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Getting to the root of homelessness Iand endeavoring to ensure every member of our community has access to fair and adequate shelter and sanitation. ’m with the Chico Housing Action Team (CHAT)

We believe the only option within current economic constraints is through the innovative tiny house village approach. It would be preferable to provide shelter consistent with local standards of housing, but according to the current Chico Housing Element, it costs $200,000 per unit for affordable housing, meaning it would cost $200 million to provide homes to the nearly 1,000 homeless people who live in Chico. Incidentally, 1,000 is about 1 percent of Chico’s urban population. Redding’s homeless population is about 2 percent by and Oroville is at 3 percent, so we’re Dan Everhart doing pretty well in comparison. The issue of homelessness has The author is a become more heated recently with the student of Gandhian sit/lie law and with citizens so alarmed nonviolence and serves on the board that armed guards patrolling downtown of Chico Peace and were enlisted to protect gentle shoppers Justice Center. from risking a sullied moment in a waft To learn more about of unwashed men. The armed patrols and CHAT, go to stepped-up enforcement of anti-homeless www.facebook.com/ measures scattered unsheltered people chicohousing into the neighborhoods and edges of actionteam town, reducing the concentration of street people downtown while ignoring the underlying problem. 4

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CHAT members plan to begin addressing those underlying problem by providing minimal standards of adequate shelter and we predict that our efforts will save money for the larger community. The condition of homelessness carries with it considerable external costs, including emergency rooms, shelters, jails, courts, rehabilitation, behavioral health and police hours. It is widely recognized that giving people homes is cheaper than leaving them without shelter. Researchers examining the Housing First model have found that it costs $40,000 on average annually to have a person living on the streets while it costs only $13,000 to give them an apartment. Hopefully, before long, the $13,000 in annual funding will become available for a full-blown Housing First approach to homelessness, but in the meantime, simple, small campgrounds/tiny house villages would be a step in the right direction. Large percentages of homeless people are veterans, have been in foster care, or have behavioral health issues that sometimes include extremely challenging psychiatric disorders. It’s a sobering realization that we’re spending extra money to make life harder for such vulnerable populations. Let’s do the right thing by embracing compassion and at the same time save some money. Ω

displayed by the conservative members of the Chico City Council and the community. On Tuesday, during the council’s regular meeting, both came out in opposition of a request to amend municipal code by adding a section on nondiscrimination as well as a resolution on labeling foods containing genetically modified organisms. Both agenda items were dismissed by right-wingers as feel-good proposals and a waste of city staff time (see “Across the great divide,” by Robert Speer, page 10). That’s disappointing considering the former proposal seeks only to bring the city’s code up to date with state and federal civil-rights laws while the latter seeks to send a message to state lawmakers that consumers have a right to know what’s in their food. Some accused the liberal members of the panel of pandering to their political interests. But the fact is, these are bipartisan issues. Fortunately, five out of the seven council members recognized that and voted in favor of the items. We want to commend them for doing so. And we want to encourage the other two, Councilman Sean Morgan and Vice Mayor Mark Sorensen, to see beyond party lines. Ironically, in the case of GMOs, it behooves them politically to ease up on their rigid defense of all things business. After all, as one labeling advocate noted, a majority of Chico voters (55 percent) want to know whether their foods contain GMOs. Again, their constituents want this. That’s unsurprising considering what’s happening elsewhere in the country. Vermont is poised to become the first state in the nation to require such labeling, and, after that, and the ensuing legal challenges that may temporarily stall it, other states will follow suit. Sorensen and Morgan also voted against the city’s ordinance restricting the use of single-use plastic bags at certain retail establishments. That item was brought back on a technicality, but once again, the issue was politicized as a time-waster. We’re tired of the same old rhetoric and would like to see some flexibility on issues that clearly are important to the citizens of Chico. Ω

Aiding diversity The state Legislature pulled the plug recently on a proposed

constitutional amendment that would have reinstated some form of affirmative action in the University of California admissions process. It’s understandable to want to avoid using race as either a positive or a negative when admitting students to the public university system. However, the effect of these “race neutral” admissions has been to reduce the number of black and Latino students—and that leads to not only less diversity on campuses, but also fewer minority students in government- and community-leadership positions post-college. There is one way to encourage diversity that doesn’t rely on race, and that is to offer programs that encourage the admission and support the academic success of first-generation college students. The post-World War II GI Bill enabled millions of first-generation college students, immigrants and the children of immigrants, many of them from impoverished backgrounds, to earn a college education. It changed our nation and led to a period of innovation, prosperity and social and civil-rights advances. We still have plenty of first-generation college students who could use help. Without parents to guide their college experience, too many of these students find state universities confusing, frustrating and impossible. And it’s not as if affirmative action for first-generation college students would automatically affect only racial and ethnic minorities and recent immigrants. There are plenty of white American families that have never had a college graduate. Let’s talk about diversity on campus in a new way, one that rewards the hard-working first-generation students, the next American success story. Ω

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It’s called editing Editing isn’t the strong suit of the Synthesis, but never was that more apparent than this week, when that paper ran a Q&A with former CN&R columnist Anthony Peyton Porter about losing his space in this newspaper. It was written under a pen name, and at no point did anyone bother to seek comment from me. Both chicken-shit moves. So I’ll set the record straight here. One of my jobs as editor is vetting stories for such things as invasion of privacy and libel. All of the CN&R’s editors keep an eye out for such circumstances, but I make the final determination. I made that call a few months ago when I scrapped several pieces submitted by Porter, a longtime freelancer. The first one was about someone suffering from mental illness. The piece was flawed because it gave enough context to identify the private citizen he was referring to and the information could have harmed that person, both personally and professionally, for the rest of his life. Moreover, because it was a clear case of invasion of privacy, it was a lawsuit waiting to happen. The second one was about Sid Lewis, the Chico musician accused of masturbating in front of a teenage girl he’d hired to clean his house. But to a larger extent, it was about the girl, a minor and alleged sex-crime victim. It smacked of misogyny and victim-blaming. And I refused to print it because it would be ethically irresponsible to do so. I didn’t reject Porter’s columns because his opinions varied from this newspaper’s. I rejected them because innocent people would’ve been adversely affected. That was made clear to Porter, but instead of writing about something else or editing his work, he basically gave me and the other editors the middle finger by crying censorship in a replacement column he submitted. I refused to print that, too. He printed it himself on his blog. And I showed him the door, as is my right as editor. What Porter calls censorship, the CN&R calls responsible editing. In these particular cases, the people Porter wrote about deserved to be protected, and I stand by my decision to do so. I did give him the courtesy of saying goodbye to his readers and explaining his departure, which is why it’s ridiculous that he is now, according to that Q&A, charging that I wasn’t clear about why he was let go. Nixing the column was a tough call. Porter has a long history with this paper and he’s written some thoughtprovoking pieces, including some especially touching ones about his beautiful late wife, Janice. And I like the guy. But he crossed the line and it’s clear to me that what he’s going for these days is a great departure from the mission of this newspaper. It’s my job to stay true to that. As for the Synthesis, its editor, who really ought to look up some journalism fundamentals, took us to task for not printing the Sid Lewis piece. She said she thinks “there is value in running content that’s so on the edge.” Then why, I wonder, didn’t she print it?

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The ideal location Re “Dialogue is key” (Editorial, May 1): Actually, the best place for the market is in the streets, which is a best practice of hundreds of markets throughout California. The current location is simply too small. At most, it can support about 3,000 unique visitors per week. The current market offers very limited variety, because of the size. They can, and should, do better. The location proposed behind City Hall is also too small. The ideal location for the market is on Fourth Street from Main to Flume, and Wall Street from Third to Fourth. There are no businesses open on Saturday or residents to be inconvenienced. It would double the number of vendors, and triple the number of potential visitors. I think this initiative needs to come from the city; if they offer this footprint at a reasonable rate with a three-year (or longer) franchise agreement, I predict the CCFM board (as opposed to the Friends) will accept it. This doesn’t need to rise even to the council level to make it happen. Cut out the politicos (on both sides), and have a simple negotiation between the business operator (CCFM board) and city staff. Present it to the council as a done deal for summary approval and move on.

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Speaking of the market “Market confusion” (Newslines, by Tom Gascoyne, May 1): If this farmers’ market fight carries on any longer, methinks a disc golf match is going to break out. CHRIS DURNIAK Chico

“It’s weird.” That’s what Richard Coon, chairman of the CCFM board, says about the farmers’ market controversy. I had also said it was weird while looking into the issue for our blog. The conservative City Council candidates seem all to support the market. There are issues about times and locations that seem easily resolvable. I’ve concluded that political operatives are creating a tempest with the hopes of increasing liberal turnout in November and defeating conservative Vice Mayor Mark Sorensen. But that would be stunningly small-minded of them. Sorensen’s fiscal frugality is what has brought down city employee wages and benefits. Without Sorensen’s efforts there would be no money for parks, trees, art, or anything other than limited public safety. There is a portion of the liberal community in full denial of our dire financial condition, and they want to continue to overpay public employees. We need activists to support our efforts to reduce compensation for city of Chico public employees, to free up monies for progressive programs. Sorensen has been the leader on LETTERS continued on page 6

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Farmers, whether they sell at the Chico Certified Farmers’ Market or not, should be concerned with whether the market is moved. But, first let’s connect the dots. Vice Mayor Mark Sorensen is, above all else, a pro-development zealot. He believes that government exists to further the interests of developers and commercial landlords—and little else. These commercial interests gladly fund Sorensen’s campaigns. Sorensen voted against the Chico General Plan because it limits growth to 17,000(!) new housing units and maintains the Greenline—which keeps Chico from rapidly becoming another San Jose. Sorensen would like to break the Greenline and remake downtown Chico as a mall-like, automobilesaturated, mega-shopping district. Breaking the Greenline and moving the farmers’ market are one and the same, because the market is held on land that would serve as a fine location for a multistorey car park, built to serve the 200,000 Macy’s customers driving in from the sprawling suburbs. If you love Chico and farmland, support the present market location and defeat Mark Sorensen in the next election. The market is one battle in a larger war.

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Re “Context” (Second & Flume, by Melissa Daugherty, May 1): I knew full well that Ms. Goloff’s email was in circulation among the media. That is why, when you asked, I gave the same answer I had consistently given to all others before you asking about her absence: “medical issue.” The Goloff email to which you refer merely states where treatment was being sought, but offers no specifics. When pressed for specifics, I said that I didn’t know. To engage in public speculation and conjecture about someone’s medical issues lacks integrity and defies common decency, much like the content of your column. MARK SORENSEN Chico

Editor’s note: The public records obtained by this newspaper clearly show that Mr. Sorensen knew that Mary Goloff had checked into an addiction-(treatment) facility.

What about debate? Re “Shilling for shale?” (Newslines, by Ken Smith, May 1): I read with interest your article about J. Winston Porter’s visit to Chico State and his presentation on fracking. Apparently I have lost track of what an institute of higher learning is about. Based on the article, the agenda of the administration and faculty is to teach only what the school doctrine is without any opposing viewpoints. I have always thought that students were supposed to learn how to learn, not what to learn. A one-sided curriculum that does not encourage healthy debate and discussion of opinions seems pointless to me. The article intimated that big money was behind Mr. Porter. I would suggest that, had a representative from the solar industry presented a program, there would be no smaller amount of big money behind that person. How can a student, person, etc., make an informed judgment without seeing and hearing all sides of an issue? Which goes back to my original point: I thought that is what college was for. LARRY COLEMAN Chico

Defending arts funding Re “No handouts for arts” (Letters, by Stephen Raley, May 1): The writer makes economic support for the arts sound like welfare for lazy people. Perhaps he should look at the dollars spent, why and what the return is. The bulk of funding for the arts goes to nonprofits for education, programs and performances. It subsidizes fees for organizations like the ballet, theater and art center, allowing them to provide opportunities to those who would be unable to afford it otherwise. The arts also upgrade our environment by replacing industrial light standards with attractive fixtures and chain link with wrought iron. The money Chico has historically distributed is a direct result of the arts’ contribution to city coffers. Significant portions of the community’s hotel and sales taxes derive from Chico’s art scene. Concerts, festivals and shows are proven revenue raisers and help bring jobs to Chico. Chico’s dismal financial situation is not going to be remedied by funding only police and fire departments. If Mr. Independent wants to live in a community where only

the elite can participate in the arts, schools teach only vocational skills and our environment consists of bare steel and concrete, then he should continue his present advocacy. But I think it will be a lonely and economically depressed place. TODD HALL Chico

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Celebrate teachers! May 5-9 is national week of the teacher. I hope you will join fellow California Retired Teachers and me in giving teachers a big thank you. There is nothing more gratifying than hearing from your students and parents, both past and present. It makes all the hours dedicated to preparing, teaching and measuring results worth it. My fourth-sixth grade teacher, Miss Tracy Landkamer, was my favorite. She was strict, caring and fair. She taught us mathematics and English—diagramming sentences with such insistence that we dared not fail. These lessons were for a lifetime. Once getting recess was rewarded a shy girl and me, while others had to “stay in” and practice diagramming. It was the worst reward I’d ever received as Ruth and I tried to figure out what to do. We had little in common, but now laugh about it. I never got a chance to thank Miss Landkamer, as she died two weeks before I planned to visit her. Please don’t let any opportunity to share your appreciation to those teachers who have influenced your life. They might even return the pat on the back! DICK CORY Chico

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This vacant house, owned by the city, is one of four on East 11th Street that regularly attracts squatters and associated nuisances to the surrounding neighborhood. The house in the background is owned by Hal LLC.

BUTTE COLLEGE ON NAUGHTY LIST

Butte College was included on a list of higher education institutions currently under investigation for possible violations of federal law in handling sexual violence and harassment complaints. The list, which includes three other California colleges, was released May 1 by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. In an email to campus staff dated May 2, Lester Jauron, Butte College’s vice president for planning and information, said “this is a single incident that took place off campus in late 2012 and we were unfortunate in that it was not resolved prior to the release of this list.” “Due to our legal responsibility to ensure the confidentiality of our students, we will not be able to share any information regarding the investigation,” the email reads, noting that there hasn’t been a reported sexual offense on campus since 2011.

Below: Michele Shover, a retired Chico State professor and owner of the A.H. Chapman House, believes the vacant houses are a threat to the neighborhood.

MORE SIGNATURES SUBMITTED

Locals fighting what they call a restrictive medical marijuana ordinance adopted by the Butte County Board of Supervisors in February have submitted to the County ClerkRecorder’s Office 10,604 voter signatures— 7,605 valid ones are needed—to place a softer measure on the November ballot. In March, those against the ordinance, including District 2 supervisor candidate Andrew Merkel, turned in enough signatures to force the board to either kill the measure, which amended an active cultivation ordinance, or put it to a vote. They put that one to the vote, and now a second measure—similar to the one that was amended—will go before the voters if enough signatures are validated. “We can challenge the Board of Supervisors, but we can’t take away the people’s right to change the ordinance,” Merkel said.

NIELSEN DEFENDS FRACKING

State Sen. Jim Nielsen (pictured), who is running for re-election, has sent out a letter urging people to reject Butte County’s move to ban fracking. “America needs to promote domestic production of energy, create jobs and decrease our reliance on imported foreign oil,” the letter begins. Last month, the Butte County Board of Supervisors instructed staff to move forward with legislation that would ban fracking—the use of high-pressured water and chemicals to break up underground shale and release oil and natural gas deposits. Nielsen encourages those who received the letter to join Butte Citizens Against Higher Energy Costs. He closes the letter by saying there is a need to work toward an energy future “where we can run our businesses and lives without big government telling us what to do.” This raises the question: Does the Butte County Board of Supervisors qualify as big government? 8

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Blight in our eyes Neighborhood, property owner square off over blighted corner on Park Avenue

Tjust south of downtown Chico is strange, to be sure. On one end of the street sits an immacu-

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late yellow mansion, originally the home of A.H. Chapman and a landmark on the National Register of Historic Places. On the opposite end— story and the highly visible corner of East photos by 11th Street and Park Avenue—is Howard Hardee a dilapidated warehouse, the site howardh@ of the old Taylor’s Drive-In and newsreview.com a former gas station, which makes a strong case for Chico’s biggest eyesore. Adding to the oddity, four vacant houses in decidedly poor repair just east of the warehouse and adjacent to Little Chico Creek constitute what has become a micro-slum of sorts, attracting a continuous stream of squatters and associated nuisances—hard-drug use and sales, theft, nighttime disturbances and public defecation. The neighbors, a mix of longtime homeowners and renters, are fed up. Retired Chico State professor Michele Shover, who owns the A.H Chapman House and three nearby rental homes, has organized neighborhood meetings on the issue and recently sent an extensive letter of complaint to Code Enforcement and local media

“seeking action to remedy the dire condition of abandoned properties … on East 11th Street.” Shover and her neighbors have laid blame at the feet of the property owners—Hal LLC, led by local businessman David Halimi, and the city of Chico. Ironically, Halimi said that Shover’s letter, which she also sent to one of Hal LLC’s business partners in Sacramento, stopped the process of rehabilitating the property in its tracks. The city made an effort to

address the issue in 2010, using redevelopment agency (RDA) funding to purchase two of the homes and begin the process of purchasing the other two homes and the warehouse property from Hal LLC, said Mark Wolfe, director of Planning Services. The deal was contingent upon whether the city received a state grant to clean up contamination left behind by underground gas tanks. The city spent about $200,000 in RDA funding during the cleanup, but the state dissolved redevelopment agencies in early 2012, before escrow closed. The sale fell through, and two of the homes and the warehouse remained in Halimi’s possession, making for a patchwork of cityand Hal LLC-owned properties. Since then, upkeep of the vacant houses has been sparse, the problems associated with transients have only got-

ten worse, and no outward signs of improvement are apparent, said Rob Cossetta during a recent interview at the East 11th Street home he rents with his partner, Mike Vance. “The rockery in front of our fence, here, people have been sleeping there,” he said. Cossetta has made a morning ritual of cleaning up whatever squatters leave behind, and it’s almost always ugly. “There were empty cigarettes they had emptied out and filled with crack, I guess, and once I found six used syringes,” he said. “Mike always finds those big bottles of vodka.” “It’s always something,” Vance added, shaking his head. “We’re certainly aware of the problems with the structures in those locations,” Wolfe said. “We have them all boarded up. Many times the police get calls there. It’s an ongoing issue and it’s in everyone’s interest to resolve it.” During a recent interview, Shover was quick to make the distinction between the “worthy poor” and the “particular degraded population that endangers us,” emphasizing that she and her neighbors don’t fault the nearby Jesus Center. She would like to see the properties either condemned and razed or handed over to Habitat for Humanity, an option the city is currently exploring, Wolfe confirmed. But Hal LLC still owns the house square in the middle of the prop-

The horse-drawn hearse at left likely was built sometime between 1876 and 1906. The Ford Model T was built in 1921 and still runs.

erty, and as long at it stands unoccupied, Shover maintains, the nuisances will persist. “We’re not expecting the city to come in and buy the property again,” Shover said. “We’re sorry that didn’t work and we know they meant well.” Shover said the city could use nuisance codes to force Hal LLC’s hand in either refurbishing or demolishing the buildings.

Pat Lehane shows off the interior of the Model T. PHOTOS BY MEREDITH J. GRAHAM

Halimi, meanwhile, has a much

different story. He owns a number of properties around Chico, including Diamond W Western Wear, the building at Second and Main streets that houses Crush, Jamba Juice and Burgers & Brew, and the newly renovated building at 325 Broadway that houses Wanderful Media. He is currently an instructor with the management department at Chico State. “I feel that my family and I have so, so unfairly been attacked and blamed for this,” he said during a phone interview. “I’m the first to say the property is not representative of the properties I have my name associated with. I take pride in my projects.” Several years ago, Halimi said, the city approached Hal LLC with a proposal to purchase both the commercial and residential properties to make way for a mixed-use, low-income housing project. He evicted his tenants and the city began preparations for demolition, cutting gas and electricity to the houses and, in the case of the warehouse, changing the zoning code from commercial to residential. Once the RDA money fell through, Halimi said, the city still had hopes of completing the purchase through other means. “Not too long ago, we finally realized they were never going to come back, the city lost the RDA money and they realized they were in much worse shape than before,” he said. Hal LLC then began refurbishing the house nearest to Little Chico Creek, including hooking power back up (it’s currently ready to be rented, Halimi said) and doing the same to the old auto-upholstery shop attached to the warehouse. Just last week, Halimi met with contractors about giving the Park Avenue warehouse a facelift, intending to make it more presentable from the street. That same day, he received a call from Fite Development Co. in Sacramento, which was helping finance a separate Hal LLC project on Wall Street in Chico. The company had received Shover’s letter of complaint, and now has second thoughts about the partnership. “So, the funds we had committed to refurbishing [the warehouse on] Park Avenue, which we had in fact started, have been pulled back in anticipation that we might have to buy our partners out of the Wall Street project,” Halimi said. “We have our hands tied.” Ω

Breathing new life Chico Cemetery unveils century-old hearses

hen Pat Lehane started working at Chico Cemetery 24 years ago, he noticed a mysterious garage door and wondered what could be inside. But the door was always locked and when he asked, his co-workers were just as clueless as he was. Then one day about a year later, while building tool hangers inside the warehouse that abuts the garage, he came across a key. He tried it on a second door to the garage and, sure enough, it worked. “There was a blast of warmth and we thought, ‘What’s this?’” Lehane recalled. Underneath a thick layer of dust, he saw two treasures of cemetery history: The first, a 1921 Model T hearse, and the second, a turnof-the-20th-century horse-drawn hearse. The garage had been built specifically for these vehicles, Lehane said, and as such it was temperature-controlled. But no one seemed to know anything about them. He approached his supervisor, who called thenowner of the cemetery Victor Van Hook to see if they could go ahead and clean them up. Van Hook gave the OK and for a few years

in the early ’90s they wheeled out the old hearses for Memorial Day services. In 1993 the Brusie family bought the cemetery and with it the hearses and the tradition appeared to have been forgotten. Fast forward to a few weeks ago, when a family burying a relative at Glen Oaks Memorial Park noticed a miniature Model T hearse at Brusie Funeral Home while arranging the ceremony. They mentioned how much their loved one would have enjoyed the thought of being carried to the gravesite in such a vehicle. In response, the Brusies’ hearse was brought out to Glen Oaks for use in that ceremony. “The family just loved it—they said, ‘This is exactly what he would have wanted,’” Lehane said. That funeral sparked a renewed interest among the cemetery staff to resume the tradition of bringing the vehicles out for Memorial Day. They’ll be stationed in the southwest corner, near where John and Annie Bidwell are buried. And Clark Masters, who leads the monthly historical tours of the Chico Cemetery, said he’d like to bring them out for those tours as well.

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“They’re magnificent—people might as well see them,” he said. Lehane, grounds manager at Chico Cemetery and Glen Oaks Memorial Park, is one of the few who’ve had the pleasure of driving the Model T. Because the mechanism is so different from today’s cars, he had to get a lesson first, but once he got the hang of it, he said it ran like a charm, smooth and quiet. To look at it, the car is like a piece of art. The wheels, which have been painted gray to resemble metal, are actually wood-spoked. During a recent interview at the cemetery, Lehane and Masters marveled over the beauty of the two historical hearses. When asked where they came from, both were a little fuzzy on the details. A search inside the main office revealed a file on the Model T that included the title and the sales advertisement, from 1965, when Van Hook bought it. For $300. (Put in perspective, miniaturized versions on eBay today go for about $350.) The history of the horse-drawn hearse is still very much a mystery. It was built by the Sayers & Scovill Coach Co., which has been in business since 1876 and still manufactures hearses. The company website says that in 1906, combustion engines revolutionized its trade—so it’s safe to say this one was built before then. But just how long before, and whether it’s been in Chico since then, is unknown. “The rumor is that this is what brought Annie Bidwell to her final resting place right here in this cemetery,” Masters said. He’s in the process of trying to determine whether there’s any truth to that rumor. He has not had any luck tracking down photographs of Bidwell’s funeral that might include the hearse. “It’s such a cool piece of history,” Masters said. “I’m still trying to unravel some of its mysteries.” In the meantime, visitors to the Chico Cemetery will be able to view both hearses during the Memorial Day service and subsequent cemetery tours, which are held the third Thursday of each month (call ahead to reserve a spot). —MEREDITH J. GRAHAM meredithg@newsreview.com

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millions of people will starve,” he said, adding that foods containing GMOs were just as healthful as non-GMO foods. Not so, countered local activist Emily Alma. The yields of genetically modified corn and soybeans are no greater, she argued, and there is mounting evidence of their harmful effects. Worst of all, though, is that one company, Monsanto, is taking control of farmers’ seed supplies. The anti-GMO effort, she said, is the “beginning of a movement to reclaim agriculture for the people of the world.” Morgan noted that anyone who wanted to avoid GMOs needed only to buy organic, adding that the resolution was a waste of staff resources. The plastic-bag matter came

before the council because at its April 1 meeting, when it set the dates for the implementation of the plastic-bag ban, it failed to change the dates when reusable plastic bags could be given away free. As Morgan pointed out, however, it’s absurd to pass an ordinance telling business owners when they can give away items at no cost. Still, this particular “T” needed to be crossed, and after considerable discussion that echoed that of numerous previous discussions of the bag ban, the council approved the changes. The ordinance will go

into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, for large retailers and a year later for convenience stores and such. It adds, absurdly, that they will have from July 1 to Dec. 31 in both cases to give away reusable bags. “It’s borderline criminal that we’ve spent so much time on this,” Morgan charged. Finally, responding to a request from the Hate Crimes Task Force of the LBGT advocacy group Stonewall Alliance, the council voted to upgrade the municipal code to correct perceived weaknesses in its nondiscrimination policies. Specifically, the measure directs staff to add a general statement of nondiscrimination in city services and to amend the municipal code so it conforms to state law with regard to protected classes. The changes would apply to city services, employment and personnel actions, and city contractors, franchisees and grantees. Again, Morgan objected, saying the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment already prohibits discrimination. “Why are we overstressing an already overburdened staff?” he asked rhetorically. But proponents of the measure, including several from the Stonewall Alliance, said the changes would make people feel protected and able to be themselves. And the Rev. Jim Peck pointed out that the high-tech firms the city hopes to attract to Chico have diverse workforces and appreciate nondiscrimination codes. —ROBERT SPEER

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and whether or not we have a willing teacher who can get their kids off campus and do the work. We try to modify what we are doing for students in order to get them involved and allow them to apply what they are doing in their classroom to a real-life situation.” She said the students from Inspire signed up as volunteers at the recent Endangered Species Faire. They will meet at the amphitheater located along the creek on the Chico State campus. “This is a survey that the State Water Board uses,” Hamill said. “It’s called a rapid trash assessment and is a way of setting a baseline and then trying to get people connected to how much trash is in the creek. And then we do outreach and education and target certain types of trash or areas that are really trashed. Then we have to be able to document that we made a difference and involved the students.” The goal in the effort is two-pronged: To collect real data that is useful to resource managers locally, regionally and statewide and to involve the students so they become better engaged and informed about what they can do to make a difference. “It’s amazing that it really works,” Hamill said. “After all these years, holy moly, people keep showing up.” Volunteers are asked to help with the monitoring events that begin Saturday and run through October on the second Saturday of the month. Those interested meet at the Five-Mile picnic area parking lot at 9 a.m. More information is available at www.thestreamteam.org. “We really need money but everybody needs money so we work regardless,” Hamill said. Though they’ve received $600,000 in grants over the years, most of it came early on. “We haven’t ever reached out locally for any funding or done any fundraising really. We’re too shy. But we have to start doing that. We like to say we’ve done a lot of good work, but we haven’t done a very good job of hollering about what we do.” —TOM GASCOYNE tomg@newsreview.com

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HEALTHLINES From left: Jeff, Christina, Zachary and Madison Williams together at a Chico Walks for Autism event this year.

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Hundreds of thousands of Americans die unnecessarily each year due to health care disparities, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report finds. About 895,000 Americans under the age of 80 die each year from heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke and accidents, according to a Los Angeles Times report. CDC researchers calculated that roughly 20 percent to 40 percent of those premature deaths could be avoided if all Americans had equal access to health care. If all states had mortality rates as low as the best-case scenario—calculated by looking at the three states with the lowest mortality rates in each category and averaging them—we could avoid about 34 percent of heart disease deaths, 21 percent of cancer deaths, 39 percent of respiratory disease deaths, 33 percent of stroke deaths and 39 percent of deaths due to accidents.

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A new report maintains that expanding the role of nurse practitioners could be “one of the most effective steps” to increasing access to primary care services for millions of Californians newly insured through the Affordable Care Act. The report, released by the Bay Area Economic Institute, also noted that California could reduce its health care spending by $1.8 billion if nurse practitioners expanded their scope of practice, which would also attract more nurse practitioners to the state, according to California Healthline. The report’s authors wrote that such an increase would boost rural and low-income communities’ access to care, allow for about 2 million more annual preventive care visits in the state, and generally reduce costs to patients. Beth Haney, president of the California Association for Nurse Practitioners, said that “allowing nurse practitioners to practice the health care they’ve been trained for is a key to making the [ACA] work effectively in California.” Send your health-related news tips to Howard Hardee at howardh@newsreview.com.

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of discovery as parents of a child with autism. Their son, Zachary, was 5 at the time; he’d been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) about two years earlier. “We were completely in the shallow end as far as trying to walk across the river,” Christina said. “We were really fortunate to come to Chico, because there are a lot of programs and services for children on the spectrum. If I lived in the surrounding areas, I’d probably relocate here.” Autism was a new frontier for the family. Jeff and Christina both served in the Navy, and while Jeff continued his career in aviation, Christina studied psychology and worked part time in daycare and teen facilities. Through education and experience, she absorbed so much about developmental disorders that she got hired as a parent consultant at Rowell Family Empowerment— a North State nonprofit agency serving people with diverse abilities, from newborns to age 26. Zachary is now 12. He goes to school and has made great leaps with his verbal abilities and social interactions. He has a close relationship with his sister and lone sibling, Madison, who’s 14 and doesn’t have autism. “We’re blessed as a family,” Christina said, “because Zachary having an older sister was very helpful to him. It gave him someone to model, and she’s also very protective of him and very compassionate.” To continue the progress made in

Virginia, the Williamses contacted the Far Northern Regional Center. Regional centers are public agencies, mandated by state law, for individuals with developmental disabilities. Far Northern arranged therapists for Zachary and referred the family to Rowell Family Empowerment, where they’ve received additional support and services. “It’s been a slow journey,” Christina said, “and it’s an ongoing thing. My analogy is the door used to be shut, locked, bolted altogether; slowly and gently, we’ve gotten past each lock to crack open the door.” Plenty of families find themselves

in the same situation. The latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that 1 child in 68 has an autism spectrum disorder—1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls. The overall prevalence represents a 30 percent increase over a two-year period. The CDC numbers come with a caveat, however: They’re from a 2010 study of 8-year-olds in select communities. Thus, they provide just a snapshot indicator of

autism rates. “Remember that this data is for kids born in 2002—it’s scary to think what the numbers are now,” said Dr. Lisa Benaron, Far Northern medical director. The autism spectrum encompasses a range of developmental disabilities that affect socialization, communication and behavior. The rapid rise raises a big question: Do more people have autism, or are more people getting diagnosed? Benaron and Dr. Eric Neal, a pediatrician at Oroville Hospital, say it’s both. “For whatever reason, it seems that autism is on the rise,” Neal said, “but also there’s more awareness, so we’re screening for it more. It’s like if you take X-rays of every patient with a cough, you’re going to see more pneumonias than if you don’t.” Said Benaron: “The criteria haven’t changed for the [CDC] monitoring system, so that’s pretty good proof that the numbers are increasing. What most people say is maybe 30 percent of the increase is due HEALTHLINES continued on page 15

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entertaining for long periods of time. (Older kids may have intense fascinations with specific topics or activities, decreased interest in fitting in and lack of interest in close friendships.) “With all of the media coverage over the past 10 years, people are much more in tune with autism,” said Neal, who’s been a pediatrician 18 years. “When I first started practicing, I don’t think I had many parents come in with autism concerns for their children, whereas now that’s the main reason why many come to see me.” Williams acknowledges it was “pretty intense and devastating” when she and Jeff first learned their son has autism, but a family shouldn’t hesitate to contact their pediatrician, Rowell or Far Northern, or reach out to other parents. “Some parents are very fearful of labels or the unknown,” she said, “but if you think something is going on, it never hurts to find out more.” Ω

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n’t seem to mind, though no one asked and he wasn’t family. Instead, he continued to sit and chat, holding baby Sequora while she scanned the faces of the eight adults and four other children—including her parents and sister—who came and went during the meal. This was a normal day at the GRUB Cooperative, where many parents—including Richman, who has 8-year-old twin daughters—have chosen to raise their children communally. “It’s stressful, being alone in a house with kids,” said Eartha Shanti, another cooperative housemate. She was the one who handed Richman the baby during lunch, though she’s not related either. “We’re all on better behavior in a community,” she added. Parents and nonparents alike chimed in with myriad benefits to raising children in a communal-living situation: parental support among the adults, exposure to different personalities and parenting styles for the kids,

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easily available playmates and babysitters. They also pointed to having a connection to a community and the ability to share skills and resources. “Kid-wise, we don’t need as much stuff,” said Stephanie Elliott, GRUB Cooperative member and mother of two. “There are other children to play with, there are other adults to play with,” she said. In addition, they’re able to share things like toys, clothing and other resources. “So instead of stuff, and ‘me, me, me,’ it’s about relationship-building. They have the opportunity to do that here, because they have this built-in network of ‘siblings’ and other grown-ups.” Although child care and shared toys are clearly great built-in advantages, many parents who choose to live communally point to the sense of community as the most important benefit to cohabitating with other families. “I tried to do the whole homesteading thing,” said Cedar Rose Selenite, mother of three. She, then-husband Eric Anderson, and their children bought 5 acres, built a straw-bale house, made biodiesel, and grew their own vegetables—carrying out the sustainable-living dream. But she found the lifestyle unsustainable as a single family. “I couldn’t do all that by myself. He was gone 50 hours a week to pay for the thing. And I was alone and I was

like, ‘I can’t do all this,’” she admitted. “It’s not meant for you to do all of it,” chimed in Amber French, another communal-living advocate and mother. “When you feel that you have to do it all, you’re never quite good at any one thing. But when you know you have these other people you can count on … you know you’re taken care of, and you have this web of connection, and it relieves all that stress and pressure.” Selenite now lives in a communal

townhouse of four adults and four children off Lindo Channel, and hopes to join with likeminded parents like French in a new cohousing project based on nonviolent communication (NVC), which focuses on recognizing and strategizing to meet the basic needs of ourselves and others. Respect for basic needs predicates respect for the larger world, said Selenite, whose business, Universal Human Needs, provides NVCfocused life coaching, relationship mediation and classes. “It’s about interdependence,” Selenite explained. “NVC is sort of like social permaculture. It’s social sustainability.” Resourcesharing in particular, Selenite said, is touted by NVC leaders as one of the most subversive things you can do—it’s a rejection of the

consumerist all-for-myself culture. Resourcesharing includes housing, and by extension, all the other stuff that comes with a house. “For the eight people [in our household], we have one car,” Selenite explained, gesturing to a beat-up ’91 Toyota station wagon parked across the street. “In contrast to the current system of capitalism that we’re living in, which does not value human needs, [NVC] is a way of [meeting] peoples’ needs as much as possible without resorting to the mechanisms in the marketplace,” explained Lauren Brown, Selenite’s housemate and a mother of a 10-year-old boy. In living together, the adults found they could meet their need to travel around town with just one car. So, instead of each family having their own, they share. The group is enjoying the social experiment so much that it is looking to expand and form a cohousing unit of other likeminded families, including French, who has turned her garage into a yoga studio and transformed the communal yard into permaculture gardens. She is hoping to create a cohousing project, centered around her yellow house on Humboldt Avenue in Chapmantown, focusing on sustainability, permaculture and NVC. Cohousing, slightly different from communal living, entails families living in separate houses but coming together for community activities and sharing communal spaces. “We are going through a planetary shift, a cultural shift,” French said. “You don’t even have neighborhoods anymore, really, and kids can’t go play. And all of this is not good for what’s coming.” She added that she believes climate change and an unsustainable economic system will lead to less stability than we have come accustomed to. “We have to build our tribe. We’ve really got to bring it local and bring the power back to the people.” Ω

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Quality Quality control control Every Friday at 11 forfor thethe last Every Friday ata.m. 11 a.m. last three years, Chico’s Mike Richman three years, Chico’s Mike Richman hashas been a star of sorts on on webbeen a star of sorts webcasts forfor an an online magazine called casts online magazine called Quality Digest. As As publisher and Quality Digest. publisher and sales manager, he he and Editor in in sales manager, and Editor Chief Dirk Dusharme have a lively, Chief Dirk Dusharme have a lively, oftentimes humorous half-hour oftentimes humorous half-hour show called Quality Digest Live show called Quality Digest Live about manufacturing tools, techabout manufacturing tools, technology and hardware. They review nology and hardware. They review and discuss everything from caliand discuss everything from calibrators to business quality stanbrators to business quality standards to GM’s faulty ignition dards to GM’s faulty ignition switch. Though thethe subject might switch. Though subject might seem tedious to some, Richman, 46,46, seem tedious to some, Richman, who admits he’s a bit of a is is who admits he’s a bit ofham, a ham, able to make these sessions enterable to make these sessions entertaining and educational forfor hishis taining and educational viewers. TheThe webcast is just oneone of of viewers. webcast is just several ways Richman hashas steered several ways Richman steered thethe 34-year-old company through 34-year-old company through thethe difficult change from a print difficult change from a print magazine to Web-only status. TheThe magazine to Web-only status. shows areare mostly shot at Quality shows mostly shot at Quality Digest’s 1,100-square-foot Chico Digest’s 1,100-square-foot Chico studio, butbut Richman hashas traveled studio, Richman traveled throughout thethe United States to to throughout United States filmfilm them. Catch hishis webcasts and them. Catch webcasts and find outout more at www.Quality find more at www.Quality Digest.com or or callcall 893-4095. Digest.com 893-4095.

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scared thethe crap outout of of me. When scared crap me. When that redred “live” camera light goes that “live” camera light goes on on it can shock you. ButBut now that it can shock you. now that I’ve done 150150 shows—[we just I’ve done shows—[we just celebrated] ourour third annivercelebrated] third anniversary—it’s thethe highlight of of mymy sary—it’s highlight week. WeWe cover industry news, week. cover industry news, audience emails and livelive product audience emails and product demos. Sometimes wewe have demos. Sometimes have guests viavia Skype or or they’ll flyfly in in guests Skype they’ll personally with their equipment. personally with their equipment. HowHow waswas converting from a print A few hundred watch us us “live,” converting from a print A few hundred watch “live,” magazine to the Web? butbut we’ve had upup to to 11,000 watch magazine to the Web? we’ve had 11,000 watch episodes. past episodes. Very difficult. We’d been a physical Very difficult. We’d been a physical past magazine since 1980, and in the magazine since 1980, and in the What’s thethe most valuable lesson What’s most valuable lesson early 2000s advertising revenue early 2000s advertising revenue you’ve learned doing this? you’ve learned doing this? forfor all all print media dropped off as print media dropped off as thethe only true control you That only true control you readers and advertisers turned readers and advertisers turned That have is letting go. Toward the end have is letting go. Toward the end to to thethe Web. We had to figure out Web. We had to figure out of of ourour print eraera I thought wewe print I thought how to to replicate ourour revenue on on how replicate revenue go go outout of of business. ButBut would business. thethe Web. WeWe drastically cutcut staff, Web. drastically staff, would there is a need for a third party there is a need for a third party What is Quality Digest about? improved our website and started What is Quality Digest about? improved our website and started us us to to review products. I I review products. an an email newsletter that goes outout likelike email newsletter that goes WeWe areare in the quality-assurance in the quality-assurance you can useuse thethe few tools found you can few tools 40,000 readers. WeWe also began 40,000 readers. also began found business and help major manufacbusiness and help major manufac- to to available to to you to to make a big available you make a big weekly webcasts with ourour weekly webcasts with turers and service industries likelike ourour turers and service industries It doesn’t cost as as presence. It doesn’t cost Award-winning videograEmmy Award-winning videogra- presence. health care, banking and educahealth care, banking and educa- Emmy much now as it used to. We’re much now as it used to. We’re pher partner Chris Smith. We pher partner Chris Smith. We tion. WeWe assist them in complying tion. assist them in complying more profitable now than in the more profitable now than in the eventually transitioned to to Webeventually transitioned Webwith and improving registered with and improving registered last two years of of ourour print maglast two years print magonly in 2008. only in 2008. standards and measurements standards and measurements azine. azine. using both tools and tech hardusing both tools and tech hardWhat’s it like filming thethe webcasts? What’s it like filming webcasts? ware so so thethe stuff they give to to —VIC CANTU ware stuff they give —VIC CANTU The first couple of dozen shows The first couple of dozen shows their customers is right. their customers is right. I was thethe editor forfor a national New I was editor a national New Age/alternative health magazine Age/alternative health magazine in Chico called Magical Blend. In In in Chico called Magical Blend. 2004, I was hired as as thethe managing 2004, I was hired managing editor of this other Chico-based editor of this other Chico-based national magazine called Quality national magazine called Quality Digest. TheThe following year, thethe Digest. following year, publisher leftleft to to focus on on another publisher focus another business and I took over. business and I took over.

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There’s nothing quite likelike visiting local agribusinesses to put thethe whole There’s nothing quite visiting local agribusinesses to put whole farm-to-table movement into perspective. Seeing thethe land and meeting farm-to-table movement into perspective. Seeing land and meeting thethe men and women who transform fruits and veggies into edible delights men and women who transform fruits and veggies into edible delights reminds us us that food is more than just a commodity. At At thethe same time, wewe reminds that food is more than just a commodity. same time, areare paying forfor it, and a visit to the source cancan offer insight into exactly paying it, and a visit to the source offer insight into exactly where ourour dollars areare going. where dollars going. I learned that lesson during thethe recent North Sierra Wine Trail, held thethe I learned that lesson during recent North Sierra Wine Trail, held last weekend of April and spanning 11 wineries in south Butte andand north last weekend of April and spanning 11 wineries in south Butte north Yuba counties. MyMy husband, Josh, andand I started at Hickman Family VineYuba counties. husband, Josh, I started at Hickman Family Vineyards in Bangor. Like many along thethe trail, Hickman is aisfamily-owned bouyards in Bangor. Like many along trail, Hickman a family-owned boutique winery. One of the owners andand organizer of the event, Alyse Hickman, tique winery. One of the owners organizer of the event, Alyse Hickman, was on on sitesite serving wine outout of aofbarrel. When it came time to move along was serving wine a barrel. When it came time to move along andand wewe forked over $18$18 forfor a bottle of Chardonnay, wewe diddid so so knowing wewe forked over a bottle of Chardonnay, knowing were supporting something special. We’ll likely be be back forfor thethe Sangiovese. were supporting something special. We’ll likely back Sangiovese. After a few more stops in Bangor, including to the grand opening of of After a few more stops in Bangor, including to the grand opening Spencer Shirey Winery, wewe made ourour way to Oregon House, in Yuba County. Spencer Shirey Winery, made way to Oregon House, in Yuba County. That’s where ourour adventure gotgot weird. That’s where adventure weird. There was no no mistaking where to turn to enter Renaissance Vineyard There was mistaking where to turn to enter Renaissance Vineyard and Winery when wewe saw thethe gold statues atop white pillars at the main and Winery when saw gold statues atop white pillars at the main entrance. WeWe stopped at the guard shack and were handed a detailed entrance. stopped at the guard shack and were handed a detailed map to the tasting room, in ainterracotta building atop thethe hill.hill. WeWe drove map to the tasting room, a terracotta building atop drove up up thethe palm-tree-lined boulevard and through two roundabouts, each palm-tree-lined boulevard and through two roundabouts, each studded with another pillar and statue. Strategically parked cars barred studded with another pillar and statue. Strategically parked cars barred us us from going off-route. Along thethe way, wewe saw goats, yaks, French donfrom going off-route. Along way, saw goats, yaks, French donkeys and camels. (After all,all, does anything saysay “Renaissance” quite likelike keys and camels. (After does anything “Renaissance” quite camels and gilded statues of David?) camels and gilded statues of David?) At At check-in, wewe were told that thethe property is owned by by a nonprofit check-in, were told that property is owned a nonprofit religious organization (the Fellowship of Friends) and that thethe winery is ais a religious organization (the Fellowship of Friends) and that winery for-profit benefiting FoF. TheThe wines were decent, butbut thethe olive oils, by by for-profit benefiting FoF. wines were decent, olive oils, independently owned Apollo Olive Oil,Oil, also on on sitesite forfor tasting, were independently owned Apollo Olive also tasting, were de-lish. WeWe chatted up up thethe Italian owner of Apollo and went home with a a de-lish. chatted Italian owner of Apollo and went home with bottle of balsamic that was otherworldly. bottle of balsamic that was otherworldly. A later Google search revealed ourour suspicions that Renaissance feltfelt A later Google search revealed suspicions that Renaissance likelike a cult were well-founded. TheThe Fellowship of Friends’ website explains a cult were well-founded. Fellowship of Friends’ website explains that thethe group was started by by spiritual teacher Robert Burton in 1970, that group was started spiritual teacher Robert Burton in 1970, and thethe 1,200-acre Oregon House property is the group’s home base. and 1,200-acre Oregon House property is the group’s home base. FoF’s goal is “awakening” and “being present” and further Web searches FoF’s goal is “awakening” and “being present” and further Web searches ledled to numerous references to it a cult complete with sexsex scandals to numerous references toas it as a cult complete with scandals and end-of-days predictions. and end-of-days predictions. NoNo oneone tried to indoctrinate us us during ourour visit. MyMy inquisitive side tried to indoctrinate during visit. inquisitive side enjoyed seeing thethe property, butbut I couldn’t bring myself to buy anyany enjoyed seeing property, I couldn’t bring myself to buy Renaissance wines. It was so so strikingly different from meeting thethe famiRenaissance wines. It was strikingly different from meeting familieslies at places likelike Hickman or or Spencer Shirey. And I had to ask myself: DoDo I I at places Hickman Spencer Shirey. And I had to ask myself: want to support a mysterious religious group, or or a local family? Without want to support a mysterious religious group, a local family? Without going outout and seeing forfor myself, I might never have known thethe difference. going and seeing myself, I might never have known difference.

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Loving homes Adoption and the modern family

As has been tradition since we started presenting an annual Family Issue, now in its third year, we’ve headed again to locals who have opened up about their unique families, including the challenges that come along with rearing children (or growing up). The makeup of a family has changed significantly over the decades, and one of our goals with this issue is to celebrate the diversity of the modern family. In this particular package of stories, we’ve focused on adoption. You’ll be introduced to two families: the Scherberts, who are busy with seven adopted children, all of whom have Down syndrome; and the Pullyblanks, who shed some light on the international adoption process that grew their little family of four to a multiracial family of six. Another local weighs in on what it was like learning—and then accepting—the fact that he was adopted. There is also a piece on Butte County Adoption Services, the relatively new agency responsible for overseeing public adoptions of local children in need of loving homes. We hope you find this issue informative and take inspiration from these remarkable families. 20

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Adopting from overseas presents its own unique challenges

hen Mark and Tiffani Pullyblank decided to adopt two children, they really didn’t know what they were getting into. In the five years it took to finalize the plan and bring Zach and Rosie home from Uganda, they felt like they’d been through the ringer.

“We were really naïve,” Tiffani said. to find children who truly had no home to go to, no By all accounts, they approached the subject with family in Uganda to care for them, they said. In the best intentions. The couple, who have two biologiNovember 2010, just a week after moving back to the cal children, wanted to grow their family and were United States from New Zealand, they received the already thinking globally—animator Mark is Canadiphone call to go to Uganda to pick up their children. That an and they lived in Vancouver for a while before trip was a whirlwind, but in the end, they were able to moving to New Zealand, where he worked on the return home with Zach, then 3, and 16-month-old Rosie. Hobbit films. The Pullyblanks’ story may seem extreme, but they “Why make more kids when there are so many are far from alone. In 2010, the year they adopted Zach people in the world who don’t have parents?” Mark and Rosie, Americans adopted more than 11,000 chilexplained. dren from other countries. That was down from a high “We changed countries several times because we of almost 23,000 in 2004, according to the U.S. really wanted to adopt kids who had no other support Department of State. The numbers have steadily system,” Tiffani added. In 2009, they settled on the decreased, perhaps due to the 2008 implementation of east African country of Uganda. That’s when their the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children journey really began. and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. First, they had to find a lawyer in Uganda to The convention establishes checks and balances, as arrange the adoption. Because they wanted two chilwell as standardized requirements for adoptions, dren, and not just one, difficulties were magnified. between about 90 countries. Uganda is not currently a “If we were going to adopt from out of the country, partner in the convention. transracially, we wanted to adopt more than one “That would be a really helpful step,” Tiffani said. child,” Mark said. “In hindsight, we should have done Now, the Pullyblanks are settled in Chico, Tiffani’s one at a time—but I doubt we would have gone hometown. She works for Catalyst Domestic Violence through the process a second time.” Services, specifically with children affected by domesSome of the problems they ran into included hooktic violence, while Mark teaches animation at Chico ing up with disreputable representatives in Uganda, State. And 14-year-old Lucy and 12-year-old Dexter one in particular who seemed more interested in are getting more and more comfortable each day with money than finding a good home for needy children. their younger siblings. First they received an email from him with pictures of “They were always into it,” kids telling them to choose Tiffani said. “Dexter had one one. Then they received anothmoment, before we went to Uganer, the subject line of which da, when he looked at me and just said, “Esther is dead,” said, ‘What if everything Mark recalled. The whole changes?’ I said, ‘Well, it will process started to feel wrong. change.’ We’ve had our chal“Most people who go into lenges, but they’ve done great.” it with altruistic intentions get During a recent interview at blindsided by the poverty,” Caper Acres, Zach seemed shy at Tiffani said. “These agencies first but then opened up, running tell sob stories, but poverty is around smiling and laughing with just reality for many counRosie and Dexter while Lucy took tries.” turns playing and sitting quietly So, they started over with a on a bench reading a book. lawyer they feel lucky to have —Tiffani Pullyblank “There was never a time when found. He went out of his way

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The Pullyblanks, from left: Rosie, Lucy, Tiffani, Zach, Dexter and Mark. PHOTO BY MEREDITH J. GRAHAM

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In addition to introducing Zach and Rosie to Ameri-

can culture, Tiffani and Mark have made an effort to learn about life in Uganda. They say they’d like to someday go back and live there for a few months. “Uganda is an amazing country, where the people have incredibly resilient spirits in the face of so many challenges to their survival. I’d like to think that our brilliant, spunky, beautiful children would have fared well there despite their lack of family support, but that’s a really big question mark,” Tiffani said. “I can’t imagine our family without them, and certainly all the hurdles we have had to overcome have been more than worth it, but if the world was a better place they’d be with their first mothers, never having known the pain and shock of that separation. “The adoption itself is just the first step—the learning and growing and adjusting continues for all of us, likely for a lifetime.” Ω more FAMILY continued on page 22

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Public adoptions help foster children find permanent homes

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hile the focus of private adoptions is finding the right child to fit the requirements of a prospective family, public adoptions place more emphasis on finding the right family to fit the needs of each child. This can be a difficult proposition, as many of the children available for public adoption have had a rough start in life. “Our usual services are for children who’ve been placed in foster care [and the child welfare system],” said Craig Cassetta, supervisor of Butte County Adoption Services, a subset of the county’s Department of Employment and Social Services (DESS). “For one reason or another, the court has determined that they’re not able to live with the parents they were born to. After efforts have been made to return them home and those efforts are unsuccessful, our office helps identify an alternative plan.” “Whenever child welfare gets involved, we’re looking at and investigating allegations of a whole variety of abuse categories including general neglect, severe neglect, physical and sexual abuse and exploitation,” said DESS Assistant Director Shelby Boston, adding that general neglect is the most common factor, in Butte County and nationwide. “If we become involved, and if they’re taken from the home, the abuse or neglect is pretty significant,” she said. To facilitate the best possible matches, prospective parents must undergo a home Adoption primer:

More information, including “Nine Steps to Becoming an Adoptive Family,” can be found at the Butte County Adoption Services website: www.buttecounty.net

study assessment, complete several training courses, and obtain a foster care license. On the other end, adoption specialists are sent to meet with the children in their current foster homes to interview them and gather all available birth, medical and developmental records. If the department recommends adoption, it must be approved by the court. Cassetta said his department tries to follow a federal recommendation of having children adopted into a home within two years of permanently entering the child welfare system, but the timeline can vary greatly due to the legal process and each child’s situation. “There unfortunately aren’t as many families available for older youth, for example,” he said. “We might have to search much longer for a home for a teenager than we would for an infant.” Cassetta said there are usually several families that have completed or are currently undergoing the process for adoption, and always a need for more.

Butte County Adoption Services is a rela-

tively new agency. Public adoptions were formerly overseen by the California Department of Social Services, before the Budget Act of 2011—commonly known as “realignment”—called for those responsibilities to be shifted to county government. After a yearlong transition period, the county office took over on Jan. 1, 2013. The state agency still maintains a regional office in Chico, but it is responsible for adoptions in several Northern California counties that have not yet developed local services. “The biggest benefit is with continuity of service within the department,” Boston said of the change. “We’re able to partner early on in each case because it’s all in-house, so the child welfare social worker and the adoption social worker can start working together at the beginning of each case to develop the best plan for that child.”

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The county office has facilitated the finalization of 56 adoptions since it began, Boston said. Of that total, 13 were made during the new agency’s first participation in National Adoption Day, last Nov. 22, at the Butte County Superior Courthouse in Oroville. Boston said Butte County Adoption Services provides post-adoption services to help new families overcome obstacles after placement and ensure new families stay together. “We have professionals that provide some level of support and expertise to share with parents,” she said. “We don’t have an expectation that adoptive or foster parents will come in knowing everything to help support youth who’ve been abused or neglected. “But obviously, we look for parents who are patient and open to learning how to best meet the needs of children who’ve dealt with those situations.” In addition to in-house staff, Boston said the county contracts with private, nonprofit group Lilliput Children’s Services to bring

Supervisor Craig Cassetta outside Adoption Service’s Oroville office. PHOTO BY KEN SMITH

“topic-driven” special speakers and trainers to the area. She offered a recent session to help parents better prepare to deal with the needs of children who’ve suffered trauma, for example. “Research has shown that trauma has an impact on how a child’s brain develops,” she said. “So we want to ensure that adoptive and foster parents are knowledgeable about how to best work with the child to not trigger that trauma, and better understand how children might behave certain ways based on their life experiences up to that point. “We want all of our adoptions to be successful and for these children to have no further disruptions,” Boston said. “We want them to stay in their new home with their adoptive families and live a normal, healthy, happy life.” Ω

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An adopted past Chico man recalls coming to grips with reality

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olin Brewer is a regular Chico guy—raised in the Bay Area, the 24-year resident is an Oakland A’s fan and a Duffy’s Tavern regular. But there is something that sets the 46-year-old tile-setter apart: He was adopted before he was even born and knows very little about his birth mother and absolutely nothing about his father. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, only 2.5 percent of Americans were adopted and of those about half were adopted by a relative. What’s more, 65 percent say they would like to meet their birth parents. But not Brewer, who didn’t know he was adopted until he was in the third grade. “As a kid growing up I had no idea about any of this,” Brewer recalled during a recent interview. “Nothing had been said. When I was in third grade there was something coming up in school and they needed to find some information off of my birth certificate, something my mom couldn’t remember. “We were looking through the filing cabinet and all of a sudden she felt that it was time, that I was old enough and that I should know what was going on. She started to

explain, in the best way she could to a guy my age, that I wasn’t from her. I remember being kind of upset and confused and wondering, ‘What’s this mean?’” He learned that his adopted mother had suffered a miscarriage during her first pregnancy but was successful the next time around, giving birth to a daughter. She then suffered another miscarriage. So his parents decided to adopt. At the time, they were living in Waukegan, Ill., where his grandmother, who was Irish, worked in the hospital’s maternity ward. “She knew this doctor—Dr. Dowd—a big Irish guy. He had set up adoptions before and apparently he OK’d everything through his good name and reputation. My grandmother, who was very close to him, told him how my mom and dad were looking to adopt and they wanted an Irish baby.” Dr. Dowd knew of a pregnant teenager, Brewer said, who had come to Waukegan from Ohio to stay with relatives until she gave birth, which was expected in about three weeks. The teen was also of Irish descent. “Back then, having an illegitimate kid was kind of frowned upon, especially in the Irish community,” Brewer said. “So her parents had her leave Ohio and go to Illinois. Then she went back to Ohio and told people, ‘Oh, I was at school,’ or something like that to try to get a clean slate.”

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By the time Brewer was born he’d already been adopted by his parents. “It was all set up and if everything went smoothly and I didn’t die, then this is their kid,” he said. “They didn’t know if it was a boy or a girl. But I was born Dec. 26, 1967.” He was a tiny baby, just over 5 pounds, but just big enough to be released from the hospital and go home with his adopted parents. “I was so small that they kept

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anything about the father, but I just kind of laugh to myself: Maybe it was a one-night stand. Who knows?” He said it took him a while to accept the truth. “I would say by the time I was a freshman in high school I finally started coming to grips with it and saying, ‘I’m good with this.’” His high school girlfriend was also adopted, he said. “That really helped me open up and say, ‘This is all right.’ As for my mom and dad, they were the only parents I’d ever known.” His father died in 1989. “I never have had a desire to know who my birth mother was,” he said. “My mom asked me that for the last time three or four years ago. She said that if I was interested we could find out if she was still alive and so on. But I said, ‘No, you’re my mom. That’s it.’” Ω more FAMILY continued on page 25

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But Scherbert isn’t one to focus on that aspect of caring for her seven adopted children, who range in ages, from 23-year-old Sam to 5-year-old Gloria. And she also doesn’t focus on their developmental disabilities or how they’re different from typically developing children. “Our philosophy is not that they can’t; you have to challenge them. But you don’t set them up for failure,” she said. The kids lead full lives just like other children their ages. Sam and brother Peter, 19, both belong to a bowling league with typical people. Sam also participates in theater performances at the 7th Street Centre for the Performing Arts. There are activities for the younger kids, too, such as Challenger Little League baseball. The morning after Scherbert’s interview with CN&R, the family was headed to Oroville for the Butte County Special Olympics. Jeannie Alden, a local Early Intervention speech therapist who

has worked with three of the Scherberts’ kids, noted how hard the couple work every day to give the kids what they need. “They are people who enjoy life, even when it gets crazy, and they are making sure their children enjoy life, too,” Alden said. Scherbert downplays the praise that people invariably heap on her: “I feel like I’m just a mom. I’m not super mom,” she said.

hicoans Nancy and Garry Scherbert’s entry into the world of adoption ended in heartbreak. The couple had taken into their home a medically fragile infant with Down syndrome. Bethany was born with a major The Scherberts moved to Butte heart defect that required surgery County 19 years ago, first to Therand months in a neonatal intensive malito and then to Chico in 2005. care unit. And tragically, after two It’s back in the East Bay, though, bouts of pneumonia, she passed where they were inspired to adopt away at the age of 9 months. kids with disabilities. Husband But instead of allowing her Garry was near the end of a career death to consume them, the Scherin the Navy and Scherbert, who did berts, just months later, adopted yet childcare, looked after a little girl another child with Down synwith Down syndrome. “The whole drome. family fell in love with her,” she “In a very strange type of way, said. she made us go on to adopt other The couple’s own biological children,” Nancy Scherbert said children were in high school at the during a recent interview. “It made time, and both wanted to expand us aware that there was such a need their family. Scherbert was medfor homes for kids with special ically unable to have needs.” more, so they chose to Indeed, over the past adopt. Once they went 24 years, the Scherberts through the process for have opened their hearts to the first child, adoption 10 children with Down agencies seemed to seek syndrome. They’ve them out with others in endured more heartbreak, need of a loving home. too, losing another infant “We’ve never really gone girl, 4-month-old Mariah, looking,” Scherbert said. to complications following Just a few years ago heart surgery, and then a the couple, now in their son, 17-year-old Jeremiearly 60s, decided seven ah—or “J.J.”—who sucwas enough. cumbed to a drug-resistant Scherbert said those infection three years ago. who may be interested in Scherbert choked up adopting children with while talking about the special needs, whatever boy she’d taken in at those needs might be, 12 days old and who lived should educate themwith, among other issues, selves. Children with autism and celiac disease. Down syndrome are very Like many children with loving, but each one is Down syndrome, most of different, each one is an the couple’s adopted kids individual—just like any have or have had medical typical child, she noted. issues. The Scherberts are “It’s a lot of work, but Bay Area ex-pats and conit’s so rewarding,” she tinue to take the children said. “They give back to see medical specialists Clockwise from top right: Sam, Jesse, Esther, Mateo, Gloria, every bit as much as I put there. Sometimes life is a Nancy, Peter, Timothy and Garry Scherbert. into this relationship.” Ω juggling act. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SCHERBERT FAMILY

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Popular conductor takes the Laxson podium for the last time

T became music director of the North State Symphony, cellist Robert Zadra had a thought: However hree years after Kyle Wiley Pickett

long we can keep him here will be a blessing, because he’s destined to move on to bigger and better things. by That time has come. Last year, Robert Pickett was selected as music Speer director of symphonies in Topeka, Kan., and Springfield, Mo., two larger communities whose orchesSwan song: tras have significantly larger budgNorth State Symphony presents ets. Pickett and his wife, Alice, and Harmonic their two children now live in Landscapes, Springfield, a pretty city known as Saturday, May 10, the “Queen of the Ozarks.” 7:30 p.m., in As it turned out, Pickett stayed Laxson Auditorium (and Sunday, here more than 14 years. When he May 11, 2 p.m., in takes the podium for his last two Redding’s Cascade NSS concerts this weekend, in Theatre). Chico and Redding, it will be the Tickets (Chico): end of era in which he was the $22-$36, University Box driving force behind the creation Office, 898-6333 of one of the finest regional orchestras in the country. Laxson A native of the Bay Area, he’d Auditorium earned a master’s degree in choral Chico State conducting at Chico State, so he 898-5984 knew the area well and fondly when he returned here in 1999, fresh out of Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory, newly minted doctorate in hand. He was hired first in Redding and a year later in Chico. Both symphonies were weak, financially and musically, and he immediately saw the benefits of merging them into a single, stronger and, most important, professional symphony. That first year, the 2001-02 season, the new North State Symphony presented eight performances of four concert sets in two cities, Chico and Redding. Ten years later, it had grown to 23 performances of 10 concert sets in six cities per year, and its budget had increased from $100,000 to $500,000, thanks to re-energized support groups in Redding and Chico, and Pickett’s unfailing willingness to meet with potential donors. The bigger budget enabled the symphony to pay for excellent out-of-area players to augment the orchestra on a regular basis—although the main rea26

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son many of them came all the way to Chico and Redding was simply that “Kyle’s a real magnet,” said Zadra, a longtime member of the symphony board as well as a player. He attributes this to several factors. One is that with Pickett “there’s never a negativity.” He’s always upbeat and positive and never critical, and this has created a deep sense of teamwork among the musicians. Pickett also comes to rehearsals thoroughly prepared. “He knows the music better than anyone,” Zadra said, including its historical context and how other conductors have interpreted it. “Every rehearsal is like a music lesson.” Anyone who has attended one of Pickett’s pre-concert talks know what Zadra means. The orchestra has improved dramatically over the years. In a phone interview the NSS’ executive director, Keith Herritt, remembered that it twice had performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, once in 2005, again in 2013, and the improvement was immediately noticeable. In addition, Pickett has included interesting but relatively unknown modern works (the world premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s Clarinet Concerto, for example) with increasingly complex classics (three big Mahler works, including the huge Symphony No. 8, with its massive vocal chorus). He will be missed, though it’s pleasing to think how much the people of Springfield and Topeka will enjoy his music. The search is on for his replacement; the four finalists will each conduct one of the concerts in the 2014-15 season. In the meantime, there’s one last Kyle Wiley Pickett concert to attend. Titled Harmonic Landscapes, it features works by Brahms and Benjamin Britten, as well as Dvorák’s Concerto for Cello, one of the most famous pieces for that instrument. Guest cellist David Requiro will be featured. Pickett was not available to be interviewed for this story, but in a press release he expressed bittersweet feelings about leaving the NSS: “It’s been wonderful for me to perfect my craft here, and I am very grateful for the support and love I’ve gotten in the North State. Now it’s simply time to move on. “It may sound odd,” he continued, “but this concert feels to me like a graduation. For me, but also for the North State Symphony, which has grown so much. Now the orchestra gets to show itself to new conductors.” Ω

Farewell, maestro. PHOTO BY ELIZABETH QUIVEY

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Special Events FEATHER FIESTA DAYS: Historic downtown Oroville hosts its annual community celebration, with a parade, craft faire, car show, games, cook-offs and more. Through 5/10. Various locales. Call or visit website for schedule. (530) 228-2860; www.featherfiesta days.org.

THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: The market is back with fresh produce, local food, arts and crafts, plus live entertainment. This Week: Chico Hula Club, The Ascent Music Academy and Ryan Raynal. Th, 6-9pm. Free. Chico City Plaza, Downtown Chico.

Art Receptions MONCA POP-UP MUSEUM: monCA hosts an opening reception for the artwork of North State veterans. Th, 5/8, 6-8pm. monca Pop-Up Museum, 215 Main St., (530) 891-4304.

7:30pm; Su, 2pm through 5/11. $12-$20. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

TARZAN: Musical adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs famous story. Featuring the music of Phil Collins. Th-Sa, 7:30pm; Su, 2pm through 5/11. $15.50-$18.50. California Regional Theatre, 475 East Ave., (800) 722-4522, www.crtshows.com.

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Special Events ART AT THE MATADOR: ChiVAA hosts a celebration of art with 75 local artists showcasing their work in the various rooms of the vintage motel. Plus, live music, mutant art vehicles, a “plein air paint out” and local fire dancers, The Lumininjas. F, 5/9, 4-9pm, Sa, 5/10, 2-9pm. Free. Matador Motel, 1934 Esplanade, (530) 342-7543, www.ChiVAA.org.

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5/10. Call or visit website for details, locations vary.

Music SURROUND LOUNGE: New electronic compositions will be performed and presented in surround sound. Come listen and lounge, and bring a blanket or pillows to sit on. Th, 5/8, 8:30pm. Free. Performing Arts Center (PAC), Chico State Room 144, (530) 898-4636.

ART ABOUT: A monthly art walk coordinated by the Chico Visual Arts Alliance (ChiVAA). Each second Friday a different area of Chico is featured. This week, all roads lead to The Matador in Uptown. F, 5/9, 5-8pm. Free. Call or visit website for details, Chico, www.chivaa.org/artabout.

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Theater THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST: Butte College Theatre Department presents the Oscar Wilde comedy for their spring production. 5/7-5/10, 7:30pm, Su, 5/11, 2pm. $10$15. Butte College Black Box Theatre, 3536 Butte Campus Dr.

SHREK THE MUSICAL: An ogre named Shrek sets out to save his swampland when it is overtaken by outcast fairy tale characters. Th-Sa,

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SPRING BLOOM: Lucero Olive Oil hosts its annual celebration of the olive bloom with a picnic and a tour of the groves, plus a wine garden, kid’s zone, live entertainment, a mother’s day raffle, and marketplace with food vendors. Sa, 5/10, 11am-5pm. Free. (Fee for tours and wine garden.) Lucero Olive Oil Mill, 2120 Loleta Ave. in Corning.

Art Receptions ALL THE REST: Opening reception for paintings and prints by Jonny Alexander, with a performance by Bran Crown. Sa, 5/10, 7pm. Naked Lounge Tea and Coffeehouse, 118 W. Second St., (530) 895-0676.

Art 1078 GALLERY: Need Need Not Repeat, Chico State alumni John Baca showcases new works. Through 5/24. 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Delbert Rupp and Friends, thrown and carved large-scale stoneware vessels and sculpture. Through 5/31. 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9 gallery.com.

B-SO SPACE: New Works, digital-based media

from BFA candidate Kuya Dyte. Through 5/9. New Works, a culminating exhibition featuring the work of Eric Carillo. 5/12-5/16. Ayres 107, Chico State, (530) 898-5331.

CHICO ART CENTER: Creative Fusion, Chico Art Center presents an annual exhibit of student artwork from Chico’s Junior and Senior High School students. Through 5/9. 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

CHICO PAPER CO.: The Totem Series, new works inspired from textiles, jewelry design, painting, and collage by artist Marilynn Jennings. California Rivers, Jake Early’s latest series. 345 Broadway, (530) 891-0900, www.chicopapercompany.com.

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Moon Band. F, 5/9, 7-8:30pm. Chico City Plaza, Downtown Chico.

SHOW N’ SHINE: Classic hot rods and bikes on display, plus a chili cook-off, tastings, and live entertainment. F, 5/9, 2:30pm. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com/ brewing-co.

Music A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING: The Children’s Choir of Chico presents their spring concert featuring music from opera to Broadway tunes. F, 5/9, 7:30pm. $10-$15. Faith Lutheran Church, 667 E. First Ave. Near Mangrove, (530) 895-3754, http://flchico.org.

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IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY: A comedy directed by Laszlo Szontaph. F, Sa, 7:30pm through 5/18. $7-$15. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St. in Oroville, (530) 533-2473, www.birdcage theatre.net.

SHREK THE MUSICAL: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

LC EXPERIENCE: Bring your blanket and enjoy an afternoon outdoor festival with live music

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NORTH STATE SYMPHONY: Conductor Pickett’s

final symphony program in Chico: Harmonic Landscapes, featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 and Dvorak’s Cello Concerto, with guest cellist David Requiro. Sa, 5/10, 7:30pm. $6-$36. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 8986333, www.chicoperformances.com.

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Student Print Exhibition, celebrating student artists, this exhibit honors the gallery founder’s use of the collection as inspiration and education. Through 5/15. Chico State, (530) 898-4476, www.theturner.org.

LAXSON FINE ART GALLERY: Sychronized

Journey, new works from undergraduate art students Ingrid Olson and Payton Cahill. Through 5/16. 400 W. First St. CSU Chico, Laxson Audtorium.

MONCA POP-UP MUSEUM: Veterans Art Pop Up Museum, monca hosts a temporary art exhibit featuring the work of North State Veterans. Through 5/24, 10am-5pm. Free. 215 Main St., (530) 891-4304.

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: New Works, figu-

rative drawings from local artists. Ongoing. 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.

THE UPS STORE: New Works, etchings, engraving and collagraph prints from artist Michael Halldorsen. Through 5/31. 702 Mangrove Ave. #224.

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Juried Student Art Exhibition, the annual student exhibition features works in a variety of media, submitted by Chico State art students and selected by a guest juror. Through 5/9. Trinity Hall Chico State, (530) 898-5864.

UPPER CRUST BAKERY & EATERY: Bird Houses, local artist and craftsman Bernie Vigallon created bird houses to benefit the Fairview Alternative Education Program. Through 6/20. 130 Main St., (530) 895-3866.

Museums CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Banding by Day and Night, a close look at birds in hand with incredible detail. Ongoing. 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Explore Evolution, investigate evolutionary principles in organisms ranging from smallest to the largest, with interactive exhibits giving the viewer an opportunity to experience how scientists conduct research on evolution. Ongoing. 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/ gateway.

PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: Paradise Depot

Museum Open House, a railroad and logging museum in Paradise. Ongoing, 7-9pm. 5570 Black Olive Dr. in Paradise, (530) 877-1919.

VALENE L. SMITH MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Into The Blue: Maritime Navigation and the Archeology of Shipwrecks, featuring artifacts recovered from the Frolic shipwreck and the story behind the ship’s history. TuSa through 7/24. Meriam Library Complex Chico State.

NAKED LOUNGE TEA AND COFFEEHOUSE: All the Rest, paintings and prints by Jonny Alexander. 5/9-5/31. 118 W. Second St., (530) 895-0676.

Esplanade, (530) 342-7543, www.ChiVAA.org.

FEATHER FIESTA DAYS: See Thursday. Through 5/10. Call or visit website for details, locations vary.

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Area Museum Alliance (CAMA) celebrates spring by hosting a museum tour throughout the Chico area. Call for Details. Sa, 5/10. Call for details. (530) 891-4336.

TARZAN: See Thursday. California Regional Theatre, 475 East Ave., (800) 722-4522, www.crtshows.com.

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The Matador Hotel, located on The Esplanade, is one of those places that inspire passersby to wonder what’s up within the unique, Spanish-style compound’s walls. If you’ve ever been interested in checking the place out, but not interested enough to spring for a room, the fourth EDITOR’S PICK annual installment of Art at the Matador on Friday & Saturday, May 9 & 10, provides the perfect opportunity. The Chico Visual Arts Alliance (ChiVAA) has curated a strange lineup of art and entertainment to complement the strange setting, with mutant art cars, extreme quick-draw presentations, music and a performance by fire-and-light dancing troupe The Lumininjas, plus individual artist galleries in each of the hotel’s retro rooms.

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BULLETIN BOARD

Theater

Community

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST: See Thursday. Butte College Black Box Theatre, 3536 Butte Campus Dr.

IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY: See Friday. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St. in Oroville, (530) 533-2473, www.birdcagetheatre.net.

SHREK THE MUSICAL: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

TARZAN: See Thursday. California Regional Theatre, 475 East Ave., (800) 722-4522, www.crtshows.com.

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with music from local jazz quartet Bogg Su, 5/11, 6-9pm. $5 cover or $89 includes dinner package. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com/brewing-co.

MOTHERS DAY BRUNCH SPECTACULAR: Celebrate your mother with an afternoon brunch and live entertainment. Su, 5/11, 11am-2pm. Reservations recomended. Gold Country Casino, 4020 Olive Highway in Oroville, (800) 803-1911, www.goldcountrycasino.com.

Theater THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST: See Thursday. Butte College Black Box Theatre, 3536 Butte Campus Dr.

SHREK THE MUSICAL: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

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TARZAN: See Thursday. California Regional Theatre, 475 East Ave., (800) 722-4522, www.crtshows.com.

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Music THE KYLE GASS BAND: KG of Tenacious D returns to Chico to rock your face off, and local dads with day jobs the Pageant Dads open. M, 5/12, 8pm. $15. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

MARCIA BALL: Singer and pianist known for her

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Texas stomp-rock and Louisiana blues style visits Chico. M, 5/12, 7:30pm. $22.50. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 3452739, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.

AFRICAN DANCE CLASS: A workout set to the sounds and rhythms of West Africa. Call for info. M, 6pm. $10. Chico Grange Hall, 2775 Old Nord Ave., (530) 321-5607.

AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: Dances of Cuba, Haiti,

Brazil and West Africa with live drumming. Tu, 5:30pm. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 345-6324.

BUTTE IONS: The local chapter of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Second Su of every month, 2pm. The Center for Spiritual Living, Paradise, 789 Bille Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5673.

CHICO CONTRA DANCE: Traditional contra dance

with music by the Pub Scouts. Second Sa of every month, 6:30-10pm. $4-$8. Chico Grange,

2775 Nord Ave., (530) 877-2930.

CHICO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE: Chico Friends of the Library weekly book sale. Sa, 9:15-11:30am. Butte County Library, Chico Branch, 1108 Sherman Ave., (530) 891-2762, www.buttecounty.net/bclibrary.

DANCE SANCTUARY WAVE: Bring a water bottle, drop your mind, find your feet and free your spirit. Call for more info. Tu, 6:30-8:30pm. $10. Call for details, (530) 891-6524.

DANCING FREEDOM: A weekly open dance with

the elements. F, 6-8pm. $6-$12 sliding scale. Subud Hall, 574 E. 12th St., (530) 532-1989.

DEATH CAFÉ: A place to come and chat about death over a cup of tea, in a respectful and confidential space. Second Su of every month, 2pm. Opens 5/11. 100th Monkey Café & Books, 642 W. Fifth St.

EVENING DANCE JAM: A weekly meditative dance session. F, 7:15pm. $10. Yoga Center of Chico, 250 Vallombrosa Ave., Suite 150, (530) 3420100.

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

FARMERS’ MARKET: CHAPMAN: A year-round Certified Farmers’ Market serving as a community forum for healthful-lifestyle promotion and education. F, 2-5:30pm. Chapman Mulberry Community Center, 1010 Cleveland Ave., (530) 624-8844, www.cchaos.org.

FARMERS’ MARKET: SATURDAY: Chico’s weekly community gathering, with fresh produce, crafts, baked goods and more. Sa, 7:30am1pm. Municipal Parking Lot No. 1, Second & Wall streets.

FREE HEALTH CLINIC: Free services for minor medical ailments. Call for more info. Su, 14pm. Free. Shalom Free Clinic, 1190 E. First

Ave., (530) 518-8300, www.shalomfree clinic.org.

A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING: The Children’s

Poetry/Literature MINDS WITHOUT BORDERS: A book group cur-

rently discussing Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. M, 5/12, 7pm. Lyon Books, 135 Main St., (530) 891-3338, www.lyonbooks.com.

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tors and local contributors will share their writing, poetry, and creative stories featured in the spring 2014 issue of Chico State’s literary magazine. M, 5/12, 7:30pm. Free. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

HAPPY HEALING: Experience a variety of healing modalities. F, 7pm. 100th Monkey Café & Books, 642 W. Fifth St.

INFINITE RHYTHMS ECSTATIC DANCE: A shoefree, food-free, drug-free, smoke-free dance for you and yours with DJ Clay. Th, 7:309:30pm through 5/8. $10. Yoga Center of Chico, 250 Vallombrosa Ave., Suite 150, (530) 3420100.

INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: All levels wel-

come. No partner needed. F, 8pm. Opens 5/9. $2. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

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WATERSHED REVIEW LAUNCH PARTY: Student edi-

Choir of Chico presents their spring concert featuring music from Opera to Broadway. Special guests Vincent Chambers, Dr. Steven Schwartz and Alycia Coleman join the celebration. F, 5/9, 7:30pm. $10-$15. Faith Lutheran Church, 667 E. First Ave. Near Mangrove, (530) 895-3754, http://flchico.org.

SAMARITAN FREE CLINIC: This clinic offers free

for more Music, see NIGHTLIFE on page 34

basic medical care and mental-health coun-

STEAMPUNK SOCIETY MEETING Wednesday, May 14 Lyon Books SEE COMMUNITY

seling. Call for more information. Su, 2-4pm. Free. Paradise Lutheran Church, 780 Luther Dr. in Paradise, 8727085.

SHOWER THE SHELTER: Butte Humane Society is having a donation drive drop-off and a foster open house. Meet staff and find out how you can become a foster volunteer. Sa, 5/10, 124pm. Butte Humane Society - Cat Adoptions, 587 Country Dr., (530) 343-7917, www.buttehumane.org.

SOUL SHAKE DANCE CHURCH: Drop your mind, find your feet and free your spirit at this DJ dance wave to a range of musical styles. No previous dance experience necessary. Su, 10am-noon. $8-$15 sliding scale. Dorothy Johnson Center, 775 E. 16th St., (530) 891-6524, www.chicorec.com.

SOUNDS OF THE VALLEY CHORUS: Women singers welcome to sing in four-part harmony barbershop style. Call for more info. W, 7pm. Marigold Elementary School, 2446 Marigold Ave., (530) 343-5183.

SQUARE-DANCE CLUB: Square-dancing classes for beginners and advanced-level dancers. Call for more info. Th, 7-10pm. Veterans Memorial Hall, 6550 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-1962.

STEAMPUNK SOCIETY: The Chico Steampunk

Society hosts their monthly meeting. W, 5/14, 7pm. Lyon Books, 135 Main St., (530) 891-3338, www.lyonbooks.com.

TRADITIONAL WEST-AFRICAN DANCE: All levels of

drummers and dancers welcome. W, 5:307pm. $10. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (808) 757-0076.

WALK IN THE PARK: Stonewall Alliance Chico’s dog-friendly, 3-mile walk in Bidwell Park. Second Su of every month. One-Mile Recreation Area, Bidwell Park.

WORLD DANCE: Classes offered through CARD offering line, circle and partner dances from around the world. No partner needed. Th, 7pm. $7. Chico Area Recreation District (CARD), 545 Vallombrosa Ave., (530) 895-4711, www.chicorec.com.

For Kids CHILDREN STORY TIME SERIES: Reading events sponsored by Lyon Books. Every other Th, 3pm. Free. Butte County Library, Chico Branch, 1108 Sherman Ave., (530) 891-2762, www.lyonbook.com.

MORE ONLINE Additional listings for local meetings, support groups, classes, yoga, meditation and more can be found online at www.newsreview.com/chico/local/calendar.

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delicious as part of a dessert recipe). A few of the producers are experimenting with aging ciders in bourbon and rum barrels, but none more effectively than Greg Hall, of Virtue Cider in Fennville, Mich. Formerly the brewmaster at Goose Island Beer Co.—known for aging its beer in bourbon barrels—Hall brings his experience to bear in The Mitten. With a blend of apple juice aged in bourbon barrels and fresh-pressed juice, The Mitten has an unmistakable Kentucky kick on the finish, making it something of a sparkling-bourbon cider with the depth and sweetness of an Old Fashioned cocktail. Hall isn’t the only beer ex-pat who has made the switch to cider-making (the Cider Summit’s dress code seemed to require either microbrew T-shirts or plaid), but while many beer fans have heard the call of the cider house, Kevin Zielinksi, owner of E.Z. Orchards, based in Salem, Ore., sees cider as having a stronger connection to wine than to beer. Zielinksi, an orchardist following in a family tradition that began in 1929, feels cider is a logical extension of the winemaking process—wineries already have the ability to crush fruit, bottle and ferment. It comes as no surprise then that E.Z. Orchards’ Willamette Valley Cidre—a blend of French, English and Early American apple varieties—is guised as wine, packaged in a sleek 750ml bottle with a simple elegant logo. Zielinksi isn’t an anomaly in the cider world. Along with apple growers such as the Devoto family—who’ve maintained orchards for close to 40 years and now bottle seasonal ciders under the Devoto Orchards Cider label in Sebastopol—there’s a connection to the fruit and to the land that wine wholly embraces and craft brewers also appreciate. The cider revolution still may be hard-pressed to take root completely in either the beer or wine communities, but the seedling of fans will soon be growing into their own. The Cider Summit crowd—a combination of wine-festival sophistication and beer-fest unpretentiousness—may yet find an empty seat at the bar. Ω

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Hmicrophone as you rhymed your heart out with your favorite rapper? Ever choreographed a simple ave you ever used a remote control as a

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collective DNA, providing glimpses of memories flickering in the darkness. The legend of the verbal skills possessed by both Lyrics Born and Gift of Gab—two Nor Cal-bred members of the Quannum record label/lyrical clan—is known worldwide and Chico was treated to a full display of their talents. Gift of Gab, whose physical presence belies the incredible speed with which lyrics pour from his husky frame, came across like time-lapse audio. Rapid beats pulsed and were punctuated by even faster driving rhyming couplets in what seemed to be a performance aimed for the Guinness World Records book. The Blackalicious MC blew through the set with such blistering speed that the audience was still gasping for air from the previous song as we giddily struggled to match pace and devour the next hit. To paraphrase funk master Rick James, “Hip-hop is a hell of a drug!” Gab concluded his set with the apt “Chemical Calisthenics” from the 2002 Blackalicious album Blazing Arrow (“Lead, gold, tin, iron, platinum, zinc/ When I rap you think/ iodine nitrate activate”). Feeding the rabid fans in attendance one last tonguetwisting fix for the evening, Gab had the hip-hop fiends chanting along hungrily, “I get high every day!” Lyrics Born took the stage and led with the opening line from “Kontrol Phreak” off the 2010 album As U Were: “I don’t need no introduction/ because these folks already know me!” And then it was on … Though the attendance still left something to be desired, Lyrics Born and longtime Quannum songstress Joyo Velarde, also his wife, performed with enough ferocious energy to fill a packed stadium. Playing mostly tunes from his more recent musical offerings, the duo whipped the crowd of hip-hop junkies into a music-fueled frenzy. The height of the frenetic hour-long performance (which preceded a 20-minute encore) was the funky and infectious “Callin’ Out” from the album Later That Day (2003): “Callin’ out to all area crews/ We goin’ make this shit happen right here right now.” Ω

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A documentary about the Chicago nanny who achieved posthumous fame after an archive of her more than 100,000 neverbefore-seen photos—mostly of street scenes in Chicago and New York during the 1950s and ’60s—was purchased during two storage auctions in 2007. Pageant Theatre. Not rated.

In the Detroit of the future, dilapidated mansions house very dangerous criminals and authorities have built a wall around the city to contain the crime. When a drug lord threatens to bring the entire city down, an undercover cop (Paul Walker, in one of the last features filmed before his death) is tasked with trying to bring him down. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

A computer-animated follow-up to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, featuring the voice of Lea Michele as Dorothy, who returns to Oz and helps her familiar pals—plus a few new ones—in a fight against an evil jester. Additional voices include Jim Belushi, Dan Akroyd and Kelsey Grammer. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

Moms’ Night Out

A faith-based feature about a group of moms who hit the town for a night out and leave their kids at home with the dads— hijinks ensue. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.

Neighbors

Director Nicholas Stoller (Get Him to the Greek, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) is at the helm of this hard-R comedy starring Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as a married couple doing battle with a frat (led by chief instigator Zac Efron) that moves into the house next door. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.

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Divergent

In a Chicago of the distant future, people are divided into five factions based on the strongest virtue they possess. Those who don’t test strong in any one category are divergents, and as one young divergent soon learns, their days may be numbered. Cinemark 14. Rated PG-13.

Heaven Is for Real

Seabiscuit director Randall Wallace has adapted the best-selling book by Todd Burpo, a Christian pastor who tells the story of his 4-year-old son’s near-death experience of visiting heaven. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

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In this sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger, the captain (Chris Evans) is struggling to cope in modern society when he is presented with the challenge of fighting against an old friend who’s come forward in time in a different, much more dangerous form. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast) directs Scarlett Johansson as an alien who has taken the body of a human and roams the Scottish countryside in a van to pick up men in order to harvest their skin. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

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When a married woman (Leslie Mann) meets two other woman (Cameron Diaz and Kate Upton) with whom her husband has cheated on her, the trio decides to work together to exact revenge on the three-timer … hijinks ensue. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13. The two blue macaws (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway) are back for an adventure in the Amazon rainforest. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated G.

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

JOHN SEID AND LARRY PETERSON: Join the duo as they play and eclectic mix of The Beatles, blues and standards. Th, 5/8, 6-9pm. Grana, 198 E. Second St., (530) 809-2304.

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DeVoll Band. Th, 5/8, 6-9pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.

OPEN MIC: Singers, poets and musicians welcome. Th, 7-10pm. Has Beans Internet Cafe & Galleria, 501 Main St., (530) 894-3033, www.hasbeans.com.

event. F, 5/9, 9:30pm, Sa, 5/10, 9:30pm. $10. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com/ brewing-com.

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positions will be performed and presented in surround sound. Come listen and lounge and bring a blanket or pillows to sit on. Th, 5/8, 8:30pm. Free. Performing Arts Center (PAC), Chico State Room 144, (530) 898-4636.

tion: Friday-night happy hour with a traditional Irish music session by the Pub Scouts. F, 4pm. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.

Let’s face it, if you haven’t seen the Pixies yet it’s likely you never will, at least not with founding member Kim Deal. Sure, the band reformed in 2003 and is still chugging around, but whatever hatchet they buried after their first 1993 breakup (of which Deal was notified by fax) resurfaced last year, pushing Deal to depart. Kim Shattuck— formerly of the Muffs— was the best possible replacement, but she too left. So, since you’ll never see the real Pixies, why not come see a bunch of local music luminaries play your favorite songs at Café Coda this Saturday, May 10? Proceeds from the show benefit the Chico Peace and Justice Center.

’80S NIGHT: Wear your best ’80s attire and dance the night away. Sa, 8pm. Opens 5/10. LaSalles, 229 Broadway,

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THE BUMPTET: The groove masters return with local help from Hap Hathaway, plus funk from Arcata’s Liquid Kactus. Sa, 5/10, 9pm. Lost On Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

LIVE AT LASALLES: Live music with Tasty

Treat & Dead Robot. F, 5/9, 9pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.

9FRIDAY BASSMINT: A (mostly) weekly electronic dance party with a rotating cast of local and regional DJs. Check with venue for details. F, 9:30pm. Peking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St., (530) 895-3888.

FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning jazz appointment with experimental local troupe Bogg. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 5669476, www.cafecoda.com.

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blues/jam band, plus groove time with Hippy Trap. Sa, 5/10, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

visits Chico. Locals Alli Battaglia & the Musical Brewing Company open. F, 5/9, 9pm. Lost On Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

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KZFR hosts a Power to The Tower benefit with live music. Food and beer available for purchase. Sa, 5/10, 5:3010:30pm. $10. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.

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5/12, 7:30pm. $22.50. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.

BOGG JAZZ QUARTET: A mother’s day celebration and dinner with music from local jazz quartet Bogg Su, 5/11, 6-9pm. $5 cover or $89 includes dinner package. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com/ brewing-co.

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Celebrate mom with an afternoon brunch and live entertainment. Su, 5/11, 11am-2pm. Reservations recomended. Gold Country Casino, 4020 Olive Highway in Oroville, (800) 803-1911, www.goldcountrycasino.com.

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and Justice Center. Sa, 5/10, 8pm. $5$10. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 566-9476, www.cafecoda.com.

by local country musicians Rich and Kendall. Sa, 5-9pm. Free. Scotty’s Landing, 12609 River Rd., (530) 7102020.

guitarist for the metal band Static-X comes to Chico with openers Dope, Smile Empty Soul and Third Su, 5/11, 6:30pm. $20. Senator Theatre, 517 Main St., (530) 898-1497, www.jmaxproduc tions.net.

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NORTH STATE SYMPHONY: Conductor Pickett’s final program at Chico State: Harmonic Landscapes , featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 and Dvorak’s Cello Concerto, with guest cellist David Requiro. Sa, 5/10, 7:30pm. $6-$36. Laxson Auditorium, Chico State, (530) 898-6333, www.chicoper formances.com.

PIXIES COVER NIGHT: Local bands cover

THE KYLE GASS BAND: The legendary KD of Tenacious D comes to Chico to rock your face off, and local dads with day jobs the Pageant Dads open. M, 5/12, 8pm. $15. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

MARCIA BALL: Singer and pianist known for her Texas stomp-rock and Louisiana blues style visits Chico. M,

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IN THE MIX Afro-Vegan Bryant Terry Ten Speed Press In his latest cookbook, Bryant Terry (Vegan Soul Kitchen and Grub) takes African, Caribbean and Southern flavors and gives them a vegan onceover that could make believers out of skeptics. The success in creating vegan dishes that omnivores will devour lies in Terry’s emphasis on farmfresh ingredients and plenty of herbs and spices. When your mouth is humming with pleasure, who cares if there’s no meat in it? For example, the creamy coconut-cashew soup with okra, corn and tomatoes ditches the heavy cream for coconut milk that adds creaminess without weighing down the spoon. A paste made from sun-dried tomatoes, peanuts and cashews infuses an easy-to-make corn broth with an earthy depth that makes the soup filling, and the corn brings a fresh sweetness that enables this dish to hold its own in winter or spring. Other recipes include Za’atar, a spice blend wonderful on toasted flatbread; sweet pickled watermelon rinds and jalapeños—a perfect way to use leftover rinds from backyard barbecues; and salty lemon cream with parsley, a tofu-based substitute for sour cream that adds zing and a touch of spring instead of saturated fat to a dish. While AfroVegan might reside on the bookshelf, it belongs carried around farmers’ markets and featured in spring dinners on the patio.

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CAN YOU HANDLE WHAT SPRING BRINGS? Chico, I don’t care how

gassed you are after last weekend’s marathon of community events (Endangered Species Faire, Pioneer Day Parade, artisan faire, International Fest, Seersucker Ride, Dia de Los Niños carnival at Children’s Playground, the first Friday Night Concert, and the Thursday and Saturday markets!). Every single one of you should make your way down The Esplanade on Friday or Saturday (May 9, 4-9 p.m. or May 10, 2-9 p.m.) to one of Arts DEVO’s favorite local events of the year, Art at the Matador (formerly the Art Fiesta). Hosted by the Chico Visual Arts Alliance (ChiVAA) at the Matador Hotel, the celebration will feature more than 75 local artists showing and selling their works, and many of them will have their own personal galleries set up in the funky El Matador rooms of the iconic Mission-style motel. There are also more artisans and artists outside, plus food trucks and margaritas! Exploring the varied rooms has been my favorite part of the twoday event, but this year many of the activities outside on the grounds promise to be just as funky and fun. First, there will be live jazz all Friday evening. Then, on Saturday come the art cars of the Mutant Vehicle Rally The Lumininjas (2 p.m.), an extreme quick-draw contest (4 p.m.), and then the Burning Man dance party (6-9 p.m.) with David “Dragonboy” Sutherland leading a crew of electronic DJs and the Luminijas fire tribe putting on a fire-dance display to close out the festivities. Find “Art at the Matador” on Facebook or call 487-4533 for more info.

WAY TO GO … US! The results were just announced for the California Newspaper Publishers Association’s 2013 Better Newspaper Contest, and we are stoked to report that the Chico News & Review kicked some ass. In the division of weekly papers with circulations of 25,001 or more, we received first place for Page Layout & Design; and second place for Special Section (the Beer Issue, Aug. 8) and Coverage of Education (“A Perfect Storm,” by Mark Lore, March 28). Plus, we received honorable mentions (third or fourth place) for General Excellence; Best Front Page for both our Farm to Table and Keep Chico Weird covers (Sept. 26 and Oct. 31); Best Arts & Entertainment Coverage (Toot! Toot!); and Best Editorial Comment (“Independent Review Needed,” by Melissa Daugherty, Oct. 17). UNDERGROUND ECONOMY OF CRUD Just got word from our badass

Art Director Tina Flynn (you saw that first place award up there, for her and designer Sandy Peters’ work in layout and design, right?) that her husband, local walnut grower Tom Bush, is going to be on the next episode of the National Geographic Channel’s Filthy Riches ! The show follows around various specialists who deal in the “diverse, exotic and, even occasionally, cringe-worthy underground economy of crud” as they hunt for their specific filthy niche products—namely eels, mushrooms, ginseng, bloodworms and burls. For the episode, the burl hunters visit Bush’s Casa Nut Orchard in west Chico, buy one of his old trees and yank it out of the ground. Tune in for all the root-pulling drama this Sunday, May 11, at 10 p.m.

FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 8, 2014 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Fireworks

displays excite the eyes and lift the spirit. But the smoke and dust they produce can harm the lungs with residues of heavy metals. The toxic chemicals they release may pollute streams and lakes and even groundwater. So is there any alternative? Not yet. No one has come up with a more benign variety of fireworks. But if it happens soon, I bet it will be due to the efforts of an enterprising Aries researcher. Your tribe is entering a phase when you will have good ideas about how to make risky fun safer, how to ensure vigorous adventures are healthy and how to maintain constructive relationships with exciting influences.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Free

jazz is a type of music that emerged in the 1950s as a rebellion against jazz conventions. Its meter is fluid and its harmonies unfamiliar, sometimes atonal. Song structures may be experimental and unpredictable. A key element in free jazz is collective improvisation—riffing done not just by a featured soloist, but by the entire group of musicians playing together. To prepare for your adventures in the coming days, Taurus—which I suspect will have resemblances to free jazz—you might want to listen to music by its pioneers, like Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus and Sun Ra. Whatever you do, don’t fall prey to scapabobididdilywiddilydoobapaphobia, which is the fear of freestyle jazz.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Apple

Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corp. are the most valuable companies in America. In third place, worth more than $350 billion, is Google Inc. Back in 1999, when the future Internet giant was less than a year old, Google’s founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page tried to sell their baby for a mere million dollars. The potential buyer was Excite, an online service that was thriving at the time. But Excite’s CEO turned down the offer, leaving Brin and Page to soldier onward by themselves. Lucky for them, right? Today they’re rich and powerful. I foresee the possibility of a comparable development in your life, Gemini. An apparent “failure” may, in hindsight, turn out to be the seed of a future success.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “You

can’t have your cake and eat it, too” is an English-language proverb. It means that you will no longer have your cake if you eat it all up. The Albanian version of the adage is, “You can’t go for a swim without getting wet.” Hungarians say, “It’s impossible to ride two horses with one butt.” According to my analysis, Cancerian, you will soon disprove this folk wisdom. You will, in effect, be able to eat your cake and still have it. You will somehow stay dry as you take a dip. You will figure out a way to ride two horses with your one butt.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I know this might

come as a shock, Leo, but—are you ready?—you are God! Or at least godlike. An influx of crazy yet useful magic from the Divine Wow is boosting your personal power way beyond normal levels. There’s so much primal mojo flowing through you that it will be hard if not impossible for you to make mistakes. Don’t fret, though. Your stint as the Wild Sublime Golden Master of Reality probably won’t last for more than two weeks, three tops. I’m sure that won’t be long enough for you to turn into a raving megalomaniac with 10,000 cult followers.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In your

imagination, take a trip many years into the future. See yourself as you are now, sitting next to the wise elder you will be then. The two of you are lounging on a beach and gazing at a lake. It’s twilight. A warm breeze feels good. You turn to your older self and say, “Do you have any regrets? Is there anything you wish you had done but did not do?” Your older self tells you what that thing is. (Hear it now.) And you reply, “Tomorrow I will begin working to change all that.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): More than

a hundred years ago, the cattle industry pressured the U.S. government to kill off wolves in Yellowstone National Park. By 1926, the wolves had all but vanished. In

BY ROB BREzSNY the following decades, elk herds grew unnaturally big, no longer hunted by their natural predator. The elk decimated the berry bushes of Yellowstone, eating the wild fruit with such voracity that grizzly bears and many other species went hungry. In 1995, environmentalists and conservationists got clearance to reintroduce wolves to the area. Now the berry bushes are flourishing again. Grizzlies are thriving, as are other mammals that had been deprived. I regard this vignette as an allegory for your life in the coming months, Libra. It’s time to do the equivalent of replenishing the wolf population. Correct the imbalance.

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

no problem with you listening closely to the voices in your head. Although there might be some weird counsel flowing from some of them, it’s also possible that one of those voices might have sparkling insights to offer. As for the voices that are delivering messages from your lower regions, in the vicinity of your reproductive organs: I’m not opposed to you hearing them out, either. But I hope you will be most attentive and receptive to the voices in your heart. While they are not infallible, they are likely to contain a higher percentage of useful truth than those other two sources.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Kangaroo rats live in the desert. They’re at home there, having evolved over millennia to thrive in the arid conditions. So well-adapted are they that they can go a very long time without drinking water. While it’s admirable to have achieved such a high level of accommodation to their environment, I don’t recommend that you do something comparable. In fact, it’s probably better if you don’t adjust to some of the harsher aspects of your environment. Now might be a good time to acknowledge this fact and start planning an alternate solution.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

“Those who control their passions do so because their passions are weak enough to be controlled,” said writer William Blake. I think you will challenge this theory in the coming weeks, Capricorn. Your passions will definitely not be weak. They may even verge on being volcanic. And yet I bet you will manage them fairly well. By that I mean you will express them with grace and power rather than allowing them to overwhelm you and cause a messy ruckus. You won’t need to tamp them down and bottle them up because you will find a way to be both uninhibited and disciplined as you give them their chance to play.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

Would you please go spend some quality time having non-goal-oriented fun? Can I convince you to lounge around in fantasyland as you empty your beautiful head of all compulsions to prove yourself and meet people’s expectations? Will you listen to me if I suggest that you take off the mask that’s stuck to your face and make funny faces in the mirror? You need a nice long nap, gorgeous. Two or three nice long naps. Bake some damn cookies, even if you’ve never done so. Soak your feet in epsom salts as you binge-watch a TV show that stimulates a thousand emotions. Lie in the grass and stare lovingly at the sky for as long as it takes to recharge your spiritual batteries.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The Following person is doing business as HAIR CHIX at 1900 Oro Dam Blvd E Suite 5 Oroville, CA 95966. ALISSA MAYLYNN CHAPDELAINE 46 A Oropond Ln Oroville, CA 95966. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed ALISSA CHAPDELAINE Dated: April 10, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000568 Published: April 17,24, May 1,8, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MOJOMONGER PRODUCTIONS at 353 Hollow Oak Lane Chico, CA 95973. CHRISTOPHER JOHN LOMBARDI

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SMOOTH RELEASE PRO SHOP at 2397 Esplanade Chico, CA 95926. PATRICK ANTHONY YOUNG 705 Townsend Court Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: PATRICK YOUNG Dated: March 24, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000463 Published: April 17,24, May 1,8, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CARSICK DESIGNS at 9241 Holland Avenue Durham, CA 95938. BRIAN LAPLANDER 9241 Holland Avenue Durham, CA 95938 MONICA LAPLANDER 9241 Holland Avenue Durham, CA 95938. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: MONICA LAPLANDER Dated: April 8, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000548 Published: April 17, 24, May 1,8, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ALL SEASONS POOL CARE at 2073 Rochester Drive Chico, CA 95928. DENNIS PAUL BECKER 2073 Rochester Drive Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: DENNIS BECKER Dated: April 9, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000557 Published: April 17,24, May 1,8, 2014

FICITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as A VINTAGE SECRET at 2020 Laurel Street Chico, CA 95928. BECKIE EVENSON 2020 Laurel Street Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: BECKIE EVENSON Dated: April 10, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000562 Published: April 17,24, May 1,8, 2014

FICTITOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as MIDTOWN LOCAL at 365 E 6th Street Chico, CA 95928. BCK INVESTMENTS, LLC 2070 E 20th Street #160 Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: BRIAN KANABROCKI, CO-OWNER Dated: April 9, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000560 Published: April 17, 24, May 1,8, 2014 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as VOODOO TATTOO AND BREW EAT, DRINK AND GET INK’D at 2053 Montgomery Street

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Oroville, CA 95965. PARKERVORT FARMS, INC 2053 Montgomery Street Oroville, CA 95965. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: CONNIE PARKS, CFO Dated: April 4, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000535 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as COIT SERVICES OF CHICO at 4935 Brookside Ct Reno, NV 89502. COIT SERVICES OF CHICO 4935 Brookside Ct Reno, NV 89502. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: LONNIE FIXEL, OWNER Dated: March 24, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000465 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as BESTCARRIERROUTES, CONTRACTORSGOLD, LISTLOGIK, PAINTERSGOLD, POLITIGOLD at 411 Main St., Suite 105 Chico, CA 95928. CR-GOLD 411 Main St., Suite 105 Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: J. PATRICK BREUKER, PRESIDENT Dated: April 16, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000587 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as EYEBROW PLUS INC, EYEBROWS 1 at 1950 E 20th St #5517 Chico, CA 95928. EYBROW PLUS INC 43933 Hugo Terrace Fremont, CA 94538. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: FARDIN AMIRI, CEO/PRESIDENT Dated: March 11, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000392 Published: April, 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as GREEN ENERGY FINANCIAL SERVICES at 1016 Richland Court Chico, CA 95926. PATRICIA L CALL 1016 Richland Court Chico, CA 95926 DAVID ESMAILI 1016 Richland Court Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: PATRICIA CALL Dated: April 18, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000614 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO PRINTING INC at 970 Mangrove Avenue Chico, CA 95926. CHICO PRINTING INC 970 Mangrove Avenue Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Signed: TIM HENDERSON, SECRETARY/VP Dated: April 14, 2014

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GET GROUNDED at 939 Sycamore Street Chico, CA 95928. LAURA TAMARA WICHMAN 939 Sycamore Street Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: TAMMY WICHMAN Dated: April 7, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000543 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as REMAX OF CHICO at 1140 Mangrove Avenue Suite D Chico, CA 95926. MARK CHRISCO 45 Temperance Way Chico, CA 95928. ROBERT M CONTRERAS 7 Glenview Court Chico, CA 95928. MARTIN T LUGER 14055 Hereford Drive Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: ROBERT M. CONTRERAS Dated: April 17, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000605 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ELIJO’AN PUBLISHING, PRINCIPIO, TE CHING at 466 Panama Avenue Chico, CA 95973. LYNN MARIE TOSELLO 466 Panama Avenue Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: LYNN MARIE TOSELLO Dated: April 21, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000627 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as MAC2MACONLINE at 1406 Locust Street Chico, CA 95928. KAREN BLOOD 1406 Locust Street Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: KAREN BLOOD Dated: April 2, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000527 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as PRO NAILS AND SPA at 1950 East 20th Street Suite #A 102 Chico, CA 95928. BINH T TRAN 1950 East 20th Street Suite #A 102 CHico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: BINH TRAN Dated: April 14, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000572 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as JAVI’S HOMEMADE GRANOLA at 836 Kern Street Chico, CA 95928. TERESA LOPEZ 836 Kern Street Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: CARMEN L. TORIBIO Dated: April 7, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000540 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NATURE’S HILIGHTS at 1608-A 5th St Chico, CA 95926. MICHAEL EPPERSON 6 Merle Ct Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: DAWN BLANKENHEIM Dated: March 25, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000471 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ANGELEGACY DESIGNS, LIVE LIFE JUICE CO at 2355 Lombard Ln Chico, CA 95926. ANGELINA BRITTAIN-RASMUSSEN 2355 Lombard Ln Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ANGELINA BRITTAIN-RASMUSSEN Dated: April 23, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000641 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as THE ITALIAN KITCHEN at 2275 Myers, Suite A Oroville, CA 95966. CHRISTOPHER MCGLENISTER 203 Mission Olive Oroville, CA 95965. JULIE MCGLENISTER 203 Mission Olive Oroville, CA 95965. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: JULIE MCGLENISTER Dated: April 24, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000643 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BOUNCING BUTTES at 161 Blazeford Gulch Road Oroville, CA 95966. AARON SMITH 161 Blazeford Gulch Road Oroville, CA 95966. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: AARON N. SMITH Dated: April 22, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000630 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as GIT YA SOME PIZZA at 1950 E 20th St Suite B221 Chico, CA 95928. SHAWN VERLAND RICHINS 1972 Fogg Ave Oroville, CA 95965. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: SHAWN RICHINS Dated: April 24, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000648 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT the following person is doing business as LOS ARCOS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD at 2454 Notre Dame Blvd #100 Chico, CA 95928. VICTOR M CRISPIN 549 Esplanade Spc# 509 Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: VICTOR M. CRISPIN Dated: April 22, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000629 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as LEGAL STOP FORECLOSURE GROUP at 315 Wall St #14 Chico, CA 95928. JOHN EDWIN SHALBERG 37401 Oakview Burney, CA

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL The following person has withdrawn as partner from the partnership operating under BODHI SANCTUARY HEALING CENTER at 1390 East 9th ST #150 Chico, CA 95928. KRISTIANA LOPEZ 846 Coit Tower Way Chico, CA 95928. This business was conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: KRISTIANA D. LOPEZ Dated: April 28, 2014 FBN Number: 2013-0000793 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name RIGHT CLICK ADMIN AND DESIGN at 1411 Heather Cir Chico, CA 95926. JENNIFER BURKE 1411 Heather Cir Chico, CA 95926. JOSHUA BURKE 1411 Heather Cir Chico, CA 95926. This business was conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: JENNIFER BURKE Dated: April 7, 2014 FBN Number: 2012-0001613 Published: May 8,15,22,29, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CIMARRON SOLUTIONS at 3568 Bridle Lane Chico, CA 95973. ALLEN LEE STALLMAN 3568 Bridle Lane Chico, CA 95973. CHRISTOPHER ALLEN STALLMAN 3568 Bridle Lane Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by a Joint Venture. Signed: ALLEN LEE STALLMAN Dated: April 28, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000661 Publish Dates: May 8,15,22,29, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SUMMIT LANDSCAPE at 1334 Laburnum Ave Chico, CA 95926. NEIL GARRETT CARR 1334 Laburnum Ave Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: NEIL CARR Dated: April 18, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000613 Published: May 8,15,22,29, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name FIFTH AND ORIENT at 1692 Mangrove Ave #142 Chico, CA 95926. LEAH E MORRIS 117 W 18th Street B Chico, CA 95928. PHUONG K LY 533 Orient Street Chico, CA 95928. This business was conducted by a General Partnershp. Signed: PHUONG LY Dated: April 28, 2014 FBN Number: 2013-0000319 Published: May 8,15,22,29, 2014

NOTICES CITATION FOR PUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 To (names of persons to be notified, if known, including names on birth certificate): ANTHONY S. HERNANDEZ and anyone claiming to be a parent of (child’s name): A.E.C. born on (date): March 18, 2008 at (name of hospital or other place of birth and city and state): ENLOE HOSPITAL CHICO, CALIFORNIA A hearing will be held on Date: June 18, 2014 Time: 8:30 AM Dept: TBA Room: TBA Located at: Superior Court Of California County of Butte 1 Court Street Oroville, CA 95965 At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker or probation officer. The Social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all your parental rights to the child will be terminated. You are required to be present at the hearing, to present evidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford one, the court will appoint an attorney for you. If the court terminated your parental rights, the order may be final. The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present. Signed: KIMBERLY FLENER Dated: April 8, 2014 Case Number: J-36627 Published: April 17,24, May 1,8, 2014

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE GEORGE S. MARTIN AKA GEORGE MARTIN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: GEORGE S. MARTIN AKA GEORGE MARTIN A Petition for Probate has been filed by: RAOUL J. LECLERC in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. THE Petition for Probate requests that: RAOUL J. LECLERC be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration

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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: May 22, 2014 Time: 9:00a.m. Dept: C-13 Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 655 Oleander 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. Petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC P.O. Drawer 111 Oroville, CA 95965 Dated: April 21, 2014 Case Number: PR41031 Published: May 1,8,15, 2014

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE KATHLEEN J. KRALOWEC AKA KATHLEEN JULIA KRALOWEC To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: KATHLEEN J. KRALOWEC AKA

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KATHLEEN JULIA KRALOWEC A Petition for Probate has been filed by: ARTHUR C. KRALOWEC in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte. THE Petition for Probate requests that: ARTHUR C. KRALOWEC be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The PETITION requests the decedent’s wills 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 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: May 22, 2014 Time: 9:00a.m. Dept: C-13 Address of the court: Superior Court of California County of Butte 655 Oleander 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.

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A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: RAOUL J. LECLERC PO Drawer 111 Oroville, CA 95965 Dated: April 24, 2014 Case Number: PR41037 Published: May 1,8,15, 2014

Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: SANDRA L. MCLEAN Dated: April 10, 2014 Case Number: 161922 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner SCOTT CORY MIXON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SCOTT CORY MIXON Proposed name: CORY JOHAN MARTHERUS 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: May 14, 2014 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: SANDRA L. MCLEAN Dated: March 27, 2014 Case Number: 161832 Published: April 17,24, May 1,8, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JILLIAN LYNNE RUDDELL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JILLIAN LYNNE RUDDELL Proposed name: IAN JOSEPH RUDDELL 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: June 4, 2014 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: ROBERT GLUSMAN Dated: April 3, 2014 Case Number: 161838 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JENNIFER EILEEN ANDERSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JENNIFER EILEEN ANDERSON Proposed name: CEDAR ROSE SELENITE 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: June 18, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner VICTORIA L. HUNT filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: VICTORIA LEE HUNT Proposed name: VICTORIA LEE ZELLERS 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: June 11, 2014

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Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: SANDRA L. MCLEAN Dated: April 8, 2014 Case Number: 161810 Published: April 24, May 1,8,15, 2014

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ALECANDER BELIALCAIN TUBALCAIN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ALECANDER BELIALCAIN TUBALCAIN Proposed name: ISOTES LOIPOI CHAYIL 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: June 11, 2014 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: ROBERT GLUSMAN Dated: April 28, 2014 Case Number: 162023 Published: May 8,15,22,29, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner JODIE NEAL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JODIE MARIE NEAL Proposed name: JODIE MARIE ROSE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: May 28, 2014 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: SANDRA L. MCLEAN Dated: April 15, 2014 Case Number: 161498 Published: May 1,8,15,22, 2014

SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: MICHELLE R TERRELL YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: BUTTE COUNTY CREDIT BEREAU A CORP NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information

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

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