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Vol. 43, Issue 9 • October 24, 2019 OPINION

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Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guest Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Second & Flume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Streetalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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OPINION

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EDITORIAL

camp Fire projects require transparency In a few weeks, Butte County will be staring down the

first anniversary of the Camp Fire. For many of those affected—either directly or indirectly—it’s been a hell of a year.

Challenges abound. People are still struggling to heal emotionally—in some cases physically—and the region’s infrastructure repairs and recovery in the boundaries of the burn scar are a constant reminder of the events of Nov. 8.

For many, life post-Camp Fire has been irrevocably altered. Understandably, people are on edge as the one-year mark approaches, and they may have a tendency to act on emotion rather than logic.

We saw such scenarios play out on Tuesday (Oct. 22) in two public forums—at meetings of the Paradise Town Council and the Butte County Board of Supervisors. As Andre Byik reports this week, the council moved forward on a plan for a permanent memorial on town-owned land despite little feedback from the public during a special meeting held on Tuesday morning. Indeed, as noted in the story, an anniversary event was scheduled at the project site prior to the panel voting to move forward with the plan.

Only two of the council’s members sought to slow down the process.

Meanwhile, as Ashiah Scharaga reports, in

Oroville, Supervisor Doug Teeter and several folks in the gallery of the supervisors chambers chided Supervisor Debra Lucero for her pushback on approving funding to pay for a study of a plan to pipe water from the Ridge to Chico.

Among her concerns: the fact that California Water Co. had not released to the public the results of previous studies by the firm that the county had hired (without going out to bid, Lucero noted) to complete the one on the proposed new water conveyance system. Cal Water denied withholding such info.

However, one of the CN&R’s sources confirmed that the water company had rejected its efforts to obtain such documentation.

Another issue raised by Lucero: how Chico appeared to be left out of the conversation.

These are well-reasoned queries, but you wouldn’t know it from the corresponding knee-jerk reactions.

What this underscores is that our region remains fractured.

Here’s the thing: We should no longer be operating in emergency-response mode. The decisions public officials make today have lasting consequences.

As always, doing what is best for our communities requires full transparency and thorough vetting. Ω

GUEST COMMENT

Law enforcement’s deadly free pass must end W medical training to perform major “life or death” surgery on you? I think not. Most surgeons train for ould you allow a person who had only one year of

up to six to eight years before they are considered fully skilled with a scalpel. And the requirements and screening to even enter that training is extensive.

I wish someone would explain to me why a person with only a year of training in law enforcement is then given a badge and a gun and the instant ability to take another person’s life.

All one has to do is peruse by the daily headlines from across Ronald Angle our nation to realize that it is not the author is 77 years old and a chico uncommon for an innocent person to be killed by law enforcement resident since 1980. personnel.

The “us versus them” attitude is so deep within law enforcement that it affects all of the training a student receives in academies. “Never take a risk that might mean you 4

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won’t go home tonight” is a mantra that can lead to an embedded approach of “shoot first and ask questions later.”

Two recent stories from Texas: In Dallas, a female officer enters the wrong apartment and ultimately shoots and kills the man inside. In Fort Worth, a male officer outside a home shoots through a window and kills a woman playing a video game with her 8-yearold nephew.

In both instances, the officers perceived a threat that was not real.

A surgeon is expected to be both skilled and responsible with a scalpel after years of training. Why can’t we expect our law enforcement personnel to be skilled and responsible?

It is all about training. The training curriculum must be lengthened, standardized, responsible and transparent. That is not asking too much.

For too long, law enforcement in our nation has been given a free pass, without consequences. Spare me the argument about how dangerous their job might be. Firefighters put their lives on the line every day.

Even one innocent person killed by law enforcement is one too many. Ω

SECOND & FLUME

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

Sorry, Mitt romney I worried about our country when former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ran for president against Barack Obama.

With name recognition and lots of money, including $45 million of his own dough, Romney became the Republican Party’s nominee nearly eight years ago. He chose a doofus as his running mate. Seriously, google “Paul Ryan working out” to see the backward-ballcapwearing flunky posing with weights. Then tell me whether you’d have been OK with that guy being a heartbeat away from the presidency.

Choosing vice presidents poorly seems to be a thing with Republican presidential nominees. Four years earlier, Arizona Sen. John McCain put Romney on his shortlist—after Romney lost to him in the primary—but ended up going with a dimwit, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Fast-forward to the evening of the 2012 general election, you’d find me pacing in my living room. It wasn’t from excitement at the prospect of a second Obama term. It was more that I was fearful of what a Romney administration would look like.

Romney’s net worth then was an estimated $250 million—mainly coming from a private equity firm that specialized in so-called leveraged buying. During the primary, he took a lot of heat for being out of touch. Recall that $10,000 bet he made with then-Texas governor and candidate (now Trump stooge and exiting Energy Secretary) Rick Perry during a debate. Another big gaffe: responding to questions about workplace inequality with comments about “binders full of women.”

As a strict believer in church-and-state separation, I wondered how his faith might be reflected in his policy. As political scholars have noted, Romney arguably would have been the most religious president ever.

But 2012 feels like a million years ago now. I’ve admittedly matured since then—reflected perhaps in recognizing my own biases.

In any case, I now see that Romney is part of an endangered species—Washington Republicans with integrity.

Indeed, Mitt Romney is one of the few high-ranking GOP members to consistently stand up to President Trump. He’s criticized him on his recent abrupt decision to abandon the United States’ Kurdish allies in Syria—a casual foreign policy about-face that has led to the brutal deaths of hundreds of civilians, including children. “Wrong and appalling” are the descriptors he used when asked about the president’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate the Bidens—you know, one of the many things that should trigger his ouster.

You might think Romney has been audacious because he was elected to the Senate last year and thus is politically safe until 2025.

While that’s true, it hasn’t emboldened his colleagues who have the same protection. Most continue to toe the Trump line.

Is Romney brave and persuasive enough to get the necessary impeachment votes and secure his legacy as a man who helped save the U.S. from a rising despot? The proof, as they say, is in the pudding.

I never thought my country would be in this position—where lawmakers cling to their party in the face of a constitutional crisis.

I don’t agree with Romney on many policy fronts. But based on his ability to speak truth to power in these circumstances, I now believe I was wrong about him.

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

LETTERS

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On airplanes and taxes Re “Revenue seekers” (Newslines,

by Ashiah Scharaga, Oct. 17): As reported, two spoke (thanks, Mary Kay Benson) in opposition to restoring commercial air service to the Chico Airport. Our reasoning (falling on deaf ears) is simple: In a time when the burning of fossil fuel is precipitating an environmental holocaust, our use of air transport should be sharply curtailed, not enabled. Beyond that, short-hop flights (i.e., to SFO) are grossly inefficient—worse than driving an eight passenger van with only one passenger. (Overall, buses are three times more efficient than planes for domestic, intercity travel.)

In other news, the council heard painful facts from men in suits—aka Team Nakamura. Chico is roughly $500 million “in the red” and counting—the lion’s share due to deferred maintenance on sewers, storm drains, traffic signals and, especially, roads. Instead of raising sales taxes in the last 10 years (as did 99 percent of California cities),

Chico has been the poster child of tax-phobia and slash-and-burn governance.

A 1 cent sales tax is slated for the ballot in 2020, and would bring in about $18 million per year—little and late. Short of divine intervention, most of our roads—now needing $400 million in repairs—will suffer exponential deterioration and pavement failure. Maybe there’s some perverse environmental silver lining to this mayhem.

Patrick Newman Chico

Not so fast Re “Where are the tax haters?”

(Editorial, Oct. 17): There is much to hate in the sales tax increase proposed. Bias and disinformation abounded as EMC Research’s survey contacted 400 out of 90,000 plus residents.

The desire to address unfulfilled needs should offer voters optional funding sources to achieve a stated goal. A miniscule percentage of potential voters were in favor of

the unrestricted funding intended for the general fund. Granted, 70 percent of those 400 said yes, but what about the remaining 89,600?

Representative of the rest of us, I think not.

As to the amount, $200 per year per person, that is erroneous. In order for Chico to receive $18 million in tax receipts, a family of four would have to incur $80,000 in taxable purchases. As not all is taxable, how does a family making $40,000-plus do that? The aggregate sales amount would have to be $1.8 billion to award the city its $18 million in revenue.

Chico needs road repair, street lighting, fire and police, housing and homeless issues resolved, but do it with accurate, doable solutions.

What if the simple majority-passed measure is used for pension shortfalls, salary increases and other perks? Think long and hard before you vote. You may regret it.

Joe Azzarito Chico

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NOTICE TO CITY OF CHICO RESIDENTS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION The City of Chico is seeking applications from volunteers to serve on the newly created Climate Action Commission. The deadline for submitting applications to serve on this commission is Friday, November 1, 2019. Applicants must be residents of the City of Chico and qualified voters (18 years or older).

The Commission is comprised of seven members, three of whom must have experience in climate action related activities, social/community services, energy, economics, transportation, or business. The Climate Action Commission will provide recommendations to the Council for adoption, a comprehensive climate action plan, monitor and recommend updates based on quantified metrics to measure and evaluate reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and community benefits.

The Commission will meet on the second Thursday of the month at 6 pm. Initial appointments will be staggered with four positions ending in 2020 and three ending in 2022.

Applications are available on the City’s website at www.ci.chico.ca.us and from the City Clerk’s Office, 411 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Chico. Please call 896-7250 if you have any questions.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE BY 5:00 P.M, Friday, November 1, 2019.

LETTERS c o n t i n u e d f r o m pa g e 5 Chico needs road repair, street lighting, fire and police, housing and homeless issues resolved, but do it with accurate, doable solutions. What if the simple majority-passed measure is used for pension shortfalls, salary increases and other perks?

—Joe azzarito

Support Medicare for All Private insurance corporations kill more than 28,000 of us every year by blocking access to pay for needed care. One in 3 of us skip care even if we’re insured because we can’t afford the additional outof-pocket expenses. Harsh facts.

True nonetheless.

The 2019 Medicare for All Act, H.R. 1384, is the only current national legislation that will change this and it will cost less than what we are spending now.

Go to Butte County Health Care Coalition, Physicians for a National Health Program, National Nurses United, and Public Citizen and read what it does. Join the campaigns for local Medicare for All resolutions.

Demand your inclusion in this social good—like fire protection, roads and sewage treatment.

Represent your family and friends at the Medicare for All rally in San Francisco on Nov. 2.

Simple facts, clear solution. Hard fight. Let’s win it.

Paul O’Rourke-Babb Chico

The POTUS show A week in the life of the Disclaimerin-Chief. More than embarrassing, it’s a serious concern: ● The president has actively been obstructing a congressional impeachment inquiry. ● Four associates of Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer, have been arrested for alleged campaign finance violations, including attempts to inject foreign money into U.S. politics. ● Trump spent time at a Dallas rally belittling an ally that fought sideby-side with Americans in the war against ISIS. ● The president announced that he had chosen his Doral Resort in Miami as the site for the June 2020 G-7 Summit, claiming he won’t make any money off it. ● Trump’s acting chief-of-staff, 6

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Mick Mulvaney, said Trump tied the release of congressionally approved military aid for Ukraine in exchange for help in an investigation of a political opponent, exclaiming, “We do this all the time, get over it.” ● Trump released his letter sent to Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan telling him not to be a fool. ● Mulvaney went on Fox News and denies it when Chris Wallace pressed him on what he said on camera. ● Probably at the advice of consigliere William Barr, Trump removed Doral from consideration as the host site for the G-7 Summit.

Hollywood would be hardpressed to script this. You can’t make this stuff up.

Roger S. Beadle Chico

Acknowledge the turd Nearly every opinion last week (silent spring, Trump, PG&E, unsustainable population) whined about the smell while sidestepping the turds of the elephant in the room: free market capitalism. It’s like you are allowed to exercise your human-nature need to complain as long as you don’t mention Big Brother by name. Ten Commandment No. 3: “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.” Until we are willing to reject this heartless, soulless ruler of the world—and to identify its inevitable path to (global warming—oops, not allowed to say that) climate change, scarcity, apocalypse—we are all pawns in the devil’s plan.

Roland McNutt Chico

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NEWSLINES DOWNSTROKE TREE REMOVALS MOVE FORWARD

The Paradise Town Council and Butte County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (Oct. 22) each adopted urgency ordinances establishing guidelines for removing hazardous trees on private property that threaten to fall on public rights-of-way. The nearly identical government-sponsored programs will work similar to the Camp Fire debrisremoval program. They’re free, but will require property owners to submit rightof-entry forms.

An official with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) told the Town Council that tree inspections and removal could begin in December, with work estimated to take nine months. More than 100,000 trees are expected to be removed in Paradise alone.

The town has asked for assistance removing hazardous trees on private property that threaten private roads, but that request remains under consideration by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

HAMILTON CITY HOMICIDE

A 19-year-old man was fatally shot Monday night (Oct. 21) in Hamilton City, and the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) is investigating his death as a homicide.

Deputies responded at about 10:30 p.m. to a report of a car crash in the area of Second Street and Sierra Avenue, where they found a maroon Acura had struck a utility pole, trampoline and parked vehicle before coming to a stop in a driveway, GCSO said.

Inside, deputies found the driver, Alonso Valdovinos of Hamilton City, shot multiple times, GCSO said. He was later pronounced dead. No suspect information was available.

Anyone with information is asked to call investigators at 934-6431.

COUNTY FORGOES BRIDGE REBUILD

On Tuesday (Oct. 22), the Butte County Board of Supervisors affirmed that rebuilding the Honey Run Covered Bridge, which was destroyed in the Camp Fire, is not in the county’s best interest. The decision sets the stage for the Public Works Department to request Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding for an alternate project.

Public Works Director Dennis Schmidt told the board that the Honey Run Covered Bridge Association, led by Robert Catalano (pictured), has been pursuing plans to rebuild and take ownership of the bridge using private funds.

Schmidt said the county would be better served using FEMA money—about $5 million—to purchase equipment that would aid the restoration of roads damaged by Camp Fire cleanup.

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Memorial moves Crosses removed as town considers permanent memorial

AFirebegan removing and preserving the Camp memorial crosses along the Skyway t sunset last Tuesday (Oct. 15), volunteers

near the southwestern edge of Paradise.

The plan, undertaken

by Gold Nugget Days by Inc.—which oversees Andre Byik the Gold Nugget and an d re b @ Depot museums—was to n ew sr ev i ew. c o m complete the task with as little fanfare as possible, Executive Director Mark Thorp said, adding that some families of the deceased noted their preference to keep the media at bay.

By around 8:30 p.m., all of the crosses, which Thorp described as being in fair to poor condition, were collected and placed into storage at an undisclosed location.

“We’re holding them in trust in the event that a family—next of kin—would like to come and recover those,” Thorp said. “We will have them available for them.”

But the timing—less than a month before the Nov. 8 anniversary of the Camp Fire— and lack of public notice about the operation have left some questioning the move. Why not wait? And how much input will the public have in other memorial decisions, such as the proposed $1.5 million Hope Plaza?

The memorial crosses had been placed

by Greg Zanis, whose Illinois-based Crosses for Losses commemorates victims of tragedy and disaster. Zanis placed memorials, for instance, for the 58 people gunned down

at a concert in Las Vegas in 2017.

Thorp, who also is employed by the Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce, said the removal of the crosses was about three months in the making. Multiple groups, including the museum, the Chamber of Commerce and the town, had been approached regarding the crosses’ deterioration, he said. They were constructed of laminate, and the glue holding them together was failing after nearly a year in the elements.

Local chamber officials consulted with their counterparts in Las Vegas, asking how they’d gone about collecting memorials there, Thorp said. Officials learned that historical societies and museums had been tapped for the job.

Further, the site where the Camp Fire crosses were placed raised its own set of issues. Thorp said Zanis placed the crosses on private property without consulting the owner. He suggested potential liability issues may have been a concern.

The upcoming anniversary of the Camp Fire did not weigh heavily in the museum’s decision to collect the crosses, Thorp said.

“It was more of, we have inclement weather coming, we have a failure of the crosses … and we need to get them in as soon as possible with a number of volunteers that we have currently available,” he said. “That was the consideration.”

A letter notifying families of the crosses’

pending removal was circulated through the Butte County Coroner’s Office, Thorp said. However, at least one family told the CN&R it did not receive such a letter.

Jed Amendola, whose mother, 56-yearold Lolene Rios of Paradise, died in the fire, said he learned of the removal after the fact but has since been in contact with the museum to sort out the matter and collect his mother’s cross. Amendola said he regularly visited the memorial on the Skyway, and he had planned to visit the site on Nov. 8 to commemorate the anniversary.

“I honestly think the timing is a little odd,” he said. “But other than that, I don’t have any issues.”

This comes at a time when town officials and

community groups are discussing plans for a permanent Camp Fire memorial. The Town Council on Tuesday (Oct. 22) threw its support behind one such proposal—the Hope Plaza memorial project—which would be constructed on town-owned property at 6148 Skyway, which is a small, vacant triangle-shaped lot downtown that’s wedged between Foster Road and the Skyway.

The council voted 3-2 to enter a license agreement with the Rebuild Paradise Foundation—a nonprofit which is working with the Hope Plaza Memorial steering committee—to use the property for the memorial site. Councilmen Steve Crowder and Michael Zuccolillo cast the dissenting votes.

The Camp Fire memorial crosses, erected last December, were taken down last week.

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The project, which was first presented to the council in August by Dana Gajda, past president of the Paradise Rotary Club and member of the club’s foundation board, and Greg Melton of the Chico-based Melton Design Group architecture firm, would include both a “reflection sanctuary” honoring the dead and a “hero plaza” paying tribute to first responders and other aid providers.

Designs include a basalt obelisk monument and a water fountain forming a wall of water in the reflection sanctuary. Trees also would be planted. The project’s price tag is estimated at $1.5 million, which Gajda told the council on Tuesday would not include any taxpayer money. Long-term maintenance also was proposed to be paid for by outside groups.

Melton estimated an 18-month timeline to complete the project, with design tweaks possible over the next several months as the memorial is further introduced to the public.

But while the project’s design was met with praise from the council, its location and the relative lack of public input became sticking points for Crowder and Zuccolillo.

Crowder said he’s heard from constituents who noted concerns regarding parking and pedestrian traffic.

“I know it complicates things when you open it up to public input or what have you, but I think we need to get some input from the residents on at least the location,” he said.

Zuccolillo echoed him.

“This is going to be our memorial,” he said. “This is our 9/11 [monument] to the town. … I would just like to see it in a spot that A) kind of encompasses all that, and B) it’s what the community wants.”

Councilwoman Melissa Schuster said she views the memorial as a gift to the town, and it’s a shovel-ready project.

“It’s up to us to demonstrate to the residents and businesses thinking about coming back to Paradise that the town will not hinder their progress over small things that can be addressed within the process,” Schuster said, adding, “I don’t see the downside to allowing the group at their expense to beautify the space in our town that has been an eyesore for many, many years.”

A ceremonial groundbreaking for Hope Plaza is slated for Nov. 8. The event had been scheduled before the council’s supportive vote on Tuesday. Ω

Tense negotiations County supervisor presses Cal Water for documents ahead of study of PID pipeline Supervisor Debra Lucero was on the receiving end

of public outcry near the end of a day-long meeting of the Butte County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (Oct. 22).

Several attendees who shouted from the gallery appeared to be spurred by the accusation Supervisor Doug Teeter levied at his colleague: “You’re holding us hostage.”

The controversial topic at the center of his chiding involved a study examining a proposed water pipeline that would run down the Skyway, connecting Paradise Irrigation District (PID) and California Water Co.’s Chico branch. The intent of that project between the two municipal water purveyors is twofold: to temporarily keep PID, which lost about 90 percent of its customers in the Camp Fire, financially viable and to improve groundwater sustainability, the latter helping the county adhere to the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

The idea is that Cal Water would purchase treated surface water from PID to avoid pumping groundwater for its Chico customers in the Vina sub-basin, where the aquifer has been declining 6 to 12 inches per year for the past two decades, according to the county’s director of Water and Resource Conservation, Paul Gosselin.

But Lucero voiced several problems. She’s concerned about groundwater study documents Cal Water has not released to the public and a “hastily made” contract with construction engineering company West Yost Associates. The con-

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sultant’s scope of work for the study hasn’t been fully fleshed out, she said, especially when it comes to examining environmental impacts and the cost to ratepayers.

The agenda item before the supervisors was a mid-year budgetary adjustment to fund the study that required a four-fifths vote. This left Lucero in a unique position. (Supervisor Bill Connelly was absent.)

After Teeter’s accusation, Lucero replied that she was not holding anybody hostage, to which attendees cried out, “Yes, you are!”

After Chairman Steve Lambert pounded his gavel to quiet the chambers, Lucero stood her ground, arguing that the ball is in the utility’s court. “If Cal Water is … willing to give us access to things that I think would be very valuable for openness and transparency moving forward, I would vote for this [study].”

Teeter agreed with Lucero that “Cal

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Water should probably be more transparent in what they do,” but the study would answer a lot of her questions, he added.

As the supervisors sat at an impasse, County Counsel Bruce Alpert stepped in to suggest a path forward: Give Cal Water two weeks to provide county staff with the documents. With a reluctant yes from Teeter, the vote was unanimous.

This isn’t the first time this issue has come

before the supervisors. The county voted to sign a contract with West Yost after its Sept. 10 meeting. Supervisor Tami Ritter was the only nay vote at the time, voicing many of the concerns Lucero expressed this week.

On Tuesday, Lucero wanted to rescind her yes vote for the contract. Her earlier vote was predicated on getting those documents, she thought.

The cost breakdown for the study would involve $72,000 from the county (from Proposition 1, the state’s Groundwater Sustainability Program), and $71,800 split evenly between PID and Cal Water.

West Yost, headquartered in Davis, also has provided extensive consulting work for Cal Water. Ritter, voicing her support for Lucero’s request of the documents, said she sees a potential conflict of interest. “To me there’s some cross-over there that, unless we are able to see the work that has been produced, that’s problematic,” she said. “These are public dollars.”

George Barber, district manager of Cal Water for Chico and Oroville, told the supervisors that the company will provide the documents requested, which includes research

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conducted for at least 16 basin-wide water conveyance alternatives. The holdup is that there are hundreds of pages to review and prepare, as well as security concerns to take into account.

Jim Brobeck, water policy analyst for AquAlliance, told the CN&R that the Chico-based water advocacy group has requested these documents from the utility as it has conducted these studies over the past 10 years and has been “rebuffed” every time.

Brobeck also agreed with Lucero that the scope of work isn’t comprehensive. It’s important for Cal Water customers to consider whether they are willing to pay to keep PID afloat. While the study mentions examining volatile organic compounds of the water that could be transported, it doesn’t mention herbicides or other chemicals that could compromise the water quality, he added. A comprehensive study would examine many alternatives to help the county conform to SGMA. He told the CN&R he is “concerned that this disaster is being used” to push this project forward without proper examination of the impacts to the groundwater-dependent ecosystem and the ratepayers.

Lucero shared similar concerns.

The county should be wary of blindly trusting an investor-owned utility, especially after the Camp Fire, she said.

Barber told the panel that Cal Water wants to participate in this study to improve the health of the aquifer and benefit its customers—the cost and water quality are important. “We are here at the table to be considered as maybe a buyer of water if this project makes sense,” he said.

Eight of the 10 speakers who approached the panel supported the study. Several were Camp Fire survivors who expressed worries about the rebuild if PID doesn’t forge ahead with this project. “Paradise has to have water,” Paradise Councilman Steve Crowder said.

“Help us survive, help us rebuild.”

It’s unclear if the county will move forward. Barber didn’t leave the supervisors with much assurances on the deadline: “Whether you get them all in two weeks, I certainly can’t commit to that.”

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Higher-ed hopes

Is college affordability on the horizon in California?

It has long been a refrain among California

students struggling to pay for housing, food and textbooks: There’s more to the high cost of college than tuition. Early this year, as state lawmakers convened, hopes were high that California was listening.

Moved by reports of homelessness, food insecurity and consumer ripoffs on campus—and encouraged by a budget surplus and a new governor who’d talked often about the cost of education—legislators introduced a volley of proposals to help feed, house and protect students. At least two would have massively expanded state coverage of students’ costs of living.

“It’s been 20 years since we’ve had real change in the Cal Grant,” Assemblyman Jose Medina, the sponsor of one of the meaAbout this story: sures, said at the time, It is an abridged version of an article produced by CalMatters, referring to the state’s an independent public journalfinancial aid program, ism venture covering California and calling an expanstate politics and government. sion “overdue.”

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But as the legislative session wound down and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a last flurry of bills this past weekend, Medina’s proposal and most others designed to tackle the cost of college had stalled.

Of the 11 bills that CalMatters followed in its college affordability legislative tracker, only two were passed, signed and enacted—one to gather data on gainful employment among graduates of for-profit colleges, the other to modestly expand “free” community college.

This is not to say that nothing was accomplished. Students with children will see their

maximum Cal Grant award nearly quadruple this year to $6,000, first-time community college students can now attend tuition-free for two years if they go full-time, and campuses are receiving their largest-ever state appropriation to tackle hunger and homelessness.

All are a result of the 2019-2020 budget lawmakers agreed to in June, which also boosted the number of scholarships in the competitive Cal Grant program that serves students who take time off between graduating high school and returning to school.

UC Student Association President Varsha Sarveshwar called the student lobbying that led to the changes “pretty successful” but said she’s “hoping everyone can come together [next year] on a solution that better addresses the total cost of attendance.”

The changes will affect a small percentage of California’s more than three million students. The 15,000 new competitive Cal Grants, for example, pale in comparison to the more than 400,000 qualified applicants who were shut out of the program last year.

Both Medina and the author of another proposal

to increase financial aid for community college students, Sen. Connie Leyva, have vowed to continue moving their bills forward next session.

The cost estimates are daunting—about $2 billion for Medina’s bill, a 100 percent increase in the state’s Cal Grant budget—but doubling state investment in financial aid is not unprecedented, said Jacob Jackson, a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California.

“Cal Grants are tied to tuition, and when tuition increased during the Great Recession, our

Cal Grant costs actually doubled over 10 years,” he said.

Cost wasn’t the only challenge. When Assemblyman Marc Berman proposed requiring community colleges to keep parking lots open overnight so homeless students could sleep there, the idea drew national attention, in part as a symbol of California’s bonkers housing crisis. But it was quashed after a Senate committee added amendments that Berman said weakened the bill, and he withdrew it.

Berman said he blamed himself for underestimating the cost of securing the lots. But community colleges also seemed to resent the prospect of the state telling them how to solve their students’ housing problems.

“What about giving our homeless students referrals to county and social service providers … emergency grants, and student success programs ensuring students enter the workforce and make a living wage?” Fresno City College President Carole Goldsmith wrote in an opinion piece for The Fresno Bee. The clash also shows the need for a paradigm shift in how California colleges view their responsibilities to students, Berman said.

“Forever, colleges and universities have just seen their role as educating students, and in an ideal world, that would be all they’d have to do,” he said. “But if we look at [helping homeless students] as, ‘This is what needs to happen to generate the graduates that our economy needs in the future,’ then this isn’t like a welfare program, this is really an investment in California’s economy.”

That view seems to be gaining ground among the Legislature’s Democratic majority, but lawmakers still face tough questions. Among them: whether to prioritize extending state financial aid to categories of students who are currently shut out, or increasing grants for those who already get them.

UC Merced Interim Chancellor Nathan Brostrom said he’d like to see the state provide more financial support next year to students who are transitioning out of the foster care system.

“They’re basically graduating from the program at 18 and don’t have anywhere to go,” he said.

Meanwhile, survey results from the state’s student aid commission show that California students are spending about $2,000 per month on nontuition costs, with more than 30 percent saying they didn’t have enough money to pay for housing.

This week, The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) released a report on reforming state financial aid that urged California to extend Cal Grant entitlements to all students regardless of age or time out of high school. It also called for capping student work hours at 15 per week when calculating how much they can be expected to contribute to the cost of their education.

“What works better for students is to think about what’s affordable for students, not just what’s affordable for the state,” said Debbie Cochrane, TICAS executive vice president.

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California schools test better lunches, battle feds to keep them healthful

to block the action.

Inauspiciously, the USDA’s analysis suggests that some 500,000 schoolchildren may lose their free or reduced-cost lunches altogether because of the agency’s recently announced plan to tighten eligibility requirements for food stamps. Many students qualify for school nutrition programs as a result of their families’ food stamp eligibility.

The push for fresh ingredients, whole foods

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W education conference, a group of school district administrators or a room full of

hen Miguel Villarreal addresses a crowded

curious parents, he often holds aloft a foilwrapped package of Pop-Tarts—a heavily processed, high-sugar snack routinely sold on school campuses.

Villarreal, who oversees nutrition for the San Ramon Valley Unified School District in the Bay Area, then speaks clearly and loudly as he unloads the news: “School food services are completely broken.”

Can they be fixed? Villarreal and other school nutrition crusaders are trying to do that for this generation of students, not only by providing more nutritious lunches but also by taking advantage of some surprising cost savings that come with fresher food.

From a multipronged attempt to reshape student lunches in Oakland to the addition of vegan options in the sprawling Los Angeles Unified School District, K-12 schools across California are rethinking and reformulating student meals.

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They are not alone. Minneapolis schools long ago began phasing out processed foods, replacing them with locally sourced, fresh choices that have proved popular. MiamiDade County Public Schools, the nation’s fourth-largest school district, expanded its plant-based menu options and began offering free daily breakfast to every student—a clear recognition of the significant role schools play in the nutrition of many students.

“It is a movement,” said Villarreal, an industry pioneer who ran the food program in Marin County’s Novato Unified School District for 17 years. “Slowly but surely, others are coming on board. But there are always challenges.”

A new challenge is a federal directive from the Trump administration to roll back Obama-era standards that called for less sodium, more whole-grain foods and fewer sweetened milk drinks in school lunches.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it was easing those standards in recognition of “the persistent menu-planning challenges experienced by some schools,” both budgetary and cultural.

California and five other states are suing

and fewer meat-based meals must pass a crucial litmus test: the students’ palates.

“I don’t want fillers; I want winners,” said Manish Singh, food services director for the Los Angeles Unified School District, with an enrollment of more than 730,000. “If the students don’t like it and don’t eat it, we have not succeeded. And we can’t afford not to succeed.”

Success is important because about 1 in 5 children ages 2 to 19, or roughly 14 million kids, were obese in 2015-16, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In California, close to one-third of children ages 10 to 17 are considered overweight or obese. Unhealthy diets are a big reason.

The benefit of nutritious food for students has been well documented. Numerous studies draw a direct link between higher-quality meals and better brain function, including improved academic performance.

For those who survived the era in which fish sticks and tater tots passed as a good day in school cafeterias, a visit to a contemporary K-12 lunchroom in Oakland is illuminating. Tables abound with fresh fruit choices, heavily used salad bars and freshly

made entrees such as chicken tikka masala with rice, lime-cilantro slaw and cucumber and tomato salsa.

But Villarreal and others working to improve school food say progress remains halting and erratic. And the factors that hindered it in the past are still in play: cost, governmental regulation and the heavy involvement of the food industry.

Villarreal has been addressing the challenge of providing healthy meals to students in California since he arrived in Novato in 2002 and discovered that the district, though surrounded by more than 60 farms, was serving the same processed, heat-and-eat food that kids got at his previous district in Texas.

In collaboration with local growers, parents and administrators, Villarreal crafted a new approach, incorporating more whole grains, eliminating processed sugar and saturated fats, using fresh ingredients and even offering cooking classes.

It worked, Villarreal said, but it took time, determination and cooperation.

“It isn’t enough to talk about healthy food,” Villarreal said. “The food has to be healthy and affordable.”

To make their finances work, many districts rely on the National School Lunch Program, which is funded by the USDA. That gives the agency considerable sway HEALTHLINES C O N T I N U E D

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in the district to expedite cooking from scratch, enabling them to deliver freshly prepared entrees to their campuses.

Friends of the Earth, a Berkeley-based environmental advocacy group, analyzed the Oakland district’s procurement over a two-year period and found that the district saved nearly $42,000, or about 1 percent of its annual food budget, according to Kari Hamerschlag, the group’s deputy director for food and agriculture.

And student satisfaction with the menu grew.

Such efforts could get a boost from state lawmakers in Sacramento: The Assembly this year passed a bill to help pay for more plant-based meals and types of milk in schools. It now requires action in the Senate.

But taste still rules. In Singh’s Los Angeles district, all prospective dishes must run a three-step qualifying gantlet, which ends with a taste test by students. Anything lower than 80 percent approval means the dish is scrapped.

“That’s a B average,” Singh said. “Why would we serve anything below that?” □

WEEKLY DOSE Up and at ’em To eat or not to eat, that is the question. Some say eating before exercising in the morning gives you necessary fuel for a long workout. Others say that you burn more fat if you exercise before eating. A small study just released out of the UK agrees with the latter. Thirty overweight men who exercised before breakfast burned twice the fat as men who ate breakfast before they worked out. This is because exercising with no fuel forces the body to burn stored carbs, and when those are gone, the body burns fat cells. Skipping breakfast before exercise also made the men’s muscles more responsive to insulin, reducing the risk for diabetes and heart disease. This new data doesn’t end the debate, but the results are intriguing. Experts do suggest to eat within 15 to 30 minutes of exercising, and don’t forget to drink your water.

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over the food those districts offer.

In L.A., where about 80 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch, “we get asked about having organic foods,” Singh said. “Well, the USDA doesn’t reimburse us for that. When that policy changes, we will be happy to go to organic foods.”

Districts have to balance the books, so offering foods that cost less to buy and have higher profit margins—say, Pop-Tarts or quickly reheated chicken nuggets—will always be tempting.

These highly processed, lownutrition items, Villarreal said, are often produced by food industry giants that can leverage their tremendous market clout and government subsidies to lower costs.

So how do schools effect real change in menus on a no-frills budget?

The answers, somewhat surprisingly, may lie close to home.

In cash-strapped Oakland, administrators formed a farm-toschool cooperative, bringing in fresh produce from local growers.

It was part of a complete overhaul intended to put more plantbased items on their lunchroom menus.

They cut back on mass meat purchases, instead buying smaller quantities of higher-quality meat and pairing it with more legumes.

They installed a central kitchen

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The science of forestry Local fire-mapping expert looks at history and landscape for dangers, solutions

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Fgrowing headlines of late, what with wildfires in intensity and frequency, particuorest management has made a lot of

larly in California. For pyrogeographer Zeke Lunder and many others, a key component to keeping fire from overtaking the urban landscape is actually to invite it into the wildland—or at least let it burn. What that accomplishes, he told a room full of students and community members during a seminar Monday (Oct. 21) on the Chico State campus, is reducing fuels that intensify wildfires.

Lunder, founder of Chico-based wildfire consulting firm Deer Creek Resources, had been invited to speak by Russell Shapiro, a professor in the Geological and Environmental Sciences Department. The goal of its regular seminars is introducing students to people working in related fields, plus revealing the newest science available. In a few weeks, Shapiro said, he’s looking forward to hearing from a UC Davis expert talk on the relationship between groundwater and agriculture.

“If you do anything having to do with the science of fires and mapping, Zeke is the resource most of us turn to,” Shapiro told the CN&R after the talk. “The reason you invite Zeke is he puts the science behind it; his [conclusions] aren’t based on a gut feeling.

He presents a very nuanced, carefully studied way to solve the problem.”

Lunder works as a fire mapper. His firm

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is often called upon to provide maps for firefighters based on knowledge of the terrain, weather patterns and history of the land. That includes the location and types of trees and brush that cover the region. Showing a “landscape-scale” map of Concow as an example, Lunder explained that weather patterns are fairly predictable in the area due to the location of the Feather River and Lake Concow, as well as the topography. It’s pretty common, he said, for winds of 10-15 mph to whip through the canyon at night.

“We know this about this area,” he said.

What that demonstrates is that we should have been better prepared both for the 2008 fire that ravaged the mountain community and the Camp Fire, which predictably burned straight through the canyon. But while the experts know the dangers that exist, without proper preparation, it’s difficult to stop a fire from doing exactly what it wants to do—burn.

“We’ve got two ways that fires get started—they’re started by humans and they’re started by God,” Lunder said. Human-caused fires tend to concentrate around urban areas, he explained while showing a gridded map of Plumas County with human ignitions over the past 30 years highlighted. They followed highway lines and clustered around towns.

When he flipped the slide to the same map, but with God-caused ignition points (most commonly lightning strikes) highlighted, the whole map appeared to be on fire. “We can prevent human ignitions, but Smokey the Bear can’t really do anything about lightning.”

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By looking at historical data on what’s been done to the landscape—and mapping it—over time, it’s easier to see how to best manage the fuels that are now there, Lunder said. For instance, “Logging has been a big part of Butte County’s history since the Gold Rush.” Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) is currently a huge landowner in the North State, with over 2 million acres in California and Washington, per the SPI website. And its goal is to maximize profit off of the timber.

Another major landowner in the region is the federal government (33 million acres in California are part of the National Forest Service). Its forest management focuses more on fisheries, the ecosystem, etc.

“I worked on some fires last summer in Shasta County and they really hammered home some big-picture problems we have with land ownership patterns,” Lunder said.

“When a fire gets large, like the Camp Fire or the Carr Fire … as firefighters we have to back off and look at strategies as far as the ridge tops and the rivers and the roads. We’ve got these sort of imaginary lines, these landownership lines, and this is called a checkerboard. … It’s pretty much a nightmare to manage.”

The Ridge—and most of California, really, Lunder said—is much the same story, with various private and public entities owning parcels in a checkerboard fashion, with no single vision when it comes to land management.

“Paradise, you couldn’t build a better system—you couldn’t design this better if you were trying to design a place that’s going to kill people during a wildfire event,” Lunder said. “Right now we have an opportunity to really try a new approach in Paradise.”

That, however, might almost take an act

As a pyrogeographer, Zeke Lunder is an expert at mapping fires.

of God—one that allows all the land to be owned by a single entity, and a unified plan put in place. Until then, Lunder said, learning from our past mistakes and being willing to take different approaches—like prescribed burns—to managing the land, is the best we can do. Ω

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Save the salmon The Friends of Butte Creek have been dedicated to protecting and restoring the wild salmon and steelhead of Butte Creek for almost two decades. At 6 p.m. this Saturday (Oct. 26) the organization is hosting the 13th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival at the Sierra Nevada Big Room with proceeds going toward increased restoration efforts—since the Camp Fire, toxic runoff and debris have become dangerous threats to the health of the creek and the survival of the fish. You can contribute to this good work while enjoying 14 inspiring short films, food, drinks and a silent auction.

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Ron and Christina Linzy are hoping to make gift shopping in Chico a more genuine and intimate experience. They recently opened Bidwell Supply Co. out of a small cottage-style building surrounded by a large porch and shaded with rows of trees on south Park Avenue. The shop comes after three years of selling their Chico- and Nor Cal-themed apparel as a brand through other local stores.

Alongside their own products— like shirts and bags with their popular Monkey Face and Bear Hole designs—Bidwell Supply Co. features other, mostly handmade items. Designer soaps, scented candles, specialty jewelry and more, the majority of which are sourced from North State artists and crafters, fill out the store. Ron, who also works as a graphic designer at Chico State, recently sat down with the CN&R to talk about his new store at 2155 Park Ave. Stop by to learn more, or call 5669177.

Why did you decide to open your shop on Park Avenue?

We were looking around and just couldn’t find anything. For us this really was perfect. First of all, there’s a whole separate area of the building where we can do our production and printing, so we can have a production facility here. I can’t find that downtown.

The other part is we’re in our

own building. It’s all wood and there’s a big porch and you walk up and it almost feels like a home, and that’s part of our appeal.

late August, and September is a pretty slow month everywhere, but we’ve seen October pick up.

When did you realize you wanted to go brick and mortar?

I went and sought them out. I saw what they were posting on their social media, or I would see them at a local fair or something, and I liked what they were doing.

I’ve had this vision for a long time. I was having these feelings about opening a place within a year of coming out with Bidwell [Supply Co.] as a brand, and then it kind of happened over time. It wasn’t for anything financial or because of any sales that happened. It was more from the gut.

How has business been?

It’s been good. I think it’s like any other retail experience—there’s a little feast and famine. I can have a couple hours go by and no one comes and then people show up in packs [and] I wish I had another register or person to help. We’ve only been open since

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Looking into the future, I don’t want it to get to big. I think that’s part of the appeal here; you’re not going through thousands of items. We are expanding one room and bringing greeting cards in and it might be a holiday room, too; we’re still figuring it out. The other expansion could be the porch; there’s a lot of covered space out there. I wanna keep it small, but maybe fill in some of the gaps.

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My first glimpse of Brie + Olive Co. was a photo of a fantastic spread of meats, cheeses, fruits and veggies promoting an event at Upper Park Clothing’s Provisions Gallery. Being the cheese fanatic that I am, I immediately sent a message wanting to learn more.

I met up with Brie + Olive owners Gabriella Warda and Giovanni Mendoza at Daycamp Coffee to chat about it. It was my first time there, and as I drove into the Meriam Park development from a different entrance than the last time, I got horribly lost.

The signage is a little lacking—but I asked someone in the parking lot and found my way. Cool vibe, delicious coffee—recommended!

Warda and Mendoza are cousins, and both work at Build.com. While they enjoy their day jobs, they told me, they were constantly being asked to put together party spreads for friends and their many family members. They decided to turn their skills into something lucrative. So, they opened their “boutique catering business” over the summer and so far, so good.

My favorite thing about the Brie + Olive model is its dedication to supporting other North State businesses, from farmers and ranchers to photographers and musicians. Find ’em on Facebook for more info.

Scootin’ along Last week marked a big change along Highway 70. Long-beloved Scooters Café shut down—it normally does so for the winter—and its sign has been replaced by a new one. Turns out Jake’s Burgers and More, out of Oroville, has taken over. Jeff and Justine Jacobsen, owners of Jake’s, have been extremely busy of late. They opened up a food truck over the summer, and then this opportunity came up, Jeff tells me, when Scooters owners Dan and Bonnie Salmon decided to retire. They’ll be open year-round rather than closing for winter, and feedback already has been positive. Right on! Search for Jake’s Burgers on the Hill on Facebook for more info.

back on their feet Baker’s Birkenstock reopened its doors in Paradise last weekend, holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony and other festivities. The store maintained its presence following the Camp Fire through its Chico shop, but is excited to be back and at it on the Ridge. Stop by and say, “Hi”—and stock up on your winter sock selection!—at 691 Fir St. here’S the kicker While it seems like a long shot (at least for me), Mountain Mike’s is holding an online contest with the winner getting a chance to kick a field goal at the 49ers-Packers game Nov. 24. Go to woobox.com/nrbwtd/rules by 5 p.m. Friday (Oct. 25) to enter. Mountain Mike’s is partners with the San Francisco team, so if you’re just into the pizza, stop by the restaurant within two days after any game in which the team scores for 49 percent off a one-topping pizza. (Through Dec. 31, for some reason excluding the Oct. 31 game.)

Wonderful Foothills Home & Horse Property!

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Barn has electricity, so convert this large space into the shop you’ve dreamed of. Salt-water pool, garage, crafts building, RV hookup, walking trails, fenced large garden, root cellar, and more. 2 wells supply clean water to most of the property. BONUS: End-of-the-road privacy. Minutes to Lime Saddle Marina for boating/fishing. Short drive to Chico, Paradise, Oroville. Attractively priced at $325,000!

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Adult winners FIRST PLACE We Keep Going Around. We Return. We Are Always There.

In a few words

Eddie takes the roundabout hard. Hard, hard.

The tires on grandpa’s Buick—the boat—yowling vehicular limitations. We go sliding starboard across the plump vinyl, centrifugally fused. The warmth of their shoulders. The smell of her hair. Teenage battle cries, V8 growl. Street lamps smeared through breath on glass. That’s how it is: Endless; Infinite; over in a whir.

Winners of the CN&R’s annual Fiction 59 word contest

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ou have 59 words to tell your story. Wait.

Scratch that. You have only six words. Go! Dang, readers! You stepped up and flooded us with submissions for both the Fiction 59 contest and the new, much shorter, sub-category. The CN&R and the judges were impressed with both the volume and the quality of microfiction this year.

We have our customary winners and honorable mentions divided by age groups for the 59-word stories, but for the new category, we just asked the judges from the 1078 Gallery Literary Committee to pick 15 six-word stories that they liked best, regardless of age. Read them all. It’ll take you less time than it did to finish this intro.

Note: To ensure unbiased consideration, names are stripped from all stories before judges review them.

The 1078 Gallery Literary Committee served as Fiction 59 judges.

Clockwise from left: Sarah Pape, Marta Shaffer, Muir Hughes and Kathleen McPartland.

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Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff is a regular contributor to our writing contests. This is the second time he’s placed first in Fiction 59 (also in 2013), and he also has a six-word entry on the opposite page.

In addition to writing microfiction for this paper, Garcia-Sarnoff says his days are filled with writing screenplays, working side hustles and being a father.

Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff

SECOND PLACE Flyboy

Thirty years ago I planned to run away from home by stealing the plane my neighbors had in the field behind their house. I spent weeks learning about flying from a library book before I discovered the plane didn’t have an engine. I remember that seven-year-old boy, but now I think I relate more to the plane.

Jedidiah Woodard

JEDIDIAH WOODARD Chico

Fiction 59 reading

An Iowa native who spent many years in Los Angeles writing movie trailers, Jedidiah Woodard moved to Chico a few years ago to attend Chico State. In addition to his work appearing in the CN&R (he placed third in the 2015 Fiction 59), Woodard writes kids books, website content and has had short stories published “here and there.”

Hear the stories come to life as the winners and honorable mentions (all are invited!) read them aloud Friday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m., at The Bookstore (118 Main St.).

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HONORABLE MENTIONS Beer Pancakes

On our rare weekends with Dad, he blearily battled his hangover, getting up early to make us beer pancakes for breakfast. Krusteaz pancake mix with Budweiser in place of water. Made them light and fluffy, he said, proudly stacking them high on the platter. Rolled tightly around sausage, smothered in butter and syrup, I could almost forget the bitterness SHARON DEMEYER Chi co

Irrelevant Work Experience

Through sixteen hour days in the sweltering Carolina heat at the dullest first job—the two of us, barely adults, sweating profusely while cold calling constituents. Canvassing clueless septuagenarians on the other end of the line. Surviving by exchanges of meaningful side eyes.

We clocked out at 10 each night and collapsed into each other. One summer. My Americana.

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Fall

I used to love the alchemy of fall; the green skins of trees turning into brilliant faces of blowing gold. Now, fall reaches into every fool thing I’ve done, painting mistakes and old injuries crimson red. New veins appear annually; age rings of a human tree. And sometimes, looking down, I wonder, “Where did all my leg hair go?”

Grandma Always Knows How to Fix Things

My grandma steeps peppermint tea in a pale yellow kettle that whistles slightly too loud when it’s ready. I put half a tablespoon of brown sugar in my tea. While she puts raspberries from the garden on her fingertips before eating them.

A smile stretches across my face, as I lean over and greedily take the little red hat.

Christmas Eve

Zócalo

“You should try the chirimoya.

It’s the best one.”

“Really… why? What is it?”

Sarah asked, eying the paletas.

Maya paid the pelatero for two, “I can’t describe it. Just trust me.”

Across the paseo, they noticed the young people in the plaza draped across one another. Sarah licked her hand, smiling, as the pink sun slid across them.

MELE BENZ Chico

MAITE SCHMID Chico

Her face was swollen and bruised. “Tripped over the lawnmower,” she said, avoiding my gaze. Dad was impatient and critical, “What the Hell am I supposed to do with this?” holding up a rock I had painted for him. I kept my head down, catching the tears with my tongue as they slid into the corners of my mouth.

SHARON DEMEYER

What I Learned in Fifth Grade

I learned to lean away from his smoky-alcohol breath. I learned to avoid the teacher’s icy fingers, be alert. I learned to wear baggy shirts and long pants to block stares from his desk. I learned not to be alone with him. Attention was risky.

I did not learn to scream my secret, the fear of fermented breath.

KAREN AIKEN Chico

Youth Group

“There is an evil spirit in this room.” Eyes wide with fear, they know it’s me. I am drowning in a sea of righteous youth. The hand of God leaves a weight upon me.

My sin anchors me to the floor. The witch hunt beings. My professor said an immersive experience helps you learn. Lesson learned. Time to repent.

ERIN HOLVE Chico

Unduly Doubtless

Vincent said rolling me into a carpet and putting me in a trunk was the final initiation for the Pulp Fiction club. I had doubts, though not the mind to listen.

It’s hard to distinguish which came first, the splash or the frigid water engulfing me. Vincent also told me not to mess with his girlfriend, but I did.

BILL MASH Chico

666 Six-word stories

Debut of new category for 2019 Fiction 59 contest

This year’s micro-fiction contest went really short—six-words short.

Other than the number of words and the absence of titles, the same rules as Fiction 59 applied. The category was open to all age divisions (congrats to high-schoolers Jasmine Kinsler, Elijah Michael Karicas and Miranda Taylor on joining the adults to be chosen), and our judges picked their 15 faves from the hundreds of submissions.

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Wanted: Peace on Earth. Inquire within.

Sharon DeMeyer Ch ic o

Don’t eat the burritos from 7-11.

Smokey Bear, just meditate for PTSD.

Karen Aikin Ch ic o

He couldn’t handle the moon himself.

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Jenny McCutcheon Ch ic o

November obituary: Redwoods, forty rings old.

Jenny McCutcheon Ch ic o

Found! Selfie stick left at cliff.

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Miranda Taylor Ch ic o

It’s a no underwear kinda day.

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Dirty little secret: lace panties, hidden.

Kayla Nauta Ch ic o

Bloody window. Dead bird.

Thanksgiving ’97.

New fire hose, curled and charred.

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Please send my father a letter.

Alaina Macarthy Ch ic o

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Unknown road, wind whipping my hair.

Cost of life is tax deductible.

It’s bubble-wrap! Couldn’t help myself.

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I’m done. Give me the key.

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THIRD PLACE I Feel Like Coleslaw

Our new body wash smells like pulled pork. I don’t have the heart to tell my wife. She likes it and once she knows she won’t be able to not smell it. I love the smell, but not in the morning when the steamy water is waking me up. It’s confusing, smelling Fourth of July and looking at mildew.

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As an English teacher at Plumas Charter School in Quincy, Johnny Stafford is responsible for many of the submissions—and winners—in our writing contests. He says that Fiction 59 is a regular assignment for his students. It teaches them, among other things, how to edit their work. “It’s a puzzle, so they

get into it,” he says. The married father of two has had his own work appear as honorable mentions in years past, and says he also enjoys writing poetry and (longer) short stories.

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High school winners FIRST PLACE Fun While It Lasted

“You ruined your shoes!”

With a fist grooved into her hip, his mother pointed jaggedly at the deserted, grassy puddle seeping softly from the soles. Head bowed, the boy dragged the saturated shoes away like a limp, dead body.

Throwing open his bathroom window, he tossed them into the thick rain. They had been such fun to stomp in.

Breanna Dodson

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Maya Klein

A regular contributor to the CN&R’s writing contests, Maya Klein already has a couple of first-places under her belt (2019 Poetry 99 and 2017 Fiction 59).

Now a freshman at Inspire School of Arts & Sciences, she’s won again, this time in the high school division.

Maya says she still enjoys writing, listening to music and dancing. She recently had the chance to see Bob Dylan in Berkeley (“It was mind-blowing.”), and she will be performing in North State Ballet’s production of Into the Wardrobe at the Paradise Performing Arts Center this holiday season.

THIRD PLACE Quiet Confessions

Her hair is a feather duster with blonde lint, curls framing her face like a veil of broken spiderwebs. I can smell her breath invading my defenses from where we’re pressed together, her long legs stretched over my small twigs. The silence is full of unsaid confessions and our met gaze reveals more bones than we’d like to admit.

SECOND PLACE Good Pasta

Steaming and boiling on water. Spaghetti or linguine, penne or ravioli. Cook it up and serve it with sauce. Tomato or alfredo, pesto or fettuccine. The taste so good with so much seasoning. Olive oil and garlic, cheese and salt. All are good. “Is it good?’’ she said. “It’s delicious,” I said. “Good!” she said. “Because I poisoned it.”

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HONORABLE MENTIONS Attempts at Comfort

CRUZ ANDERSON Qui n cy 14

I was sitting by the fireplace, eating a peach with the grim news playing on the radio. I remember feeling the heat of the fire piercing though my shirt; the sweet peach juice on my fingers. I found myself focusing on the peach and warmth, rather than the words I had been hearing. They were talking about the Earth.

Cruz Anderson is one of English teacher Johnny Stafford’s many students at Plumas Charter School who entered Fiction 59. The Quincy resident has many interests beyond writing, including riding with the mountain bike team and learning songs on is keyboard.

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Inspire School of Arts & Sciences student Breanna Dodson loves writing and reading, as well as hip-hop and jazz dancing. Her own works are usually short stories and poems, while the writings by others that she’s drawn to tend to fall under the fantasy and young-adult fiction genres, especially the works of Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.

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Mystery Meat

A line hung out the door of the Baker’s Inn. Warm sunlight flooded the front room, where the Baker stood selling his famous Meat pies. One after the other, customers rushed towards the counter, buying, eating, and enjoying the pies. There was such a commotion that no one could hear the secret ingredients as they screamed in the back.

ALEX MORGAN Ch ic o 14

Junior high winners FIRST PLACE A Longing for the Past

I don’t remember what life was like when there was an environment, but I have heard stories. They say the Earth was vibrant. I am sometimes filled with a sense of longing.

I want to smell the damp earth after it rains, and see the beautiful hues of bright green on the trees. Do other people feel this way?

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Lilah Washburn

Lilah Washburn’s favorite subject at Plumas Charter School is English, especially writing argumentative essays and fiction. She also enjoys playing music, just about any stringed instrument— ukulele, guitar and especially mandolin. Bluegrass is her favorite style, and she performed at the Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival this summer with her band, the Quincy Pickers.

THIRD PLACE Hide and Seek

“Ready or not here I come!” she yelled. She turned and went to find the others. Lilly found Stella under the bed. They couldn’t find Isabella.

They heard a small tap in the basement. Lilly went down.

An hour later, “Hey.” Stella turned around. Isabella right there. She was confused. She looked at the basement. The lights flickered off.

Cynthia Lor

CYNTHIA LOR Ch ic o 12

Cynthia Lor says she submitted to Fiction 59 in order to get extra credit from her teacher. But it wasn’t a stretch for the Bidwell Junior High student who already enjoys writing her own horror and fantasy fiction and reading the Percy Jackson series. Other than writing, Cynthia says she likes to draw and hang out with her friends.

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Clang! Sizzle! Hawkers shout about their wares. I stroll through the narrow alley, mouth watering at the hundreds of delectable treats and fried, steaming meats in stalls lining the entire night market. The bustle of people enjoying themselves brings the alley to life. I spy a particularly tasty looking stand. The sweet taste of barbecued meat burns my tongue.

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Oscar Schlichting

Oscar Schlicting has a lot of interests, guided as he is by a curious nature that’s led him to playing ukulele, learning Mandarin, playing Minecraft with his friends and building cardboard airplanes (when he grows up, he’s considering becoming a commercial pilot).

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Kids winners

Josephine Anderson

SECOND PLACE Different But Happy

I am Nut the narwhal. I live with with an intelligent fish. I have overdue taxes, but fishy does not. Fishy is too intelligent for that.

Together we live in a shell house under the sea.

We are different, but it is OK because we still like to eat waffles and drink coffee with extra sugar and cream. Yum!

Madeline Galloway

JOSEPHINE ANDERSON Chico 11

Though she says she’s not very fond of the act of writing, Josephine Anderson is always creating stories and writing her ideas on scraps of paper around the house. The Blue Oak Charter student also sings and acts and performs often with Chico Theater Company.

FIRST PLACE The Never Wanter

A never wanter never wants what you give them. I’ve met a never wanter. I gave it everything I had. I gave it toys like teddy bears, dolls, balls. It didn’t want any toys. It didn’t want breakfast, didn’t want lunch, didn’t want dinner. Didn’t want anything I gave it, never will. Have you ever met a never wanter?

MADELINE GALLOWAY Chico 9

With a musician father and artist mother, it’s no surprise that Blue Oak Charter student Madeline Galloway enjoys being creative. In addition to writing, she likes to paint, cook, play with her cats (Eloise and Harlowe) and bunnies, and as a third-grader she is already reading at a fifth-grade level.

HONORABLE MENTIONS Violet

THIRD PLACE My Little Levatutionist

Violet was a normal child and had a normal family. One day she saw people falling down. Black smoke wrapping around them, throwing them to the ground. Violet saw a giant dog drooling a green liquid. Two dogs jumped at her. She tried to move, but one dog’s claw scraped her cheek. She reached up and felt nothing there.

My dog is excellent. He does everything a normal dog does, but with a surprise. He is a levatutionist! Levatutionists are very skilled levitators. He used this power for good. He delighted farmers with juicy apples that were freshly picked. They tasted great. His work paid off as he was awarded the nicest-dog award. He’s my little levatutionist.

CHARLIE MANNING Chico 10

One of Charlie Manning’s favorite places to go is the Maker Lab inside Butte County Libary’s Chico branch. The Hooker Oak Elementary student enjoys using the 3-D printers and operating the remote-control robots. And, yes, he assures us the word is “levatutionist.” What, you’ve never heard of it? Like it says in the story, they are “very skilled levitators.”

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I’m Bored

Charlie Manning

COLTER MACHEK Ch ic o 8

I’m bored. It’s a very boring day. A spaceship landed on my roof. I’m going back to bed. It’s raining fish. It’s hard to stay awake. A taco landed on City Hall. A fire hydrant is 200 feet tall. There’s a twister coming this way. There’s a tree made of macaroni with taco leaves. It’s a very boring day.

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tHU On the road with Chicago easy-rockers Whitney

Tguitarist Drummer/vocalist Julian Ehrlich and Max Kakacek formed the band

hings have been going well for Whitney.

following the breakup of their former group, the Smith Westerns. In their 10 by Robin Bacior years playing together, the Chicago-based musicians have gone Preview: Whitney performs from being indie darWednesday, lings to a worldwide oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. phenomenon. In fact, lala lala opens. this past summer, to tickets: $25/advance; celebrate the release $28/door of Whitney’s secSierra Nevada ond album, Forever Big Room Turned Around, 1075 e. 20th St. Chicago Mayor Lori 892-4647 Lightfoot went so far sierranevada.com as to proclaim Aug. 30 “Whitney Day.” Of course, with success comes lows along with the highs, and for Whitney the lows have been in the form of a heavy touring schedule that’s kept the band consistently on the road since its well-received 2016 debut, Light Upon the Lake.

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years—when we’re home, we feel weird; when we’re on the road, we feel disconnected. We’re just weird nomadic people.

“The challenge is understanding that you pretty much have no control over what’s going to happen in your life in a lot of ways,” Kakacek said. “You’re just missing out on a consistent basis, so there’s always that question of, How much longer is this gonna work? That’s where we’re at right now.”

As the two main songwriters behind the current eight-piece group, the pair have created a sound with Whitney that’s sometimes country-tinged, at times jazzy, a little soulful, with echoes of ’70s soft rock. The breezy indie/throwback feel, plus the simplicity of the lyrics, makes the tunes on Forever Turned Around highly accessible.

Sometimes when a band has a popular debut, it’s common to see a more glossy, less artistic follow-up that feels like more of a pop force trying to capitalize on success. If anything, Whitney did the opposite. The second album includes layers of sonic subtlety, focused more on intricacies and clearly formed parts spread across the band.

“I think we cared more about arrangements,” Kakacek said. “That’s just a major part of our personalities.

Conversations that we have, even the

Julien Ehrlich (left) and Max Kakacek of Whitney.

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sounds we use. Not using reverb or delay affects that atmosphere. I think [it] brings people into [something that sounds] like we’re in a small room with them, like we’re playing in a living room that has a bunch of carpet everywhere.”

Lyrically the album maintains the simplicity of Whitney’s debut, but the subject matter is murkier. Both Kakacek and Ehrlich are in long-term relationships, and the songs address their disconnect from their partners while on the road, along with larger looming anxieties like climate change. These themes aren’t necessarily overtly present on first listen, maybe because they’re often shaped as questions to problems they haven’t quite solved.

With the new record, the band finds itself back on tour (including a stop at the Sierra Nevada Big Room, Oct. 30). Even if being on the road makes life complicated, Kakacek says, in some ways, it’s a home base of its own.

“What’s nice about having such a large band is we’re a big family,” Kakacek said. “Even when I feel left out [by not] being around my significant other, I have this family of eight people everywhere I go.” □

Special Events COMEDY NIGHT: Locals showcase featuring original material from your favorite stand-ups including Becky Lynn, Don Ashby, Jesse Clark and more. Thu, 10/24, 6:30pm. $5-$10. El Rey Theater, 230 W. Second St. elreychico.com

PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK EVENT: Turn in your unused or expired medication for safe disposal. Will accept: prescriptions, over-the-counter pills, liquid medication, vitamins and pet medication. Thu, 10/24, 10am. Roundabout between PAC and ARTS building at Chico State.

Theater MACBETH: New local theater group Legacy Stage presents classic Shakespeare play in a nontraditional format. Performance will take place at night in Lower Bidwell Park, beginning in Cedar Grove and then traveling to several different locations.

Runs through Nov. 2. Thu, 10/24, 7:30pm. Sold out (visit site to get on cancellation waitlist). Cedar Grove, Bidwell Park. legacystage.org

carrie tHe MUSical Opens Friday, Oct. 25 Butte College

See FriDay-SUNDay & WeDNeSDay, THEATER

FINE ARTS ON NEXT PAGE MOONLIGHT MEOWS

Saturday, Oct. 26 Chico Masonic Family Center SEE SATURDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

Room Theatre, 139 W. First St. blueroom theatre.com

MOONLIGHT MEOWS: Chico Cat Coalition annual fundraiser featuring food, drinks, a raffle and silent auction. Sat 10/26, 5:30pm. $45$350. Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Ave. eventbrite.com

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM HALLOWEEN EDITION: Tricks, treats and spooky out-of-this-world fun.

For elementary kids ages 5-12. Sat 10/26, 4pm. $5-$15. Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology, Chico State. 898-5397.

OPEN STUDIOS TOUR: Chico Art Center presents the annual tour of local artist studios and galleries over two weekends. Featuring more than 60 artists in all. Tour guides available at the center for $10. Sat, 10/26, 10am5pm. $20-$25. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St., Ste. 6, 895-8726. chicoartcenter.com

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

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

Theater CARRIE THE MUSICAL: See Friday. Sat, 10/26, 7:30pm. $12-$20. Butte College, 3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville.

MACBETH: See Thursday. Sat, 10/26, 7:30pm. Sold out (visit site to get on cancellation waitlist). Cedar Grove, Bidwell Park, 520-1529. legacystage.org

ROLLER DERBY BOUT: Your local Nor Cal Roller THIS IS A TEST & THIS IS A TEXT: Two one-act comedies written by Stephen Gregg and centered around a high school classroom. Thu, 10/24, 7pm. $10-$12. CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave.

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Special Events LORE AND GORE HALLOWEEN BURLESQUE: Top Cat Production’s burlesque performance full of monsters and villains. . Fri, 10/25, 7:30 and 10:30pm. $15-$20. The Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., blueroomtheatre. com

VOLUNTEER FRIDAYS: Join in picking up litter and pulling weeds in the park. For more info call Shane at 896-7831. Fri, 10/25, 9am. Bidwell Park.

CHORAL ENSEMBLES: HEAR THE JOYFUL NEWS

Music STEVE JOHNSON: Light rock and folk classics. Fri, 10/25, 4pm. La Salles, 229 Broadway St.

Theater CARRIE THE MUSICAL: Musical adapted from Stephen King’s gory story of a high school outcast who gets revenge on prom night. Fri, 10/25, 7:30pm. $12-$20. Butte College, 3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville.

MACBETH: See Thursday. Fri, 10/25, 7:30pm. Sold out (visit site to get on cancellation waitlist).

Cedar Grove, Bidwell Park. legacystage.org

THIS IS A TEST & THIS IS A TEXT: See Thursday. Fri, 10/25, 7pm. $10-$12. CUSD Center for the Arts, 1475 East Ave.

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Special Events ANTIQUE APPRAISAL: Bring in your prized possessions during this event to be appraised

by our experts. Sat 10/26, 11am. $8. Chico History Museum, 141 Salem St.

AUTUMN FEST: Pony cart rides, craft and food fair, house tours and fall activities for kids. Sat 10/26, 10am. $5. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, Durham.

CHICO HOME AND GARDEN SHOW: Featuring more than 250 exhibitors on everything from remodeling to rebuilding, hot tubs to mattresses, solar to patio covers and anything for your home and yard. Sat 10/26, 10am. $6-$7. Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St. ChicoHomeShow.com

CHICO’S BIDWELL PARK: IT’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: Environmental educator and published author Paul Belz will provide a preview of his upcoming book on Bidwell Park, complete with photos. Sat 10/26, 10am. $5. Chico History Museum, 141 Salem St.

COLORS OF CANCER 3K COLOR RUN/WALK: Fun run/walk event benefiting the American Cancer Society of Butte County. Sat 10/26, 9:30am. $10-$20. United Health Care, 2080 E. 20th St.

LORE AND GORE HALLOWEEN BURLESQUE: See Friday. Sat, 10/26, 7:30pm. $15-$20. The Blue

Girls go head to head with Peninsula Roller Derby for the last home bout of the season. The theme is Rocky Horror Picture Show! Sat, 10/26, 7pm. $6-$12. Cal Skate/ Funland, 2465 Carmichael Drive.

WALK WOOF WAG: 7th annual dog festival/fun run/walk fundraiser for the Chico Animal Shelter. Visit walkwoofwag.com for more info. Sat 10/26, 8am. One-Mile Recreational Area, Bidwell Park.

WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL: Friends of Butte Creek host film festival celebrating outdoor adventure. Sat 10/26, 6pm. $25-$35. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. butte creek.org. sierranevada.com

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Special Events AUTUMN FEST: See Saturday. Sun, 10/27, 10am. $5. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, Durham.

CHICO HOME AND GARDEN SHOW: See Saturday. Sun, 10/27, 10am. $6-$7.

Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair St. ChicoHomeShow.com

CPJC ANNUAL DINNER FUNDRAISER: Vegetarian/

Music CHORAL ENSEMBLES: Gospel tunes and spirituals with the University Chorus, Acappella Choir, and Chamber Singers. Sat, 10/26, 7:30pm. $6-$15. Harlen Adams Theatre, Chico State, 898-6333. www.csuchico.edu/soa

vegan Arabic dinner and raffle. This year’s theme is The Palestinian Diaspora with keynote speaker Ali Sarsour. Sun, 10/27, 5:30pm. $20-$45. Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Ave. 893-9078.

LEANN COOLEY: Local songwriter, multiinstrumentalist and vocalist performs for brunch. Sat, 10/26, 11am. La Salles, 229 Broadway St.

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CALL TO ACTION One small sentence from one awesome woman started a movement—“I know exactly how you feel, that happened to me too.” Tarana Burke, the social justice activist and founder of the #MeToo movement, will be speaking at Laxson Auditorium this Tuesday (Oct. 29). She will discuss empathy as a key step toward healing, as well as address the role of sexual violence in our culture and how ordinary citizens can disrupt it. Expect to be motivated to create change and inspired to speak up, and to learn more about how the effects of sexual violence impact us all.

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LIGHT OF UNITY CELEBRATION: The Bahai Community of Chico hosts free event focused on creating unity and honoring diversity featuring performances and refreshements. Sun, 10/27, 4:30pm. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St.

OPEN STUDIOS TOUR: See Saturday. Sun, 10/20, 10am-5pm. $20-$25 chicoartcenter.com

THE FAIR WEATHER QUARTET: Vegan brunch with hot new jazz acoustic ensemble. Sun, 10/27, 11am. Tender Loving Coffee, 365 E. Sixth St. SPACE AGE: Sundays at Two: David Dvorin’s original compositions inspired by America’s Space Age along with Randy McKean, Clifford Childers and Tim Bulkley who will combine contemporary art music with electric blues and jazz. Sun, 10/27, 2pm. Zingg Recital Hall, Chico State, ARTS 279.

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Special Events MAGIC AT UNWINED: Celebrate Halloween with magic and mentalism with Dean Waters and Stephen Chollet. Be prepared to laugh and have your mind blown. Wed, 10/30, 7pm. $15.

Unwined Kitchen & Bar, 980 Mangrove Ave.

PROJECT APOLLO: Dave Schlom of “Blue Dot” on NSPR will explore the amazing legacy of the Apollo mission and share his lifelong enthusiasm for space. Wed, 10/30, 7:30pm. Gateway Science Museum, 625 Esplanade.

Music CHAMBER MUSIC NIGHT: Hosted by the North State Symphony and featuring local musicians. Wed, 10/30, 6pm. Wine Time, 26 Lost Dutchman Drive. winetimechico.com

Theater CARRIE THE MUSICAL: See Friday. Wed, 10/30, 7:30pm. $12-$20. Butte College, 3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville.

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Art 1078 GALLERY: The World Evades Us Surveying Composite Meanings of Place, inspired

by Chico’s natural and built landscapes, artists Melanie Treuhaft, Tammy LePham and Shanna Sordahl bring together light, architecture and sound for this immersive installation. Panel discussion Saturday, Nov. 2 , 5pm. Through 11/10. 1710 Park Ave. 1078gallery.org

BUTTE COLLEGE ART GALLERY: Cognitive Dissonance, collection of colorful, whimsical and funky wall hangings and figures made of repurposed fabrics by Sacramento artist and professor Linda Gelfman. Closing reception Oct. 24 from 4-6 p.m. Through 10/24. 3536 Campus Drive, ARTS Building.

CHICO ART CENTER: Open Studios Art Tour Gallery Exhibit, one work by each of the artists on this year’s tour. Stop by and see the art and buy a $12 guide to all participating studios. Through 10/27. 450 Orange St. chicoartcenter.com

DOWNTOWN CHICO: Art & Wine Walk, monthlong art event featuring work produced by local artists at 30 downtown businesses. Through 10/31. downtownchico.net

HEALING ART GALLERY AT ENLOE CANCER CENTER: Art by Christine MacShane, paintings by local artist. The Enloe Cancer Center, Healing Art Gallery shows work by artists whose lives have been touched by cancer (survivors, caretakers and healthcare givers). Through 1/24. Free.

265 Cohasset Road.

JACKI HEADLEY UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: A Painting Show, highlights work by California artists and reveals the many strategies used in contemporary painting. Curator talk and reception with Kelly Lindner and Kara Maria Thursday, Oct. 24, 5:30pm, in Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall. Through 12/14. Chico State, ARTS 121. headleygallerycsuchico.com/

NAKED LOUNGE: Facade, group show featuring artists Emily Jara, Kelsey Fernandes, Martin Townsend and Val Thomas.

Through 10/27. 118 W. Second St.

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ORLAND ART CENTER: Two Powerful Points of View, fine art exhibit featuring work by artists Valerie Payne and Chuck Prudhomme. Through 11/23. 732 Fourth St., Orland.

PROVISIONS GALLERY: The Art of Absolute Ama, artist exhibition at gallery located inside the downtown Upper Park Clothing store. Through 10/31. 122 W. Third St.

THE TURNER: 3rd Story Prints with Prose, prints from the museum’s collection alongside Chico State students’ flash-fiction works inspired by them.

Through 12/14. Free. Arts & Humanities Building, Chico State. theturner.org

MONCA: Points of Departure and fiber/ DIMENSIONS, exhibition of 18 artists who’ve used fiber and mixed media to create forms that transcend definition.

Through 11/3. $5. 900 Esplanade. monca.org

Museums CHICO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Tons of cool stuff for kids to explore including a miniature city, complete with a junior vet clinic, dentist, cafe and farmer’s market, a giant fish tank, multi-sensory room, imagination playground and much more. Check the website for hours and admission information. Through 8/3. $7-$9. 325 Main St. chicochildrensmuseum.org.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Before and Beyond the Moon, interactive multimedia exhibition celebrates the human and technological achievements needed to reach the moon and envisions a future Mars landing. Through 12/15. 625 Esplanade.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Unbroken Traditions Basketweavers of the Meadows-Baker Families in Northern California, exhibition represents the culmination of one year of research and collaboration between Mountain Maidu weavers, other tribal experts, museums studies students, faculty and curators. Through 5/15. Chico State.

SCENE Artists (from left) Shanna Sordahl, Tammy LePham and Melanie Treuhaft in their Worlds Evades Us installation.

Core samples The North Valley as light, sculpture and sound in new 1078 exhibit

A “immersive installation” at Chico’s 1078 Gallery—The World s the title of the current

Evades Us: Surveying Composite Meanings of Place—suggests, story and photo by the exhibit is intelRobert Speer lectually and visually ambitious. rober tspeer@ newsrev i ew.c om Created by three women artists—Chicoan Review: The World Evades Us: Melanie Treuhaft Surveying Composite and Bay Area Meanings of Place residents Tammy shows through Nov. LePham and 10. Panel discussion Shanna Sordahl— Nov. 2, 5-6 p.m.; nature walk: Nov. 3, working con10 a.m.-noon. junctively, it’s an attempt to trans1078 Gallery form the gallery 1710 Park Ave. 433-1043 into nothing less 1078gallery.org than “an abstracted representation of the North Valley,” according to their artists’ statement on the gallery’s website.

It was no easy task. The gallery is small (one mid-size main room plus two small alcoves) and the North Valley is, well, pretty big. It’s also dauntingly complex.

Whether the artists have succeeded in representing it depends largely on how willing viewers are to immerse themselves in the installation and study the accompanying print documentation.

The artists did their homework for the exhibit, which was funded in part by a grant from the city of Chico. They consulted local land trusts, historians and geographers and “gathered information from various locations in the North Valley, including the Sutter Buttes, Bidwell Park, Oroville Dam and Paradise,” as well as the thousands of acres of farmland in the area. These are represented by floor-to-ceiling white cylindrical columns arranged in a grid suggestive of rows of nut trees.

They are also meant to mimic “core samples” that serve as “composites of layered information.” Speakers inserted into the columns emit various levels of “pink noise” meant, the artists say, to suggest altitudes, from below sea level to 2,500 feet above (Paradise).

A weaving trail of wood mulch on the gallery floor suggests farmland, while a series of moving visual images is projected onto the columns. This projected imagery, the artists write in the printed statement, “stimulates both the linear striations of the core sample and the starbursting effect that a grid of nut trees produces as one drives past.”

This “symbolic imagery and sound,” the artists write, “allow the artists to draw on the myriad ideas and information gathered during their research and site visits.”

Chief among those ideas is the

notion of tension between “natural and human-made patterns of growth.” As cities grow and expand, the artists seem to ask, how can we protect the natural world? “We were struck,” they write, “by the contrast between humans’ attempt to create boundaries within nature and the ever present threat of natural disaster and displacement.” They’re talking about fires, of course.

As stated above, this is an ambitious exhibit—perhaps too ambitious. It asks a lot of the viewer. I myself didn’t know what to make of it at first but then read the literature (a single one-sheet and an online set of bios) and did a walk-through with the artists, all of which enabled me to appreciate the complexity of the installation.

Some of it worked for me; some didn’t. I’ve never experienced, for example, a “starbursting effect” while driving through orchards, and the supposed effect of the sound imagery eluded me, even after it had been explained.

Still, I admire the three artists for having the courage and determination to take on such a complex and demanding project. And I will admire anyone who, having read this review, decides to check out The World Evades Us. It’s a challenging show, perplexing at times but also fascinating for anyone willing to take it on. Ω OCTOBER 24, 2019

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tHUrSDAY 10/24—WeDNeSDAY 10/30 GREEN MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS: Western-

singer is joined by jazz band Meraki. Thu, 10/24, 7pm. Tender Loving Coffee, 365 E. Sixth St.

THE UNDERCOVERS: High-energy dance

SAmArIA grAce

band from Humboldt County. Thu, 10/24, 9pm. Lost On Main, 319 Main St. facebook.com/lostonmain

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local legends featuring members of Spark ’n’ Cinder, Electric Circus and more. Thu, 10/24, 6pm. La Salles, 229 Broadway St.

VILLAINS BALL: Annual costume party featuring local and out-of-town drag performers, plus a special reunion performance by local faves, Furlough Fridays. Thu, 10/24, 7:30pm. $13-$25. Argus Bar + Patio, 212 W. Second St.

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love. Thu, 10/24, 7pm. The Commons Social Empourium, 2412 Park Ave.

COMEDY NIGHT: Locals showcase fea-

turing original material from your favorite stand-ups including Becky Lynn, Don Ashby, Jesse Clark and more. Thu, 10/24, 6:30pm. $5-$10.

El Rey Theater, 230 W. Second St. elreychico.com

SIERRA NEVADA HAZY HALLOWEEN: The

brewery presents Rocky Horror Picture Show. Featuring live shadow cast acting out the entire movie as it’s screened behind them.

Costumes encouraged. Thu, 10/24, 9pm. $20. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

JOE HAMMONS AND FRIENDS: Local musicians playing rhythm and blues. Thu, 10/24, 6:30pm. Farm Star Pizza, 2359 Esplanade.

SAMARIA GRACE: Local blues/funk

hosts cool comedy night with L.A. comic Wendy M. Lewis headlining. Fri, 10/25, 8pm. $7. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

COMEDY NIGHT: Ring in the week-

end with some laughs. Fri, 10/25, 10pm. $10. La Salles, 229 Broadway St.

FLOATER: Popular 1990s progressive rock band performs. Fri, 10/25, 8:30pm. $15. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St. jmaxproductions.net

HERD ON THIRD: Local band playing songs from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s with a blues and jazz influence. Fri,

10/25, 6pm. Almendra Winery

Duffy’s is holding its annual Halloween hoedown this Saturday (Oct. 26) and, as always, it looks to be a wild night. A lineup of rad local bands will be slinging some cool covers by the classics, with a Ramones set by Pinhead and friends; indie-pop band Solar Estates dressed in drag and playing Fleetwood Mac; and goth-rockers Iver singing the best of Blondie. Practice your spooky dance moves and dress to impress.

& Distillery, 9275 Midway Road, Durham. almendrawinery.com

JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON & STEVE COOK: An eclectic mix of music for your dining pleasure. Fri, 10/25, 6:30pm. Diamond Steakhouse, 220 W. Fourth St.

KENNY METCALF AS ELTON: Elton John and the early years tribute band performing a Vegas-style production. Fri, 10/25, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

LORE AND GORE HALLOWEEN BURLESQUE: Top Cat Production’s

COMEDY MALFUNCTION 4: Becky Lynn REGGAE NIGHT: DJs spinning the reggae

themed Halloween show with local string band and Jayna Renee and Rooster Jr. Fri, 10/25, 8pm. $5.

Naked Lounge, 118 W. Second St.

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burlesque troupe performance full of monsters and villains. Fri, 10/25, 7:30 and 10:30pm. $15-$20. The Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., blueroomtheatre.com

MAX MINARDI: Popular singer-

songwriter performs. Fri, 10/25, 8pm. The Exchange, 1975 Montgomery St., Oroville.

NORTHERN TRADITIONZ: Celebrate Halloween with local country rock band. Fri, 10/25, 9pm. $10. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

SOUL POSSE TRIO: Local band plays

your favorite hits for dancing. Fri, 10/25, 6pm. Copa De Oro, 1445 Meyers St., Oroville.

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rock band from the ’70s performs. Sat, 10/26, 7pm. $30-$45.

Red Bluff State Theatre, 333 Oak St., Red Bluff.

CHUCK EPPERSON BAND: Longtime local band performs eclectic blend of soul, R&B, pop, jazz, and rock. Sat, 10/26, 7pm. The Commons Social Empourium, 2412 Park Ave.

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RETROBILLY WRANGLERS: Local band

GreeN MouNtAIN bLueGrASS Friday, Oct. 25 Naked Lounge See FrIDAY

DUFFY’S HALLOWEEN: Annual dressup blowout with rad lineup of local bands doing covers including Pinhead doing the Ramones, Solar Estates performing Fleetwood Mac, and Iver covering Blondie. Sat, 10/26, 9pm. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St.

FLOATER (ACOUSTIC): Popular ’90s rock band goes unplugged. Sat, 10/26, 9:30pm. $15. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave.

JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON & STEVE COOK: See Friday. Sat, 10/26,

6:30pm. Diamond Steakhouse, 220 W. Fourth St.

JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE BAND: Tribute to the music of The Man in Black. Sat,

10/26, 7:30pm. $25. Oroville State Theatre, 1489 Myers St., Oroville. orovillestatetheatre.com

KATIE & ETHAN DUO: Live music, beer and food. Sat, 10/26, 8pm. The Exchange, 1975 Montgomery St., Oroville.

LED ZEPAGAIN: It’s a Led Zep tribute … again. Sat, 10/26, 9:30pm. $5.

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

LOCAL ROLLER DERBY BOUT: Nor Cal Roller Girls go head to head with Peninsula Roller Derby for the last home bout of the season. The theme is Rocky Horror Picture Show! Sat, 10/26, 7pm. $6-$12. Cal Skate/ Funland, 2465 Carmichael Drive.

performs the hits of the ’50s, jump blues, surf, rockabilly and country. Sat, 10/26, 8:30pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.

RETROTONES: Celebrate Halloween with classic rock and country covers from local band. Sat, 10/26, 6pm. Free. The Lab, 250 Cohasset Rd.

THE ROCKHOUNDS: Local band playing all genres for late night happy hour. Sat, 10/26, 10pm. La Salles, 229 Broadway St.

ROCKY HORROR PARTY: Dress up and get down to the cult classic with a fun night of singing, dancing, costumes, drink specials and a DJ. Sat, 10/26, 9pm. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

encouraged. Sun, 10/27, 6:30pm. $15$25. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.

JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON: Smooth dinner tunes. Sun, 10/27, 6pm. 5th Street Steakhouse, 345 W. Fifth St.

OPEN MIC COMEDY NIGHT: Working on a bit? See if it’s a hit or heckle-worthy, and enjoy cheap beer specials.

Sign-ups start at 8pm. Sun, 10/27, 9pm. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave. maltesebarchico.com

WHITNEY: Popular indie band performs. Singer/songwriter Lala Lala opens. Wed, 10/30, 8pm. $25. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St. sierranevada.com

savory guitar stylings from local duo. Wed, 10/30, 6pm. Diamond Steakhouse, 220 W. Fourth St.

BLUEFACE: L.A. rapper performs, Coyotes and Flash Gottii share the bill. Wed, 10/30, 7pm. $30. Senator Theater, 517 Main St. jmaxproductions.net

DYRK & LAUREL: Local duo performs

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and show featuring The Malteazers, food and prizes. Costumes

Halloween with an evening of magic and mentalism with Dean Waters and Stephen Chollet. Be prepared to laugh and have your

THE BIDWELLS: Sweet voices and

music from the ’40s through the ’70s jukebox style. Wed, 10/30, 6pm. Allies Pub, 426 Broadway, Ste. 130.

CIRQUE DU SIN: Murder mystery dinner

MAGIC AT UNWINED: Celebrate

mind blown. Wed, 10/30, 7pm. $15.

Unwined Kitchen & Bar, 980 Mangrove Ave.

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SPECIAL GUEST: New local dance band

performs. Sat, 10/26, 8pm. Unwined Kitchen & Bar, 980 Mangrove Ave.

until 8, open jam after. Wed, 10/30, 7:30pm. Tender Loving Coffee, 365 E. Sixth St.

1930s swing. Wed, 10/30, 6:30pm. Red Tavern, 1250 Esplanade.

JAM SESSION: Informal night of improvised music. All musicians and genres are welcome. House band

DoubLe FeAture

Floater is back! The band that defined (for some) the nineties will be playing two shows this weekend. Catch the group in full power mode on Friday (Oct. 25) at the Senator Theatre with local psychadelic blues rockers Amahjra, and again on Saturday (Oct. 26) with a special acoustic set at the Tackle Box. Expect the dark grooves and haunting melodies that once calmed your angsty young heart, along with some unexpected covers the band saves for live shows.

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Return to Zombieland Big stars are back for undead sequel Zombieland Sthemuch has happened in the entertainment land of undead. A little show called The Walking Dead ince the release of the first

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premiered on AMC in 2010 and, sadly, the zombie maestro himself, Night of the Living by Dead creator George Romero, Bob Grimm passed away in 2017. bg ri m m @ A lot also has happened in the new srev i ew. c o m careers of the film’s stars: Jesse Eisenberg was nominated for an Oscar, Emma Stone was nominated for three, and Woody Harrelson added a couple of Oscar and three Emmy nominations to his credenZombieland: tials. With all of this awards busiDouble Tap ness, one might think this crew Starring Woody of performers would opt for more Harrelson, Emma sophisticated fare than blowing up Stone, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin. ghoul skulls for laughs.

Nope. Director Ruben Fleischer Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Cinemark 14, returns with the whole crew intact Feather River Cinemas. (including young Abigail Breslin) Rated R. for Zombieland: Double Tap, a film that does little to reinvigorate the genre, but still delivers plenty of laughs and zombie gore to merit a viewing. It’s basically the same as the first movie, with a little less originality and a little more comedy thanks to a new co-star.

It’s 10 years later, and the rag-tag zombie-killing team has taken up residence in the abandoned White House. Wichita (Stone) and Columbus (Eisenberg) are in a relationship (they cover up the eyes on the Lincoln portrait when they bed down at night); Tallahassee (Harrelson) is still searching for Twinkies and has a

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new goal of visiting Graceland while leaving shredded zombies in his wake; while Little Rock (Breslin), now 22, wouldn’t mind having her first boyfriend.

The basic story involves a zombie-killing road trip that leads to Graceland (sort of) and then a commune called Babylon, with a lot more zombie killing.

Along the way, fun new characters are introduced, including Nevada (played by Rosario Dawson), owner of an Elvis-themed hotel, and Albuquerque (Luke Wilson) and Flagstaff (Thomas Middleditch), two zombie hunters who look and sound an awful lot like Columbus and Tallahassee.

The best, though, is Madison, played by Zoey Deutch, a “valley girl” type who has survived all these years living inside the freezer of food-court yogurt shop in a decimated mall (an ode to Romero’s Dawn of the Dead). Columbus and Tallahassee encounter her while riding Segways through the mall, and she is a total crack-up. Whenever the film threatens to go a bit stale, Madison will swoop in decked out in a pink leisure suit with fake fur (she’s also a vegan) to liven things up.

Of the returning big stars, Harrelson appears to be having the most fun, even going so far as to provide a decent cover of “Burning Love” over the closing credits.

Eisenberg is basically doing his usual shtick, but it works.

As far as bringing new ideas to the zombie genre, other than the “T-800” superzombies (named for the model of hard-to-kill cyborgs from Terminator), who keep coming even after the double tap and require extra shots to take down, the film is pretty standard issue when it comes to carnage of the undead.

Will there be another Zombieland 10 years from now? This one strikes me as a last hurrah, and a pretty fun one at that. □

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to go hog wild with the sixties visuals and soundtrack. The end of the sixties was bona fide nuts, and this is a nutty movie. It also manages to be quite heartfelt and moving.

Cinemark 14. Rated R —B.G.

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Black and Blue

An action thriller about a rookie New Orleans cop (Naomie Harris) who, after realizing some of her fellow cops are part of a criminal enterprise, partners with a stranger (Tyrese Gibson) outside the force to try to expose their crimes. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.

Countdown

A computer-animated feature about a teen girl who finds a Yeti on her roof and helps her new friend find his way back to his home at Mr. Everest. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

The Addams Family

The Current War

The story of the war of the currents in the late-19th century that pitted Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse against one another in competition for the electric-power transmission systems that would be used in America. Originally distributed by the Weinstein Co. in 2017, the film was shelved at the time in the wake of the sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Cinemark 14.

Rated PG-13.

Evil Dead (1981)

A new 4K restoration of Sam Raimi’s classic horror/black comedy. Two showings: Friday-Saturday, Oct. 25-26, 10 p.m. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

Official Secrets

A historical drama about a whistleblower, British intelligence employee Katharine Gun (played by Keira Knightley), who leaked information to the press about a U.S.-led effort to spy on and potentially blackmail United Nations representatives into voting in favor of invading Iraq in 2003. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

Downton Abbey

The popular British television show comes to the big screen, with the familiar cast of characters being visited at their English country house by the king and queen. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

Gemini Man

Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) directs Will Smith as an aging hitman who is tracked down by a cloned version of his younger self. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

Joker

Documentary that follows singer/songwriter David Bazan of Pedro the Lion as he tours the country in 2016 and his spiritual struggle as he “navigates his career and family life after walking away from the foundational Christian faith of his youth.” Directed by Butte grad Brandon Vedder (who will be on hand for the screening), with score by Sean Galloway of former local band The Shimmies.

One showing: Sunday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m. Pageant Theatre. Not rated.

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Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood (director’s cut)

The creepy family made famous in the 1960s television series gets the CGI animation treatment. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

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Set in 1969, Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood captures the dying days of both sixties culture and the Golden Age of Hollywood.

And through Quentin Tarantino’s storytelling lens, they die hard—in mysterious and hallucinogenic ways. For leading men, we get the pairing of Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt starring as insecure, has-been actor Rick Dalton and his trusty stuntman, Cliff Booth, respectively. Dalton’s career has devolved into playing the bad guys on weekly installments of TV’s The F.B.I., while the blackballed and past-his-prime Booth is relegated to driving the actor around and acting as his confidant. The setup allows Tarantino

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Alvin Schwartz’s 1980s series of children’s scary short stories gets the cinematic horror treatment. An encore engagement for the Halloween season. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

Joker, the latest take on DC Comics’ Clown Prince of Crime, will go down as one of 2019’s big missed opportunities. Director/ co-screenwriter Todd Phillips apparently had the green light to do whatever he wanted with the character’s story, and he also landed the perfect lead (Joaquin Phoenix) for the title role. This was a chance to tell a fresh, dark origin story from the Joker’s point of view. Phillips blew it. Phoenix, on the other hand, did not. He is otherworldly good as Arthur Fleck, a severely troubled clown and wannabe standup comic (and mama’s boy) with a condition that causes him to laugh uncontrollably at inappropriate moments. He physically and mentally disappears into the part—to the point where you may become concerned for the actor’s well-being. He accomplishes this in a film that has a major identity crisis. It’s trying to do something new (mostly via the use of extreme violence), while also riffing on something old (Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, as well as various other comic book and cinematic influences).

What’s delivered is a muddy, predictable and ultimately unoriginal film. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas. Rated R —B.G.

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Preheat the oven to 350, cut the entire pack of dinner rolls in half (don’t pull apart individual rolls yet) and place in a lightly buttered glass dish. Layer the toppings on the bottom half of rolls, set the other half on top and brush with melted butter. Bake for about 25 minutes until both you and the rolls are toasted. Let them cool for a minute, then pull apart. —J.W.

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In the “Wisdom Teeth” episode of the comedy series Broad City, Ilana takes care of her pal Abbi after her wisdom teeth get removed. It’s not only hilarious, but it also includes a step-by-step demonstration on how to make what Ilana refers to as “firecrackers,” which are chocolaty potent weed edibles.

What you’ll need: six graham crackers to make three firecracker “sandwiches,” plus Nutella, peanut butter and about 1 gram of ground-up weed. Spread Nutella and peanut butter on all six graham crackers, sprinkle weed on three. Top each weedy graham with its cookie partner to make three firecrackers. Microwave for 30 seconds, then wrap each sandwich in foil, place on a cookie sheet and bake at 300 for 15 minutes. I

accidentally set my oven too high and dried out my firecrackers. (I may have been elevated.) Luckily, in the episode, Ilana turns her recipe into a milkshake because Abbi can’t chew. Eureka! I threw the stoney treats into a blender with some almond milk and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Problem solved. —S.R.

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Make the familiar new again. Put your sloppy Joes in taco shells! For this simple dish, you need only four ingredients: meat, Manwich sauce, cheese and taco shells. Thoroughly cook ground beef (or an alternative meat), add Manwich sauce and combine until heated. Put a big scoop of your Manwich mixture in a taco shell and sprinkle some cheese on top. The taco shell adds a satisfying crunch to a household staple.

You can add more to it—cilantro, lime zest, chopped tomatoes, olives—but when you’re stoned, the basics will do. —J.W.

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What’s better than a piping hot bowl of delicious queso? Nothing, that’s what. This recipe will lead to whatever dipping possibilities your fridge or pantry inspires when the munchies hit.

What you’ll need: 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons flour, 2 cups whole milk (or milk of choice), 3 cups each of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese.

Add butter to a nonstick skillet on medium heat and melt before tossing in the flour. Whisk for one minute. (You’re making a roux, how fancy!) Now add in the milk slowly while whisking to incorporate it nicely for about 3 minutes. Start sprinkling in cheese little by little while continuing to stir, stir, stir.

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Films oF the Fire For many Butte County residents, the coming weeks leading up to the one-year anniversary of the Camp Fire have the potential to provide many emotional triggers. The media, this newspaper included, will be ramping up coverage of the aftermath, and local groups will be marking the date with many remembrances and community events (visit paradisechamber. image From Frontline courtesy oF reuters/stephen lam com for an up-to-date calendar).

None of it is meant to cause harm, of course. The goal is the opposite: to try to help heal. But the trauma is still fresh, and no one with a conscience will fault you if you decide protect yourself from extra pain by avoiding the news, public ceremonies and especially social media until the anniversary passes.

With that said, the first round of Camp Fire documentaries are about to be released, and the trailers are highly evocative (major trigger warning for fire survivors), both for the intense and frightening imagery of people literally running for their lives from the flames, and for the thread of apparent neglect running from power lines in Pulga to the corporate offices of PG&E. Premiering at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, on KiXE is Frontline’s “Fire in Paradise,” which features interviews with survivors, first-responders and various experts and government officials. It asks the question: “A year after the devastating Camp Fire, who’s to blame and why was it so catastrophic?”

(Streaming after Oct. 29 at pbs.org/wgbh/frontline.)

The trailer for netflix’s Fire in Paradise (yep, same name) is very tough to sit through, especially the cellphone and distress-call excerpts collected during the fire. It debuts on the streaming channel Nov. 1.

And coming to Paradise alliance Church on Nov. 4, at 6 p.m., is the noVa production “inside the Megafire.” The piece tells the stories of evacuees and looks at the science behind the worsening wildfires. Speakers at the free screening will include filmmaker Miles o’Brien, forest adviser yana Valachovic, Cal Fire’s John Messina and Butte County supervisor doug Teeter.

(The NOVA episode originally aired back in May and can be streamed for free at pbs.org/wgbh/nova.) one-man house-show road warrior, he was the frontman for Pedro the Lion, one of the most respected indie rock bands around (especially in Chico— where the group played some memorable shows back in the day), between 1995 and 2006. The move to solo also marked a break from the Christian beliefs of his upbringing and a spiritual struggle as he tried to find the way to a new worldview as he toured over the next decade or so.

In 2015, filmmaker Brandon Vedder joined Bazan on his journey, and filmed shows and interviews over three years, capturing both Bazan’s progress, as well as America’s own “crisis of faith” against the backdrop of the 2016 presidential election that happened along the way. The resulting documentary, strange negotiations, premiered at South By Southwest last spring, and will be showing one night only at the Pageant Theatre this Sunday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m.

Director Vedder—who will be on hand for a Q&A at the screening—actually lived in Chico for a few years. In fact, the bulk of the documentary’s soundtrack was composed by one-time local rock star sean Galloway (of The shimmies), who met Vedder in a creative writing class at Butte College. Bonus trivia: Vedder directed the cinematic music video for The Shimmies 2010 song “Judas.” Extra bonus trivia: Bazan actually lived in Paradise at one time.

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Signed: VERONICA COATES, TREASURER Dated: October 2, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001118 Published: October 10,17,24,31, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as DELICIOUS TWIST at 1940 Feather River Blvd Oroville, CA 95965.

A J HAGGARD 1 Sevillano Ct Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Indivdual.

Signed: A.J. HAGGARD Dated: October 2, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001120 Published: October 17,24,31, November 7, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitous business name DELICIOUS TWIST at 390 Purple Rocks Lane Oroville, CA 95966.

LEANNA IRENE BROMLEY 390 Purple Rocks Lane Oroville, CA 95966.

This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signed: LEANNA BROMLEY Dated: October 2, 2019 FBN Number: 2017-0001549 Published: October 17,24,31, November 7, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BARRON PLASTERING at 5576 Pentz Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

JAIME BARRON 5576 Pentz Rd Paradise, CA 95969.

This business is conducted by an Indivdual.

Signed: JAIME BARRON Dated: October 7, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001146 Published: October 17,24,31, November 7, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as SILVERIZED TREE SERVICE at 1702 Spruce Ave Chico, CA 95926.

JEFF M SILVER II 1702 Spruce Ave Chico, CA 95926.

MANDY M SILVER 1702 Spruce Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

Signed: JEFF SILVER II Dated: September 23, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001084 Published: October 17,24,31, November 7, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as WIKIPOUCH at 1124 Almond Vista Ct Chico, CA 95926.

INFECTION PREVENTION PRODUCTS, INC. 1124 Almond Vista Ct Chico, CA 95926.

This busines is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: KENT M. COLLINS, EVP Dated: October 8, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001151 Published: October 17,24,31, November 7, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as JUNK KING CHICO at 13242 Grass Valley Ave Ste 22 Grass Valley, CA 95945.

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PGE LYMATH LLC 6025 Happy Pines Dr Foresthill, CA 95631.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

Signed: PEGGY LYMATH, CO-PRESIDENT Dated: September 30, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001101 Published: October 17,24,31, November 7, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PACIFIC NORTH CONSULTING at 1033 Park Avenue Chico, CA 95928.

RODNEY W LACEY 1033 Park Avenue Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: RODNEY LACEY Dated: October 9, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001163 Published: October 17,24,31, November 7, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MI TAQUITO GRILL at 3005 Esplanade Chico, CA 95973.

JOVITO HERNANDEZ 27 Baltar Loop 1 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: JOVITO HERNANDEZ Dated: October 14, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001173 Published: October 17,24,31, November 7, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as LOCALS CAFE at 6221 Clark Rd Paradise, CA 95926.

RHONDA BERNDT DE PINEDA 944 Sheridan Ave Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: RHONDA L BERNDT DE PINEDA Dated: September 19, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001072 Published: October 24,31, November 7,14, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as UNLEASHED PET HOTEL at 5260 Miocene Circle Oroville, CA 95965.

RHONDA BERNDT DE PINEDA 944 Sheridan Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: RHONDA L BERNDT DE PINEDA Dated: September 19, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001071 Published: October 24,31, November 7,14, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as THE JOYMAKER at 2135 Nord Ave Spc 24 Chico, CA 95926.

JOYMAKING PRODUCTIONS LLC 2135 Nord Ave Spc 24 Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

Signed: TARA GROVER SMITH, PRESIDENT Dated: October 9, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001164 Published: October 24,31, November 7,14, 2019

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SOLID VIBES at 2590 Mariposa Ave Chico, CA 95973.

CHRISTINA ANN PETERSON 2590 Mariposa Ave Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: CHRISTINA PETERSON Dated: October 4, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001133 Published: October 24,31, November 7,14, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MARLOW MOBILE BAR at 697 East 7th St Suite B Chico, CA 95928.

JANAE CARRIGAN 697 East 7th St Suite B Chico, CA 95928.

TUCKER SCHMIDT 697 East 7th St Suite B Chico, CA 95928.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: JANAE CARRIGAN Dated: October 11, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001170 Published: October 24,31, November 7,14, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as TDT CONCEPT DESIGN at 1080 East Lassen Avenue #65 Chico, CA 95973.

TYLER TAPPIN 1080 East Lassen Avenue #65 Chico, CA 95973.

This business is conducted by an Individual.

Signed: TYLER TAPPIN Dated: October 15, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001179 Published: October 24,31, November 7,14, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as WADE ARENA at 1391 Clark Road Oroville, CA 95965.

ELTA L TOWNE 1391 Clark Road Oroville, CA 95965.

CARYL WESTON 1391 Clark Road Oroville, CA 95965.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

Signed: ELTA L TOWNE Dated: October 15, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001174 Published: October 24,31, November 7,14, 2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HAGEN-SINCLAIR RESEARCH RECRUITING INC CHICO at 519 Reed Park Dr Chico, CA 95926.

HAGEN-SINCLAIR RESEARCH RECRUITING INC CHICO 519 Reed Park Dr Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by a Corporation.

Signed: CYNTHIA CROSS, PRESIDENT Dated: September 13, 2019 FBN Number: 2019-0001052 Published: October 24,31, November 7,14, 2019

NOTICES NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Notice is hereby given pursuant to the California Self-Storage Self-Service Act, Section 21700-21716 of the Business & Professions Code, the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said stored property. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding at the location where the said property has been stored.

GRIDLEY SELF STORAGE 1264 Highway 99 Gridley, CA 95948 Butte County, State of California Unit No. #B023 - JENNIFER BETTENCOURT - Tag number 6273263 Items: Miscellaneous household items, Boxes, Yard tools, furniture dolly Lien sale on-line Storagretreasures.com Oct 25 Nov 1st noon.

Date: Saturday, November 1, 2019 final bid at noon Successful bidders must present a valid form of identification and be prepared to pay cash for purchased items. All items are sold “as is” and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event that a settlement is reached between the owner and tenant. Go to Gridley Self Storage at 1264 Highway 99 in Gridley, CA to pick up items.

Published: October 17,24, 2019

NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Notice is hereby given pursuant to the California Self-Storage Self-Service Act, Section 21700-21716 of the Business & Professions Code, the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said stored property. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding at the location where the said property has been stored.

G&D SELF STORAGE 2687 Highway 99 Biggs, CA 95948 Butte County, State of California Unit No. #A15 - LISA TAYLOR Tag number 6273264 Items: Miscellaneous boxes, tent, vaccuum Lien sale on-line Storagretreasures.com Oct 25 Nov 1st noon.

Date: Saturday, November 1, 2019 final bid at noon Successful bidders must present a valid form of identification and be prepared to pay cash for purchased items. All items are sold “as is” and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event that a settlement is reached between the owner and tenant. Go to Gridley Self Storage at 1264 Highway 99 in Gridley, CA to pick up items.

Published: October 17,24, 2019

NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Notice is hereby given pursuant to the California Self-Storage Self-Service Act, Section 21700-21716 of the Business & Professions Code, the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said stored property. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding at the location where the said property has been stored.

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Butte County, State of California Unit No. #C37 - DOUGLAS PACINI - Tag number 6273288 Items: Miscellaneous items, Boxes, tires, fishing poles, tools Unit No. #C09 - STEPHANIE SAENZ - Tag number 6273289 Items: Miscellaneous items, Boxes, Bike Lien sale on-line Storagretreasures.com from Oct 25 - Nov 1st noon.

Date: Saturday, November 1, 2019 final bid by noon Successful bidders must present a valid form of identification and be prepared to pay cash for purchased items. All items are sold “as is” and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event that a settlement is reached between the owner and tenant. Go to Discount Storage in Paradise, CA to pick up items.

Published: October 17,24, 2019

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner PATRICK STUART HUTLER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: PATRICK STUART HUTLER Proposed name: PATRICK STEWART HARVEY 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 13, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: September 19, 2019 Case Number: 19CV02799 Published: October 3,10,17,24, 2019

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner DEBORAH RENEE BENNETT filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: DEBORAH RENEE BENNETT Proposed name: JESSI LEE RAMONE 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, this Legal Notice continues

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the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: November 6, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: September 5, 2019 Case Number: 19CV02654 Published: October 10,17,24,31, 2019

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner WENDY JO MORROW filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: WENDY JO MORROW Proposed name: WENDY JO GEBICKE 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 20, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: September 27, 2019 Case Number: 19CV02906 Published: October 10,17,24,31, 2019

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JUDITH ANNE BEDBURY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JUDITH ANNE BEDBURY Proposed name: JUDITH ANNE JOHNSTON 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: December 4, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN this Legal Notice continues

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Dated: October 3, 2019 Case Number: 19CV02877 Published: October 10,17,24,31, 2019

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner KENNETH CHARLES REEVES II filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: KENNETH CHARLES REEVES II Proposed name: KENNETH CHARLES DAGAMA 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 13, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: September 17, 2019 Case Number: 19CV02730 Published: October 17,24,31, November 7, 2019

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MARY ANN SLYH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MARY ANN SLYH Proposed name: MARY ANN DRENNAN 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: December 4, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: October 2, 2019 Case Number: 19CV02965 Published: October 17,24,31, November 7, 2019

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For the week oF oCtoBer 24, 2019 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Singapore

has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates.

In 2012, this “state of affairs” prompted the government to urge Singaporeans to have sex on an annual holiday known as National Day. A new rap song was released in the hope of pumping up everyone’s libidos and instigating a baby boom. It included the lyrics, “Let’s make fireworks ignite … Let’s make Singapore’s birthrate spike.” I have a different reason for encouraging you to seek abundant high-quality sex. According to my analysis, tender orgasmic experiences will profoundly enhance your emotional intelligence in the coming weeks—and make you an excellent decision-maker just in time for your big decisions. (P.S. You don’t necessarily need a partner.)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the

1530s, explorer Jacques Cartier led expeditions from France to the New World. As Europeans often did back then, he and his team were brutish to the indigenous folks who lived there, stealing their land, kidnapping some of them and slaughtering herds of great auks in a bird sanctuary. Yet there was one winter when Cartier’s marauders got crucial help from their victims, who gave them vitamin C-rich pine needle tea that cured their scurvy. I suspect you will embark on quests and journeys in the coming months, and I’m hoping your behavior will be different from Cartier’s. When you arrive in unfamiliar places, be humble, curious and respectful. Be hesitant to impose your concepts of what’s true, and be eager to learn from the locals. If you do, you’re likely to get rich teachings and benefits equivalent to the pine needle tea.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Many

software engineers have enjoyed The Pragmatic Programmer, a book that helps them develop and refine their code. One popular technique the book offers is “rubber duck deprogramming.” Programmers place a toy rubber duck in front of them, and describe to it the problems they’re having. As they explain each line of code to their very good listener, they may discover what’s amiss. I recommend a similar approach to you as you embark on metaphorically debugging your own program. If a rubber duck isn’t available, call on your favorite statue or stuffed animal, or even a photo of a catalytic teacher or relative or spirit.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Read the

following passage from Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. “Gaston was not only a fierce lover, with endless wisdom and imagination, but he was also, perhaps, the first man in the history of the species who had made an emergency landing and had come close to killing himself and his sweetheart simply to make love in a field of violets.” I admire the romantic artistry of Gaston’s dramatic gesture. I applaud his imaginative desire to express his love in a carefully chosen sanctuary filled with beauty. I praise his intense devotion to playful extravagance. But I don’t recommend you do anything quite so extreme in behalf of love during the coming weeks. Being 20% as extreme might be just right, though.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In his song “Diplo-

matic Immunity,” rapper Drake disparages tranquility and harmony. “I listen to heavy metal for meditation, no silence,” he brags.

“My body isn’t much of a sacred temple, with vodka and wine, and sleep at the opposite times,” he declares. Is there a method in his madness? It’s revealed in these lyrics: “All that peace and that unity: all that weak sh-- will ruin me.” In the coming weeks, I urge you to practice the exact opposite of Drake’s approach. It’s time to treat yourself to an intense and extended phase of self-care.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s a favor-

able time to refresh your relationships with your basic sources and to make connections with new basic sources. To spur your creative thought on these matters, I offer the following questions to meditate

By roB Brezsny on. 1. If you weren’t living where you do now, what other place might you like to call home? 2. If you didn’t have the name you actually go by, what other name would you choose? 3. If you had an urge to expand the circle of allies who support and stimulate you, whom would you seek out? 4. If you wanted to add new foods and herbs that would nurture your physical health and new experiences that would nurture your mental health, what would they be?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Mushrooms

have spores, not seeds. They’re tiny. If you could stack 2,500 of them, they’d be an inch high. On the other hand, they are numerous. A ripe mushroom may release up to 16 million spores. And each spore is so lightweight, the wind can pick it up and fling it long distances. I’ll encourage you to express your power and influence like a mushroom in the coming days: subtle and airy but abundant; light and fine, but relentless and bountiful.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Some-

times the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it,” writes computer engineer Bill Joy. I invite you to consider the value of that perspective, even though you’re the least likely sign in all the zodiac to do so. Being naive just doesn’t come naturally to you; you often know more than everyone else around you. Maybe you’ll be more receptive to my suggestion if I reframe the task. Are you familiar with the Zen Buddhist concept of “beginner’s mind?” You wipe away your assumptions and see everything as if it were the first time you were in its presence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Is it always a bad thing to be lost? To wander in the unknown without a map? I’d like to propose a good version of being lost. It requires you to be willing to give up your certainties, to relinquish your grip on the comforting dogmas that have structured your world—but to do so gladly, with a spirit of cheerful expectancy and curiosity.

It doesn’t require you to be a macho hero who feels no fear or confusion. Rather, you have faith that life will provide blessings that weren’t possible until you got lost.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

“Worrying is the most natural and spontaneous of all human functions,” wrote science educator Lewis Thomas. “Let’s acknowledge this, perhaps even learn to do it better.” I agree with him! And I think it’s an ideal time for you to learn how to worry more effectively, more potently and with greater artistry. What might that look like? First, you wouldn’t feel shame or guilt about worrying. You wouldn’t regard it as a failing. Rather, you would raise your worrying to a higher power. You’d wield it as a savvy tool to discern which situations truly need your concerned energy and which don’t.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Some

wounds go so deep that you don’t even feel them until months, maybe years, later,” wrote Aquarian author Julius Lester. Pay attention to that thought. The bad news is that you are just now beginning to feel a wound that was inflicted some time ago.

But that’s also the good news, because it means the wound will no longer be hidden and unknowable. And because you’ll be fully aware of it, you’ll be empowered to launch the healing process. I suggest you follow your early intuitions about how best to proceed with the cure.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you’ve

been having dreams or fantasies that the roof is sinking or the walls are closing in, you should interpret it as a sign that you should consider moving into a more spacious situation. If you have been trapped within the narrow confines of limited possibilities, it’s time to break free and flee to a wide open frontier. In general, I urge you to insist on more expansiveness in everything you do, even if that requires you to demolish cute little mental blocks that have tricked you into thinking small.

www.RealAstrology.com for Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888. oCtoBer 24, 2019

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MELANIE RENE REMMERT-BLEVINS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MELANIE RENE REMMERT-BLEVINS Proposed name: MELANIE RENE MCCARTHY 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 27, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 1775 Concord Ave Chico, CA 95928 Signed: TAMARA L. MOSBARGER Dated: October 8, 2019 Case Number: 19CV02964 Published: October 24,31, November 7,14, 2019

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO RESPONDENT NATHAN TYLER YOUNG You have been sued by petitioner: CATHRYN DENISE YOUNG 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, phone call, or court appearance 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 website (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: Superior Court Of California County of Butte Chico - North Butte County Courthouse 1775 Concord Avenue Chico, CA 95928 The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: CATHRYN DENISE YOUNG 1591 Hawthorne Ave Chico, CA 95926 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: August 12, 2019 Case Number: 19FL01426 Published: October 17,24,31, November 7, 2019

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: KENNETH R MEYER, AN INDIVIDUAL; AND DOES 1-100, INCLUSIVE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: CROWN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC NOTICE! You have been sued.

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

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

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

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

The name and address of the court is: Chico Courthouse 1775 Concord Avenue Chico CA 95928.

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: RASHID SHAKIROV/SBN 318108 Persolve Legal Group, LLP (818) 534-3100 9301 Corbin Avenue, Suite 1600 Northridge, CA 91324.

Dated: April 19, 2018 Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Case Number: 18CV01224 Published: October 24,31, November 7,14, 2019

PETITION NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE JANET HOPE STOTT To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JANET HOPE STOTT A Petition for Probate has been filed by: CHERYL FLETCHER in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: November 5, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: Room: 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: CARL B. LEVERENZ Law Offices of Leverenz & Finn (530) 895-1621 Case Number: 19PR00338 Published: October 10,17,24, 2019

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE PAMELA JEAN OATES To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: PAMELA JEAN OATES A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DONA OATES in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

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

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court this Legal Notice continues

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: November 12, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: 10 Room: 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: CLARA YANG, ATTORNEY AT LAW 2810 Coloma St., Ste. A Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 621-3624 Case Number: 19PR00434 Published: October 10,17,24, 2019

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE ARVEL RUSSELL ROGERS To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ARVEL RUSSELL ROGERS A Petition for Probate has been filed by: GLEN EATON in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

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

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested this Legal Notice continues

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: November 19, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: Probate Room: 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: MARK JOHNSON 2531 Forest Ave Ste 100 Chico, CA 95928 (530) 345-6801 Dated: October 3, 2019 Case Number: 19PR00451 Published: October 17,24,31, 2019

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE FRED E. TRASK, JR. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: FRED E. TRASK, JR. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DANIELLE L. KLEIN in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: DANIELLE L. KLEIN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required this Legal Notice continues

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: November 5, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: C-10 Room: 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: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111 Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 533-5661 Dated: October 8, 2019 Case Number: 19PR00457 Published: October 17,24,31, 2019

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE VIVIENNE MARGARET RICH, also know as VIVIENNE M. RICH To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: VIVIENNE MARGARET RICH, also known as VIVIENNE M. RICH A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DENNIS LEE RICH in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

The Petition for Probate requests that: DENNIS LEE RICH be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many this Legal Notice continues

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: November 19, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: TBA Room: 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: YVONNE A. ASCHER 444 Pearl Street, Suite A1 Monterey, CA 93940 (831) 641-9019 Dated: October 9, 2019 Case Number: 19PR00456 Published: October 17,24,31, 2019

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE ANNA IRENE HASTINGS, aka ANNA I. HASTINGS, aka ANNA HASTINGS, AKA TONI HASTINGS To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: ANNA IRENE HASTINGS, aka ANNA I. HASTINGS, aka ANNA HASTINGS, aka TONI HASTINGS A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JAMES KNAVER in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.

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

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal this Legal Notice continues

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: November 26, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: Probate Room: 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: CLAYTON B. ANDERSON 20 Independence Circle Chico, CA 95973 (530) 342-6144 Dated: October 8, 2019 Case Number: 19PR00458 Published: October 24,31, November 7, 2019

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