. Hearing is believed to be the last sense to go, and end-of-life workers encourage talking to and making peace with loved ones.

Also, the dying sometimes seemingly choose their own moment of departure: “I’ve seen people linger for longer than it seems possible, and then pass directly after a relative arrives from another country to say goodbye,” Hormann said.

“Families sometimes do vigils and will be there all the time,” Gallentine said. “They may feel like they don’t want the person to be alone, so someone is always there. That can happen for days, and then the moment everyone steps away for even a few seconds, that person will die.”

Finally, Gallentine said its common for dying people to see—and even talk to—their own departed loved ones.

“Some people say that’s because of medication, or a part of the death process,” she said.

“But people who’ve had near-death experiences often report similar things. We accept it as a common sign that the end is near. They’re seeing something; to them it’s there.

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Melissa Hormann began tending to dying friends and family even before she recieved her nursing degree in 2000.

Hormann and Gallentine offered some details

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Comforting the living Longtime Brusie employee helps the bereft with funeral planning

simplest of burials involves an ossuary.

This typically costs about $500. However, Metzger said costs can run much higher when families choose options such as a private mausoleum. Family mausoleums able to hold the remains of six to eight family members could cost up to $300,000, he noted.

A traditional funeral, including burial, could cost anywhere between $10,000 to $12,000, Metzger said.

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erry Metzger spends his days at the Chico Cemetery, walking the grounds with families of the departed, helping them find a plot to lay their loved one to rest and make the other arrangements necessary when somebody passes.

His job as a family service counselor for Brusie Funeral Homes and Cemeteries isn’t an easy gig. It requires him to help people through a difficult time, choosing what he says is one of the three largest purchases someone will make in their lifetime, with the other two being a home and automobile.

“It’s like going down and shopping on one of the worst days of your life,” Metzger said.

The walls of Chico Cemetery’s office are filled with various gravestone options and binders with photos of mausoleums. It’s a showroom of sorts, but Metzger isn’t a salesman. He politely presents clients options and consoles them as they grieve. It takes a certain sensitivity—and it’s clear Metzger’s personality is what makes him so good at it.

He tears up when talking about how difficult it can be for families to discuss cemetery arrangements.

“I’m a pretty emotional guy,” Metzger told the CN&R. “I get families in here, they start crying, I start crying right along with them.”

During a recent interview, Metzger, who has worked at Brusie for 17 years, described helping clients through the process. After offering his condolences, he typically asks if

People generally don’t like to think about

there are any family or friends buried in the cemetery, which may lead to picking a nearby plot. Choosing a location is also dependent on the choice of burial or cremation.

“Some folks just say, ‘I don’t want to be in the ground,’” Metzger said with a shrug.

There are several options to house remains—graves or above-ground structures (mausoleums). Cremains (cremated remains) can be interred in a grave or held in a cremation niche in a mausoleum. There’s also an ossuary, in which cremains are placed into a general vault, along with those of others.

Some family members choose to keep the ashes.

Then there are the details, including what type of services will be performed and the date and time. Those who choose a grave-

Jerry Metzger knows Chico Cemetery like the back of his hand. He helps families choose plots to lay their loved ones, among other arrangements.

side service must decide whether to include lowering the casket. Metzger said it’s one of the hardest things to face when dealing with death, so some families opt for that to take place after they’ve left the cemetery.

For those who choose burial, the next step is choosing a vault. Metzger said a casket must go into a vault, which prevents it from sinking and disrupting the ground above.

Usually a casket is purchased at a funeral home and the vault is purchased at the cemetery. Then, a grave marker—typically granite or bronze—must be chosen.

Funeral planning costs vary greatly. The

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their own mortality, but Metzger urges the public to make arrangements long before death comes knocking.

“The people who’ve done it ahead of time, they’re coming in and signing a few forms and everything is done,” he said.

“People who don’t do it ahead of time, they come in looking like a deer in headlights.”

The 65-year-old Metzger tries to make the process as easy as possible and he was recently honored with an award for customer service from his employer, who owns and operates the cemetery on Mangrove Avenue as well as the Glen Oaks Memorial Park on the south side of town.

Marc Brusie, manager of the thirdgeneration family business, told the CN&R it was the result of Metzger having received the most thank you notes from customers of any of the business’ 25 employees. “He’s genuinely a nice person,” Brusie said. “If you weren’t naturally that way, it would come through.”

Metzger acknowledged that his line of work isn’t for everyone.

“In order to stay in this business for any length of time, you have to have empathy,” he said. □

Planning ahead Outlining end-of-life wishes for yourself and your loved ones abstract the concept of ‘end of life’ or ‘death’ is, and the easier the conversation is,” Plottel said. “The older they are, the closer to death they are, the more comfortable they are with death. But the ones in, say, their 60s, who know they need to do this planning but have been putting it off—and then they receive a terminal diagnosis and are forced to address their mortality—they have the hardest time with it.”

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icole Plottel says elder law wasn’t her top choice upon graduating law school and returning to her home town of Chico at age 27. But, as a new hire in a local law firm in 2006, she found herself working under Neil Harris, whose specialty was exactly that. And that’s how Plottel found her calling.

“I found satisfaction in actually helping people in crisis, in their final years, and seeing some of their stress alleviated,” she said during a recent interview at the Vallombrosa Avenue firm she runs with Harris. “I never wanted to litigate—I wanted to help people.

And with elder law, I was able to see the immediate effects of that.”

In their practice, Harris & Plottel, they specialize in helping people with estate planning, which includes assigning powers of attorney for health and financial decisions, creating wills and living trusts, among other things. A lot of people mistakenly think of it as “death planning,” Plottel said. “In reality, a lot of it is life planning.”

What she means by that is, much of the estate plan is put in place to ensure our final years are comfortable and that we don’t have to worry should we lose the ability to make decisions because our wishes are known. No matter what you call it, it’s never an easy topic to broach.

“I find the younger the client is, the more

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will discuss with a new client is assigning a power of attorney, or multiple powers of attorney, if need be, as health decisions are often quite different from financial ones.

When it comes to health, she recommends people complete an advanced health care directive.

“A lot of people say, ‘just pull the plug!’ but that’s not really the whole conversation,” Plottel said. “You really have to sit down and have a quality-of-life talk.”

As an example, she painted a picture of an active older woman who loves gardening and spending time with family but falls ill and needs antibiotics to get better. “Technically, antibiotics are life-sustaining treatment,” Plottel said. But those antibiotics could bring her back to an active life. Compare that story to one of a woman who’s been suffering with dementia for many years and has no meaningful relationships because of it. If she falls suddenly ill, those same antibiotics might be viewed differently.

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“It’s important to get these things lined up in advance because nobody has a crystal ball—what if there’s an accident tomorrow?”

Schultheis said. “It becomes difficult for family or friends to decide—does this person want CPR? And when you’re faced with that decision regarding your mother or your father … it’s a decision that weighs heavy on the person making it, so having a bit of guidance is definitely nice.”

The cost of health care is probably the biggest fear Plottel sees among her clients.

“What was once considered a nice nest egg—a house and couple hundred thousand dollars in the bank—can now get spent pretty quickly,” she said. “People are worried about wiping out their entire life’s work in five years.” To put it in perspective: The average cost of staying in a skilled nursing

Nicole Plottel’s Chico firm, Harris & Plottel, specializes in elder law and estate planning.

facility can run between $7,500 and $10,000 a month.

This is one area where Plottel says she finds the most satisfaction because she’s able to help people navigate the various systems to best protect their assets. Depending on assets and income, Medi-Cal actually will pay anywhere from a small portion to the entire bill for that facility, Plottel said—it’s just a matter of knowing to apply.

Plottel acknowledged that none of the conversations regarding what to do if X happens or who will do what if Y happens are easy, but says they do help in the end. “We all have this romantic notion that we will die at home, in our sleep, and we’ll be in charge of all of our faculties right up till the end,” she said. “But it doesn’t always go the way we plan it to. So, it’s important to know, ‘Who will make decisions for me if I lose the capacity to make them for myself?’” □

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Halloweening well A preview of the tricks and treats in store for this scary season

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Punk band dress-up There is always

plenty of live local music around Halloween (check Nightlife, page 26, for the packed calendars at Lost on Main and the Tackle Box in particular), but this year, the most Halloweeny (Halloweenie?) bill is definitely Witches and Money at the Maltese Bar & Tap Room on Saturday (9 p.m.). Three local bands will transform into tributes to classic punk crews: Severance Package/The Primers will become Wild Gift (covering X); Splatter Party turns into Flag Party (Black Flag covers); and Cell Block changes to Double Dare (Bikini Kill).

All that and DJ Ratboy spinning industrial/goth! Cost: $7.

Creepy classics Perhaps no one in

town is as into the Halloween season as Miles Montalbano. The Pageant Theatre manager filled his entire repertory calendar for October with 10 classic horror/ sci-fi flicks, saving half of them for this final week: Saturday is a matinee double feature with the so-called “worst movie ever made,” Plan 9 From Outer Space (2 p.m.), and the 1962 sci-fi/horror 22

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flick about the head on the table, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (3:40 p.m.).

Rosemary’s Baby shows Sunday at 7 p.m., and for Halloween it’s a double feature with a couple of late-’60s horror faves: the once-obscure Spider Baby (6 p.m.) and George A. Romero’s debut, the original Night of the Living Dead (7:40 p.m.).

In the same vein, the Blue Room Theatre and KZFR are teaming up for an on-air re-enactment of The War of the Worlds. The 1938 radio drama—adapted from H.G. Wells’ 1898 sci-fi novel and narrated by filmmaker Orson Welles— famously caused confusion and panic during its national broadcast when listeners mistook the report of a Martian invasion as real. Tune into 90.1 FM on Sunday (Oct. 29), at 8 p.m., or watch the actors read it live at the Blue Room ($5, arrive between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m.).

Adult fantasyland Burlesque performers don’t need a special day set aside for dressing risqué and losing themselves in characters, but since they have your attention …

The dancers from Top Cat Productions are returning to the Blue Room Theatre to present A NOLA Halloween Burlesque (“Come down to New Orleans and experience the sexy, supernatural and the spooky!”).

Friday and Saturday, two shows each night, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Top cat Cat Campbell—who wrote the story and will perform—says to expect some gatorwrasslin’ as well as a “literal blood bath.” Tickets $15 in advance (at

blueroomtheatre.com or The Bookstore), $20 at the door.

Blood flows In Butte County, hauntings go beyond mere amplified screams and things going bump in the night. Here, you get a backstory with your terror: In north Chico (3163 Esplanade) is the Asylum of the Dead, where the crazed Charlie killed his folks and conducted his human experiments, and now the house’s old barn is home to the abominations he created as well as various tortured spirits. The Barbee family runs the attraction as a fundraiser for local charities (suggested donations: $3 for kids, $5 adults) and opens it to the public for the entire month, Fridays and Saturdays, plus Halloween, 7-10 p.m. This year’s recipients are Butte Environmental Council and the Hamilton City Fire Department.

Meanwhile, in Oroville, the story is that zombies are here, stumbling around the woods moaning for brains, and the Zombie Wrecking Crew needs recruits to navigate the land of the undead to help them retrieve an “antivirus serum.”

Anyone who ponies up ($25 for a ride plus 100 paintball rounds; discounts for buying bonus rounds in advance) gets to join the tricked-out post-apocalyptic bus and ride around the grounds of the Combat Zone paintball park (4444 Pacific Heights Road, Oroville) shooting zombies in the face! The final days of the season are Oct. 27-29. Gates open at 5 p.m., buses start leaving at dark.

Reservations encouraged (at zombie wreckingcrew.com). □

museum’s exhibits of Native American art and the Maidu School Program. Also, local authors discuss their books and art collectors and experts answer questions. Thu, 10/26, 7pm. $5 - $10. Gold Nugget Museum, 502 Pearson Road, Paradise. 530-872-8722. www.goldnuggetmuseum.com

FAMILY NIGHT OUT: A night of games, crafts, raffles, food and family fun. Come in a costume. Thu, 10/26, 5:30pm. Free.

Dorothy F. Johnson Center, 775 E. 16th St. 530-895-4707.

FORM & FEELING RECEPTION: Opening night for the exhibition of works by local artist and former Butte College student Tatiana Allen and San Jose ceramic artist Avery Palmer. Thu,

10/26, 4pm. Butte College Art Gallery, Main Campus.

LAIRD EASTON LECTURE: Presenting “The Motherland of All Journeys: Lou Andreas-Salomé and Rainer Maria Rilke in Russia, 1900.” Thu, 10/26, 5pm. PAC, Chico State.

WINE TASTING FUNDRAISER: Hosted by the CN&R and Altum Wealth Advisors. Proceeds benefit The ARC of Butte County. Thu, 10/26, 5pm. $7. Bidwell Bar & Grill, 3199 Golf Course Road.

Music BENEFIT CONCERT: The Oroville Community Concert Band performs in support of the school’s music program. Thu, 10/26, 7pm. $10. St. Thomas Catholic School, 1380 Bird St., Oroville.

530-872-9159.

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Proceeds benefit Hamilton City Fire Department and Butte Environmental Council. Fri, 10/27, 7pm. $3-$5. Haunted House, 3163 Esplanade. 530-321-9258.

MAKe A DIFFereNce DAY Saturday, Oct. 28 Various locations

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Special Events ASYLUM OF THE DEAD: See Friday. Sat 10/28, 7pm. $3-$5. Haunted House, 3163 Esplanade.

530-321-9258.

BBQ SPOOKTACULAR: A Halloween party with wildlife, raffles, a silent auction, lunch, a costume contest and live music by Retrotones. Sat 10/28, 1pm. $10. Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Sanctuary, 4995 Durham Pentz Road, Oroville. 530-533-1000. www.kirshner.org

COSTUME PARTY & ZOMBIE STOMP: Put on your scariest costume and dance to The Paper Hats and The Apologetiks at Paradise Community Guild’s annual Halloween party.

Includes finger food and a no-host bar. Sat 10/28, 7pm. $15-$25. Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive, Paradise. 530-877-4995. www.nortonbuffalohall.com

GREAT DEBATE: Members of the Chico State and community engage in rigorous dialogue regarding a divisive topic. This year’s theme: Gender, Equity and Marginalized voices. Fri, 10/27, 8:30am. Free. Chico City Council Chambers, 421 Main St. 530-898-3705.

HAUNTED MAZE: The corn maze comes alive with ghosts, vampires and the walking dead.

Bring a small flashlight to illuminate your path and wear close-toed shoes. Fri, 10/27, 7pm. $10. Country Pumpkins, 7152 Highway 32, Orland. www.countrypumpkins.org

HUNTER’S MOON DINNER: A fundraiser to benefit Chico Creek Nature Center’s Living Animal Museum. Includes dinner, a silent auction and appearances by some of the center’s animals. Fri, 10/27, 6pm. $50.

Lakeside Pavilion, 2565 California Park Drive.

530-891-4671.

A NOLA HALLOWEEN BURLESQUE: Blue Room Theatre and Top Cat Productions present a

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS TOUR Tuesday, Oct. 31 Laxson Auditorium

New Orleans-style dance production that’s sexy, supernatural and spooky. Fri, 10/27, 7:30pm. $15 - $20. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. www.blueroomtheatre.com

YMCA HAUNTED HOUSE & BLOCK PARTY: Includes food vendors and outdoor games for kids. Fri, 10/27, 5:30pm. $3 - $5. Oroville YMCA, 1430 Meyers St., Oroville. www.ymca superiorcal.org

DINNER IN THE GARDEN: A five-course meal with beer pairings to accompany each dish. Sat 10/28, 5pm. $60. Sierra Nevada Estate Garden, 1075 E. 20th St. www.sierra nevada.com

FALL CARNIVAL: Games, food, music and a silent auction to support the program’s teachers and materials. Sat 10/28, 11am. Donations accepted. Innovative Preschool, 2404 Marigold Ave. 530-343-2028.

FARM TO TABLE DINNER: Project Hope hosts a

Music SOB X RBE: A four-piece hip-hop group out of Vallejo carrying the Thizz Nation torch.

Featuring Lil Sheik, FliBoiMoe and S.Loyal. Fri, 10/27, 8:30pm. $25. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. www.jmaxproductions.net

Theater URINETOWN THE MUSICAL: What if you had to pay for the privilege to pee? Set in a fictional future and inspired by the past, this silly, thought-provoking musical is about a drought so severe that the government hires Urine Good Company to maintain pay-to-use public toilets. Fri, 10/27, 7:30pm. $10-$17. Black Box Theatre, Butte College, Oroville. 530-895-2432.

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dinner showcasing local foods and wines from various farms, restaurants and wineries on long, family-style outdoor tables. Includes a silent auction. Sat 10/28, 5:30pm. $62.50-$75. Municipal Building Parking Lot, Fourth and Wall streets.

HALLOWEEN COMICFEST: Everyone who walks into the shop gets a free Halloween ComicFest book. Plus, a costume contest at 3 p.m. and a signing by Shane Will from Scattered Comics. Sat 10/28, 11am. Collectors Ink, 2593 Highway 32. 530-345-0958.

ties including Halloween crafts, face painting and treats. Sat 10/28, 11am. $5. Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology, Chico State.

530-898-5397.

A NIGHT AT THE ASYLUM: A Halloween party with DJ Mac Morris and a costume contest

(the winner takes home $2,000). Sat 10/28, 8:30pm. $10. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville. www.gold countrycasino.com

A NOLA HALLOWEEN BURLESQUE: See Friday. Sat, 10/28, 7:30pm, 10:30pm. $15-$20. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. www.blueroom theatre.com

OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR: Opportunity to visit local studios, meet artists and see what’s new in the art world. Printed guides available for $10. Sat 10/28, 12pm. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St. 530-895-8726. www.chicoartcenter.com

YMCA HAUNTED HOUSE & BLOCK PARTY: A haunted house and block party with food vendors and outdoor games for kids. Sat 10/28, 5:30pm. $3-$5. Oroville YMCA, 1430 Meyers St., Oroville. www.ymcasuperiorcal.org

Music CLASSICAL GUITAR PROJECT: Award-winning guitar virtuoso Yuri Liberzon performs new compositions for classical guitar. Sat, 10/28, 7:30pm. $15. Museum of Northern California Art, 900 Esplanade. 530-899-0308.

COSTUME PARTY & ZOMBIE STOMP: Put on your scariest costume and dance to The Paper Hats and The Apologetiks at Paradise Community Guilds’ annual Halloween party.

Includes finger food and a no-host bar. Sat, 10/28, 7pm. $15-$25. Norton Buffalo Hall, 5704 Chapel Drive, Paradise. 530-877-4995. www. nortonbuffalohall.com

HOME FREE: A hard-touring country a cappella band best know for winning NBC’s The Sing Off in 2013. Sat, 10/28, 8pm. $34.50. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise. www.paradiseperformingarts.com

SYMPHONIC WINDS - NEW YORK CITYSCAPE: A coast-to-coast musical trip across the varied landscapes of the United States with The Travis Brass Quintet and the Chico State Band. Sat, 10/28, 7:30pm. $6-$15. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State. 530-898-5739. www.schoolofthearts-csuchico.com

the Democratic Action Club of Chico featuring live music, a costume contest and an opportunity to meet local candidates. Sat 10/28, 11am. $35. Chico Guild Hall, 2775 Nord Ave. 530-588-3864.

Country Pumpkins, 7152 Highway 32, Orland. www.countrypumpkins.org

MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY: Numerous local organizations and community groups come together and work on various service projects. The cleanups are followed by a barbecue in Chico City Plaza at 12:30 p.m. Sat 10/28, 8am. Various locations.

530-891-5556. www.chicochamber.com

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

Theater URINETOWN THE MUSICAL: See Friday. Sat, 10/28, 7:30pm. $10-$17. Black Box Theatre, Butte College, Oroville. 530-895-2432.

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Special Events ASYLUM OF THE DEAD: See Friday. Sun, 10/29, 7pm. $3-$5. Haunted House, 3163 Esplanade.

530-321-9258.

BLACK CAT BAZAAR: Music, food, games and a craft bazaar. A bearded lady is also involved.

Proceeds benefit Butte Humane Society. Sun, 10/29, 12pm. $5. Mim’s Bakery, 890 Humboldt Ave. 530-345-3331.

FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL: An afternoon of family activities, carnival games and decorated trunks hosted by Lifespring Church.

Costumes encouraged. Sun, 10/29, 4pm. Emma Wilson Elementary School, 1530 W. Eighth Ave.

OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR: See Saturday. Sun, 10/29, 12pm. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St. 530-895-8726. www.chicoartcenter.com

Music HAUNTED HARMONIES: The Paradise Symphony Orchestra performs compositions by Humperdinck, Moussorgsky, Grieg, Mendelssohn and Dvorak. Sun, 10/29, 7pm. $15-$20. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise. 530513-1507. www.paradisesymphony.org

Theater URINETOWN THE MUSICAL: See Friday. Sun, 10/29, 2pm. $10-$17. Black Box Theatre, Butte College, Oroville. 530-895-2432.

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Special Events ASYLUM OF THE DEAD: See Friday. Mon, 10/30, 7pm. $3-$5. Haunted House, 3163 Esplanade.

530-321-9258.

HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR: A luncheon hosted by

HAUNTED MAZE: See Friday. Sat 10/28, 7pm. $10.

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URINE HARMONY In a not-so-distant future, during a severe drought, the government installs pay-to-use public toilets and citizens have to use them—or be sent to Urinetown. That’s the basic premise of Urinetown The Musical, a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical the Butte College Drama Department is bringing to its Black Box Theatre. Opening night is Friday, Oct. 27, and the play runs FridaySunday through Nov. 5. As for what sort of place Urinetown is, you won’t find out until the second act.

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Music THE STEEL WHEELS: A roots/Americana group out of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Mon, 10/30, 7:30pm. $17.50.

Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. www.sierranevada.com

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Special Events ASYLUM OF THE DEAD: See Friday. Tue, 10/31, 7pm. $3-$5. Haunted House, 3163 Esplanade. 530-321-9258.

CANDY LAND: A Halloween celebration with candy, games, a maze, a life-sized Candy Land and more. Tue, 10/31, 5pm. Free.

Chico First Assembly of God, 1137 Arbutus Ave.

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SAFE & SANE TRICK-OR-TREAT: Children 12 and younger are welcome to dress up and trick-or-treat at participating vendors. Tue, 10/31, 4pm. Chico Mall, 1950 E. 20th St. www.shopchicomall.com

SPOOKFEST: Durham Recreation and Park District hosts a costume contest for all ages, carnival-style games, tricks and treats, a bounce house, a cake walk and more. Tue, 10/31, 5:30pm. Free. Veterans Memorial Hall, 9319 Midway, Durham.

530-345-1921.

TREAT STREET: Costumed kids descend on downtown Chico (with a parent or guardian) and trick-or-treat at nearly 100 businesses offering treats. Includes a costume contest, activities and entertainment in City Plaza. Tue, 10/31, 2pm. Downtown Chico. 530-345-6500. www.downtownchico.com

Music DIA DE LOS MUERTOS TOUR: Chico Performances hosts a Halloween special with three Mexican bands melding traditional with modern elements— Mexrrissey (Spanish Morrissey covers), La Santa Cecilia and Mariachi Flor de Toloach. Tue, 10/31, 7:30pm. $10-$45.

Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 530898-6333. www.chicoperformances.com

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Special Events FRIENDS OF THE WORK TRAINING CENTER DINNER: A fundraiser to support adults with developmental disabilities. Includes dinner, a silent auction, raffles, an awards presentation and live music. Wed, 11/1, 6pm. $15-$18.

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B-SO SPACE: BFA Culminating Exhibition, featuring ceramics by Steven Osterlund.

Through 10/27. Also BFA Culminating Exhibition, ceramics by Ze Treasure Troll.

Through 11/3. Chico State.

CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING, PARADISE: Landscape Photographs, by Tom Hedge, including scenes from Table Mountain and Upper Bidwell Park. Through 10/29. 789 Bille Road, Paradise, 530-877-5673. www.para disecsl.org

CHICO ART CENTER: Call for Art, a call for works relating to the theme of life and the value of events, people, places and things that shape our lives. Through 10/29.

Open Studios Exhibition, works by artists participating in the Open Studio Art Tour on display. Creepy Crawly Art for Kids, a workshop with creepy sensorial stations and Halloween crafts for kids. Through 10/29. $20. 450 Orange St. www.chicoart center.com

GREAT NORTHERN COFFEE: Beautiful & The Bizarre, dreamy original watercolors by Absolute Ama. Through 10/31. 434 Orange St.

HEALING ART GALLERY - ENLOE CANCER CENTER: Works by Jenny C. Marr, watercolor paintings, soapstone sculptures and pine needle baskets by the Northern California artist. The Healing Art Gallery of features artists whose lives have been touched by cancer. Through 1/19. 265 Cohasset Road, 530-332-3856.

JACKI HEADLEY UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Vanished, a chronicle of loss and discovery across half a million years. Through 12/15.

Chico State. www.universityartgallery. wordpress.com

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS: Watercolors, by Frances Miller. Through 12/29. 254 E. Fourth St., 530-343-2930.

JANET TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: The Meaning of

Music STEPHEN STILLS & JUDY COLLINS: Chico Performances presents two legends of folk reuniting to celebrate the golden anniversary of their formative time together, which was immortalized by Stills in the Crosby, Stills and Nash song “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.” The duo will perform selections from their rich respective catalogs as well as their upcoming album together. Wed, 11/1, 7:30pm. $10-$80. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 530-898-6333. www.chico performances.com

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Life - Visual Analogy, an exhibition adding visual layers to the biggest question—how we assign meaning to human existence.

Through 12/9. Chico State, 530-898-4476. www.theturner.org

MERIAM LIBRARY: We’ve Been Here, We’ll Always Be Here, traditional and contemporary Native American art on the fourth floor of the library. Through 12/15. Chico State.

MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ART: Free Admission Day, today, Oct. 26, to celebrate readers voting Monca the second-best art space and third-best museum in the CN&R’s Best of Chico contest. Also: Affinity, a show pairing Monca’s collection with works by artists with disabilities from

PUbLIc Art toUr Saturday, Oct. 28 See ART

Nurturing Independence Through Artistic Development. Pieces are set side-by-side, inviting questions, interpretations and conversations on how they are related.

Through 10/29. $5. 900 Esplanade. www. monca.org

PARADISE ART CENTER: Land & Sea, an exhibition of all artistic styles and media. Through 10/28. 5564 Almond St., Paradise. www. paradise-art-center.com

PUBLIC ART TOUR: A 1-mile educational tour of public art in downtown Chico. Meet at “Our Hands” sculpture. 10/28, 10am. Free. 411 Main St. www.chicoartsandculture.org

SEVENTH STREET CENTRE FOR THE ARTS: California Art Show, presenting works created at the Seventh Street Centre for the Arts.

Through 10/29. 820 W. Seventh St.

Museums CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Camp Chico Creepy, children experience the “creepy” natural wonders of Bidwell Park. Includes games, face painting, night hikes, chances to interact with animals, crafts, pizza and costumes. 10/28, 5-10pm. $35. 1968 E. Eighth St., 530-891-4671.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Spooky Science Investigation Station, hands-on Halloween activities including chemistry and physics experiments. Zoo in You The Human Microbiome, exploring the vibrant world of our inner microorganisms through engaging, interactive and bilingual exhibits. Also on display: Journey to Africa: Elephants and Tiger, Tiger! Through 1/7. $5-$7. 625 Esplanade. www.csuchico.edu/gateway

GOLD NUGGET MUSEUM: A collection of Maidu Indian artifacts, blacksmith and print shops, gold sluices, a miner’s cabin, a schoolhouse and more. Through 12/31. Free.

502 Pearson Road, Paradise, 530-872-8722. www.goldnuggetmuseum.com

PATRICK RANCH MUSEUM: History Through the Lens of a Camera, an exhibition featuring vintage cameras and photos dating from the mid-1800s to mid-1900s. Through 10/28.

Free. 10381 Midway, Durham, 530-342-4359. www.patrickranchmuseum.org

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Shadow & Water, a display of puppets from Indonesia and Vietnam. Through 12/20. Free.

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Each fall, a week of jazz instruction with visiting artists in local schools culminates in this student/faculty showcase. First up was the Pleasant Valley High School Jazz Ensemble. Led by affable director Ryan Heimlich, the group played a couple of up-tempo tunes before slowing down for “The Way We Were,” the schmaltzy 1973 Bergman/Hamlisch hit sung

by Barbra Streisand. Performed instrumentally, the ensemble carried the vocal melody with multiple instruments, including a prominent trombone solo. It was beautiful. In fact, despite many of the players appearing visibly nervous, the highschoolers sounded really clean, and I was more than a little impressed.

After a brief intermission, Jazz X-Press took the stage and jumped right into a song, during which instructor/director/trumpeter Rocky Winslow appeared on stage to applause. He introduced his daughter, Roxanne, who was playing trumpet, along with the firstchair musicians, and cracked some

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jokes I didn’t really understand (his microphone was muffled).

However, about a third of the audience appeared to know Winslow personally and laughed along.

Back to the music: Drummer Anthony Paneno, who sported an endearingly crooked bowtie, played furiously, killing it especially on “Flight of the Foo Birds,” penned

by Neal Hefti for the Count Basie Orchestra that featured a groovy walking bass line, muted horns and a banging solo by lead alto saxophonist Chris Thorn.

The concert also showcased two guest players and Chico State alumni—saxophonist Mike Newman and drummer Ted Carrasco, both former pupils and longtime friends of Winslow.

About halfway through the Jazz X-Press set, Newman joined the ensemble with his saxophone, and he was the epitome of smooth; his several solo spots were fluid and expressive. He also took a moment to give props to the PV players, with whom he’d rehearsed earlier.

“I was impressed,” he told the audience. “They played through the first chart and then asked, ‘What

do you think?’ I said, ‘It sounds great—let’s play the next song.’”

Carrasco then joined the ensemble for “Tango for Lord Wemyss,” written by Winslow. He was perfectly on-point and played with real charisma. I was, however, a little disappointed because he took the place of my favorite player, Paneno, which leads to my only criticism of the night: The focus was mostly on the guest players and Winslow—who jumped in on trumpet and traded improvised licks with Newman—but I wanted to hear more from the students.

Thankfully, Paneno had one more big moment toward the end of the concert. During a particularly rousing number, Winslow gestured for the entire ensemble to stand up and Paneno made a mad dash across the front of the stage, grinning ear-to-ear and banging big cymbals together like a monkey. It was totally wacky and unexpected, but also the most memorable moment of the evening.

The concert concluded with the snappy, fast-paced “Iliopsoas,” another tune written by Winslow.

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BASSMINT: A weekly bass music party with a rotating cast of local and visiting producers and DJs. Fri, 10/27, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St.

CATS NIGHT OUT: A cat-themed costume party with Defcats, a local classic-rock cover band. Fri, 10/27, 8pm. $7. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

COSTUME PARTY: A Halloween get-

together, plus karaoke. Fri, 10/27, 8pm. Ramada Plaza, 685 Manzanita Court.

StILLS & coLLINS Wednesday, Nov. 1 Laxson Auditorium

FAST TIMES: Dance hits in the

lounge. Fri, 10/27, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino & Hotel, 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville.

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SURF NOIR KINGS: Original surf music with Miles Corbin (guitar), Robert Karch (guitar), Mark Wilpolt (bass) and Komoki Bunting on drums. Thu, 10/26, 6:30pm. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON & BOB LITTELL: Eclectic tunes for dining

pleasure. Thu, 10/26, 6pm. Grana, 198 E. Second St.

TRAVIS BRASS QUINTET: One of the

ROBERT WYNIA & THE SOUND: The frontman and creative force behind alt-rock band Floater performs songs from his solo records as well as Floater favorites. Thu, 10/26, 9pm. $10. Lost on Main, 319 Main St.

cornerstone ensembles of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West playing patriotic favorites and more. Thu, 10/26, 7:30pm. Free.

Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, 530-898-5739. www.schoolof thearts-csuchico.com

JOHN SEID & LARRY PETERSON: Eclectic tunes for dining pleasure. Fri, 10/27, 6:30pm. Two Twenty Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St.

LOOKING 4 ELEVEN: Classic-rock

covers. Fri, 10/27, 9pm. White Water Saloon, 5771 Clark Road, Paradise.

LOVE VIBE: Live disco. Fri, 10/27, 8:30pm.

The End Zone, 250 Cohasset Road.

MARDI GOTH MASQUERADE: An evening of rock designed for the dark of heart featuring spacey postprog three-piece InAeona out of

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Boston and Denver’s Dreadnought.

Local bands Down the Well and Sisterhoods round out the bill. Fri, 10/27, 9pm. $8. Lost on Main, 319 Main St.

MIRAGE: A tribute band capturing the look and sound of Fleetwood Mac. Fri, 10/27, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

REV ATOMICS: All sorts of dance music at a reasonable volume, plus pizza and pasta and a Halloween costume contest. Fri, 10/27, 5pm. $6-$12.

Paradise Elks Lodge, 1100 Elk Lane, Paradise.

SOB X RBE: JMAX Productions presents a four-piece hip-hop group out of Vallejo carrying the Thizz Nation torch for the late Mac Dre. Featuring Lil Sheik, FliBoiMoe and S.Loyal. Fri, 10/27, 8:30pm. $25.

Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. www.jmaxproductions.net

SPUNKY MUSIC: An evening of spooky and funky music featuring Legit Supreme, High Minds Cafe and Sofa King. Fri, 10/27, 9pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

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retro funk and rock. Sat, 10/28, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino &

Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

Four wicked-heavy, female-fronted rock bands will play the Mardi Goth Masquerade at Lost on Main on Friday, Oct. 27. The bill includes InAeona (pictured), a post-prog three-piece out of Boston; Dreadnought, a Colorado group mixing instruments like flute and mandolin with heavy metal; and sets by locals Down the Well and Sisterhoods. Wear a costume—the darker, the better.

BLACKOUT BETTY: Covers of hard-rock songs from the 1980s, plus a costume contest. Sat, 10/28, 9pm. $5.

Studio Inn, 2582 Esplanade.

CLASSICAL GUITAR PROJECT: Awardwinning guitar virtuoso Yuri Liberzon performs new compositions for classical guitar. Sat, 10/28, 7:30pm. $15. Museum of Northern California Art, 900 Esplanade.

DRIVER: Live rock ‘n’ roll. Sat, 10/28,

8pm. Free. Bambi Inn, 7436 Humboldt

Road, Butte Meadows.

FAST TIMES: Dance hits in the

lounge. Sat, 10/28, 8:30pm. Free.

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

HALLOWEEN PARTY: Local countryrockers Northern Traditionz play during this costume party/contest (spooky surprises in store). Sat, 10/28, 9pm. $7. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

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tHe SteeL WHeeLS Monday, Oct. 30 Sierra Nevada Big Room

featuring local bands dressing up as and covering rad punk bands, with Wild Gift (X), Flag Party (Black Flag), Double Dare (Bikini Kill), plus DJ Ratboy. Sat, 10/28, 9pm. $7. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

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vendors. Sat, 10/28, 8pm. Gearhead Barbershop, 221 Normal Ave.

in 2013. Sat, 10/28, 8pm. $34.50.

Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Road, Paradise. www.paradiseperformingarts.com

NOCHE LATINA: ABK Events and DJ Lil 50

JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON & STEVE COOK: Eclectic tunes for dining plea-

present La Banda Corazon del Valle vs. Banda San Clemente. Sat, 10/28, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St.

sure. Sat, 10/28, 6:30pm. Two Twenty Restaurant, 220 W. Fourth St.

NIGHTMARE ON NORMAL STREET: A Halloween-themed showcase of DJs associated with the loose collective 1200 Hustle. Includes high-grade visuals, spooky decor and food

THE PINE DOGZ: Folk-rock and

Americana tunes. Sat, 10/28, 9pm. Free. The Cabin Saloon, 8057 Highway 99, Los Molinos.

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HANK DUKE’S GOOD TIME VARIETY HOUR: All sorts of live entertainment. Sun, 10/29, 8pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave.

THE PINE DOGZ: Folk-rock and

Americana tunes. Sun, 10/29. Free.

The Cabin Saloon, 8057 Highway 99, Los Molinos.

THE POSEYS: Swing, jazz, blues and

vintage Western. Sun, 10/29, 6pm. Free. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

the lounge. Sat, 10/28, 8:30pm. Free.

UKULELE ZEN: A workshop and concert with acclaimed ukulele performer and teacher Stuart Fuchs. Sun, 10/29, 3:30pm. $10-$30. Herreid Music, 824 Oroville Ave., 530-8947777. www.hmusic.com

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STEPHEN STILLS & JUDY COLLINS:

Chico Performances presents two legends of folk reuniting to celebrate the golden anniversary of their formative time together, which was immortalized by Stills

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THE STEEL WHEELS: A roots/

in the Crosby, Stills and Nash song “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.” The duo will perform selections from their rich respective catalogs as well as their upcoming album together. Wed, 11/1, 7:30pm. $10-$80. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State. 530-898-6333. www.chicoperformances.com

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Americana group out of Virginia’s

Blue Ridge Mountains. Mon, 10/30, 7:30pm. $17.50. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. www.sierra nevada.com

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CHICO-WEEN: A trio of loco local bands including Rise and Fall, Up to 11 and Smokey The Groove. Plus DJs Metapod and Spenny and a costume contest. Tue, 10/31, 8pm. $5-$13.

Lost on Main, 319 Main St. www.lost onmainchico.com

SOB x RBE is an unsigned (and very young) four-member rap group out of Vallejo, from the very same neighborhood that produced the late, legendary Bay Area rapper/record producer Mac Dre. Armed with viral hits “Anti” and “Different”—their popularity is almost entirely a product of the Internet—the crew rolls through the Senator Theatre on Friday, Oct. 27, carrying the torch of Dre’s Thizz Nation.

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS TOUR: Chico Performances hosts a Halloween special with three Mexican bands melding traditional with modern elements—Mexrrissey (Morrissey songs in Spanish), La Santa Cecilia and Mariachi Flor de Toloach. Tue, 10/31, 7:30pm. $10-$45. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, 530-8986333. www.chicoperformances.com

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Harry Dean Stanton shines in one of his final roles

Ttown, who moseys through his final days in a small desert bantering with his old friends and an occasional he title character is an old Navy vet called “Lucky”

nemesis at his favorite hangouts.

The movie that tells Lucky’s story is a wistfully meandering mixture of by Juan-Carlos low-key comedy and anecdotal charSelznick acter study, and even if the actor who plays Lucky (Harry Dean Stanton) hadn’t died recently, the film itself plays like a valedictory, a mildly picaresque victory lap for the quirkily iconic geezer who is its leading player.

Lucky It’s a modest affair but conStarring Harry Dean sistently amusing, and Stanton’s Stanton, David Lynch, ron Livingston and ed performance as the cantankerously begley Jr. Directed by nonchalant Lucky is reason enough John carroll Lynch. for the entire enterprise. But Lucky Pageant theatre. is no one-man show. There’s also a rated r. large and sprightly supporting cast on hand, including especially a grizzled array of veteran movie actors who seem variously well-attuned to rough-edged amiability that defines Lucky and Lucky (and reflects Stanton, as well).

The curmudgeonly standouts include David Lynch as a gentleman-naif sporting a fedora and a white linen suit; Ed Begley Jr. as the town doctor who treats Lucky with mixtures of affection and sarcasm; Tom Skerritt as an ex-Marine still spoiling for a fight; James Darren as Paulie, a well-preserved pretty boy with a touch of Hollywood flash and Las Vegas gangster to him; and Barry Shabaka Henley as the no-nonsense bartender at Lucky’s preferred watering hole.

Each of the above gets a special moment or two in the proceedings, but Lynch is particularly remarkable. He might be playing a version of himself or a version of a character he has imagined for one of his own movies. But he is excellent in a role that evokes a whole other movie’s worth of story without ever losing its plausibility in the Stantonian world of Lucky.

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There are women in Lucky also, but the only real standout among them is Beth Grant as Elaine, the swanky-looking restaurateur who at first appears to be the Paulie’s trophy companion, but subsequently emerges as one of the few people in Lucky’s orbit who wields real authority. □

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The Meyerowitz Stories is another smart and thoroughly engaging comedy-drama from indie auteur Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Frances Ha).

The story here centers on a family caught up in almost perpetual emotional turmoil.

The Meyerowitz folk and their stories revolve around an aging, oft-married, now “retired” sculptor named Harold (a superb Dustin Hoffman) and his variously unsettled adult children—Danny (Adam Sandler), Jean (Elizabeth Marvel) and Matthew (Ben Stiller). A member of a third generation of the family, Danny’s collegeage daughter Eliza (an excellent Grace Van Patten) lays claim to a dynamic role in the ongoing drama as well.

Writer-director Baumbach tells the family’s story via gently divided “sections,” each of which entails an implicit shift toward the viewpoint of a particular family member. Major family events make themselves felt— the sale of Harold’s New York living space; Harold’s illness; Danny’s hospitalization; arrangements for a retrospective show of Harold’s work; Eliza’s entering college at Bard (where her grandfather had long taught in the art department). But the real story here resides in the highly fraught (and at times farcical) interactions of Harold and his variously wounded offspring.

CHICO SWORDFIGHTING AT MY FENCING CENTER Sandler’s mostly noncomical performance is excellent. Hoffman’s is almost comical, but never strays far from hints of maniacal tragedy. Stiller and Marvel stay close to straight drama, but never in a way that suggests indifference to, or immunity from, the Meyerowitz family frenzies.

Emma Thompson makes a wry contribution as Harold’s bibulous fourth wife. Candice Bergen has a memorable moment or two as wife No. 3 (Matthew’s mother). Judd Hirsch, Rebecca Miller and Adam Driver are all very good in brief secondary roles. □

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over again in a mediocre movie that gets by on the power of the performance of a relatively unknown actress, Jessica Rothe as Tree Gelbman. After her life force is snuffed out, she immediately wakes up in the same young man’s bed again. She goes about the same day thinking it’s just déjà vu, but when she is murdered again and wakes up in the same bed on the same day, she figures things out. She’s living a murder mystery, Groundhog Day-style. Even though her character is a pompous twit at the start of the movie, Rothe manages to make her a funny, semi-likeable pompous twit. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13 —B.G.

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Now, 35 years after the original, we actually get a Blade Runner sequel, this time directed by Denis Villeneuve, the visionary behind Enemy and Arrival (Ridley Scott remains involved as a producer). Ryan Gosling steps into the starring role of K, a new blade runner tasked with “retiring” older model replicants, aka synthetic humans. Villeneuve, along with writers Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, have concocted a whole new world, a realistic evolution of the one presented in Scott’s original. Gosling is in top form, navigating a future society in which one’s sense of identity can be a very confounding thing. The film has a few flaws. Jared Leto, while not awful, pours it on a little too thick as Niander Wallace, creator of replicants. And while the film’s finale is fine, it doesn’t live up to the excellence that preceded it. These are minor quibbles, because the wonders that Blade Runner 2049 deliver far outrun the missteps. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas, Paradise Cinemas 7.

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alice and me Food maverick inspires Tuck’s simple culinary vision documentary on Alice Waters T(American Masters: Alice Waters

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and Her Delicious Revolution), arguably the most influential chef of by the last half-century.

Tuck Alice, in case you Coop don’t know, was one of the first chefs in America to do things like drive to the farm to pick up the strawberries she would serve that night—at Chez Panisse, the Berkeley restaurant and foodie mecca she opened and still runs.

So moved was I by her passion for fresh, natural ingredients that I rushed to the kitchen and made myself a taco lunch. I microwaved a Trader Joe’s frozen chicken breast, opened a can of refried beans, nuked a couple of frozen tortillas and a packet of TJ’s threeminute rice, cracked some Raley’s salsa, combined, and ate. OK, not exactly a page from Alice’s farmto-table manifesto, but hey, the napkin was recycled paper.

Seriously, while Alice and I appear to be culinary opposites— she green, local, personal, organic, natural and slow, and I processed, frozen, microwaved, canned and instant—in my eyes, she and I align

on a basic principle: cooking is evil.

By that I mean food is good the way it comes into the kitchen.

Cooking is basically the business of processing the food to “improve” what is already ideal. Sauces, gravies, seasonings, dressings and such conspire to obscure the inherently perfect flavor of the ingredients. This is tantamount to putting clothes on a nude Greek sculpture in an attempt to make it prettier.

Alice knows this. The irony is, she’s a famous “chef,” but she herself was never interested in haute cuisine—she just set out to feed her friends good, basic food.

She has never sought to invent some new, complicated cooking process to create a complex and heretofore unknown flavor. Her gift was in realizing that her job was to gather strawberries, peaches, cucumbers, tomatoes and avocados and then get out of their way. The real job of a chef is sourcing—locate the best strawberry or tomato you can. Find the farmer who farms with passion, drive to his farm and gather his produce on the day it’s ripest.

Italians call it shopping for food per oggi—“for the day.”

Here in the North State, we happen to have a lot of very good

food at our fingertips. So, try this experiment: Buy a loaf of locally made bread, a ripe tomato from GRUB, a ripe avocado, a ripe peach from Bock Farms, some farmers’ market organic strawberries, some hummus to go from Ali Baba downtown (four ingredients blended raw), some olive oil from Durham’s Isern & Sons, some organic peanut butter (just peanuts, pulverized), some Northern Gold cheese from Pedrozo Dairy and Cheese Co., and a chicken from Chaffin Family Orchards. Roast the chicken without fanfare. Eat all these things, as is, in any order.

Can you honestly say this meal could somehow be improved?

Once you get on this bandwagon, you’ll realize how much of what we eat has a blanket thrown over it to keep us from tasting it.

Even politically correct dishes like salads are drowned in dressing, which just keeps you from tasting the cucumbers and the tomatoes.

My approach is easy, fast, healthy and slimming. It saves money on cookbooks. It frees you from would-be-chef guilt. It cleanses your life. It puts you in touch with the earth. Tuck says, give it a try. □

IN THE MIX Second of Spring Beaches chapter Music I’ve been a broken record on this lately, but I’ll say it again: The Australian wave has hit the U.S., the newest arrival being the five-piece psych-rock outfit Beaches (not to be confused with Canadian crew The Beaches). Maybe not totally new, the band’s 2013 Out Of Mind piqued international interest, propelled by all the music blog elites. Beaches’ third release, Second Of Spring, is a 17-track double album that sustains its energy throughout. The band has the same kind of poised and relentless psychedelic stamina of groups like New York’s A Place to Bury Strangers. On “Divers,” the guitar quivers, almost morphing into the sound of a rattlesnake, pulling the listener into a hypnotic groove. The tune “Walk Around” has the perfect balance of crunchy electric chords over a velvety bass line, and a see-sawing verse melody. It never drowns in effect as psych-rock can easily do. Instead, it just keeps expanding without stretching thin or losing its solid rock footing.

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The Bucket List The Sound Field rocker chick Media On The Bucket List, San Francisco-based rock trio The Sound Field balances its offerings between muscular road-house rockers (“Deep Red Joy,” “You Better Duck”) and equally passionate ballads (“This House,” “Somewhere in Time”). Led by vocalist and songwriter Deborah Grabien—who many know as a successful novelist and rock critic—the band includes her husband of 34 years, Nic Grabien, on bass, and Larry Luthi on drums. Many renowned sessionplaying friends add indelible color to the album, including Pete Sears (piano), David Lindley (strings), Mark Karan (lead guitar), Jason Crosby (violin), and Mookie Siegel (keyboards). “Tell Me Again” has a little bit of that Bo Diddley rhythmic vibe (à la The Dead’s version of “Not Fade Away”), made more interesting by Deborah’s dynamic vocals, Sears’ piano and the Celtic quality of Crosby’s violin. And Deborah’s wordsmith skills—she wrote/co-wrote 10 of the 11 songs—are on display throughout, as on the picture painted in “Deep Red Joy”: “I said I know an all-night Chinese joint, you drown your troubles in bok choy.”

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Lew! Lew is dead. I can’t believe I’m writing that, but it’s true, Lew Gardner, the Beat poet of Chico, went peacefully in his home on Oct. 13, surrounded by his many loved ones. He was 86. I knew him for more than 20 years, and with his signature funky hats, shaggy white beard and shuffling demeanor, he always seemed to me to be 100 years old.

But appearances were deceiving. Lew was more spry than he let on, always riding his bike around Chico, making appearances at various downtown hangouts—cafes, bookstores, farmers’ markets—to read poetry (the dude on the soapbox) and talk about theater (he was a regular on local stages, always playing the really old guy), music (jazz and classical were his faves), literature, film or the S.F. Giants.

Lew grew up in San Francisco, studied theater and writing at SF State and was a regular in the North Beach Beat scene. He came to Chico in 1989, following daughters Mary and Siobhan and followed by his wife, Florence, and three more (of their nine!) children, Liz, Mike Lew Gardner and Katie. I moved here the same year as Lew, but we didn’t meet cN&r fiLe phOtO until I started working at the Upper Crust Bakery & Cafe a few years later. I worked there alongside one of Lew’s (and Arts DEVO’s) good friends, one-time local thespian/Germanophile Bryce allemann, and Lew would regularly come in for lively visits with us.

In 2003, Lew’s main hangout naturally became Cafe Flo, the former neighborhood joint on Sixth Street opened by Mary and Katie and named for their mother/his wife, and he became recognized for his regular presence there as well as his soapbox appearances. In the summer of 2015, local activist and radio host Guillermo Mash recorded an interview with the man on his box at the farmers’ market, during which Lew read “The Waking,” a poem by Theodore Roethke with a fitting sentiment for one whose life was spent wide awake: Great Nature has another thing to do/To you and me; so take the lively air,/And, lovely, learn by going where to go.

A memorial is in the works. Search the “Lew Gardner Memorial Page” on Facebook for updates.

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review/preview First: A few words on devotion, Chikoko’s fashion/variety show that drew a crowd of approximately 1,500 people to the cavernous commercial building at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds last Saturday (Oct. 21). As much as the group’s annual blowout is a runway-style fashion event, it’s also a moving art show, with the models as canvases for the collective’s four designers—nel adams, Muir Hughes, Christina seashore and sara Rose Testman Bonetti. There were an astonishing number of original works (around 100 total), with so many wildly creative—and focused and meticulously composed— pieces on display that it was almost overwhelming. The most original art show and the social event of the season? I can’t think of what would beat it on either count. Also, an inspiring message of hope (underlined by host dicky LaRoka, aka Betty Burns) in its example of humans creating their own beauty and sharing it with the world.

Christine Wilson on the Devotion runway.

Second: The picture here of one of the Devotion models, phOtO by Sarah campbeLL Christine Wilson, is by local artist sarah Campbell, whose tile work and other crafts will be available at another local art extravaganza, the Black Cat Bazaar at Mim’s Bakery, this Sunday, Oct. 29, noon-4 p.m. In addition to craft vendors, there will be live music, a piñata and other games, food and a bearded lady!

Death pOetry jam In the spirit of this week’s issue, I had to dig up one of my favorite poems on the subject of dying, one I first heard read live by its author, local poet/RN Mark H. Clarke, about two decades ago. Below is just the first couple stanzas. Find the online version of this column on the CN&R site for the full poem.

Postmortem Care (excerpt) Usually the window is already open so, if they’ve been “Pronounced,” and they are not a “Coroner’s case,” that is, if their death is not too unexpected, I start right in, removing tubes and tape, cleaning, changing linens, making them look as nice as I can.

We do not put pennies on the eyes, we use the eyelashes to pull the eyelids closed.

They look peaceful then, but not quite right:

the color is all wrong, the utter stillness all wrong.

Of course none of that is begun until after I have marked off the territory: the rectangle of the hospital room, as sacred ground; until after I have imagined my own other lighted half rising out of the top of my head like a candle, a torch, flaring for the dead to navigate by, for the living to be shielded by.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY For the week oF october 26, 2017 ARIES (March 21-April 19): I share Vin-

cent Van Gogh’s belief that “the best way to know life is to love many things.” But I also think that the next twelve months will be an inspiring time for you to be focused and single-minded in your involvement with love. That’s why I encourage you to take an approach articulated by the Russian mystic Anne Sophie Swetchine: “To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.” Halloween costume suggestion: a lover celebrating a sacred union to the love of your life, to God or Goddess, or to a symbol of your most sublime ideal.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Yes, We

Have No Bananas” is a silly novelty song that became a big hit in 1923. Its absurdity led to its wide use for humorous effect. For example, on the kids’ TV series The Muppet Show, puppets made out of fruits and vegetables sang parodies of the tune. That’s why I find it droll that the “No Bananas” songwriters stole part of the melody from the “Hallelujah Chorus,” the climax of classical composer George Handel’s religious oratorio Messiah. I’d love to see you engage in comparable transmutations, Taurus: making serious things amusing and vice versa. It’s a time when you can generate meaningful fun and playful progress through the art of reversal. Halloween costume suggestion: a tourist from Opposite Land or Bizarro World.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the next

two weeks, you may have to navigate your way through careless gossip, distorted “facts,” superficial theories, hidden agendas, fake news, and official disinformation.

To prevent problems in communication with people who matter, take advantage of the Halloween spirit in this way: Obtain a bicycle helmet and cover it with aluminum foil. Decorate it with an Ace of Clubs, a red rose, images of wrathful but benevolent superheroes, and a sign that says “No Bullshit Allowed.” By wearing this crown, you should remain protected. If that’s too weird for you, do the next best thing: Vow to speak the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and ask to receive the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Watch out

for a fake pizza-delivery driver who’s actually trying to issue you a legal summons. Be careful you don’t glimpse a blood red sky at dusk, in case it’s a prophetic sign that your cell phone will fall into a toilet sometime soon. Beware of the possibility that a large bird carrying a turtle to its nest accidentally drops its prey into a rain puddle near you, splashing mud on your fancy clothes.

JUST KIDDING! All the scenarios I just described are stupid lies. The truth is, this should be one of the most worry-free times ever. You’re welcome, of course, to dream up a host of scary fantasies if you find that entertaining, but I guarantee that they’ll be illusory. Halloween costume suggestion: an indomitable warrior.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What is the mate-

rial object you want most but don’t have?

This is an object that would serve your soul’s highest purposes, although not necessarily your ego’s. Here’s another question: What evocative symbol might help keep you inspired to fulfill your dreams over the course of the next five years? I suggest that you choose one or both of those things to be the inspiration for your Halloween costume.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Did you get

a chance to go to circus school when you were a kid? How about magic school? Or maybe detective school or time-travel school or superhero school? Probably none of the above, right? Much of your education revolved around what you HAD to learn rather than what would be fun to learn. I’m not saying it was bad you were compelled to study subjects you felt ambivalent about. In the long run, it did you good. But now here’s some sweet news, Virgo: The next ten months will be a favorable time to get trainings and teachings in what you YEARN to learn. Halloween costume suggestion: a student.

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excellent phase in your cycle to scour bathrooms, scrub floors, shampoo carpets, and wash windows. But the imminent future will be an even more favorable period to purify your motivations, tonify your emotions, purge your less-than-noble agendas, calm down your monkey mind and monkey heart, disinfect the moldy parts of your past, and fact-check the stories you tell about yourself. So which set of tasks should you focus on? It may be possible to make great strides on the second set as you carry out the first set.

But if there’s not enough time and energy to do both, favor the second set. Halloween costume suggestion: a superhero who has wondrous cleaning powers; King Janitor or Queen Maid.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “You never

sing the same song twice,” said chanteuse Billie Holiday. “If you sing it with all the same phrasing and melody, you’re failing your art.” That’s an extreme statement, but I understand what she was driving at. Repeating yourself too much can be debilitating. That includes trying to draw inspiration from the same old sources that have worked in the past. I suggest you avoid this behavior in the coming days.

Raise Holiday’s approach to a universal principle. Fresh sources of inspiration are available! Halloween costume suggestion: a persona or character unlike any you’ve ever imagined yourself to be.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

How can you enjoy the lavish thrills of rebirth later unless you die a little inside now?

It’s the trickiest phase of your cycle, when your energies are best used to resolve and graduate from the unfinished business of the last ten months. I suggest that you put the past to rest as best as you can. Don your funniest sad face and pay your last respects to the old ways and old days you’ll soon be leaving behind. Keep in mind that beauty will ultimately emerge from decay.

Halloween costume suggestion: the mythical phoenix, which burns itself down, then resurrects itself from its own ashes.

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There is in fact another real world that overlaps the material world, and it operates according to different laws that are mostly imperceptible to our senses. But events in the other real world can have tangible effects in the material world. This is especially true for you right now. Take advantage! Seek practical answers and solutions in your dreams, meditations, visions, and numinous encounters. Halloween costume suggestion: white-magic sorcerer or good witch.

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

years from now, in your last hours on earth, you will have visions that show you how all the events in your life were crucial to your life story. You will understand the lesson that was provided by each twist and turn of your destiny. Every piece of the gigantic puzzle will slip into place, revealing the truth of what your mission has been.

And during that future climax, you may remember right now as a time when you got a long glimpse of the totality. Halloween costume suggestion: the happiest person on Earth; the sovereign of all you survey; the wise fool who understands yourself completely.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ST. VINCENT ORCHARDS at 8700 Taylor Ave. Durham, CA 95938.

EDWARD CHARLES MCLAUGHLIN 2555 Durham Dayton Hwy Durham, CA 95938.

MICHAEL RANDALL MCLAUGHLIN 8616 Durnel Ave Durham, CA 95938.

SAMUEL BARTON RICHARDSON 3880 Ord Ferry Road Chico, CA 95928.

REX FALLON SMITH 1192 Hillview Way Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

Signed: ED MCLAUGHLIN Dated: September 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001302 Published: October 5,12,19,26, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as ST. JAMES ORCHARDS at 8700 Taylor Ave. Durham, CA 95938.

ST. JAMES ORCHARDS LLC 8700 Taylor Ave. Durham, CA 95938.

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Signed: ED MCLAUGHLIN, MANAGING PARTNER Dated: September 27, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001303 Published: October 5,12,19,26, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NPM PROPERTIES, SACRED HEALTH at 315 Wall Street Ste 3 Chico, CA 95973.

NEIL NAZARI 4640 Welding Way Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: NEIL NAZARI Dated: September 19, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001267 Published: October 5,12,19,26, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HEROFIT FAMILY at 701 Kinsey Way Paradise, CA 95969.

KRISTEN NICOLE HORST 701 Kinsey Way Paradise, CA 95969.

SETH DAVID HORST 701 Kinsey Way Paradise, CA 95969.

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DANI LISA SCHERER 3177 Bell Road Chico, CA 95973.

MARK ALLEN SCHERER 3177 Bell Road Chico, CA 95973.

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EARTHCALM, INC. 173 E 4th Ave Chico, CA 95926.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PEPE’S LANDSCAPING at 1040 Windsor Way Chico, CA 95926.

JOSE F MONDRAGON 1040 Windsor Way Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

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BARBARA FLETCHER 20 Robert Lee Place Chico, CA 95926.

STEVEN F FLETCHER 20 Robert Lee Place Chico, CA 95926.

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EARL F HALLETT 330 W 18th Street Chico, CA 95928.

AARON NOTT 2140 Salem Chico, CA 95928.

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DANIELLE ALANA PARADEE 16149 Lovelock Rd Magalia, CA 95954.

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ELIZABETH KYSAR 5172 Bonnie Lane Paradise, CA 95969.

ELIZABETH VICHI 3111 Hidden Creek Dr Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by A General Partnership.

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RODNEY L HORN 85 Circle Dr Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: RODNEY L HORN Dated: October 12, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001359 Published: October 19,26, November 2,9, 2017

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RYAN SPEHLING 9 Jasper Ct Chico, CA 95928.

ADAM STRICKER 843 Alice Ln Chico, CA 95926.

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SORENSON MOVING AND STORAGE INC 600 Orange Street Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by A Corporation.

Signed: RICK W. SORENSON, PRESIDENT Dated: October 2, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001321 Published: October 19,26, November 2,9, 2017

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JASON CHRISTOPHER LIND 5326 Becky Ln Oroville, CA 95966.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JASON LIND Dated: September 21, 2017 FBN Number: 2017-0001281 Published: October 26, November 2,9,16, 2017

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KARL SODERBERG 5355 Miners Ranch Rd Oroville, CA 95966.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

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ANDREW DAVIS 1013 W. 7th St. Apt. 26 Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

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WESTERN WOODS INC. 275 Sikorsky Avenue Chico, CA 95973.

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KENNETH BEARD 5195 Bennett Road Paradise, CA 95969.

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

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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: November 17, 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: September 21, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02465 Published: October 5,12,19,26, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JACK ANTHONY GLIEDT filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JACK ANTHONY GLIEDT Proposed name: JACK ANTHONY DEGRANO 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: November 3, 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: September 14, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02253 Published: October 5,12,19,26, 2017

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

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: November 17, 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: September 25, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02751 Published: October 5,12,19,26, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner YESENIA GALLEGOS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: OZIEL ATENOGENES ZEPEDA-PLACENCIA Proposed name: OZIEL ATENOGENES GALLEGOS 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: November 17, 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: September 13, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02607 Published: October 12,19,26, November 2, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner LISA MARIE GARCIA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: LISA MARIE GARCIA Proposed name: LISA MARIE MARTIN 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: November 17, 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: October 13, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02683 Published: October 19,26, November 2,9, 2017

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MORANDA SEREINA PINE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MORANDA SEREINA PINE Proposed name: MORANDA SERINA DONN 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

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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: December 15, 2017 Time: 9:00am Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: STEPHEN E. BENSON Dated: October 17, 2017 Case Number: 17CV02637 Published: October 26, November 2,9,16, 2017

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO RESPONDENT CHANH THI LE You are being sued by plaintiff: DENNY DUONG You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately.

Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp) at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

The name and address of the court are: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: TUAN VAN LAI, SBN 182967 Law Offices of Tuan Van Lai 5591 Sky Parkway Sacramento, CA 95823 (916) 399-4980 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: September 6, 2017 Case Number: 17FL01753 Published: October 19,26, November 2,9, 2017

PETITION NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE BOBBY JAKE HOBBS To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: BOBBY JAKE HOBBS, ALSO KNOWN AS BOBBY J. HOBBS, BOBBY HOBBS A Petition for Probate

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has been filed by: PATTIE MANES in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: PATTIE MANES be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: November 14, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

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

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: ROBERT L. HEWITT 3044 Olive Hwy Oroville, CA 95966 (530) 534-8393 Case Number: 17PR00370 Dated: October 11, 2017 Published: October 19,26, November 2, 2017

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE BARBARA A. BENNETT, AKA BARBARA ANN BENNETT, BARBARA BENNETT To all heirs and beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: BARBARA A. BENNETT, AKA BARBARA ANN BENNETT,

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BARBARA BENNETT A Petition for Probate has been filed by: TIM KITCHEN in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: TIM KITCHEN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: November 21, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.

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

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

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: DIRK POTTER, ATTORNEY AT LAW 20 Independence Circle Chico, CA 95973 (530) 342-6144 Case Number: 17PR00367 Dated: October 10, 2017 Published: October 19,26, November 2, 2017

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Chico

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Chico

$135,000

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Chico

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Oroville

$190,000

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867

3246 Hildale Ave

Oroville

$175,000

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807

1211 2nd Ave

Oroville

$138,500

3/1

1494

$277,500

3/3

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300 Pinewood Dr

Paradise

$352,000

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2553

Oroville

$445,000

3/3

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2360 Stearns Rd

Paradise

$342,000

4/3

2212

Oroville

$365,000

3/3

2170

5981 Pentz Rd

Paradise

$249,000

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1200

25 Oakcrest Dr

Oroville

$303,000

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385 Circlewood Dr

Paradise

$230,000

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1270

6497 Jack Hill Dr

Oroville

$300,000

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400 Circlewood Dr

Paradise

$210,000

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1170

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Oroville

$269,000

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1712

1521 Wagstaff Rd

Paradise

$183,000

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3538 Stauss Ave

Oroville

$215,000

3/1

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696 Buschmann Rd

Paradise

$160,000

2/1

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2021 Cox Ln

Oroville

$200,000

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5612 Skyway

Paradise

$116,500

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