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Small step in uphill battle It’s astounding to us in this day and age that the president of the
United States would have to take the lead on implementing policy to prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. But that’s exactly what happened on Monday, July 21, when President Obama signed an executive order that broadens previous protections for gay and lesbian federal workers to include transsexuals. In addition, under the president’s order, sexual orientation and gender identity are now protected categories for employees of companies receiving federal contracts. It was a significant move in support of gay rights, especially considering the president had been under pressure to include a religious exemption in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s flawed ruling in the Hobby Lobby case—a decision that allows companies to opt out of providing certain forms of birth control to workers based on religious beliefs. The president did not include such an exemption. Unfortunately, though, he maintained a George W. Bush-era policy allowing religious groups with existing federal contracts a limited exemption allowing them to make employment decisions based on religious ideology. Banning such discrimination around the nation, however, remains an uphill battle. The executive order applies only to an estimated 20 percent of the American workforce, so federal legislation approved by Congress is much needed. Of course, Obama had no other choice but to tackle the issue in this way, since recalcitrant House Republicans have balked when it comes to supporting gay rights. Yet another reason why Americans have given this Congress the lowest approval rating in history. Ω
Save the indie bookstores Unsung rescuers M she has a warm heart, for animals as well as people. She especially loves dogs, and we’ve had a parade of them
rescue operation for Iranian dogs, believe it or not. He was a goofy little dog who constantly bumped into things, but he was happy through our house over the years. I like dogs, too, but not in with us and showed it by jumping up and the way she does. I may be the one who down while turning in circles. feeds them every day, but she’s the one Unfortunately, one day he started having who loves them deeply, and they know it. seizures, one after another, and there was The dog who’s been with us the nothing anyone, including our vet, could do longest, 10 years, is Charlie, a rat terrier to stop them, so we had to put him down. It who’s 14 years old. He’s deaf and halfwas a sad day. blind and weighs less than 10 pounds, but As we’ve learned over the years, there are he’s got that innate terrier thousands of dog rescuers fierceness and a growl that’s out there. Some are affiliated downright scary. The big dogs These people augment the with rescue organizations by don’t dare try to eat his food. “German shepherd Robert Speer invaluable contribution of (Google We also have a standard rescue”); others, like Denise, poodle mix named Baxter who the folks who work in our are simply dog lovers who The author, a once lived in a meth house and go out of their way to help often overwhelmed longtime Chico a blind German shepherd misplaced animals find resident, is a former animal shelters. named Ben. Like Charlie, they homes. editor of the CN&R. were both bound for the pound These people augment until Denise found them on the invaluable contribution Craigslist. Now they’re a team, with Bax- of the folks who work in our often overter serving as Ben’s seeing-eye dog when whelmed animal shelters. They are highly we go on hikes in Upper Park. conscientious, making sure their dogs are Many of our dogs come to us sufferhealthy, spayed or neutered, and up-to-date ing from mistreatment or impairments. I on shots and that the dogs’ new owners are remember especially a little poodle mix responsible and kind people. Dog rescuers named Dooney who was blind, epileptic provide a valuable service that goes largely and brain damaged. We got him from a unnoticed. They deserve our support and woman of Persian heritage who runs a appreciation. Ω y wife, Denise, is a nurse, and like most nurses
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edging ever closer to a final loss of public trust. First, the sales-tax imbroglio, in which Amazon threatened to dump independent sellers in states with sales taxes rather than collecting the funds. This had a large impact in California, where a settlement was eventually negotiated, allowing Amazon to defer collection of sales taxes in exchange for building fulfillment centers here—and thus creating jobs for Californians. Then, there is the ongoing issue of labor conditions in Amazon’s fulfillment centers, with workers complaining about the ever-increasing demands for speedups and ever-decreasing break time. In some cases, workers have been going at top-speed in hot warehouses without air conditioning or breaks. Amazon has promised to fix these problems. Now, though, we have the book boycotts. In an ongoing dispute about pricing with publishing giant Hachette Book Group, Amazon has been refusing to sell books by the publisher. “Buy” buttons have disappeared from the website, and when the books are offered for sale, delivery dates can be weeks or months in the future. Add to that the revelations from recent CNBC documentary Amazon Rising, which details how independent sellers on the site have found Amazon tracking their best-selling products and making side deals with manufacturers to offer those items at a lower cost, in effect undercutting the sales of their own partners. This is all very bad business, especially when it becomes apparent that Amazon is not interested in making a profit on what it sells. Instead, Amazon functions as a massive data-collection center. It’s the information about consumers that’s valuable, and that makes Amazon something other than a retailer. In this age of metadata and loss of privacy, Amazon is striking close to home. This is a hard choice, especially for readers who have become attached to the convenience of Amazon’s Kindle reading device, but now that the leviathan of retail is moving into phone sales, it’s time to stop. We cannot afford the loss of privacy, the constant destruction of small business and the end of local bookstores. It’s time to go shopping with our feet instead of our smartphones, while that’s still an option. Ω
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Puppy love I enjoyed how some folks wrote descriptions with their submissions into our pet photo contests (see page 34) for our Pet Issue. One that stood out to me is of a French bulldog named Lola. Her owner, Kevin Myers, says she lived in a cage for the first four years of her life as a puppy mill mama. “She’s a rescue dog (who rescued us!),” he wrote. I can relate. For some of us walking on two legs, life just wouldn’t be the same without an animal buddy. I’ve had pets my entire life—dogs, cats and horses, mostly. All of them were part of my family, but for me, one of them was extra special. That was Boaz (Bo), a German shepherd who helped pull me from the depths of grief. Bo wasn’t a rescue dog, though these days I know better than to buy a dog from a backyard breeder. This goes back to the mid-’90s—I was 20 years old and ill-informed about animal overbreeding. I found him through a classified ad not long after losing my grandmother, who succumbed to aggressive brain cancer in a matter of months. This great loss did a number on me, and I needed something to love—and love me back. So, on Valentine’s Day, I ditched my then-boyfriend, drove from my home just outside of Sacramento to a rundown Marysville neighborhood and picked out a puppy—the friendliest one. Animals don’t solve our problems, but I swear this dog, my best buddy, helped me get through that heartache, as well as life’s other trials, just by being at my side. Bo was with me when I finally dumped that boyfriend, and then years later when I met my now-husband. He moved with me seven times, including when I headed to Chico to finish college. After I got my first job out of school, he greeted me halfway down my quarter-milelong driveway each evening when I returned home. Even after dark, he’d trot out to meet me, his eyes glowing in my headlights. He brought me much joy and comfort for many years, but, as we all must learn, nothing lasts forever. Since Bo was the result of irresponsible breeding, his hips were never good. But after 13 years, they were shot. No amount of medication allowed him to walk pain-free anymore, and one day his back legs wouldn’t work at all. After spending all morning with Bo, my husband and I gently loaded him into the bed of our truck—just as we would if we were headed out for a hike. Instead, though, I’d arranged for my veterinarian to meet us outside his clinic to make Bo’s last moments stress-free. There, in the back of that truck, as he lay in my lap, my sweet and loyal companion took his last breaths. We held our sobbing until he was gone. It took a good 20 minutes to be able to drive back home, where we buried him under the shade of an old walnut tree. That was six years ago, but it feels like yesterday.
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Three on the cover Re “Monumental myth” (Cover feature, by Allan Stellar, July 17): The cover article by Allan Stellar was a joy to read. I encourage you to have more articles about the natural world of our diverse and beautiful North State. People need to know why this crest of the Siskiyous is important to preserve and that is because it is already a wildlife corridor, just like Stellar wrote, and protecting these remaining corridors is critical to species survival, especially during climate change. The science and securing of wildlife corridors has become a full-time project for many, like the Y2Y folks who are trying to protect a vast swath between Yellowstone and the Yukon for the future. Wildlife corridors are connections across the landscape that link up areas of habitat. They support natural processes that occur in a healthy environment, including the movement of species to find resources, such as food and water, and to maintain genetically healthy populations. The people who don’t want the Siskiyou Crest Monument may have xenophobic reasons to distrust the government but the wildlife need that monument status and I hope they find their champions. As Stellar mentioned, this is the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Now is the time to save what is left of the wild.
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Editor’s note: Mr. Stellar used two F-bombs, the second one being “fart.”
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Re “Fine the water-wasters” (Editorial, July 17): California water regulators recently voted to fine citizens up to $500 per day for wasting water. The rationale is Californians have actually increased water consumption by 1 percent instead of voluntarily cutting back by 20 percent as the governor requested. I just received my second Cal Water bill with a Water Revenue Adjustment Mechanism (WRAM) surcharge. For the past two months I have been charged for conserving water. The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) gave Cal Water the authority to add a charge if the customer does not use enough water to cover Cal Water’s “fixed and variable costs of providing water service.” However, you will get a credit on your bill if you use enough water to pay their costs. This, of course, is an incentive to use more water. There is an obvious disconnect. If conservation is a good thing, should we be penalized for conserving? MARY BRENTWOOD Chico
Yes, we all need to conserve water, but more importantly, we all need to protect our surface and groundwater from the plans of the governor, water contractors and Southern California agri-biz. Large corporate farms in Southern California continue to plant orchards and water-intensive crops in desert land despite the shortage of water in the San Joaquin Valley. Why? Because they see Northern California water as their bucket of gold. They have the governor and several important politicians in their pockets, money to use the media to smooth talk to the public, and lawyers to block any group that wants to protect our water, economy and environment. Agri-biz in California brings in billions of dollars. How many more billions are worth the loss of our aquifer, our economy, our rivers and creeks? Agri-biz is the big problem using over 80 percent of water in California. It doesn’t help that some North Valley farmers with water rights sell their water allotments to southern water contractors and then turn around and pump water from the Tuscan aquifer (double dipping). We all need to get involved in
stopping the water pirates and their political cronies. Go ahead, fine wasteful water users, but don’t expect that to solve the big problem. CAROLINE BURKETT Chico
Response to the conflict Re “Small world” (Newslines, by Tom Gascoyne, July 17): I thank Tom Gascoyne for last week’s article about the IsraelPalestine conflict. His interview of Emily Alma was much appreciated. Mainstream news does not inform Americans about the real cruelty of the occupation of the West Bank, nor the siege of Gaza. A Jewish American woman went to Gaza and asked the children if there was something they would like to have. They all said that what they wanted most was clean water. In the Palestinian West Bank, women have died in childbirth while the ambulance they were in was held up at an Israeli checkpoint. Please call President Obama and your senators and Congressional representative and tell them that America needs to stop giving the annual $3.1 billion to Israel, which they then use to buy top-ofthe-line military weaponry and weaponized bulldozers that they use to destroy Palestinian homes. SHARON FRITSCH Chico
I am dismayed by the recent Senate resolution approved by all 100 U.S. senators supporting Israel. With dysfunction in Congress on every issue, on this they are united. What is that issue? Unconditional support for Israel. From July 7-21, more than 600 Palestinians died, 3,000 plus were injured, and 100,000 displaced from their homes. Three hospitals and a home for disabled have been bombed, untold numbers of homes turned to rubble, children blown up while playing on the beach. “Israel has a right to defend itself” is the repeated message, as primitive rockets are launched from Gaza, striking sand. One Israeli killed until the ground invasion. Now up to 20 Israelis have died. Not one senator spoke of the suffering of Palestinians, the unending occupation, the IDF rampage through the West Bank bringing terror into hundreds of Palestinian homes, calls on the streets to “Kill the Arabs.” Only “Israel has a right to defend itself.” How can Israel have such power over our Senate for them to give lock-step approval of such disproportionate aggression, paid for with $8 million/day of our tax
dollars? Contact Obama, Boxer, Feinstein. Tell them to end unconditional support of Israel no matter what atrocities they commit in defiance of international law. EMILY ALMA Chico
Check out the perks Re “Who you gonna call?” (Letters, by Jane Martin, July 17): Chico taxpayers provide police officers with a generous salary package including overtime starting after eight minutes, 10 minutes of paid time to put on and take off “protective clothing,” compensated call-back time, court time (even if canceled), and telephone standby time (three-hour minimum). “On-call” is compensated at $100/week or compensatory time off. Salary compensation also includes: 5 percent differential if working out of class, alternative assignments earn a basic pay increase between 5 percent and 10 percent and a 5 percent bonus for a bilingual assignment. There is also additional compensation for POST certification: 2.5 percent (intermediate officer) or 5 percent (advanced officer). CPOA’s basic compensation package includes worker’s compensation and long-term disability. There is medical, vision and dental coverage with minimal employee compensation. The life insurance policy provides full salary coverage. There is a $50/month payment for membership in a qualified health and fitness program with no requirement to show attendance. There is also a uniform allowance of $900/year. Police officers also serve because of tradition and honor, but they get paid handsomely for it. STEPHANIE L. TABER Chico
Correction Last week’s story titled “AquAlliance suit tossed” (see Newslines, by Alastair Bland, July 17) incorrectly reported that a federal judge tossed water-watchdog group AquAlliance’s lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. In fact, an injunction to halt water transfers was denied. The merits of the lawsuit itself have not yet been heard. The CN&R apologizes for the error, which has been corrected online. –ed. More letters online:
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Federal and state wildlife agencies jointly released two plans on July 22 intended to restore the Central Valley’s aquatic ecosystem and help chinook salmon and steelhead populations recover. The plans, produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, share a goal of removing chinook and steelhead from federal and state endangered or threatened species lists, according to a press release. The CDFW plan applies more broadly to the Central Valley’s entire ecosystem, as California’s 2014-15 budget provided the agency with $38 million to improve salmon monitoring, restore critical habitat, improve water infrastructure for wildlife refuges, and remove barriers for fish passages. However, the federal fish recovery plans are not regulatory requirements, but rather “guidance documents” and therefore will rely heavily on “the voluntary cooperation of multiple stakeholders,” the release said.
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Butte County Superior Court Judge Robert Glusman decided in favor of local antifrackers Wednesday (July 23), when he ruled that a ballot initiative intended to ban the controversial oil and gas extraction practice in Butte County is legal. Promoters had gathered enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the November election, but a Sacramento law firm representing a local land owner (as well as the oil industry) challenged it on the grounds that its wording’s font was too small, certain sections were bolded to mislead the signer, and that it went against the county general plan’s land use section that calls for the promotion of oil and gas extraction. Much to the delight of the packed courtroom, Glusman ordered that the county clerk accept and process the initiative. Sean Welch, the attorney challenging the initiative, said it was too early to say if the judge’s ruling would be challenged.
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Sensitive sites exposed Rangers on the lookout for looters as the decreased water level allows access to historically significant areas
C Recreation Area on a recent afternoon, it was hard not to notice the striking disparity
ruising around Lake Oroville State
between where the water level usually sits—at the tree line—and where it is now. The continuing drought has story and photo by done much to affect the reserMeredith J. voir, one of the state’s largest Graham and a local hotspot for watermeredithg@ sport enthusiasts, campers and newsreview.com hikers. But these days, the lake grounds are also attracting another group of people: scavengers. “When the water level drops, a lot more archaeological sites and artifacts are made accessible,” explained Aaron Wright, the California State Parks superintendent who oversees Lake Oroville. “People are constantly going out and disturbing sites. It seems innocent enough to take a rock or an arrow point; they think nothing of it. But by taking it away, it takes away the context of it.” Rocks and arrow points are just a small piece of the puzzle, Become a site however. When Lake Oroville steward: was created in the 1960s, it took For more info on over a landscape rich in Native the California American and early settler histoArchaeological ry. Many sites of cultural signifiSite Stewardship Program, go to cance lie under water most www.cassp.org. years, and when the water
recedes they become suddenly vulnerable. Wright displayed some digging tools a ranger recently confiscated, and he said sometimes people will even attach chains to their trucks to remove whole segments of the landscape. “Once it’s been moved and disturbed, you can’t get it back,” he said. “We’re protecting it for the next generation.” A recent report in the Los Angeles Times brought attention to this issue facing Lake Oroville, but the problem is nothing new, Wright said. He took the superintendent post after working a similar job at Clear Lake just a few months ago, but he’s familiar with the area, having worked at Lake Oroville before and lived in the city for years. “I’ve seen the water level lower than this within the past seven years,” Wright said. And he’s right. Charts on the California Department of Water Resources website show that the water in Lake Oroville dropped below current levels three times in the past decade, in 2007, 2008 and 2009. So, despite the fact that patrolling for looters gives park rangers another responsibility, there are measures in place to combat such activity. Perhaps the most obvious measure to that effect is the California penal code, which has several provisions prohibiting the disturbance of sensitive sites. One states that, “No person shall remove, injure, disfigure, deface, or destroy any object of archaeological, or historical
interest or value.” The charges are misdemeanors and can result in a fine of up to $10,000 and a year in jail. Unfortunately, Wright said, he rarely sees people actually prosecuted for these so-called “resource crimes.” Prosecutors often have a hard time convincing a jury that taking an arrowhead or pulling a rock out of the hillside is worthy of such a fine or jail time, he said. More often, these criminals are charged with other offenses instead. For example, Wright said methamphetamine plays a big part in many people’s compulsions to go out digging—those people get drug-related charges rather than resource-crime charges. The more effective measure, then, in ensuring the landscape and its history remain untouched comes in the form of volunteers. Trained and organized through the California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program, these volunteers—there are about 30 at Lake Oroville alone—serve as an extra set of eyes for Wright and his staff. They are not able to make arrests, but they also do not wear ranger uniforms, so they are less obvious while they are out observing. They keep logs of disturbed sites and suspicious people or vehicles, complete with descriptions and license plate numbers. “We have an amazing group of volunteers,” Wright said. “The extra set of eyes for us is invaluable.”
Aaron Wright, a California State Parks superintendent who oversees the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, shows some tools that were recently confiscated from illegal diggers. The water in the lake regularly reaches the tree line.
Cost of safety, critiqued Will Chico follow Oroville by exploring contracting out public-safety services? hen Bill LaGrone, Oroville’s public-safety director, went before W the Oroville City Council July 15, he requested something that drew the ire of many of his own personnel—permission to ask the
Lake Oroville is a complicated
beast. For many, it is a destination for boating and camping and kayaking. For others, especially in times of drought like these, it is an indicator of our scarce water resources. For others yet, it is a source of spirituality, history and pain. Digging up artifacts—particularly human remains—from ancient Native American village sites is a subject that hits close to home for Eric Josephson, tribal chairman of the Konkow Valley Band of Maidu. “When the white man came in, he brought malaria that killed entire villages,” Josephson said. “We don’t know the names of all the villages that were here, and in some cases we don’t even know where the villages are.” What Josephson does know, however, is that much of his people’s history is still lying beneath the water of Lake Oroville, and beneath the soil that is now exposed. “We were taken out of there twice,” he said, referring to first malaria killing many of the Maidu and then to roundups in which the native people were forced to leave their villages. “Everything we have is down there to be picked up right off the surface of the ground.” For Josephson, burial grounds are the most important finds. While several cemeteries were located and excavated before the reservoir was created, he believes there are still others yet to be discovered. He urges caution, and requests that any discoveries be reported rather than disturbed. “If we can get the public to identify the places that they find, that would be wonderful,” he said. “For us to go out there and start taking people around, we’ve done that—the state of California has an awful lot of information from us.” One bit of information he said he will not reveal is the location of one of the most important villages for the Konkow Valley Indians—the spiritual village of Weluda. “It’s usually under Lake Oroville’s water, but it’s probably exposed right now. Different people have said the water keeps the spirits from returning to their graves,” he said. “It’s a beautiful thing that we can get back to the head spiritual place, where all the big creatures came from in our spirit stories.” Ω
Butte County Sheriff’s Office and Cal Fire whether they will take over public safety in Oroville. As LaGrone effectively serves as both police and fire chief, he has taken heat over the request, particularly from police and fire union representatives. In an Action News Now story, Jared Cooley, president of the Oroville Police Officers’Association, said the move came “out of left field,” while Skip George, president of the Oroville Firefighters’Association, said, “It felt like somebody sucker-punched me in the stomach.” But, as City Administrator Randy Murphy explained during a recent interview with the CN&R, it wasn’t all LaGrone’s doing. When Murphy took the position last year, he was already entertaining the idea of contracting out for public-safety services. A few weeks ago, he and LaGrone agreed they would seek council approval to explore the concept. “We in the public sector are tasked with providing the best value for the tax dollars,” Murphy said, “so it’s incumbent upon us to look at all options about any money we spend.” It remains to be seen whether the county sheriff or Cal Fire—or any other outside agencies—can offer Oroville a more efficient public-safety model. Following the City Council’s unanimous vote allowing LaGrone and Murphy to move forward with the process, it may be months before they have cost estimates and an idea of what such an arrangement could mean for current employees and the city. From Murphy’s perspective, one thing is clear: The status quo is draining Oroville’s general fund. Last June, a $2.1 million deficit resulted in about 40 layoffs across all city departments, including police and fire. Oroville’s operating budget was $11.7 million last year, Murphy said, with employee compensation eating up $9.4 million. About 70 percent of payroll was spent on public-safety personnel. Providing employee benefits is a big factor, he said. When considering the total cost of medical, dental and retirement benefits, Murphy “conservatively” estimates that the city spends an additional 45 to 50 cents on top of every dollar spent on salary. It’s all amounted to diminished city staffing and services, he said. “Realistically, we have a need for at least six to eight more police officers and four or five more firefighters, and we don’t have the budget to add that staff,” he said.
The Oroville fire and police departments may be consolidated into Cal Fire and the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, respectively, within 18 to 24 months. PHOTO BY MEREDITH J. GRAHAM
Oroville’s predicament should be familiar to Chicoans,
as compensation for public-safety personnel consumed 82 percent— $29.1 million of $35.4 million—of Chico’s general fund last year. Again, employee benefits packages are an issue. In 2012, Chico’s staff averaged $67,645 in wages, or about $5,500 more than the state average. Meanwhile, the average in benefits was nearly $32,000, or $14,500 more per employee than the state average, according to the state Controller’s Office. During a recent interview, Councilman Randall Stone said, “Bottom line: We have a pension, benefits and salaries problem in Chico.” Contracting out public-safety services has become something of a statewide trend. In Los Angeles County, more than 40 municipalities contract with the sheriff’s department. Closer to home, Rancho Cordova contracts with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, while East Palo Alto and a handful of other Bay Area cities are considering similar arrangements. And Chico may be moving in that direction. This past spring, former City Manager Brian Nakamura requested the council issue a notice of intent that would allow the city to consider contracting out for fire services. (The union’s contract includes a provision that precludes the city from doing so without three years of notice.) During a meeting on April 15, the council voted unanimously to issue the notice, thereby beginning the three-year countdown before the city can consider contracting with an outside fire agency. For his part, Interim Fire Chief Shane Lauderdale believes it’s in the city’s best interest to “look more closely at the way they’re providing services and make sure they’re getting the very best value.” But that’s not to say he’s concerned with the future of his department. “One of the reasons I’m absolutely not worried Doggone smart about what the council has done is that I know that Much like our human children, we tend to think of our pets as exceedingly intellieven if they look at other options, they’re not going gent. However, with dogs, there’s evidence certain breeds are smarter than othto find a better value.” ers. (A breed’s intelligence isn’t indicative of it being a good pet, though. So, those Part of that is his department’s willingness to looking for a companion animal should do research on each breed’s behavioral change, Lauderdale asserted. traits.) Here are the top 10 breeds, as ranked by neuropsychologist Stanley “An organization that works directly for the city Coren, author of The Intelligence of Dogs, based on assessments by dog-obediis able to be adaptive,” he said. “Whenever you ence judges who focused on the working and obedience aptitudes of 110 breeds. contract with a larger organization, you limit your ability to be flexible and meet the emerging needs 1. Border collie of the community; you put yourself in a position 2. Poodle where you’re expected to have a one-size-fits-all 3. German shepherd 4. Golden retriever solution.” 5. Doberman pinscher Chico Police Chief Kirk Trostle declined to 6. Shetland sheepdog comment on this story.
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BHS simply doesn’t have the resources to fix the problems, the dog is returned to Chico Animal Services, which may choose to seek treatment and offer the animal for adoption through the Chico Animal Shelter. “BHS is able to take the vast majority of adoptable dogs, so we can concentrate on the ones that need more attention,” explained Tracy Mohr, animal services manager. The Chico Animal Shelter, then, accepts donations through a fund at the North Valley Community Foundation to pay for the medical care of those animals returned to them from BHS. So, the main source of confusion seems to lie in the fact that both organizations—one city-funded, the other a nonprofit—accept donations while offering animals for adoption at the same location. As a relatively recent transplant from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Tourtillott brings with him a wealth of experience in running animal shelters. On his list of priorities for BHS, he said, is increasing fundraising (as always) and establishing the differences between BHS and the city services. “I don’t blame the city for our
identity problems,” he said. “We need to assert our identity, and bring an awareness that we are reliant on donations.” One way he hopes to do that is by moving BHS to a donated piece of land near the airport. That project is still a ways off, however, and a capital fundraising campaign likely will take off early next year. In the meantime, the two entities will continue to work side-by-side. “Everyone is here because they really love animals,” Mohr emphasized. Tourtillott concurred. Success stories really do bring it all home. Take this one about Charleston as an example: A mix of pit bull, border collie and Labrador, he had a rough start in life, suffering an athome neutering and abuse before being taken to the shelter. He spent a year and a half at the Butte Humane Society or in foster homes through BHS, underwent a huge amount of training and socialization, and finally was adopted. In his “forever home,” he’s learned to trust his owners, Laura and Brandon White, who lovingly posted their story on the BHS website. “I cannot tell you what a difference having Charleston has made in our life and I know we’ve made a difference in his,” their post reads. “I never thought I’d be where I am today with this dog who has gone through so much and still has so much love to give!” —MEREDITH J. GRAHAM meredithg@newsreview.com
Miriam and Adam Walter with their two rescue dogs. The Walters are working to save a girls’ school in northern Pakistan. PHOTO BY TOM GASCOYNE
On a mission Chico couple work to save girls’ school in Pakistan dam and Miriam Walter have lived in Anursing Chico since 2010. They both are in the field—he works at Enloe Rehabilita-
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located in the remote Hindu Kush—the mountains between Pakistan and Afghanistan, near where Osama bin Ladin was killed in 2011. And that sort of information can create a certain impression. “The typical American view of Islam and Muslims in that part of the world is that they are kind of crazy, violent jihads and so forth who oppress women and impose outrageous Sharia law,” Adam said. He said the village where the schools exist are just the opposite of that scenario. “The women are respected,” he said. “They still keep their heads covered and don’t go out much, but they are very protected.” Adam first visited his grandmother in Pakistan in 1958 and has been back five times since, working with Doctors Without Borders and traveling privately. “I had always wanted to try to contribute something back into this wonderful remote village that my grandmother had kind of adopted back in the ’40s,” he said. “She had started a little school there and she had run clinics for the village people.” That school connection is also what sparked their interest in the refugee schools for Afghan girls. The schools are in need of repair, do not have desks or chairs and are lacking water. The Walters plan to return soon to lend a hand. “Part of my personal agenda is bridging these sad divides between cultural and religious prejudices and extremists by thinking and acting globally,” Adam said. “I just want to go there and help the girls’ school. My family lived there.”
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tion Center and she teaches at Chico State. There is something else they have in common—the country of Pakistan—that has put them on a mission to save a girls’ school in an Afghan refugee camp there. Adam is from New Zealand. His grandmother Beatrice was from English aristocracy. She divorced her English husband and married a religious Muslim cleric named Ozair Gul in Pakistan. She adopted his children and, in his words, they became “pillars of the community.” In the 1940s, she opened a school there. Miriam was born to missionary parents in Pakistan and lived there until the age of 10 before her parents returned to the United States, where she was raised in southern Ohio. “We both had this common connection to Pakistan and thought, ‘Oh that’s kind of cool,’” Adam said during a recent interview in their northwest Chico home. They moved to Chico because of Miriam’s quest for a job at Chico State. With that Pakistan connection they now want to help preserve and improve a primary school for girls established in an Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan in 2002 by a couple of American Quakers. The Walters had heard about the school from Quakers who live in Chico and attend the Quaker Center on Hemlock Street. “We’re not Quakers,” Miriam explained with a laugh. “We just hang with them.” The Walters have been in contact with a woman named Betsy Emerick, an American who represents the school, which has since expanded to two campuses. The school, while connected with Quakers, teaches the native languages and religions. They contacted Emerick because they were planning a trip to India with a group of
20 Chico State nursing students. “We had the opportunity to go, tour and work at clinics and do nursing,” Miriam said of the private trip that they had arranged and helped finance. “So we thought that was a great opportunity to go to Pakistan as well.” As such they tagged 10 days onto the end of their India trip in order to visit Pakistan and the girls’ refugee school. They came back to Chico July 11.
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Last year, according to figures from the California Medical Association, there were 104,442 licensed physicians in the state. So when the state Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released its report saying that 109,000 doctors accept Medi-Cal, the folks at California Health Report took notice. The DHCS is the department responsible for tracking Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, which offers health care coverage for low-income residents. In May, the department updated its list to 82,605 doctors who accept Medi-Cal, citing the fact that physicians aren’t required to report to DHCS if they’ve retired or stopped accepting Medi-Cal. The inflated numbers have many in the medical community in an uproar, according to the Health Report, mostly because of proposed cuts to Medi-Cal reimbursements. Officials at the nonprofit California HealthCare Foundation are hoping to collaborate on a more representative list in the coming months.
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Access to nutritious food has increased lately in Chapmantown thanks to The Maker’s Garden, a community project spearheaded by the neighborhood’s Second Baptist Church. On Saturday (July 19), the garden hosted a community outreach day, during which volunteers—including Elvert Richardson (pictured)—handed out more than 75 pounds of free produce to passersby. According to its Facebook page, the Maker’s Garden is “committed to educating, increasing nutrition and providing local affordable whole food to people that would not normally have access.” Toward that end, a CSA (community supported agriculture) program will launch Saturday (July 26), with deliveries twice monthly. Families and individuals can sign up and pay with cash or by working in the garden. Interested Chapman residents can email makersgarden@yahoo.com or call or text 828-7252 to place an order. Go online to www.facebook.com/TheMakersGarden for prices and more info. Send your health-related news tips to Howard Hardee at howardh@newsreview.com.
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Molly, a golden retriever/ yellow lab mix, served as Enloe Medical Center’s therapy dog for seven years. PHOTO COURTESY OF ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER
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That’s because Molly, the golden retriever/yellow lab mix who helped patients as they progressed through social, physical, emotional and cognitive therapies, was put down at age 13, after seven years of working in the hospital. Molly made a mark on all of the patients she worked with, said Lynda Sezon, Enloe’s rehabilitation therapy supervisor, but especially so for some. One paraplegic patient came to mind during a recent phone interview: “Molly would stay in his room all day,” Sezon said. “When Molly was there, he started participating in therapies; he would come out of the room. We took him out into the community with Molly and taught him how to use the buses with Molly. She was the instigator.” When another patient made a breakthrough in regaining her ability to speak, her first word was “Molly.” Molly certainly hasn’t been forgotten, nor has the success of the animal-assisted therapy program. She was used during a wide range of therapeutic exercises and helped patients overcome the physical or emotional hurdles associated with serious injury or illness. For instance, patients were encouraged to use their weaker limb when throwing a ball for Molly or brushing her coat. Those undergoing speech therapy would use commands to help develop communication skills. And simply holding Molly’s leash made otherwise tedious
mobility and endurance exercises more enjoyable. “What’s really nice about it is that the patients don’t realize they’re doing therapeutic activities,” Sezon said. “They’re just playing with the dog.” Molly’s success with patients is the reason the hospital has already completed the application process for a new therapy dog through Canine Companions for Independence. As socializing and training the animal to respond to more than 40 commands will take roughly 18 months, Sezon said, the hospital is unsure of when the new dog will be ready for action. When that time arrives, however, the dog will be on-hand at Enloe Rehabilitation Center for about 20 hours every week. “We’re very excited,” Sezon said. “I can’t tell you how much it will help.” Though Enloe’s program applied to
patients of all ages, pet therapy can be particularly beneficial for older individuals, as evidenced by a recent UCLA study. As
researchers went about gathering data on how care and services should be delivered to California’s poor and elderly, they stumbled upon an unexpected finding about the key role pets play in keeping them healthy and happy. That was not something researchers went looking for, asserted Kathryn Kietzman, a research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and project director of the data gathering research called The HOME (Helping Older-adults Maintain independencE) Project. They discovered it while investigating how the state could develop and sustain a network of care that would allow low-income elderly people to remain safely in their own homes. Actually, the therapeutic effects of pets have been well-documented, and there’s a growing body of scientific research on this. Studies published in the early 1980s found HEALTHLINES continued on page 15
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that heart attack patients who owned pets lived longer than those who didn’t; that petting one’s own dog could reduce blood pressure; that interacting with pets could increase people’s level of the feelgood hormone, oxytocin. The HOME study, funded by the SCAN Foundation, followed 54 low-income, elderly Californians with long-term care needs over a period of four years. The study participants, who are enrolled in both Medi-Cal (California’s version of Medicaid) and Medicare, lived in five of the eight counties where the state is launching its socalled dual-demonstration program, Cal MediConnect, which hopes to deliver care in a coordinated, seamless fashion to low-income elders. “For some of them, the relationship they have with their pets is very profound,” observed Kietzman. “We discovered pets were a big source of social support.” HOME researchers found a 92-year-old virtually bedridden woman who depended on her dog for her emotional needs. Aside from the six hours her two caregivers spent with her each day, she was home alone the rest of the time. The companionship of her dog, Kietzman said, was as critical to her as the phone calls she received from her three sons living out of state. Another elderly man with severe neurological impairments was so fond of his service dog that he “talked to everyone who provided him some service” to help him raise enough money so his canine
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companion could have a muchneeded surgery. “He couldn’t consider life without his dog,” Kietzman said, noting that for people like him, their pets give them a reason to get out of bed. Kietzman said that her team’s finding about pets “is a good example of why it is important to take a holistic approach to understanding and responding to the needs and preferences of this very physically, socially and financially vulnerable population.” So when implementing Cal MediConnect, she said, health care and social service professionals need to assess the individual needs and preferences of older adults, instead of taking a one-size-fits-all approach. Fortunately, she said, the Cal MediConnect program already has in it “person-centered” language. But it should go one step further and take into account “the role and meaning of a pet in these individuals’ lives,” said Kietzman, noting that the HOME project findings clearly show that in addition to inhome care, transportation and easy access to health care, the elderly need a “warm-blooded companion” to keep them from feeling socially isolated. Ω
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Keep pets trim, healthy We hear a lot about the obesity problem in America, but did you know it extends to the pet population? According to the veterinarian-launched Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), an estimated 54 percent of dogs and cats are overweight or obese. Obesity reduces the life expectancy of pets, so watching your furry friends’ food intake is important. The APOP’s website— petobesityprevention.org—has a number interactive tools to help owners safely reduce their pets’ caloric intake. One of the tools, a pet weight translator, gives the human equivalent of a pet’s weight (for example, a 90-pound female Labrador retriever is equal to a 5-foot-4-inch woman who weights 186 pounds).
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GREENWAYS Lori Wells takes her love of the environment—and her pets—seriously. That’s why she offers ecofriendly products at the TrailBlazer Pet Supply store she manages in Chico.
Pet food for thought From food to feces, there are several ways to reduce your furry friend’s carbon paw print story and photo by
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B bag of kibble, do you look at the list of ingredients? And when that food comes back efore purchasing Fido’s favorite
out the other end—at home or on the trail— where does it go? Just as there are many questions humans ask themselves in an effort make more environmentally sustainable choices, there are many facets of our pets’ lives—from their nutrition to management of their waste—that can be re-examined and revamped in order to be more eco-friendly pet owners. Lori Wells, store manager at TrailBlazer Pet Supply in Chico (752 Mangrove Ave.), takes green pet ownership seriously. That’s why she makes sure to keep a variety of ecoconscious pet supplies on hand at all times. Healthy, sustainable food options include natural, raw or organic products, she says, and they also contain no preservatives, chemicals, hormones, pesticides or antibiotics. Wells recommends brands like Orijen, Steve’s Real Food and Lotus Natural Foods for Pets. Varieties such as those from The Honest Kitchen also contain ingredients from animals raised in humane, sustainable
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ways, such as free-range chickens and ranchraised cows. “I don’t want to put hormones and antibiotics into my pet. I would never do that to me,” Wells said. “So I like to offer certain people in our community, who might be likeminded, an opportunity to buy food that they feel good about to feed their pet as well.” Green pet owners also can choose to supplement their pet’s diet by mixing in fresh and natural raw foods. Wells said she likes to supplement the food she buys for her lab mix, Izzy, with her own cooking, using locally grown ingredients. “It becomes more sustainable when you can purchase closer to home instead of purchasing from companies that have to drive all the way from Canada or have to drive all the way across the United States,” Wells said. “So it’s an ability to give your pet environmentally conscious, no sprays, no additives, high-quality fruits and veggies at a lower price as well as kind of decreasing your footprint when it comes to your purchasing power as a consumer.” Though it is fine to collect your dog
or cat’s waste and dump it in the trash— because, after all, you are cleaning up after them—if you’re using a nonbiodegradable plastic bag, this can create a long-lasting
problem when it arrives at the local landfill. Steve Rodowick, recycling coordinator at the Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility in Paradise, says the best option for omnivorous pet waste disposal is to put waste in biodegradable bags and throw them in the trash. “[Biodegradable and nonbiodegradable bags] both eventually end up in the landfill,” Rodowick said. “However, the biodegradable bag will break down in a matter of months, as opposed to the standard plastic bag that would take decades or longer, depending on the conditions ….” Parks often have bags placed at trailheads for the disposal of pet waste, but Wells warns that not all free bags are biodegradable. Pet owners should read the labels when buying bags for doggy doo doo and avoid anything with PVC and seek out brands certified by the Biodegradable Products Institute, like BioBag or Flush Puppies, which are actually flushable. However, while flushing dog waste is OK, flushing cat poop is not. It introduces harmful parasites into waterways that can infect marine mammals, especially sea otters, with toxoplasmosis. Pet poop also can be composted for nonedible crops. But if it is to be anywhere near edibles, the waste needs to come from a purely vegetarian pet. Omnivore feces har-
bors harmful bacteria that can make humans sick if ingesting crops that come into contact with the compost. “There are times where you can use [waste] as a soil amendment, but it depends on your soil and where you want the [waste] to end up,” Rodowick added. “If the cat is on a strictly green-based diet, then that’s not a problem. But if it’s a meat eater, then it should always be trashed.” There are also sustainable options for litters. Eco blog Treehugger advises that, “Cat owners should avoid clumping clay litter at all costs. Not only is clay strip-mined (bad for the planet), but the clay sediment is also permeated with carcinogenic silica dust that can coat little kitty lungs (bad for the cat).” Eco-Shell Inc., based in Corning, specializes in products made from walnut shells— including bedding/cage-liner for lizards and birds and Blue Buffalo Naturally Fresh cat litter. “Our products we produce are from natural, biodegradable walnut shell and are free of chemicals and toxins, including harmful airborne dust,” said Helen Cantrell, director of marketing and sales for EcoShell. “This creates a healthy home for both the pets and the household.” Sustainable practices in pet nutrition and waste disposal are just two areas of green pet care. Pet owners can also get a little greener with recycled toys and collars and sustainable cleaning products, shampoos and training pads. No matter how you choose to reduce your pets’ carbon paw print, these sustainable choices not only help improve the quality of the planet, but the quality of life of some of our best friends. Ω
ECO EVENT A DAY AT THE MUSEUM If you’re looking for an educational and entertaining summer outing, look no further than the Gateway Science Museum (625 Esplanade). Current green-themed exhibits include Changing California, which focuses on geological and ecological transformations in Northern California and touches on issues like invasive flora and fauna, transfer of disease, species adaptation and our modern ecosystem. Changing California runs through Aug. 31. The museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for children or students with valid ID.
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Sit. Stay. Good reader! Although Sarah Richardson has been a lifelong dog lover, she never imagined she would one day be running a dog training facility that’s so successful it’s expanded into two locations. A full-time professor at Chico State in the Department of Recreation, Hospitality and Parks Management, Richardson took on a second career when she founded Canine Connection in 2002. As a certified professional dog trainer, she instructs several classes, from puppy kindergarten to private training. When her clients had a growing need for dog daycare and boarding, she opened a second Chico location in 2010. She now operates both facilities with a staff of 16. In the last 12 years, she’s seen thousands of dogs come through her program, and currently works with about 250 a week.
What led you to this profession? Working with dogs professionally wasn’t a decision, it was a calling. That calling was activated around ’97 when I had the opportunity to be mentored by an amazing person, a veterinarian (Kay Stephens) in Texas. She took me under her wing. I approached her because I had a dog that had some extreme fear. Kay was on the cutting edge of a new way of looking at dog training that is rooted in the science of understanding behavior. At the time, the way things had been done was punishing the behavior instead of looking at the root cause. So for three or four years I followed her around like a little duckling, and learned everything I
could. She entrusted me with teaching some of her classes and that’s what allowed this calling to transform into a profession.
What are the most popular classes you offer? The flagship classes are puppy kindergarten and obedience basics classes. Both of those classes aren’t really dog training classes, per se. They’re really about dog parenting and teaching people how to create a lifestyle with their dog. Clients are always telling me, “I’m the one who’s getting trained!”
Have you trained any dogs that are doing special things around the community? We’ve had a number of dogs become therapy dogs at Enloe. We offer therapy dog prep class, but they need a good level of training beforehand, which they can get through our basic and intermediate prep class.
Any favorite success stories? People with puppies find that
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they’re way more work than they imagined. I just saw a puppy [that I had once worked with] last Saturday. At one point the family was seriously questioning if they could keep the dog. But they continued to work with their training and did private lessons. When I saw them last week I asked them, “Are you going to keep this dog?” They started laughing and couldn’t believe they almost thought of getting rid of the dog at one point. But puppyhood does pass, and if it’s taken seriously, people can pave the way for a great relationship with their dog.
How do you have time to be a professor and run this business? The first way is that I have a fantastic staff. The second way is because this is my other life. Most people have families and soccer with kids, and other obligations. The Canine Connection is my family. I often say that instead of having a child, I had a business. And it is like a child! —RACHEL BUSH
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This past week, I was by grandma’s side as she took her last breath. Cancer tried to steal her away more than three years ago, but true to her nature, she stubbornly fought its grip to make it to her 70th birthday and my wedding day. She never let anyone or anything stand in her way— even a terminal illness. The last few days have brought with them a lot of reflection. The most profound memories I have of her are actually those spent within the four walls of a business. My grandma worked as a legal secretary and there were periods of time in my childhood when I would walk to her office after school, spending a few hours in a back room surrounded by law books and filing cabinets until she would drive me home for dinner. I would do my homework while she drafted legal motions. Once I reached high school, I worked alongside her, filing paperwork and answering phones. My grandma thought it would be good for me to make some money for college and get job experience. I don’t think either of us realized all that working together really taught me. From my grandma I learned that it doesn’t matter whose name is on the door—you take ownership of your work as if you run the business. My grandma never saw herself as just an employee and neither did anyone who stepped through that office. When my grandma was away, chaos ensued. It was undeniable that she was more integral to that business than anyone with a law degree. From my grandma I learned not to just work a job, but to live out a passion. She invested into the lives of her clients, sending birthday presents to some and giving stern, unsolicited motherly advice to others. The day before she passed away, I watched as a longtime client stood at her bedside, saying goodbye to a woman who tirelessly fought on his behalf. Living her career with dedication inspired others to be dedicated to her. From my grandma I learned that it isn’t enough to just live and work in a community—you must be engaged with it. Between Rotary, the Emblem Club, and the Del Norte County Grand Jury, my grandma always found a way to serve others and better her community. That’s one piece of her that shines bright in my life, evidenced by my busy schedule of board and commission meetings. Perhaps I could have learned some other wisdom from my grandma by cooking alongside her, or weeding with her in her rose garden. But I’m not sure those lessons would have led me be the strong woman in business I am today. A business gave me the opportunity to learn some of my greatest life lessons from my grandmother, and my workplace and community are better for it. I know that one of her strongest legacies is me— an independent, dedicated, passionate businesswoman who lives and works just as she did.
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Street musician Clem Edwards has lived on the street with his dog, Muddy Waters, for five years.
Pet tales
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A broad look at people and pets and issues facing both
Soul mates
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ur first Pet Issue! What took us so long? Nearly everyone here at the CN&R has a pet that they are crazy about (and some of us have a crazy number of pets), and most of you likely do as well. If there’s one common feel-good topic that could make most people pick up a newspaper (did you see that little sugar booger on the cover?!) it’s pets. There are pet stories spread throughout all sections of this week’s issue— everything from an update on the Butte Humane Society to “green” pet ownership. And we’ve also put together this eclectic package of pet-centric features, three touching on the often heart-wrenching realities of our interactions with animals— the relationships and challenging reality of Chico’s homeless residents and their pets; a sanctuary for discarded cats; and an inside look at a cemetery for pets—and one about a local resource for quirky pets, an all-reptile pet store. So, hold your fur baby extra tight, and read along with us as we send out wishes for full and wellrubbed tummies for all the world’s animal companions.
Chico homeless find comfort in animal companions
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here’s an old joke that
construes what a homeless guy’s dog must be thinking: “Man, this is the longest walk I’ve ever been on.” They are hard to miss in Chico—these companions sitting in the park, cruising the sidewalks, hanging out near the convenience store. Just like any segment of the population that’s not fully understood, it’s easy to stereotype and condemn the human half of these relationships and accuse them of irresponsibility and animal abuse. Hey, they can’t take care of themselves, for goodness’ sake. Robin Tripp is well aware of this perception. About a year ago she read a letter to the editor published in the Enterprise-Record that basically said homeless people should not have pets. “I had to respond to that,” Tripp said. “So
I decided to write a letter to the paper and explain my goals.” Those goals included starting a community organization called Chico Homeless Animal Outreach (CHAO). Her letter was noticed and Tripp said she got good responses from the public. It also caught the attention of Valerie Caruso, a Paradise veterinarian who, for the past four years, has hosted free quarterly veterinary clinics in the parking lot behind the Jesus Center on Park Avenue. Tripp, Caruso and a woman named Annie Cox now sit on the CHAO board of directors, and, with a couple of volunteers, administer the free clinics four times a year. The most recent was held July 12 and about two dozen animals were brought in for examination and treatment. “What I try to do is preventative health care to keep their pets healthy so they don’t have crises where they can’t afford to treat their pets,” Caruso explained. “I do vaccines, dewormings and flea and tick control.” Caruso also offers spaying and neutering at her Companions Animal Hospital in Paradise. Tripp helps arrange transportation to the Ridge and back. The procedures cost the pet owner $10, which Caruso donates to either a homeless shelter or TOPCats on the Ridge, a Paradise organization that provides for the welfare of feral, homeless and abandoned cats. She can hold the clinics only every three months because she must also tend to her regular practice. Tripp and Cox get the word out about the service by driving around town and stopping when they come upon an apparently homeless person with a pet. “We stop and have food and water in A couple of patients at a recent free CHAO clinic. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHAO
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the truck,” Tripp said. “When it’s really cold, we have coats that we give them. Then we have leashes and paw protectors for the summer. If there is going to be a clinic coming up, we tell them to come to the Jesus Center.” Caruso, whose job is to maintain the health of the humans’ furry companions, said those that are homeless are not necessarily worse off than those that are housed. The relationship is important to both sides in terms of food, protection and companionship. “I’ve seen very few mistreated and neglected dogs,” she said. “It’s the exception, not the rule. These people often share their own food with their pets.”
Clem Edwards is a street musician
with a singing companion named Muddy Waters, a hefty brown Labrabor with warm golden eyes. When Edwards plays the harmonica, Muddy throws his head back and howls into the air. They are regular performers at the Saturday farmers’ market, where customers offer them money for their act. Muddy is 5 years old and, according to Edwards, eats better then he does. “I used to weigh 220 when I was in the Marine Corps,” he said. “Now I’m losing weight and he’s gaining it. He’s got all the shots.” Muddy is very important to Edwards. “He got arrested by animal control and I had to play music overtime to make the money to get him out of the shelter,” he said. “I made the CHAO
Find Chico Homeless Animal Outreach online at www.chicohomelessanimaloutreach.org or by calling 680-0002 or 899-0123.
money and went to the shelter with 76 bucks. It cost me 75 bucks to get him out. I left there with my dog and a dollar.” Edwards was born in Long Beach, moved here with his family as a child and grew up in Chico. He said he met Muddy about five years ago while playing his guitar on the sidewalk next to Tres Hombres. A young couple walked by with a cardboard box full of puppies. Edwards had recently lost his canine companion. He picked Muddy, he said, because of the guitar-shaped marking on the dog’s chest. “He’s got this electric guitar on his chest, so I said, ‘I’ll take this one. How much?’” The couple said $40 and Edwards told them to come back in a couple of hours and he’d have the money. When they came back they told him he could have the puppy for free, but only if he took the entire litter. “So I got this box full of puppies and I write ‘Free Puppies’ on the box,” he said. “I take him out and place him in my guitar case. They all got dispersed in a couple hours. That is how I got him. Now he’s my lead singer. “He is the best dog I’ve had. During the daytime he likes to snooze, but at night he’s on point and I can go to sleep. He’ll be lying next to me and if anybody comes up, this dog’s on them. He is territorial; that’s how dogs are and this is why I have a dog. I’ve lived outside for seven years.”
Thomas “Digger”Lake and his cat, Spot, are fixtures in downtown Chico, where they are regulars at the corner of First and Main streets, greeting passersby and passively asking for change. They’ve been together for eight years and recently added two members to the family—
Blackie, a male cat, and a female named Stray. “They just kind of showed up,” Lake said. “I leave Spot’s food out at night and that drew them in. They all eat before I do.” Spot and Stray are fixed, he said, but Blackie is not. Someone recently gave him a card with Tripp’s name and number and they have been in touch. He said people who walk past him on the sidewalk offer varying reactions. “Some turn and say, ‘Get a job.’ I’ll say, ‘I have one. Have a pleasant day, sir.’ Some are genuinely concerned about my welfare. The cats keep me out of trouble.”
Top: Chico Homeless Animal Outreach hosts a free vet clinic at the Jesus Center. From left to right: CHAO founder Robin Tripp, veterinarian Valerie Caruso, clinic volunteers Rachael Marie, Gary Martin and Patty Weber. Bottom: Thomas “Digger” Lake and his cat, Spot, comfort each other living on Chico’s streets. PHOTOS BY TOM GASCOYNE
—Tom Gascoyne tomg@newsreview.com
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Catcamp
Local sanctuary gives forgotten felines a chance at happy lives
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neeling down to cat
level in the middle of the “Main Room” at the Belleglen Sanctuary for cats, one could be forgiven for losing perspective on just how all these cats came to be here together. So many cats— gracefully jumping down from shelves and cat trees and flowing into the large air-conditioned garage through a just-opened window like someone turned on a giant cat-faucet—all streaming toward this wide-eyed reporter and climbing over one another for a chance at a little scratch behind the ears. There were dozens and dozens of furry felines in that one room, and that wasn’t even the half of it. All told, there are 159 cats living on this ranch on the outskirts of Chico where Donna Kemp has been providing “sanctuary, always and forever, for rescued and special needs cats” since 1999. “That means that once they come in, if we can’t find them a good home, they can stay here until they finish their lives,” Kemp said when asked about the sanctuary’s mission. Of course, despite how fun visiting a compound of friendly cats might be to a visitor, a much better situation would be one in which such measures weren’t necessary. “Most of the cats that come in have been abandoned,” Kemp explained. Kemp—a professor of public administration at Chico State—said she started her ranch sanctuary simply because she saw the overwhelming need and because she “moved here and had the buildings.” The cats mostly come to Kemp via word of mouth or referrals from veterinarians or other agencies who know about the sanctuary. Some were sick and left to be put down at the vet, others came from large litters left to fend for themselves, and many are just left behind when their owners move away. And though Kemp does not advertise her location for just this reason, sometimes cats are dumped by the side of the road in front of the sanctuary. On a recent occasion, a couple of kittens left out front never made it onto the grounds. Belleglen Sanctuary
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Instinct takes over as a pack of Belleglen’s cats watch fish swimming around in one of the sanctuary’s ponds. PHOTO COURTESY OF BELLEGLEN SANCTUARY
Sanctuary owner Donna Kemp is greeted by one of her 149 feline guests. PHOTO BY JASON CASSIDY
“Before we could even see them they were hit by a car and killed,” she said. Currently, Belleglen is at capacity and not able to receive any new cats.
Kemp and her crew—
daughter April, plus a couple of volunteers and one paid assistant— have created a very clean, safe and caring environment where these animals seem to live happily. As we toured the grounds, Kemp pointed out cats by name—Hemingway, Gracie, Sassy, a sweet munchkin named Pistachio—and told their particular stories. Gracie, for instance, came from a vet who was going to put her down for an owner who was upset over being bitten just once—she’s never bitten anyone since. The bulk of the cats reside in the two big common areas—the Sanctuary Room for the older cats, and the Main Room for the younger and middle-aged cats. The spaces are laid out with one indoor climatecontrolled room, and an enclosed outdoor area featuring both shaded
and nonshaded areas, plus a small pond, and plenty of chairs, cushions, shelves and other structures on which to play or lounge. There’s also a garage attached to the main house for a dozen or so animals in failing health or who just don’t socialize well in the other common rooms. These animals are in large cages—one, two, or three in each— outfitted with individual scratching posts, litter boxes, beds, food and water. The sanctuary depends entirely on donations for its funding. It takes roughly $3,000 per month to cover all the litter (1.5 tons per month), food (high-quality only— Science Diet, Pro Plan), vet and other miscellaneous costs. And, though it’s hard to believe given their overall friendliness, Kemp says that, due mostly to their age (85 percent are 7 or older; 36 percent are 12 and older), most of her cats are never adopted. But there are many people who offer help by sponsoring cats. For $25 a month, one cat’s costs are covered, and the sponsor receives a bio and a photo of his or her new furry friend. —Jason Cassidy jasonc@newsreview.com
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to find than kids. He soon discovered a strong demand for them as pets, and proceeded to get his license to import reptiles at age 15. “In high school I made more money in two days than my friends would in a whole week,” he said. Greenberg also took preveterinary medicine courses in community college. At his business, the reptiles are everywhere, both inside and outside his house, many on display in glass terrariums with natural rocks, dirt and foliage. Some of the more unusual specimens are his two 50-pound African spur-thighed tortoises, his 13-foot-long reticulated python, and his largest lizard, a 3-foot-long Argentine tegu. “[Reptile] owners range from everyday people to rich doctors and lawyers, and spend anywhere from $39 to $10,000 for them,” Greenberg said. The most common beginner reptiles that he sells are the corn snake ($39, plus $75-$100 basic setup) and the prehistoric-looking bearded dragon (or Pogona) lizard, which is the most popular reptile pet in America ($59, plus $150$175 for basic setup). The lizards are very friendly, don’t bite, and eat ordinary fruits and vegetables. But, Greenberg warns, before buying a reptile—especially a
Ron Greenberg hangs out with a corn snake at his reptile shop. PHOTO BY VIC CANTU
snake—be aware that people have strong reactions to the slithering pets. “Many more people are afraid of snakes than love them,” he said. Greenberg said he’s known people so averse to snakes that they’d change lanes while driving just to run them over. He also admitted that, when they were newlyweds, his wife’s slogan was: “The only good snake is a dead snake.” Now she likes them. He said he has a talent for helping others overcome what is known as ophidiophobia. “Give me 20 minutes and I’ll try to change your fear of snakes,” he said, explaining that by calmly and gently introducing them to the reptiles, people will often realize that snakes are “not as evil as they’re made out to be.” For those unsure about owning such a pet, Greenberg says he’ll loan a snake or lizard out for several weeks or months to help a person find out if it’s a good fit. “The only thing you’ll have to pay for is the food,” he said. —Vic Cantu
Hallowed ground The Finest Cat Boarding Resort Paradise Cat Resort
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Kirk and Karen Sanders were so shocked to learn of the lack of aftercare services available for North State pets that they decided to take action. They became aware of the situation when Kirk’s mother’s dog, Dominique, was euthanized by a Shasta County vet at the end of her battle with cancer, and his mom was given limited choices. “The vet told her the office could keep Dominique and dispose of the remains, or she could drive all the way to Sacramento for burial or a private cremation,” Karen said. “We couldn’t believe those were the only options, so we started looking into it and found out that was the case, and started moving toward addressing that.” The Sanderses decided they wanted to help future grieving pet owners, and their answer was to open Sleepy Hollow Pet Memorial Park and Crematory in their home town of Anderson. They still run the business today, and Sanders estimates the stretch of rolling green grass and manicured gardens surrounding a picturesque pond is the final resting place for the intact bodies or cremains of 800 to 900 beloved pets. That number includes mostly cats and dogs, though Sanders said other companions interred there include a few monkeys, varied rodents, and a pot-bellied pig. Karen said about half of those pets came from an earlier pet cemetery operated by Redding’s Haven Humane Society from the 1960s until about 1980. When the organization moved in 1988, the remains from the burial grounds (which were unpermitted and unofficial) were relocated to Sleepy Hollow. To ensure their cemetery didn’t meet a similar fate, the Sanderses got all the proper use permits and had the land officially dedicated for cemetery use. And they’ve established an endowment fund to take care of the land in perpetuity, meaning nothing will happen to the remains after their human caretakers are gone. People who want their pets buried at the cemetery pay a one-time fee into that fund at the time of their pet’s interment.
Sleepy Hollow Pet Memorial Park and Crematory in Anderson (www.sleepyhollowpet.com) is dedicated to the dog that inspired its creation, Dominique. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
Services offered include private cremations, which allow the cremains to be returned to the family, or group cremations, in which the ashes are buried en masse in one section of the cemetery. They also offer traditional burials, which require a casket and memorial marker, both also available on-site. Costs for private and group cremations are based on the pet’s weight, and average $120$240 for the private treatment or about $55 to $110 for the group option. Traditional burials for a small pet—Karen used a cat as an example— range from about $380 to $700, depending on
extra services like a viewing or scheduled interment so the family can be present. “Just like human burials, the request for traditional burials has been steadily decreasing over the years,” Karen said. “We find it’s not so much the cost, but people really want to have their pets at home, to scatter them in a favorite spot, bury the ashes or keep them.” Karen added that some clients initially bury their pets at home, but want them relocated to Sleepy Hollow’s more permanent site when they move—sometimes years after the initial burial. Most pet burials are simple and somber affairs attended by just a few family members, she said, though they can be more auspicious. “The largest I’ve ever seen was from an elderly woman who invited all her friends, so there were about 25 ladies here,” she recalled. Though local vets and other pet-centric organizations sometimes contract crematory services (Butte Humane Society, for example, contracts with Sacramento pet after-care company Koefran for cremations), official cemeteries and consumer-direct pet cremation services remain rare, with two cemeteries in Sacramento and another, Bubbling Well Pet Memorial Park, in Napa. Efforts are apparently underway to turn a section of Skyway Memorial Park in Magalia into a pet cemetery, but the owners did not return calls from the CN&R as of press time. —Ken Smith kens@newsreview.com
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Arts & Culture No better complement to a hot day at beer camp than a good cold beer. PHOTO BY HEATHER POST
Adventures in beer land Another milestone for craft beer at Beer Camp
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Brewing Co. The 20th Street brewery, with its copper-plated kettles and networks of by pipes and towering ferJason menting tanks, is like a Cassidy Willy Wonka’s Chocojasonc@ late Factory for adults, newsreview.com and owner/founder Ken Grossman is Mr. Wonka, welcoming craft-brew converts to his factory for tours and beer camps and tastes of the magical flavors brewing inside. Well, this past Saturday, Mr. Wonka outdid himself. The 5,000 craft-beer fans who braved afternoon valley heat were treated to what amounted to a full-on carnival of craft beer, as Sierra Nevada opened its hop fields to 100 or so of the best craft brewers from the fertile Pacific Northwest—plus one stilt-walking marching band—to kick off its Beer Camp Across America. The Wonka story is an apt part of the narrative for the company that’s led the way during a craft-beer revolution that’s seen the annual production of craft beer in the U.S. triple over the last decade. Not only does it speak to Sierra Nevada’s pioneering spirit, but also to the core values at the heart of the greater craft-beer movement: adventurousness, creativity, inventiveness and creating quality (adult) treats. And the Beer Camp tour—a traveling road show hitting seven U.S. cities and featuring 100 or so brewers from each region as it makes its way across the country to the finale/grand opening of
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Sierra Nevada’s new East Coast facility in Mills River, N.C.—is intended to not only be a celebration of the brewery’s success but also to the greater success of craft beer and the brewers invited to take part. “We love the adventure,” said Jack White, CEO/founder of San Diego’s Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits, in a promo video in advance of Beer Camp. “So, why not make it an actual physical journey across the country, and a great adventure?” As one of the dozen brewers who took part in the collaborative Beer Camp Across America 12-pack that was released in conjunction with the festivities, White was also on hand Saturday to pour a couple Ballast Point brews, including one of my favorites of the day, Victory at Sea, a huge (10 percent ABV) but smooth imperial porter brewed with coffee and vanilla beans. It’s a ridiculous exercise to do a big rundown for an event featuring a couple hundred beer choices, but those flowing under the “Collaborator Tent”—where the hand-chosen 12-pack participants (from all over the country) poured their own brewery’s creations—were pretty special. The saison from Allagash Brewing Co. (Portland, Maine) and both beers from Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, Fla.)—Jai Alai IPA and Florida Cracker Belgianstyle white—were highlights. My approach for the day as I wound my way through the various northwestern breweries under the other three tents was to finish only what really blew my hair back, and pour out or share what didn’t thrill me. It was tough. There were a lot of interesting brews, including many bursting hop-heavy ales (3 Flowers IPA from
Marin Brewing Co., the CAPA pale ale from Truckee’s Fifty Fifty Brewing Co.), but I have to say that my beer of the day was probably the Hellshire IV from Oakshire Brewing (Eugene, Ore.), a complex and very balanced old ale featuring a blend of five beers aged in bourbon barrels. Unbelievable. As the heat rose in the late afternoon— and some beer campers wilted, while others smiled and drank and sweated to the final strains of the MarchFourth Marching Band—I wondered if the whole Beer Camp Across America spectacle might end up being some kind of milestone. Some day will we look back on this expansive celebration as the beginning of a new era in craft brewing? Are we beginning a post-revolution era, when an open market with a wide variety of beer styles created by thousands of constantly experimenting small-scale breweries has become the norm in America? (It’s not too far of a stretch—craft beer is winning the tap-handle battle and is already beating out the big boys for market share in Portland, Ore.). As last call went out, I caught up with Mr. Wonka himself just as he was about to board the colorful Beer Camp Across America bus for its second stop, San Diego, the following day, and I asked his thoughts on craft beer’s success. “It’s been a lot of fun. It’s been a pretty amazing 30-year ride for us. We’ve gone from about 40 breweries in this country to, today, about 3,000, and we’ve been part of that whole renaissance,” Grossman said. “And it’s been real special for us to be part of it.” He then stepped on the bus, pressed the button, and zing!, he was off. Ω
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Theater EVERYBODY IN OUTER SPACE LOST THEIR MARBLES: Uncle Dad’s Art Collective and Everybody in Outer Space dance troupe present their third original musical/dance production, with an original score courtesy of members of Bogg and Aubrey Debauchery and The Broken Bones. ThSu, 8pm through 7/27. $15. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN: Stage version of the classic, lighthearted movie musical about Hollywood in the 1920s.
Th-Sa, 7:30pm through 8/16, plus Su, 8/3, 8/10, & 8/17, 2pm. $12-$20. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.
INTO THE BLUE: MARITIME NAVIGATION AND THE ARCHEOLOGY OF SHIPWRECKS Closes Thursday, July 24 Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology SEE MUSEUMS
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AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Chico Icons: Historic Heart
ALL-MEDIA ART SHOW: The Chico Art Center
and Arteries, group exhibition showcases works from more than local artists. 7/258/30. 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.
CHICO ART CENTER: Discovery Series II, an opportunity for new and up-and-coming artists to display their work and to meet the community. Three artists will be featured: Jann Jones, Penny Terstegge and Nickolai Larsen. Through 8/8. 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.
CHICO PAPER CO.: California Rivers, Jake
SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS Wednesday, July 30 Sierra Nevada Big Room SEE WEDNESDAY, MUSIC
Early’s latest series. Through 8/30.New Works, copper, a palette of greens, blues and browns, plus Chico’s own Sierra Nevada Brewery hop fields are inspiration for Jake Early’s new work. Through 9/30. 345 Broadway, (530) 891-0900, www.chicopapercompany.com.
JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS & APPRAISALS: In
Memory, works from the artist and estate of David Gilhooly. Ongoing. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930, www.jamessnidle finearts.com.
PARADISE ART CENTER: The Natural World, a mixed-media exhibition from gallery members. Through 7/27. 5564 Almond St. in Paradise, (530) 877-7402.
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Art Receptions CHICO ICONS RECEPTION: Chico Icons group exhibit showcases works from more than 30 local artists with live music from Charlie Robinson. This year’s theme: “Historic Heart and Arteries.” F, 7/25, 5-8pm. Avenue 9 Gallery, 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.
Theater EVERYBODY IN OUTER SPACE LOST THEIR MARBLES: See Thursday. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.
I AM LEGEND: After a pandemic turns everyone into real-life vampires, last man on Earth Robert Neville spends his lonely existence stalking and staking the creatures. Based on Richard Matheson’s 1954 horror novel. Through 7/26, 7:30pm. $10. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blue roomtheatre.com.
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.
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Music SISTER SPARROW AND THE DIRTY BIRDS: An eight-piece powerhouse from Brooklyn putting a modern spin on gospel-infused funk and soul. W, 7/30, 7:30pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.
E. Third St., (530) 894-1978.
I AM LEGEND: See Friday. Blue Room Theatre, 139 W. First St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroom theatre.com.
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN: See Thursday. Chico
SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: New Works, American and western scenes in oil from K.W. Moore Sr. Ongoing. 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.
TIN ROOF BAKERY & CAFÉ: New Works, local artist Jain Zimmerman showcases new photographic works. Through 7/31. 627 Broadway St. 170, (530) 345-1362.
WINCHESTER GOOSE: Meow Meow, a summer showcase featuring watercolors from local artist Sea Monster. Ongoing. 800 Broadway St., (530) 715-0099, www.thewinchester goose.com.
hosts its annual national all-media juried art competition. See website for details. Ongoing. Chico Art Center, 450 Orange St., (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.
DIRTY LAUNDRY: An open-entry call for artists featuring discarded clothing re-purposed into innovative art. Deadline August 10. Through 8/10. $10. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078 gallery.org.
POSTER CONTEST: Submit drawings and designs for the upcoming season of show posters at Theatre on The Ridge. See website for more details. Ongoing. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.
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. Ongoing. Changing California, Journey through geological and ecological transformations in Northern California. Ongoing. $3-$6. 625 Esplanade, www.csuchico.edu/gateway.
PARADISE DEPOT MUSEUM: a railroad and logging museum in Paradise. Ongoing, 7-9pm. 5570 Black Olive Dr. in Paradise, (530) 8771919.
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.
Poetry/Literature BOOK READING AND SIGNING: Local writer
Michelle Hastie presents her book The Weight Loss Shift. W, 7/30, 7pm. Free. Lyon Books, 135 Main St., (530) 891-3338, www.lyonbooks.com.
Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.
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for more Music, see NIGHTLIFE on page 30
FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS WITH LOS PAPI CHULOS Friday, July 25 Downtown City Plaza
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New perspectives on old Chico FREE LISTINGS! Post your event for free online at www.newsreview.com/calendar. Once posted, your CN&R calendar listing will also be considered for print. Print listings are also free, but subject to space limitations. Deadline for print listings is one week prior to the issue in which you wish the listing to appear.
For Avenue 9 Gallery’s annual Chico Icons show this year, the gallery’s staff asked local artists to contribute their representations of the city’s Historic Heart and Arteries. More than 30 artists working in a multitude of media contributed to the exhibit, a reception for which will be held Friday, July 25. The results range from grid-like overhead depictions of roads EDITOR’S PICK and rice fields to a photograph of an oncoming train and “The Big Yellow Cheese Beneath the Sea” (pictured here), a fantastical take on a Caper Acres landmark by Casey Fay. Jazz guitarist Charlie Robinson— himself a Chico icon and piece of history—will provide musical entertainment.
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Community ADULT ACTING WORKSHOP: Slow Theatre is offering an acting technique class with Michael Lugering, and Viola Spolin. Each student will choose and bring a one-minute monologue to work on. Limited space, registration required. Th, 7/24, 7-9pm, Th, 7/31, 7-9pm. $30. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.
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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-BRAZILIAN DANCE: Dance samba, reggae,
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and Afro from Bahia, Brazil with live drumming. Tu, 7/29, 5:30-7pm. $15. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (530) 470-3125.
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.
BINGO: Proceeds donated to non-profit. Su,
4pm. $15 per pack. Paradise Elks Lodge, 6309 Clark Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-3977.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: Regularly scheduled
meeting. Every other Tu, 9am through 12/9. Board of Supervisors Chambers, 25 County Center Dr. in Oroville, (530) 538-7631, www.buttecounty.net.
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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.
COOKING DEMO: A weekly cooking demo. This
week with Woody from Blush Catering. Sa, 7/26, noon. Free. The Galley, 551 Country Dr., (530) 343-8820.
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.
DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE: A simple, meditative and uplifting group dances honoring many of the world’s spiritual traditions. Fourth Sa of every month, 7-9:30pm. $5-$10 donation. Subud Hall, 574 E. 12th St., (530) 8954711.
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.
EVENING DANCE JAM: A weekly meditative dance session. F, 7:15pm. $10. Yoga Center of Chico, 250 Vallombrosa Ave., Suite 150, (530) 3420100.
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.
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ment meeting for the community’s youth. Fourth Th of every month, 3:30pm. Free. Chico Peace and Justice Center, 526 Broadway, (530) 343-3152, www.chico-peace.org.
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PLEASE BE WARNED: If you receive a communication from a firm representing itself as being associated with Best of Chico and attempting to sell you plaques, please disregard. These companies are NOT associated with the Chico News & Review or the Best of Chico contest.
CAREER BUILDERS: A monthly counter-recruit-
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
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ADULT ACTING WORKSHOP Thursdays, July 24 and 31 1078 Gallery SEE COMMUNITY
PARADISE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE:
Used book sale. Every other Sa, 10am-3pm. Prices vary. Butte County Library, Paradise Branch, 5922 Clark Rd. in Paradise, (530) 8726320, www.buttecounty.net/bclibrary/ Paradise.htm.
SAMARITAN FREE CLINIC: This clinic offers free basic medical care and mental-health counseling. Call for more information. Su, 2-4pm. Free. Paradise Lutheran Church, 780 Luther Dr. in Paradise, 872-7085.
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.
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.
WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLAN CLASS: An eight week course on learning to live with mental illness. Sa, 1:30pm through 9/13. Opens 7/26. Free. Iversen Center, 492 Rio Lindo Ave.
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.
WORLD DANCE CLASS: Learn line, circle and couple dances from around the world. No partner needed. Th, 7-8:30pm. $7. Pleasant Valley Recreation Center, 2320 North St., (530) 566-6711.
For Kids AMAZING AMPHIBEANS: Learn about the special lifestyle of amphibians on a short walk around the nature center pond. F, 7/25, 11am. $12. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.
SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR KIDS: A summer camp emphasizing outdoor activity helping youth develop social and decision-making skills. Call or go online for more info. Through 8/12, 6:30am-6pm. Call for fees. Oroville YMCA, 1684 Robinson St. in Oroville, (553) 533-9622, www.ymcasuperiorcal.org.
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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cheap beer, cheap cover charges and cheap and sleezy Jack Dammit International leading booties to the dance floor at funky Chico parties. by Mr. International moved to Chico Jason from Berkeley in 1984, fell in love Cassidy with the music scene, and has been keeping loose, party-friendly funk jasonc@ newsreview.com alive ever since—first as frontman for the legendary disco-funk pranksters Brutilicus Maximus, and Live Fong: for the past decade-plus as the ringTwo shows: leader of Black Fong, a rotating cast Saturday July 26, 7:30 p.m., at 1078 of funksters (now 12 strong) from all Gallery; Monday, corners of the music scene. He’s also played in a ton of rock Aug. 4, 6 p.m., at Sierra Nevada Big bands along the way—The HeatRoom for the seekers, Vomit Launch, Bait, These Flipside Release Party. Days, Iceman, Butte County Cosmic Cover (each Love Division, Wife Beater, The Fat night): $5 Stickys, and Repeat Offenders, to name several. 1078 Gallery I recently sat down with Jack 820 Broadway Dammit at the Winchester Goose www.1078 gallery.org (the location where his alter ego— John McKinley—opened the old Sierra Nevada Bustolini’s Deli) to talk Fong as we Big Room enjoyed a tasty craft beer or two. 1075 E. 20th St. www.sierra nevada.com
How did Black Fong start? Actually, the first version of Black Fong started in the basement here. We had the deli. And it was clear that Brutilicus was probably not going to try and do new stuff, although we’d still play once in a while. [Trumpet player] Doug Roberts and [saxophonist] Feeny [Arnold] were in the first version of Fong. There was a long respite, then I got together with [keyboardist] Greg Spont. I’d known him from years before. … It’s been a case of finding people who really want to play and don’t care if they make any money … people who want to play and like the stuff that I’m making. Essentially you have to be there every Wednesday night. We’ve practiced every Wednesday night since we owned the deli.
What’s the Black Fong approach? We’re about bringing funk to the old people. “Sexy, creepy, old.” That’s our style. We play the Butt Funk. And we have our organization—Old People Having Fun, the OPHFs. Me and [backup singer] Susie [Guevara] were talking about it, we were like, “We gotta have some rules.” Here’s the pledge: Do you accept your failures? Do you recognize that all your hopes and dreams will not come to fruition? Do you relinquish all dignity? Do you choose to have fun over the fear of humiliation? And our motto is: Doin’ it to death. [There’s the] idea that old people aren’t having sex or something, [and this] is a backlash against that concept. … Part of my musical journey these days is battling the ageism that I’ve encountered as I’ve gotten older. When you were younger, did you look at the old dudes as out of it? Oh, totally. When I moved to town, I remember getting the paper that they send you before you come to college here. And there was Ska-T, and I was like, “Who are these old hippies, man? I’m gonna show them.” And then I end up being in a band with Ska-T, in Brutilicus. And I remember when Ska-T was in the band, I was like, “Jerry Morano? No way, he’s too old. We can’t have him in the band.” And, you know, a few years later it’s like, “Jerry’s a great conga player. Who gives a shit?!” Do Fong songs come from just you? No. There’ll be a practice, and Greg will play a riff and we’ll go over that. I mean, usually I’ll hijack it and—because I think I’m so much smarter than everybody else [and] I’m a control freak—I’ll take it and do what I think it needs. But no, a riff can come out of anywhere. What’s in store for the band? I hate getting gigs, I hate negotiating anything. But I like playing gigs. So, you know, we have enough people now, if the other people want to play they get the gigs. I’ll get a gig once in a while. But really, all that stuff is just a pain in the ass. If you want to be famous, you’re an idiot. If you want to play music, just do it because you love it and it makes you feel good. And don’t do it otherwise. Ω July 24, 2014
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The space between A smart, rockin’, sexy journey to the weirdness inside
I Chico Women’s Club, filled with cosmic, trippy atmospheric rock; sexy dancing angels in fringed t was just another Sunday night at the
brassieres and cheek-baring shorts; and a daydreaming, musing, Willy Loman-esque (though slightly more likeable) proby tagonist in the latest creation from the Ashiah Uncle Dad’s Art Collective. Scharaga Directed and choreographed by ashiahs@ newsreview.com Eva Blanshei, Everybody in Outer Space: Lost Their Marbles is a play/concert/dance showcase hybrid of sorts, and is the 10th original live Review: event (and fifth stage production) Uncle Dad’s Arts presented in the last nine months by Collective’s the company made up of local artists, Everybody in musicians, actors and engineers. Outer Space: Lost Set in London, the story by local Their Marbles musician/actor Ben Ruttenburg folshows ThursdaySunday, lows the character of Thomas LivJuly 24-27, 8 p.m. ingston (portrayed by Chad Lewis), (doors 7:30 p.m.), just a mundane aristocratic “codfish” at Chico living a mundane existence with a Women’s Club. mundane wife, mundane friends and Tickets: $12-$15, available at a mundane job. And Livingston is www.chicotix.com OK with that, he tells the audience in his opening monologue, though one Chico Women’s suspects he’s always been a dayClub dreamer who longed for something 592 E. Third St. 894-3282 more. And that something more arrives in the form of Queen Dream (Kelsi Fossum-Trausch) and her four leggy angels with flirtatious eyes and alluring dance moves as Livingston is walking home from work one rainy evening. The dancers in the production were as technically skilled as they were sexy and quirky (or sexky, if you will). In some hallucinations, they kick like can-can dancers or boogie like disco queens—big, genuine smiles on their faces. In others, however, they contort their torsos, flail their arms and gaze with intense eyes and placid faces. The in-house band—featuring the talents of various members of Bogg and the Pageant Dads, including Joshua Hegg, Michael Bone, Alex Coffin and
Gavin Fitzgerald (the production’s music director and bassist)—set the soundtrack for the show and grooved with foot-stompin’ rock beats, bluesy riffs and energized guitar solos. Fitzgerald’s brilliant direction partners the music’s tone and pace to that of the story, ethereal and atmospheric at times and a spazzed-out, down-right rock fest at others. While the show’s title, at first, seems to suggest alien rather than angelic appearances, the “outer” really represents the “other,” the realm between reality and dreams that houses the angels Livingston continues to see in his vivid hallucinations throughout the show, even after he is (spoiler alert) taken to the hospital when his wife finds him unconscious. As the story progresses, however, the question becomes whether it’s really Livingston or the people surrounding him (like his comedic, “blah-blah”-ing boss, played by Joey Moshiri) who have lost their marbles. The “outer” people might just be those who are here on Earth, living a less-enlightened, less-meaningful (and less-deliciously scantily clad) existence. But whether that’s an accurate interpretation or not, audience members will be drawn to the angels just as much as Livingston and empathize with his desire to escape his own life, in spite of (and hell, because of) the fact that everyone else insists he get it together and stop being so distracted. The only flaw of the night for me was the ending, where the story’s focus shifts from Livingston to his wife, Caroline (Julia Rauter), whose character doesn’t seem to warrant the special attention she suddenly gets. It might have been more powerful to end one scene earlier, and leave things up to audience interpretation. Overall, however, Ruttenburg’s script is engaging and interesting. He scatters witty and comedic moments throughout, such as Livingston’s musing on a day in the park with his wife: “I cherish these moments of simulated bliss.” The bliss of the audience at Chico Women’s Club on Sunday night was far from simulated. By the end, there were loud whoops, standing ovations and lingering to listen to the last few chords of the band’s closing song, making this a must-see for those looking for a thought-provoking story with fantastic, rockin’ music and sexky dancing—all produced by locals. Ω July 24, 2014
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THURSDAY 7/24—WEDNESDAY 7|30 ZUHG & LISA VALENTINE: Funk/reggae jam/ jazz from Sac, plus locals Lisa Valentine and The Unloveables. Th, 7/24. Lost On Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.
25FRIDAY BASSMINT Friday, July 25 Peking Chinese Restaurant
BASSMINT: A (mostly) weekly electronic dance party with a rotating cast of local and regional DJs. Check with venue for details. F, 9:30pm. Peeking Chinese Restaurant, 243 W. Second St., (530) 895-3888.
BLACK STAR SAFARI: Electro/rock/folk/funk duo from South Lake Tahoe. F, 7/25. The Down Lo, 319 Main St. downstairs beneath Lost on Main, (530) 892-2445.
FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning
24THURSDAY BURIED AT BIRTH: Th, 7/24, 8pm. $5. Monstros Pizza & Subs, 628 W. Sacramento Ave., (530) 345-7672.
CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.
Th, 8-11pm. Free. The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 892-2473.
HAPPY HOUR: Classic rock and country
from the Retrotones. Th, 7/24. LaSalles,
jazz appointment with experimental local troupe Bogg. This week: A tribute to video games. F, 11am. Free. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 5669476, www.cafecoda.com. 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.
JOHN SEID AND LARRY PETERSON: Join the duo as they play and eclectic mix of The Beatles, blues and standards. Th, 7/24, 6-9pm. Grana, 198 E. Second St., (530) 809-2304.
OPEN MIC: Singers, poets and musicians welcome. Th, 7-10pm. Has Beans Internet Cafe & Galleria, 501 Main St., (530) 894-3033, www.hasbeans.com.
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INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: All levels
welcome. No partner needed. F, 8pm. $2. Chico Creek Dance Centre, 1144 W. First St., (530) 345-8134.
IRISH-MUSIC HAPPY HOUR: A Chico tradition: 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.
THE LOLOS: Local indie rockers are joined by Tom and Jerry, plus singer song-
writers Lish Bills and Erin Lizardo. F,
7/25, 8pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.
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For those who spent some portion of their youth frequenting raucous punk shows in grange halls, pizza parlors and house parties, there’s something extra nostalgic about summertime shows, when the outside heat of a North State night rivals that generated by bodies flailing about inside the venue. Experience that feeling once again, or for the first time, at Monstros Pizza & Subs today, Thursday, July 24, when San Jose hardcore crew Buried at Birth plays alongside locals Badger, Chemical Burn and Khaos Assault.
PAPERBACK WRITER: A Beatles tribute. F, 7/25, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino
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TURN DOWN POR QUE: B Lee and Brad Bridges with Bradly Relf and Family 4 The night. F, 7/25, 10pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.
WANDERERS & WOLVES: Local rock, plus alt/psych rock four-piece Blue Moose Party, Grit rock from Muddy Sours and prog/rock with Urchins of Rotterdam. F, 7/25, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.
26SATURDAY 80S NIGHT: Wear your best 80s attire and dance the night away. Sa, 8pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.
BLACK FONG: Groove to dirty funk. Sa, 7/26, 8pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.
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THIS WEEK: FIND MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS ON PAGE 24 HIP-HOP SHOWCASE: local hip-hop from Himp C, Big Slim, Hap Hathaway, Noctiluctent, Weezy Brown and Grahve. Sa, 7/26, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 3434915.
MUSIC SHOWCASE: An open mic hosted by local country musicians Rich and Kendall. Sa, 5-9pm. Free. Scotty’s Landing, 12609 River Rd., (530) 7102020.
27SUNDAY CHASING THE SUN VOL.1: Troi Atkinson CD
30WEDNESDAY SISTER SPARROW AND THE DIRTY BIRDS: An eight-piece Brooklyn-based powerhouse putting a modern spin on classic gospel infused funk and soul. W, 7/30, 7:30pm. $15. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.
SUMMER SINGER/SONGWRITER SAGA: contestants each perform two original songs during the three week contest showcasing the best songwriters Chico’s music scene has to offer. W, 7/30, 9pm, W, 8/6, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 3434915.
release and tour kick-off with special guest Fisch Tank, plus food by Wander food truck. Su, 7/27, 6pm. $5. Café Coda, 265 Humboldt Ave., (530) 5669476, www.cafecoda.com.
THE CHASE CONTINUES
Local troubador Troi Atkinson has spent a lot of time stomping on stages across the country since 2009, collecting tales from the road that he’s woven into an album called Chasing the Sun Vol. 1. The record is the first of a two-part crowd-funded musical adventure that debuts with a release party at Café Coda on Sunday, July 27. The event is also a kickoff for the second part of the project, an extended cross-country tour to Florida and other wide-ranging destinations, which Atkinson intends to document on camera and release on DVD as Chasing the Sun Vol. 2. Fisch Tank kicks off the show, and food will be sold by the Wander food truck.
SMASHED SPELLING BEE: An adult Spelling Bee turns a grade-school spelling bee into a riotous drinking game. Su, 7/27, 9pm. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.
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28MONDAY OPEN MIC: An all-ages open mic for musicians, poets, comedians, storytellers and dancers. Tu, 7pm. Free. 100th Monkey Café & Books, 642 W. Fifth St.
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Because Your Mine, i Walk The line Final Days! Jon Favreau
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We all live inside of bodies that are totally dependent on our decisions from moment to moment. You might imagine your organs wondering what’s ahead at the beginning of a day. Will you eat well today so all your cells are stocked up with nutrients? Will you drink plenty of water so your kidneys and muscles aren’t stressed? Will you get a good night’s sleep so your brain can get cleaned? My personal experience is that the more you listen to your body, the more it communicates with you and the better you get along! Sound familiar? You’ve probably heard this in couples counseling somewhere along the line.Truly, your body is more inseparable from you than your spouse will ever be. When you ignore your body’s signs and signals of distress, you are making a big mistake and you will pay in ways you would rather not; fatigue, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, chronic pain, emotional misery, the list of possibilities is long. It’s about respect, really. R-E-S-P-E-C-T for yourself and your amazing physical temple with all it’s imperfections. But, like a good marriage partner respects their spouse, invests in their well-being, and remains loyal; so your body would like to be loved and cared for. Being human and taking care of a body isn’t always easy. There are so many temptations and short-cuts that all too often become routine: Dessert, that last glass of wine, staying up later than you should,... Try thinking of your body like your lover and when you’re tempted to do things you know will hurt you, show yourself some respect and walk the line. Life is better when you’re healthy. If you need help figuring out where the line is, give me a call. -- Deborah Penner DC
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The Banh Mi Handbook Banh mi sandwiches are becoming increasingly popular in the United States, and it’s about time. Food writer Andrea Nguyen breaks down the easy, affordable and—most importantly—delicious Vietnamese sandwiches, laying out the basics behind the Vietnamese and French influences on the classic sandwich combination of bread with fat, protein, vegetables and spread. Nguyen includes a mix of traditional recipes and modern and creative culinary twists (such as sandwiches based around chicken saté, chicken katsu or edamame pâté) to lay the groundwork and show how far interpretations can stretch. While there are some passages that speak to the origins and cultural authenticity of the recipes, it’s occasionally hard to discern quickly which sandwiches would be at home with a Vietnamese street vendor and which are modern or creative culinary twists. If you’re looking to re-create the taste of a hole-in-thewall banh mi joint, go for the easy and satisfying pork bologna-esque recipe for Cheater’s silky sausage and heed Nguyen’s insistence on the importance of a few dashes of Maggi seasoning sauce. Throw it into a crispy roll with a pile of cilantro, homemade spicy mayo, and pickled daikon and carrots—you’ll understand why after one bite.
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Low Life Holly Hofmann Capri Records Subtitled “The Alto Flute Project,” Low Life, the 10th CD by flutist Holly Hofmann, was designed to be an “album someone could put on to play at dinner … an easy-listening album that’s still great jazz,” and I must say this goal has been beautifully realized. In the liner notes Hofmann points out that the alto flute “has a limited range, so you have to say more with less notes.” Having the record label’s A-team rhythm section on board is a huge assist and the help she gets from pianist Mike Wofford, bassist John Clayton and drummer Jeff Hamilton is incalculable. Selections include Clayton’s “Touch the Fog,” a haunting tune that seems to share some of the mystery of fog, especially near the end when the composer’s bass comes tip-toeing in; Hofmann’s magisterial “Lumière de la Vie,” a classically inspired number that subtly shifts between several time signatures and spotlights Hofmann’s magnificent tone; Mulgrew Miller’s Latin-flavored “Soul-Leo”; and Clayton’s bouncy “Cedar Would,” written to honor Cedar Walton— like Miller, a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers—and featuring guitarist Anthony Wilson adding some tasty muscle. Ray Noble’s “The Very Thought of You” is a charming low-key duet featuring Hofmann and Wofford—her husband of 13 years. Closing this remarkable CD is Pat Metheny’s semi-mournful “Farmer’s Trust.” —Miles Jordan
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Inferno Robert A. Ferguson Harvard University Press If there’s a book every judge, prosecutor and lawmaker in America should read, it’s this one, which is subtitled “An Anatomy of American Punishment.” The author, a professor of law and letters at Columbia University, has looked deeply into the American penal system, and what he’s found is profoundly disturbing. The United States incarcerates more people, per capita, than any other developed nation, and our prisons are as harsh or nearly as harsh as those found under the worst totalitarian regimes. This is counterproductive in every conceivable way. When men are forced to survive in a prison jungle, where violent gangs determine the social order and rapes and beatings are commonplace, they are rendered less, not more, able to return to civic life. Why, Ferguson asks, are Americans so punitive? Why don’t we understand that, ultimately, we who are not in prison will pay the price of our treatment of prisoners? What bothers Ferguson most is that we simply don’t care. We’ve locked up these men out of sight behind high walls and forgotten about them. We know it’s not working and is hugely expensive, but we do nothing. Why? Looking back at the history of punishment, Ferguson provides some answers and charts a way forward.
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The second Hercules flick to be released this year, this one starring The Rock as the buff Greek demigod, hired to lead a battle against a warlord. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.
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And So It Goes
A Rob Reiner-directed rom-com about a self-absorbed realtor (Michael Douglas) who turns to his neighbor (Diane Keaton) in desperation to seek her help in taking care of the 9-year-old granddaughter his estranged son just dropped off at his house. Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.
Begin Again
John Carney (Once) wrote and directed this musical drama about a collaboration formed in the wake of a chance encounter between a frustrated young singer-songwriter (Keira Knightley) and a washed-up music exec (Mark Ruffalo). Cinemark 14. Rated R.
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The Purge sequel is better, but still not so good
L premise backed up by a boring slog of a movie. The Purge: Anarchy, a sequel delivered just a year ast year’s The Purge featured a good
later, is a better movie. I’m not saying it’s a good movie, for it is not. It’s a better movie with a lot of problems. by Bob Grimm The film starts mere hours before bgrimm@ the annual Purge, a one-day holiday newsreview.com where citizens of the United States are allowed to put their cherished arsenals to use. Yes, murder (and theft and rape) is legal for a day in this universe, although certain types of explosives are strictly prohibited and certain government officials are off limits. The Purge: The sequel is sort of the Magnolia Anarchy Starring Frank of Purge movies, in that we see a lot Grillo, Carmen of storylines involving multiple charEjogo and Zach acters eventually converging. While Gilford. Directed the first Purge gave us Ethan Hawke by James and his family moping around inside DeMonaco. Cinemark 14, their house as the annual blood fest Feather River took place out of doors, this one takes Cinemas and the action outside and into the streets. Paradise Cinema In one plot thread we get the mys7. Rated R. terious Sergeant (Frank Grillo) gathering up some heavy artillery and taking to the streets on Purge night, looking for some revenge on a dude who did him and his family wrong. In another, we get a mother and daughter, Eva and Cali (Carmen Ejogo and Zoë Soul), who must leave their apartment after they are attacked. They get close to death via big machine gun before Sergeant, who happens to pass by, chooses to interrupt his vengeful mission and lend the ladies a hand. Another scampering couple (Kiele Sanchez and Zach Gilford) join these strays, and the band of strangers join together to face off against gangs of masked marauders and, eventually, agents of the very strange government.
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The government here is depicted as the New Founding Fathers, a clear jab at the current Tea Party by writer/director James DeMonaco. The New Founding Fathers have concocted the Purge as a means to get rid of the poor and elevate the rich. Only the rich can afford the heavy artillery, giving them the upper hand on Purge night by virtue of their wallets. While the first Purge had far too little going on, this one suffers a bit from overkill. Some of the characters and their boring problems get a little too much screen time. Additionally, everything that happens in this movie feels glaringly obvious, and offers little in the ways of genuine surprises or scares. The set pieces, which often consist of dark city streets, have the look of art design done on a miniscule budget. Granted, action on a larger scale is welcomed in this franchise, but there’s something very flat about the look of this movie. When the band of survivors eventually finds itself being hunted for the amusement of an elite dinner party, the attempts at dark humor fall flat. It’s an interesting idea to have a sequence like this, reminiscent of The Most Dangerous Game, but it comes late in the film and feels like it is an element being shoehorned into the movie. Grillo (so good in The Grey) is the strongest link in the movie, although he overacts a bit in his attempts to elevate the script he’s been given. I also liked Michael K. Williams as Carmelo, leader of an underground force standing up to the New Founding Fathers. No doubt, there are more Purge movies on the way. If this one is indicative of the franchise improving gradually from movie to movie, then perhaps we will finally get a good one sometime around 2017. Ω
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The latest Planet of the Apes picture is a surprisingly lively combination of actionmovie blockbuster and dystopian allegory. The action is spectacular and smartly orchestrated, and the allegorical elements, mostly obvious but not without an unpredictable edge, retain a modest but real contemporary sting. The film’s juxtapositions— the humanity of some of the apes and the brutality of some of the humans—further complicate the question of audience identification throughout the story. The allegorical elements focus in particular on war, the destruction of nature, the politics of fear, the toxicity of several kinds of power, guns and the propensity to violence, etc. The most crucially heroic figure in all this is Caesar (Andy Serkis), the wisest and most charismatic of the apes. His closest human counterpart is the scientist/adventurer Malcolm (Jason Clarke). Both have their respective imposing shadow figures—the vindictive ape Koba (Toby Kebbell) and human Dreyfus (Gary Oldman), the apostle of total war. The oppositions of those four figures (and of their respective groups of supporters) are part of the film’s pointedly unfinished allegory as well. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13. —J.C.S.
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Thinning the herd
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A sci-fi actioner that plays off the myth that humans only use 10 percent of their brains. Thanks to a dose of some super dope, a drug mule named Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) turns her brain up to 100 and becomes a super human who fights back against the mob that inadvertently made her. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.
Third Person
Writer/director Paul Haggis (Crash, In the Valley of Elah) is at the helm of this romantic thriller about three interlocking love stories taking place in three different cities—Rome, Paris and New York. Starring Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, James Franco, Maria Bello and Adrien Brody. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.
Wish I Was Here
Zach Braff (Garden State) is back, starring in, directing and co-writing with his brother Adam this story about a 35-year-old husband/father/struggling actor at a crossroads in his life who learns something about himself after starting to home-school his two kids. Cinemark 14. Rated R.
Four kids discover a tiny alien stranded on Earth and embark on an adventure to help their new friend in this sci-fi adventure flick. Cinemark 14. Rated PG.
A Hard Day’s Night
Take a trip back to the moment in history when The Beatles were the biggest thing on planet Earth with this showing of the 50th anniversary digitally restored version of the Fab Four’s first zany film. Pageant Theatre. Not rated.
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Dusty Crophopper (voiced by Dane Cook) is back in this sequel to Planes, and this time the plucky crop-duster teams up with a firefighting helicopter to try and put out a wildfire. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinema. Rated PG.
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The Purge: Anarchy
See review this issue. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R. —B.G.
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Chef
There’s much else on his film’s menu, but writer/director/star John Favreau is unmistakably the presiding spirit at the heart of this rollicking crowd-pleaser. Favreau plays Carl Casper, a Florida-based chef and gourmand given to robust tastes and adventurous cuisine. He’s also trying to be more of a father to young Percy (Emjay Anthony), who lives mostly with Carl’s exwife, Inez (Sofía Vergara). Renewed attention to family responsibilities becomes even more complicated when Carl has a falling out with the restaurant owner (Dustin Hoffman) who bankrolls his culinary endeavors. With a little help from a friendly assortment of old pals and former associates, Carl rebounds from these setbacks by setting up business in a refurbished food truck and taking it on the road, heading west from Florida, with Percy and longtime sidekick Martin (John Leguizamo) on board as his crew. There’s an amiable sort of predictability to most of this, and it may be only the prevailing spirit of rambunctious camaraderie that holds the story and its characters together. Pageant Theatre. Rated R —J.C.S.
In an alternate universe where this premise is plausible, a couple (played by Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel) film an epic homemade sex tape that goes into the Cloud and then gets stuck there, or something. Or maybe it rains down from the Cloud into other people’s computers? And the couple are somehow going to go and find it and, like, take it out of the Cloud? Whatever, dudes. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R.
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22 Jump Street
Cinemark 14. Rated R. —M.J.G.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 Cinemark 14. Rated PG.
Maleficent
Cinemark 14. Rated PG.
Tammy
Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated R.
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Transformers: Age of Extinction
Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13. —B.G.
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Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.—Anatole France
THE ART OF PETS As soon as humans started making stick figures on cave walls, we drew pets by our side. Everyone from Gaugin to Lord Byron, and Picasso to Joe Pesci’s mom in Goodfellas has been inspired by pets to create, and animal companions have been human muses as often as any other example of truth and beauty throughout history. A lazy morning spent reading is made sublime with a cat on one’s lap or chest. Bring a dog on a trip to the park and suddenly every step is an adventure and every trail a mystery to be pursued to the fullest. And there is no better cure for the blues than reaching out and embracing one of these living, breathing stuffed animals that cuddle you back and selflessly (as Albert Schweitzer has often said across adorable cat photos on my Facebook wall) provide refuge “from the miseries of life.” I know that for me, as much as any of the friends and family members I’ve “Toto,” by Jimmy Lee Sudduth loved, animal companions have given me comfort, and in many different ways, have inspired me. There were all the (mostly) lovable weirdos my family had when I was a kid: Scooter, the very sweet calico that began sleeping in its cat box toward the end; Vern, the tiny dog with a big odor; Slick, the ridiculous Doberman with floppy, uncropped ears that tried to murder our other pets; and Stubs, a great cat with a half-tail. Then there was our family’s favorite, Barney, the insane little bundle of restless fun that entertained me and my three sisters through much of our childhood. Barney, a terrier/cocker spaniel mix, and my current dog, Honey, a toy poodle/fluffy lamb mix, are the two best pets I’ve ever had (apologies to the wonderful, loving cats of my adult life—Rio, and her predecessors George Barney and Bear). Barney and Honey were/are the kinds of dogs that wake up every morning and seem excited that another day has dawned, and bring an infectious energy to life as well as a desire to be with their people for every waking minute. I won’t say one was better than the other. Honey matches Barney’s energy, but she is a more committed snuggler and thus provides a more potent dose of Puppy Prozac. But with four kids around to indulge him, Barney was constantly instigating new adventures, which made him a great source of inspiration. He didn’t follow us; we followed him. Me and Honey 34
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FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 24, 2014 ARIES (March 21-April 19): A report in
the prestigious British medical journal BMJ says that less than 1 percent of young pregnant women in the United States claim to be virgins. They testify that they have conceived a fetus without the benefit of sex. That’s impossible, right? Technically, yes [[[“In vitro fertilization notwithstanding, yes.”?]]]. But if there could ever be a loophole in natural law, it would happen for you, Aries, sometime in the coming weeks. You will be so exceptionally fertile, so prone to hatching new life, that almost anything could incite germination. A vivid dream or captivating idea or thrilling adventure or exotic encounter might be enough to do the trick.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): As
you weave your way through the next chapter of your story, I suggest you take inspiration from the turtle. You may even want to imagine that the turtle is your animal ally, a guide that helps you access the gradual and deliberate kind of intelligence you will need. Moving quickly will not be appropriate for the leisurely lessons that are coming your way. The point is to be deep and thorough about a few things rather than half-knowledgeable about a lot of things. There’s one other turtlelike quality I hope you will cultivate, too: the ability to feel at home wherever you are.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): America’s
biggest winery is E.&J. Gallo Winery. It sells more wine than any other company, and has been named the planet’s “Most Powerful Wine Brand” four different years. Ernest and Julio Gallo launched the enterprise in 1933 after studying the art of winemaking in pamphlets they found in the basement of a public library in Modesto, California. I foresee a less spectacular but metaphorically similar arc for you, Gemini. Sometime soon— maybe it has already happened—information or inspiration you come across in a modest setting will launch you on the path to future success. There is one caveat: You must take seriously the spark you encounter and not underestimate it because it appears in humble circumstances.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Diamonds
are not rare. They are so numerous that if they were evenly distributed, you and me and everyone else on the planet could each have a cupful of them. And if you are ever in your lifetime going to get your personal cupful, it may happen in the next 11 months. That’s because your hard work and special talent are more likely than usual to be rewarded with tangible assets. Strokes of luck will tend to manifest in the form of money and treasure and valuable things you can really use. Be alert for the clues, Cancerian. One may appear momentarily.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): According to the
legends about Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table, the boy who would ultimately become King Arthur didn’t know he was heir to the throne while he was growing up. His future destiny was hidden from him. The wizard Merlin trained him but made sure he never found out he was special. When the old King Uther Pendragon died, a tournament was staged to find a replacement. The winner would be whoever was able to withdraw the enchanted sword that was embedded in a large stone. Quite by accident, our hero got a chance to make an attempt. Success! I have reminded you of the broad outlines of this tale, Leo, because at least one of its elements resembles your destiny in the next 11 months.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When a
crocodile slams its jaws shut, the energy it summons is powerful. But when the beast opens its jaws, the force it exerts is weak. That’s because the muscles used to close are much more robust than the muscles used to open. I’m wondering if an analogous story might be told about you these days, Virgo. Are you more prone to close down than to open up? Is it easier for you to resist, avoid and say no than it is to be receptive, extend a welcome and say yes? If so, please consider cultivating a better balance. You need both capaci-
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the latter
part of the 18th century, American rebels and rabble-rousers used to gather regularly in the basement of the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston. There they plotted the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere’s ride and other dissident adventures that opposed British rule. That’s why the Green Dragon became known as the “Headquarters of the Revolution.” I think you and your cohorts need a place like that, Libra. It’s high time for you to scheme and dream about taking coordinated actions that will spur teamwork and foster liberation.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “When
one has not had a good father, one must create one,” said philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. What does that mean? How might you go about “creating” a good father? Well, you could develop a relationship with an admirable older man who is an inspiring role model. You could read books by men whose work stirs you to actualize your own potentials. If you have a vigorous inner life, you could build a fantasy dad in your imagination. Here’s another possibility: Cultivate in yourself the qualities you think a good father should have. And even if you actually had a pretty decent father, Scorpio, I’m sure he wasn’t perfect. So it still might be interesting to try out some of these ideas. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to get more of the fathering energy you would thrive on.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
“If I seem free, it’s because I’m always running.” So said Sagittarian musician Jimi Hendrix, widely regarded as one of the most inventive and electrifying guitarists who ever lived. Does that prospect have any appeal to you, Sagittarius? I don’t, of course, recommend that you keep running for the rest of your long life. After a while, it will be wise to rest and ruminate. But I do think it might be illuminating to try this brazen approach for a week or two. If it feels right, you might also want to mix in some dancing and skipping and leaping with your running.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In
the next 11 months, Capricorn, you will be given some choice riddles about the art of togetherness. To solve them, you will have to learn much more about the arts of intimacy—or else! It’s up to you: Either work your ass off as you strengthen your important relationships, or else risk watching them unravel. But don’t take this as a grim, sobering assignment. On the contrary! Play hard. Experiment freely. Be open to unexpected inspiration. Have fun deepening your emotional intelligence. That approach will work best.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
Hypothesis: The exciting qualities that attract you to someone in the first place will probably drive you a bit crazy if you go on to develop a long-term relationship. That doesn’t mean you should avoid seeking connections with intriguing people who captivate your imagination. It does suggest you should have no illusions about what you are getting yourself into. It also implies that you should cultivate a sense of humor about how the experiences that rouse your passion often bring you the best tests and trials. And why am I discussing these eccentric truths with you right now? Because I suspect you will be living proof of them in the months to come.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HUMBLE HOUSE at 1551 Palm Ave Chico, CA 95926. CHAD CLAUSEN 14800 Crescent Dr. Magalia, CA 95954. KRISTINA CLAUSEN 14800 Crescent Dr Magalia, CA 95954. BRIAN HIGHBARGER 15933 La Ronda Cir Hacienda Heights, CA 91745. LUCY HIGHBARGER 15933 La Ronda Cir Hacienda Heights, CA 91745. This buinsess is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: CHAD CLAUSEN Dated: June 19, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000876 Published: July 17,24,31, August 7, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as WOOD-N-TREASURES at 475 Glen Dr Oroville, CA 95966. ROBERT RAY HARRIS SR 475 Glen Dr Oroville, CA 95966. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ROBERT R HARRIS SR. Dated: June 27, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000909 Published: July 17,24,31, August 7, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as HARD WROUGHT CROSSFIT at 1020 East 20th Street Chico, CA 95928. TRUVINE LLC 1020 East 20th Street Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: JEFFREY M HALL, SOLE MEMBER Dated: July 10, 2014 FBN NUmber: 2014-0000949 Published: July 17,24,31, August 7,2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as BIDWELL ANGER MANAGEMENT SERVICES at 2991 Esplande Suite 130 Chico, CA 95973. KEVIN THOMAS DALY 221 Sequoyah Avenue Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: KEVIN T. DALY Dated: July 11, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000951 Published: July 17,24,31, August 7, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT the following person is doing business as R.E.M.S ICORDING CO. at 25 Mono Avenue Apt. 13 Oroville, CA 95965. OTIS CAMPBELL 25 Mono Avenue Apt. 13 Oroville, CA 95965. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: OTIS O CAMPBELL Dated: July 15, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000964 Published: July 24,31, August 7,14, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO DISCOUNT REALTY at 1224 Mangrove Avenue Suite 8 Chico, CA 95926. STEVE JULIAN VALENCIA III 264 East 15th Street Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: STEVE VALENCIA Dated: July 10, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000944 Published: July 24,31, August 7,14, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ALEX FIX IT at 280 Camino Norte St Chico, CA 95973. ALEXANDER ARAUJO 280 Camino Norte St Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: ALEXANDER ARAUJO Dated: July 16, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000972 Published: July 24,31, August 7,14, 2014
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as SEELADAVID SALON at 1124 Mangrove Ave Ste A Chico, CA 95926. DANIELLE GREER 10 Alameda Park Circle Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: DANIELLE GREER Dated: July 21, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000985 Published: July 24,31, August 7,14, 2014
NOTICES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MELODY R THOMPSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MELODY RHIONNE THOMPSON Proposed name: KYLE RYAN DYLAN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: AUGUST 6, 2014 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: ROBERT A. GLUSMAN Dated: June 13, 2014 Case Number: 162367 Published: July 3,10,17,24, 2014
SUMMONS SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: FELICIA G RONEY 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 below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Chico Courthouse 655 Oleander Avenue, Chico, CA 95926 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is: JOSEPH L SELBY Law Office of Ferris & Selby 2607 Forest Avenue Ste 130 Chico, CA 95928. Dated: December 13, 2013 Signed: Kimberly Flener Case Number: 161080 Published: July 17,24,31, August 7, 2014
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LOVE’S REAL ESTATE Four More Fannie Mae threw a curve ball to buyers who have suffered a short sale and are trying to get back into home ownership. Starting this Aug. 15, those buyers will have to wait four years to get back in the market after selling their home as a short sale. The current waiting period is two years. Fannie Mae is the mortgage giant that holds all the power when it comes to home loans. Ninety some-odd percent of all conventional home loans go through Fannie Mae, and Fannie calls the shots on who gets what loan when. I called a lender to get the low-down. “Why is Fannie lengthening the waiting period to buy after selling a short sale?” I asked her. “I have absolutely no idea,” she said. “This is ludicrous and absurd! For crying out loud, the rules change so fast, we don’t know what to tell buyers after a short sale. It was just last year that Fannie Mae gave us some clarification on the two-year rule.” She told me it’s not just the number of years that qualify people after a short sale to be able to buy again. It’s also how long they’ve established decent credit, how severe their short sale was, the reason for their hardship, the amount of down payment they’ve accumulated, and where the money came from.
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“Listen,” said the lender, “good people went through bad times. They couldn’t keep up with payments and had to sell, but their homes had devalued to a point below their home loan. They lost their houses through short sales and walked away with nothing but a lot of bad credit. Those who have managed to get back on their feet, save some money, and are qualified to buy should be able to buy!” She told me it was a great day when Fannie Mae clarified the waiting period from “unknown—perhaps three or four years” to a definite two years. Thousands of buyers across the state jumped back into home ownership. “Here’s the thing,” she said. “Aug. 15 is the deadline for the new two-year rule. So any buyer with a short sale on their record from less than four years ago needs to have a signed purchase agreement on a house by Aug. 15, 2014, to slide under the new rule.” She then emphasized in some detail and color her opinion that the new rule is, in so many words, “ludicrous and absurd.”
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TOWN
PRICE
BR/BA
ADDRESS
TOWN
PRICE
BR/BA
Bangor
$151,000.00
3/ 2
1736
1958 Modoc Dr
Chico
$285,000.00
3/ 1.5
1589
2917 Dos Rios Rd
Biggs
$150,000.00
3/ 2
1516
539 W 11th Ave
Chico
$285,000.00
3/ 2
1473
21418 Skyway Rd
Butte Meadows
$299,500.00
2/ 2
1224
3027 Rocky Mountain Way
Chico
$240,500.00
3/ 2
1372
785 Hillview Way
Chico
$710,000.00
3/ 3
3182
2821 Vistamont Way
Chico
$237,000.00
3/ 2
1126
1710 Nord Ave
Chico
$600,000.00
3/ 1
1483
1621 Chico River Rd
Chico
$235,000.00
3/ 2
1352
5 Carol Lee Ct
Chico
$455,000.00
4/ 2.5
2685
1527 Bidwell Dr
Chico
$225,000.00
4/ 1
1420
3167 Clear Lake Dr
Chico
$448,000.00
3/ 2
2498
2177 Moyer Way
Chico
$209,000.00
3/ 2
1359
20 Stansbury Ct
Chico
$435,000.00
4/ 2.5
2463
1524 Downing Ave
Chico
$203,000.00
4/ 1.5
1450
8 Verde Ct
Chico
$392,000.00
4/ 2.5
2276
2739 Rafael St
Chico
$178,000.00
2/ 1
1019
922 Walnut St
Chico
$330,000.00
3/ 1
2700
1329 Honey Run Rd
Chico
$115,000.00
2/ 2
1296
1480 Heritage Oak Dr
Chico
$302,000.00
4/ 2.5
1774
10738 Red Eye Rd
Concow
$145,000.00
2/ 2
1248
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The following houses were sold in Butte County by real estate agents or private parties during the week of July 7, 2014 – July 11, 2014. The housing prices are based on the stated documentary transfer tax of the parcel and may not necessarily reflect the actual sale price of the home. ADDRESS
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PRICE
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Forbestown
$698,000.00
2/ 1
2016
195 Wayland Rd
Paradise
$750,000.00
5/ 5
3751
1123 Richins Ave
Gridley
$156,500.00
3/ 1
1626
6206 Woodbury Dr
Magalia
$169,000.00
3/ 2
1508
360 Starlight Ct
Paradise
$349,000.00
3/ 2.5
2174
13571 S Park Dr
Magalia
$108,000.00
2/ 2
1153
2380 Clearview Dr
Paradise
$290,000.00
3/ 2
1966
51 Town View Dr
Oroville
$327,500.00
2/ 2.5
2715
840 Bille Rd
Paradise
$220,000.00
3/ 2
1262
125 Deerwood Dr
Oroville
$291,000.00
4/ 2.5
2577
1788 Stearns Rd
Paradise
$220,000.00
3/ 1.5
2346
14 Rockridge Rd
Oroville
$195,000.00
4/ 3
1487
947 Plumas Ave
Oroville
$165,000.00
4/ 2
1583
807 Camellia Dr
Paradise
$177,500.00
3/ 2
1587
2276 Oak Knoll Way
Oroville
$139,000.00
3/ 2
1200
2575 Nevada Ave
Oroville
$135,000.00
3/ 1
120 Apache Cir
Oroville
$130,000.00
2/ 2
5918 Forbestown Rd
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1814 Merrill Rd
Paradise
$162,000.00
3/ 2
1533
1292
4258 Fieldstone Ct
Paradise
$128,500.00
2/ 2
1298
1344
6220 Melody Ln
Paradise
$120,000.00
2/ 1
863
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open house Century 21 Jeffries Lydon Sat. 11-1, 2-4 5 Avocet Ct (X St: Wisteria Ln) 5 Bd / 3.5 Ba, 3107 Sq. Ft. $563,000 Brandi Laffins 321-9562
Sun. 2-4 4111 Goldfinch (X St: Garner) 4 Bd / 3 Ba, 3,053 Sq. Ft. $550,000 Sherry Landis 514-4855
Sat. 11-1, 2-4 767 Westmont Ct (X St: W. Sacramento) 4 Bd / 3 Ba, 3,515 Sq. Ft. $459,000 Sherry Landis 514-4855
Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun 11-1, 2-4 5471 Alpine Ct (X St: Sterns), Paradise 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 2892 Sq. Ft. $427,000 Patty Davis Rough 864-4329
Sun. 11-1 1350 Salem St ( X St: W. 13th St) 4 Bd / 2 Ba, 1973 Sq. Ft. $364,500 Shane Collins 518-1413
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Sat. 11-1, 2-4
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788 Silverado Estates Dr (X St: Alamo Ave) 4 Bd / 2 Ba, 2146 Sq. Ft. $360,000 Becky Williams 636-0936
303 Legacy Ln ( X St: Sierra Springs) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1684 Sq. Ft. $297,000 Kimberley Tonge 518-5508
2586 El Paso Wy (X St: East Ave) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1601 Sq. Ft. $235,000 Amy Bean 805-248-3903
Sat. 11-1, 2-4
Sat. 11-1, 2-4
Sun. 2-4
2636 Lakewest Dr (X St: Bruce Rd) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1893 Sq. Ft. $339,000 Paul Champlin 828-2902 Laura Willman 680-8962
1990 Modoc (X St: Forest Ave) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1490 Sq. Ft. $289,000 Brandon Siewert 828-4597
633 Victorian Park Dr (X St: W. Sacramento) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1131 Sq. Ft. $220,000 Becky Williams 636-0936
Sun 11-1, 2-4
Sat. 11-1 & Sun 11-1, 2-4
Sun 11-1, 2-4
752 Brandonbury (X St: W. Sacramento) 4 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,647 Sq. Ft $335,000 Amy Bean 805-248-3903
811 Greenwich (X St: N Cherry) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,632 Sq. Ft. $279,000 Carolyn Fejes 966-4457 Brandon Siewert 828-4597
843 Alice Lane ( X St: Hawthorne) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,040 Sq. Ft. $215,000 Frank “Speedy” Condon 864-7726
Sun. 2-4
Sat. 2-4 & Sun 11-1, 2-4
3036 Hudson (X St: Colonial) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,679 Sq. Ft. $320,000 Shane Collins 518-1413
1574 Borman Way (X St: Hawthorne) 3 Bd / 2.5 Ba, 1742 Sq. Ft. $275,000 Paul Champlin 828-2902 Justin Jewett 518-4089
Sat. 2-4 729 Skyway Avenue (X St:Hegan) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1,800 Sq. Ft. $320,000 Sandy Stoner 514-5555
Sat. 11-1, 2-4 & Sun. 11-1
Sun. 2-4 1008 Southampton (X St: Greenwich) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1474 Sq. Ft. $245,000 Sandy Stoner 514-5555
1191 Peninsula Dr ( X St: Idyllwild) 3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1507 Sq. Ft. $319,000 Ronnie Owen 518-0911
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