C 2014 08 07 by News & Review

GOTTA HAVE THAT FUNK See MUSIC FEATURE, page 24

BOTTOMS UP,

NORTH CAROLINA See NEWSLINES, page 8

BIG SCREENS & HOT WINGS See THE BOTTOM LINE, page 17

SUPER FRIENDS See REEL WORLD, page 32

HORSES THAT HEAL See GREENWAYS, page 16

Chico’s News & Entertainment Weekly

Volume 37, Issue 50

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Do more for yourself for less than you would’ve imagined

2101 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy, Chico, CA

2 CN&R August 7, 2014

Sofa $599 Loveseat $579 Accent Chair $349

F August 25

orrmer sttudents) (fo (f S T N E D U T S G RETURNIN en NOW Registration Op Apply now at – S T N E D U T S 895-2511 NEW l 530--8 l a c r o y l p p a / u d www.butte.e r) ast semeesster) led la n olle s enr ((tthose S T N E D U T CONTINUING S open! ow Registration is n

CN&R

INSIDE

$1/MIN MASSAGE

Vol. 37, Issue 50 • August 7, 2014

OPINION Editorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guest Comment. . . . . . . . . . . . . Second & Flume . . . . . . . . . . . . . Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Streetalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 4 5 5 7

WITH ALEX

10, 20, 30 MINUTE SESSIONS BY APPOINTMENT

FULLY CLOTHED

NEWSLINES

TABLE MASSAGE

Red Mountain Green Cycle

ELECTRIC BICYCLES

A STUDENTS DREAM BIKE 25-30 MILES PER CHARGE UP TO 20 MPH

ALL FUN!

BOOK ONLINE

Downstroke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Sifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

455 E. 20th St. (20th & Mulberry) | Chico

740 Flume Street 345-5566 | PinwheelChico.com

HEALTHLINES Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Pulse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weekly Dose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 12 12 14

GREENWAYS Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Eco Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

THE GOODS 15 Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 The Bottom Line . . . . . . . . . . . .17

COVER STORY

ARTS & CULTURE Music Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . This Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fine Arts listings . . . . . . . . . . . Bulletin Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In The Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nightlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reel World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arts DEVO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brezsny’s Astrology . . . . . . . .

24 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 34 35

CLASSIFIEDS

REAL ESTATE

Distribution Director Greg Erwin Distribution Manager Mark Schuttenberg Distribution Staff Ken Gates, Bob Meads, Lisa Ramirez, Pat Rogers, Mara Schultz, Larry Smith, Placido Torres, Jeff Traficante, Bill Unger, Lisa Van Der Maelen Our Mission To publish great newspapers that are successful and enduring. To create a quality work environment that encourages employees to grow professionally while respecting personal welfare. To have a positive impact on our communities and make them better places to live. Editor Melissa Daugherty Associate Editor Meredith J. Graham Arts Editor Jason Cassidy News Editor Tom Gascoyne Asst. News Editor/Healthlines Editor Howard Hardee Staff Writer Ken Smith Calendar Assistant Mallory Russell Contributors Catherine Beeghly, Craig Blamer, Alastair Bland, Henri Bourride, Rachel Bush, Vic Cantu, Matthew Craggs, Kyle Delmar, Miles Jordan, Karen Laslo, Leslie Layton, Mark Lore, Melanie MacTavish, Sean Murphy, Mazi Noble, Shannon Rooney, Toni Scott, Claire Hutkins Seda, Juan-Carlos Selznick, Robert Speer, Allan Stellar, Evan Tuchinsky Intern Ashiah Scharaga Managing Art Director Tina Flynn Editorial Designer Sandra Peters Creative Director Priscilla Garcia Design Melissa Bernard, Mary Key, Serene Lusano, Kyle Shine, Skyler Smith Advertising Manager Jamie DeGarmo Advertising Services Coordinator Ruth Alderson Advertising Consultants Alex Beehner, Brian Corbit, Krystal Godfrey, Laura Golino Senior Classified Advertising Consultant Olla Ubay

President/CEO Jeff vonKaenel Chief Operations Officer Deborah Redmond Human Resources Manager Tanja Poley Business Manager Grant Rosenquist Accounting Specialist Tami Sandoval Accounts Receivable Specialist Nicole Jackson Lead Technology Synthesist Jonathan Schultz Senior Support Tech Joe Kakacek Developer John Bisignano System Support Specialist Kalin Jenkins 353 E. Second Street, Chico, CA 95928 Phone (530) 894-2300 Fax (530) 894-0143 Website www.newsreview.com Got a News Tip? (530) 894-2300, ext. 2245 or chiconewstips@newsreview.com Calendar Events www.newsreview.com/calendar Calendar Questions (530) 894-2300, ext. 2240 Classifieds (530) 894-2300, press 4 Printed by Paradise Post The CN&R is printed using recycled newsprint whenever available.

(530) 899-7270 | redmountaingreencycyle.com facebook.com/rmgreencycle

Dr. Terrance Foster and Philip Gauslin, PA-C welcome

Ragna Rostad, P.A, NP, to their practice.

Rostad, a graduate of UC Davis School of Medicine, has a background in Female Health, Diabetes, Geriatrics, Youth and Adult Medicine. She has been practicing in the Chico area for seven years. She will be available for appointments August 18.

NOW ACCEPTING PATIENTS • PLEASE CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT

274 Cohasset Rd, Suite 100 • Chico • (530)809-1283 Accepting most major insurance (Sorry, no Covered California plans or medi-cal.)

a career in less than a year!

Limited Enrollment for all programs!

Cosmetology: August 26, October 7 & January 6 Manicuring: October 7 (10 week program) Esthetician: January 6 (15 week program)

Graduate without debt! Pass the State Exam & become employed within 12 months while earning 35 college credits towards an Associates Degree!

Open to the General Public Tuesday thru Saturday All work done by Students supervised by Licensed, Credentialed Instructors. Affilliated with Butte College. Financial Aid available to those who qualify through Butte College. Partnership in training with Dermalogica + OPI

(530) 343-4201 • 1356 Longfellow Ave.

Longfellow Shopping Center, across from In Motion Fitness

Deliciously Convenient

• Fresh, made to order pitas and salads

Editorial Policies Opinions expressed in the Chico News & Review are those of the author and not Chico Community Publishing, Inc. Contact the editor for permission to reprint portions of the paper. The Chico News & Review is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or review materials. Email letters to chicoletters@newsreview.com. All letters received become the property of the publisher. We reserve the right to edit letters for length (200 words or less), clarity and libel or not to publish them.

• $5.99 daily specials • catering available

Circulation 40,000 copies distributed free weekly.

240 Broadway St. Chico, CA | (530) 899 2847 Call, fax or order online for piCk up or delivery A u g u s t 7, 2 0 1 4

CN&R

Send guest comments, 400 words maximum, to gc@ newsreview.com, or to 353 E. 2nd St., Chico, CA 95928. Please include photo & short bio.

Promoting progress President Obama has been taking a lot of flak recently after signing several

executive orders and promising more to come. In particular, House Republicans are upset over Obama’s announcement that he’ll take action on immigration reform during their summer recess. This came on the heels of a statement by House Speaker John Boehner that his chamber will not pass similar legislation this year. The president has every authority to issue executive orders, and those he’s offered thus far have been mostly benign. Obama’s proposal would provide some relief for the millions of undocumented workers currently in this country facing the threat of deportation. If Congress doesn’t like it, it can enact a law nullifying the order (which the president could, of course, then veto) or take the matter to court, where it could be stricken down. Impeachment would be an all-around bad move, a waste of time and money. The real issue here is the inability of our current Congress to do much of, well, anything. What’s a president to do with a legislative body that doesn’t enact meaningful laws? Obama is clearly disappointed in the gridlock and we, as American citizens, should be too. Congressional Democrats and Republicans must be able to work together, despite their differences, and make tough decisions that shape our future. Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa is up for re-election this year. On his website, he slams Obama’s proposal to take action on immigration, saying it has led to a surge of illegal immigrants at our borders. These next few months, take a good look at our representative. Is he doing all he can to promote progress in Washington? Because we certainly deserve someone who can do just that. Ω

Obstructionist politics at work Trights allowed me to bear witness to the deterioration of our civil through obstructionist politics. I watched and listened he Butte County Board of Supervisors meeting of July 29

to the obviously coached “distractionists” and high-paid technicians of the law dissect and redirect the wishes and concerns of an initiative drafted by and for the people. I speak of the injustice bestowed upon the people’s initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing—or “fracking”—in Butte County created by a grassroots organization, Frack Free Butte County (FFBC), wishing to protect the health, safety and welfare of fellow citizens and the environment. by Jimi Gomez Attempts were made to keep this initiative from being heard at the July 29 meeting, necessitating a court order that The author, a retiree the people’s voice be heard. Although and native of San Francisco, is a Chico 4 out of 5 county supervisors voted to resident. craft an ordinance banning fracking back in April, it seemed clear that the decision that this initiative would not be on the November ballot had been made before the item ever reached the day’s agenda. Numerous FFBC spokespeople presented volumes of recorded facts and scientific data revealing the dangers of fracking prior to and during the meeting. 4

CN&R

August 7, 2014

However, a 30-day further study period was enacted to deliver the initiative’s swan song—the result of a 4-to-1 vote against putting it on the November general election ballot (only Supervisor Maureen Kirk voted to let the people’s voices be heard). The county’s legal counsel, Bruce Alpert, led the task of redirecting the issue from the dangers of fracking to “troublesome” concerns about “possible” litigation over how the initiative was drafted. Those fears of litigation were reiterated by several speakers along with the familiar catch phrases of “property rights” and “job creation” along with the open designation, by Supervisor Doug Teeter, of the Wild Goose Storage facility status as being too big to fail, as this ban could limit their use of the injection well located there. (Note: The FFBC’s Dave Garcia never said fracking was occurring there.) All these distractions were used to spin and defeat the real issue of banning fracking for the health, safety and welfare of the people until it can be proven to be safe. A grave injustice has occurred to the rights of the people to have their voices heard and to be fairly represented and included in the process. Come election time, those who failed to represent their constituents will be remembered. Ω

A flawed punishment Recent reports that convicted double-murderer Joseph Wood of Arizona

spent two hours gasping for breath before finally dying underscores the brutality of capital punishment. This followed yet another botched execution back in April of a convicted murderer in Oklahoma. In that case, an autopsy of Clayton Lockett revealed that the IV used to administer a lethal injection had been improperly placed. These are not isolated incidents. There have been a number of problems with administering death by lethal injection in the United States in recent years, mostly because of difficulty obtaining the drugs necessary to perform executions. We’d like to, once again, urge Californians to abandon the death penalty. It cannot be applied humanely. It cannot be applied in a timely fashion. Study after study has shown that it is never applied fairly: Some level of racial and economic bias is endemic to the practice. What’s more, thanks to programs like the Innocence Project, we’ve seen many people freed from death row once evidence that they were not guilty surfaced. And it doesn’t work. While some relatives of victims demand it, the death penalty will not provide closure. The are practical reasons, as well, for abandoning it, including the fact that doing so would unclog a court system that is jammed to the point of dysfunction with death-penalty appeals. Americans seem to be coming around to the fact that capital punishment is flawed. In 1996, 78 percent favored the death penalty, while 18 percent were opposed; that gap narrowed in 2013 to 55 percent in favor and 37 percent opposed, according to a Pew Research Center survey. There’s simply no good reason for California to remain in the ranks of nations like Iran, North Korea and China. We need to abandon the death penalty altogether. Ω

SECOND & FLUME by Melissa Daugherty melissad@newsreview.com

Amins

ROBERT WILLIAMSON Paradise

Purses • Backpacks • Wallets • Tops • Skirts Hats • Motorcycle Gear & Eyewear • Vests • Belts and more

804 Broadway (at the Junction) Downtown ChiCo • 342‑4788

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY & SSI “We help YOU through the System” You Pay ONLY when we win

B E T S Y H . A L B E RT S Attorney at Law Over 18 years of experience

530.893.8387 976 Mangrove, Chico

I attended the county Board of Supervisors meeting on July 29, and your article missed a few vital points. Although the initiative to ban fracking in the county will now not make it on this November’s ballot, the petition for the initiative was certified as valid. So the initiative will go before the voters. However, that will not happen before November 2016. In the meantime the supervisors are having staff draft a fracking-ban ordinance with the intention that they will then make it law. Under their direction, this ordinance would additionally prohibit the disposal of all hazardous and toxic liquid wastes as well as fracking fluids. County counsel made a clear statement on the public record to the effect that, given the board’s direction and discussion at this meeting, no one should have any reasonable expectation that they can come into Butte County and frack. The delay in bringing the initiative to the voters will only provide time for the mass of evidence to grow and even more firmly establish the devastating impacts that fracking has on local water, health, environment, property values, aesthetics and way of life. The voters will have their say.

Check Out Our Selection of Leather Jackets for Men & Women, Plus

Melissa Daugherty is editor of the CN&R

Re “Delayed initiative” (Newslines, by Tom Gascoyne, July 31): I’m writing regarding the Butte County Board of Supervisors’ action on the attempted anti-fracking initiative. It’s just the latest local example of the theocracy we live under. For that matter, the zeitgeist of the “Western world” in general. Their “God” is money. To hell with the constituencies’ needs or wants. Service those pocketbooks. Hey, the judge said it would fly, let it fly. Insist on it, if need be, with every legal tool one has available. If no adequate response is forthcoming, protest. Recall ‘em, impeach ‘em, stone ‘em with Nerf balls. Take back your lives and government—Gandhi-, King-, Christ-style. Better yet, learn to love everything and everyone selflessly and get rid of government altogether. Anything’s possible. Everything’s a choice.

not just for cowboys

P O

Candidate update: We’ll soon get a look at the final pool of City Council candidates. The deadline to file paperwork with the City Clerk’s Office—Aug. 12—is fast approaching. One of the new names is Wes Holt, who, on his official Elect Wes Holt Facebook page, shares this insightful tidbit: “I’m not someone who feels strongly about, or even has a rudimentary understanding of, the issues facing our locality. I’m certainly no career politician, I have only a vague concept of the form and function of our government. “I am, however, a local man looking to collect whatever compensation is due a City Council member and use said compensation for things like credit card bills and liquor.” It’s going to be an interesting campaign season.

Fracking feedback

CHAPS

W O N

Tuesday night, as I watched the Chico City Council meeting, listening to the arguments of those supporting ag interests and the preservation of the Greenline, and hearing over and over again as the word almond was pronounced amond, or, in some cases, amin, I couldn’t help but think back to grade school in the Bay Area. My hometown of Livermore was a semi-agricultural region—but the crop of choice was wine grapes. So, when I talked to some of my friends about visiting my grandparents’ amin farm outside of Chico, nobody knew what I was talking about. The conversation went something like, “They farm what?” “Amins. You know, the nuts.” But, no, they didn’t know. Where I grew up, they were all-monds. “Oh, right,” I realized, thinking of how to pronounce Almond Joy candy bars. Livermore was a nice place to grow up. Today, the city’s wine industry is booming. It probably would be even more robust had city officials worked harder to protect its open space, rejecting some of the cookie-cutter McMansions now abutting the vineyards. Growing up, I used to ride my horse Ginger from a stable on the edge of town through the vineyards—to the dismay of the winegrowers who couldn’t catch my galloping mare—and into the suburban neighborhoods and the downtown commercial district. But the edge of town is much farther out these days. About a decade ago, the pastureland where Ginger lived out her days was swallowed by a development. That dismantling of my childhood memories would be a lot easier to swallow had the property been planted in grapevines instead of garish million-dollar homes. Indeed, Livermore needed a Greenline, or, considering the region, perhaps Redline would be a better term. But back to the here and now. I was pleased to see the leaders of my adulthood home of Chico putting the interests of the local agriculture community and longtime Greenline neighbors ahead of the infusion of cash that would entice some shortsighted officials. Check out our coverage of the council meeting (“Greenline holds fast,” page 10) to learn about the panel’s unanimous decision that effectively rejects a proposed annexation of county property on which developers planned to build what essentially would’ve been a dormitory.

Send email to chicoletters @ newsreview.com

B R E A K FA S T

DINNER

Celebrating Chico Culture Outdoor Seating & Take-Out Available Brought to you by the owners of The Handle Bar Open Daily | Mon-Sat: 7am-Close | Sun: 9am-Close facebook.com/midtownlocal | 365 E. 6th Street | 530.966.0054

Sacred Art Tattoo

DOUG FOGEL Chico

Grateful for (unarmed) helpers Re “Homeless help recognized” (Newslines, by Vic Cantu, July 31): Last holiday season saw an attempt to make our downtown safer through the hiring of armed guards through the R-Town Downtown Coalition. I was afraid for the safety of myself and others with their presence. I have an entirely different response to the presence of the Downtown Ambassadors and the yellow-vested workers who do a LETTERS continued on page 6

LU N C H

CHICO’S OLDEST DOWNTOWN TATTOO PARLOR

/SacredArtChico WALK-INS WELCOME

211 W 1 ST ST.

892-1443

August 7, 2014

designer ss FiLe nAMe law

caref CN&R please 5

Ad size (CoL speLLing nUMbers &

Earth Day. If you can’t recycle, repurpose. Feel good Recycling.

Chico: 2300 Fair St. • 343-8641 • Hours: Monday-Saturday 8am–4pm Oroville: 1245 Oro Dam Blvd. • 533-5311 • Hours: Mon-Sat 8:30am-3:30pm

“The

CN&R is the

cornerstone of our maRkeTiNg.”

In Motion Fitness has been advertising with the Chico News & Review since we opened in 1992. Every week the CN&R provides a professional and impressive product that delivers our message with clarity and style. The full color ads really showcase the pools and water features, the palm trees and gardens, the Mediterranean architecture and the bodies In Motion. From kids’ activities to senior programs, the CN&R effectively targets and reaches all demographics. It seems like everybody in Chico views the CN&R. We would highly recommend the CN&R to any business in Chico.” -CARL SOMMER OWNER OF IN MOTION FITNESS

CN&R

August 7, 2014

continued from page 5

marvelous job of picking up the detritus that accumulates daily. I have thanked some of the clean-up crew and always give them a smile. I am glad for their efforts to keep downtown clean and provide a friendlier face while urging our homeless folks to seek the appropriate services they need. FOREST HARLAN Chico

Adequate shelter needed Re “Living tiny” (Greenways, by Ken Smith, July 10): Thank you for the great story on tiny houses. The progress of sustainability is enhanced by embracing simplicity in as many facets of our lives as possible. Tiny homes would not only improve access to adequate shelter for those with modest incomes, but are also a large and logical step toward reducing energy consumption. If we hope to avoid an expanding and deeply impoverished underclass desperately struggling to survive, we must find better ways of respecting and caring for one another very soon. If we choose instead to continue along this path of escalating greed and alienation, only more jails, more prisons and more militarized law enforcement will protect the fortunate few with anything left to lose from teeming throngs of those on the starving margins. I beg us all to peer deep into our own humanity and recognize the obligations implied by our siblinghood and to the well-being of our descendants. The revolution of values that Dr. King espoused might find its slow and nascent rotations in the simple generosity of striving to make certain that many more of our neighbors have basic human needs within their certain grasp. CHAT—the Chico Housing Action Team—is determined to improve access to adequate shelter and we need your help. DAN EVERHART CHAT, Chico

‘An abusive parent’ Israel does not have the right to defend itself. It is the military occupier. It is the aggressor. Palestinians have the right to resist and defend themselves from Israel’s abuses. Israel has been terrorizing Palestinian children for over 66 years. It is like an abusive parent who every two years beats the hell out of the people it is obligated, as the occupier, to protect and then laments to the people, “You make me hurt and kill you.” Israel thinks it can withdraw and go back to business as usual.

Not this time! Israel must face consequences from the international community. Israel must lift the blockade of Gaza now as well as end the occupation of Palestine. SANDRA O’NEILL Chico

It’s Purple Heart Day On Aug. 7, 1782, Gen. George Washington decided that soldiers who served of unusual gallantry could wear over their left breast the figure of a heart in purple cloth. Washington called it a “Badge of Military Merit.” In December 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order, authorizing the Purple Heart to those who are wounded (or killed) in combat action against an enemy, retroactive to Dec. 7, 1941. In November 1952, President Harry Truman issued an executive order making the award of the Purple Heart retroactive to April 5, 1917 (World War I). Today, there are over 525,000 Americans alive who have been awarded the Purple Heart, including over 35,000 from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over 60,000 reside in California and over 200 in Butte County, including my husband, Bob Mulholland, who was a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles), and wounded in March 1968 in Vietnam in an attack on his base. Aug. 7 has been recognized nationally as Purple Heart Day, and I believe it is an appropriate time to remember all those who have been wounded in action (and those who died in service to our country). JANE DOLAN Chico

‘A humiliating experience’ The Butte SMART Coalition (Save Money And Reduce Tobacco) worked six months to try to earmark a mere 10 percent of the millions the county receives from the tobacco industry for cessation and prevention. Coalition members gathered hundreds of signatures, prepared a presentation and enlisted young people to help. However, we were refused a place on the agenda and when a member went before the board and asked for 15 minutes of their time to present, he was told that it wouldn’t be fair to allow our group on the agenda when other groups aren’t, and that we could speak during public comment at the budget hearing. We agree. It’s not fair that any group of concerned voters be denied access to the board. Any group of citizens that works so

hard to bring an issue forward should be allowed on the agenda. Some issues are too complex for a five-minute comment, and the board needs to hear budgetary requests well before the budget hearings to take meaningful action. We were deeply disappointed in the process. Asking for 15 minutes of the board’s time shouldn’t be a humiliating experience. DEANNE BLANKENSHIP Chico

Dump Doug this November Doug LaMalfa claims he’s “one of us.” Don’t believe it. He is one of them—one of the rich, one of the 1 percent, one of the fat cats. LaMalfa and his family have collected over $5 million in farm subsidies. Meanwhile, LaMalfa has opposed food aid programs that benefit the poor and unfortunate. Apparently, LaMalfa believes in welfare for the rich and free enterprise for the poor. Well, folks, we can send LaMalfa home to work on the family farm. Of course, he may choose to stay on in Washington as a lobbyist for his corporate benefactors. That’s where the real money is. We have a choice this November. We can elect Heidi Hall to Congress. She is obviously intelligent, thoughtful, well-educated and well-informed. She is not afraid to take on the tea party zealots and their fat cat cronies. Heidi understands the challenges and hardships facing the working class, the middle class, our veterans, our unemployed and the new generation that is coming of age in these tough times. We need a voice in Congress who will speak for the 99 percent of us. So please, Democrats, Republicans and Independents, let’s all work together and elect Heidi Hall to Congress. RON LUNDER Westwood

Correction Last week’s story “Delayed initiative” (see Newslines, by Tom Gascoyne, July 31) incorrectly stated that Dave Garcia claimed Wild Goose Storage Inc. practiced fracking. In fact, Mr. Garcia noted that the company has an injection wastewater well. The CN&R apologizes for the inaccuracy, which has been corrected online.—ed. More letters online:

We have too many letters for this space. Please go to www.newsreview.com/chico for additional readers’ comments on past CN&R articles.

Thoughts on the death penalty?

$100 OFF!

ORLAND:

Your Insurance Deductible

Thursdays | 9am-1pm Library Park on 4th St

WILLOWS:

Saturdays | 8am-12pm City Lot south of Bank of America on Tehama St

Asked at Thursday Night Market

I just think it’s a fair way to do things. If people think they can go out and kill people, then I think it should happen to them too; instead of everyone paying tax money to keep them alive and happy in prison. Those kind of people, I don’t feel bad for them.

Thank You Chico!

Michael M. Rooney

RooneyLawFirm.com

SALE

FREE ES S SUNGLhAaSny

Becase we love you…

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION

wit e over purch$a4s999

9.99

30% OFF LYON BOOKS PEETS

2ND ST BROADWAY

HUGE BACK TO SCHOOL SALE

SANDALS - BUY 1 GET 2ND PAIR AT

EVERYTHING IN STOCK:

MAIN

Call now for FREE Initial Consultations.

(530) LAW-HELP (529-4357)

Supervising Litigation Attorney

(SELECT STYLES ONLY)

HURRICANE

Fri/Sat/Sun

WOMENS/KIDS BUY 1 GET 2ND PAIR AT 40% 0FF 14 COLORS

Open 9–8 M–Sat • 10–6 Sun

(SELECT STYLES ONLY)

135 Main St. • 530-891-3338

Hair • Wigs • Cosmetics

deejay

NEW ARRIVALS ZIPPER ON BACK

BOTTLE OPENER MAJORIE

TREASURE

KIDS SPECIALS

MEN’S, WOMEN’S, KID’S BUY ANY PAIR AT REGULAR PRICE, GET 2ND PAIR FOR 99 (SELECTED STYLES)

VOLATILE ASHER

2175 Baldwin Ave Oroville 95966 (530) 533-7720

A-1439 OIL & WATER RESISTANT 3M SCOTCHGARD WIDE WIDTHS AVAILABLE

ONLY $3999

THREE DAYS ONLY

German Alpizar Somebody told me that people, they choose their own life. If they do something wrong, they have to pay. People, they have to follow rules, they have to follow the straight line, they have to do the right thing. I am not the right person to decide who’s gonna die. But some people, they have to pay.

07 Legal Advice Information Document Review!

• Hair Care Products

It should be televised. It looks so cool on TV, with people watching Law & Order and all, but in real life, it’s a real thing. I believe it would make some people think twice before committing the ultimate crime, which is a death-penalty crime. What is life if you can take it so easily?

EBT

FREE

1ST ST

car salesman

*This coupon must be presented to be redeemed. One coupon only per vehicle.

Stephen Jones

ACCEPT 07

The Only Law Firm in 28 YearsVoted Best

Kara Robinson

I don’t agree with it. Two wrongs don’t make a right, is how I see it. I’d rather have them suffer in jail than to have the death penalty. And I know it costs a lot of money to get them on the death penalty, so I’d rather save that.

Visit us at 2961 Hwy 32, Ste #14 Chico CA.

Or Call (530) 891-8988

WWW.GLENNCOUNTYRCD.ORG | FIND US ON

server

07 On Windshields Replacements 07

MARKET SEASON MAY 24 - SEPT 27

Erica Mitchell

orthodontic treatment coordinator

www.safetyautoglasschico.com

CONVERSE 3J235 $ 2699

CONVERSE 3J235 REG $2999 NOW $1999

T-SLIP ON UN-OUBSAL0 REG $3999 NOW $2999

HEEL & SOLE SHOE

STARK REG $5499 NOW $3999

708 Mangrove Ave. (in the Safeway Shopping Center) Chico 899-0780 • www.heelandsoleshoes.com Open 7 Days, Mon.–Sat. 10am–8pm, Sun. 10am–6pm • We carry NARROWS & WIDES Prices good thru 08/30/14, while supplies last A u g u s t 7, 2 0 1 4

CN&R

Brian Grossman, co-manager of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s new Mills River, N.C., brewery, leans against one of the facility’s copper-coated brewing tanks during its grand opening celebration (inset) on Sunday.

WATER DROPS

Dropping water levels in Lake Oroville have forced the closing of the lake’s last paved boat launch ramp, located in Bidwell Canyon and scheduled for shutdown by Aug. 20. The Department of Water Resources will open its low-water gravel boat ramp, which is accessed from the spillway’s upper parking lot on the west entrance to the lake. Fourwheel-drive vehicles are recommended for accessing the ramp. The South Forebay and the Afterbay are still open for power-boat operation and nonmotorized boats can be launched at the diversion pool below the dam and at the North Forebay west of Highway 70. Kayaking, canoeing, paddle-boarding and rowing remain available at the Forebay Aquatic Center. For more details, call the Lake Oroville visitor center at 538-2219.

COUNCIL ITEM RECYCLED

A half-hour into Tuesday’s (Aug. 5) Chico City Council meeting, the panel voted to continue the first item up for public discussion—an appeal by Basik Recycling of the Planning Commission’s denial of the business’ request to operate a “RecyclingScrap and Dismantling Yard.” The Park Avenue business is located in an area zoned for light manufacturing/ industrial next to a residential neighborhood, and many of the neighbors don’t like the operation. About 30 attended the meeting, 15 of whom wanted to speak. But Mayor Scott Gruendl pointed out that the company had already asked that its appeal be moved to a later council meeting. Those who had gathered to speak, Gruendl pointed out, would get only one chance to do so. Speaking at this meeting, then, would greatly delude their arguments and allow the company reps two weeks to prepare responses. So nobody spoke on the matter, which was moved to the Aug. 19 meeting.

CITY COUNCIL BREAKS LAW?

Local activist Jessica Allen (pictured) has issued a cease and desist letter to the city of Chico alleging multiple violations of the Ralph M. Brown Act by City Council. The Brown Act is meant to guarantee the public’s right to participate in local government meetings. Allen contends the council took actions in closed session that should have been reported at public council meetings, particularly involving the appointment of Mark Orme as city manager. Allen explained via press release that the letter is the first step in contesting violations of the Brown Act. The council has 30 days to respond to the letter, after which she can take action to civil court. “We did receive it and have already forwarded it to the city attorney for review and action, if any,” said City Clerk Debbie Presson. “There is no comment at this time. We will wait to hear from our attorney on the validity of the claim.” 8

CN&R

August 7, 2014

‘The next evolution’ On the scene at the grand opening of Sierra Nevada’s new brewery in North Carolina ast Sunday (Aug. 3), this Chico reporter sat on Llooking a rented bus filled with excited beer fans, out the window at the densely forested

Blue Ridge Mountains of the Appalachian Range rising in the distance as the shuttle exited a newly constructed traffic circle onto Sierra Nevada story and Way. photos by This joining of the East and Jason Cassidy West coasts’ respective iconic jasonc@newsremountain ranges is an apt symview.com bol for what awaited us at the end of the road—the final stop of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s two-week-long, seven-city, Beer Camp Across America tour. It was a celebration of both the rosy state of craft beer in America today and the opening of the Chico-born craftbeer pioneer’s new East Coast brewing facility in tiny Mills River, N.C., on the outskirts of the college town of Asheville. The day’s 80-brewery beer festival served as the official grand-opening celebration of the company’s now-fully-operational second brewery, and it was the culmination of not only the extended party of the beer tour, but also Sierra Nevada’s 35-year journey to become the largest independently owned brewery in the country. “It’s been insane,” said Brian Grossman, son of Sierra Nevada owner Ken Grossman and the co-manager (with Stan Cooper, former logistics manager in Chico) of the new North Carolina brewery. Grossman reflected on the recent two-week adventure as he stood in front of the copperaccented brick façade of the impressive new

facility as more than 4,000 beer-lovers milled about the grounds on a warm summer afternoon, enjoying some fine beers and gawking at Sierra Nevada’s new monument to the craft. Asked what the response has been to the company’s celebratory tour, Grossman looked around at the scene and smiled. “I think it’s been really awesome—as you can see.” Even though there is still work to be

done, the brewery is already producing many of Sierra Nevada’s flagship products—Pale Ale, Torpedo, Flipside—with shipments starting back in January. The new brewery is now at its maximumproduction pace—approximately 350,000 barrels a year, Grossman said. In fact, he pointed to the row of big silver caps visible on the roof of the fermentation building where additional tanks can—and likely will soon—be dropped into existing infrastructure to expand capacity by about 400,000 barrels. Also in the works is another Big Room performance venue, and a restaurant and tap room with an expanded bar. Future planned additions include an outdoor beer garden, an outdoor amphitheatre, as well as a dock along the French Broad River that borders the property. Boaters will then be able to paddle right up to the brewery. “Sort of this whole thing is: If we

could do it all over again in Chico— [given what] we learned over the 35 years—then this is what we’d build,” Grossman said about his family’s approach to their new brewery. “So this is what we built.” And for the brewery to grow as well as continue to meet its commitment to sustainability, the Grossmans had no choice but to build the new facility to meet demand and reduce the carbon footprint created by shipping beer across the country. “Chico was originally designed to be 60,000 barrels of capacity. It’s now running at a million,” explained Grossman about how the Chico plant was pushed to the limit and no longer had room to grow. Plus, without the foresight of how rapidly the Chico brewery would need to build in order to meet demands, additions were made piecemeal over the years, and Grossman said that Chico isn’t as “process efficient” as it could be. “The more straight and linear you can get it, the better,” he said before pointing to the new facility. “So, if you look at this brewery, you go from the brew house, straight into the fermentation cells, right into filtration, right into packaging. “It’s the next evolution.” And beer-friendly Western North Carolina

is arguably the current center of the overall evolution of the rapidly growing

craft industry. In 2013, about 15 miles south of Sierra Nevada’s new location, Longmont, Colo.’s Oskar Blues Brewery expanded east and opened its own second facility in Brevard, N.C. And by the end of 2015, craft-beer giant New Belgium (Fort Collins, Colo.) will open its second brewery in Asheville, just 10 miles north of Sierra Nevada. “It’s a compliment to the brewers who already existed here for these incredible craft brands to want to set up shop here in North Carolina,” said Margo Night Metzger, president of the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild. “And also I think they’re a complement with an ‘e,’ you know? They are complementing what’s already happening here. They are helping to drive tourism, not only to their own breweries, but to the breweries that have already existed here. “The homegrown North Carolina breweries and the expansion breweries are partnering together to maybe create an East Coast beer mecca.” As Metzger suggests, North Carolina, and the Asheville area in particular, was already a great beer destination before the newcomers arrived, with more than 100 craft brewers in the state and Asheville having the distinction of being voted Beer City USA several times in craft-brewing pioneer Charlie Papazian’s annual poll. And like the other expansion breweries, in addition to the draw of natural beauty and clean water, Sierra Nevada chose the region with the intention of joining its burgeoning beer culture. “Sierra Nevada has been making a real effort to be a good neighbor, to be a good citizen to the region, to be a good citizen to the state, to be active with the guild,” Metzger said. For Grossman, the end of the Beer Camp tour means he’s come home. The 29-year-old, his wife, Gina, and their 1-year-old son have been Asheville residents for 18 months now, and he said that the community has welcomed the business and his family. “Southern hospitality—it’s really awesome,” he said. And with the extended celebration finally coming to end, after the day’s festivities, Grossman said that it’s time to get back to work. In addition to day-to-day brewing operations, there are many building projects to be finished on the 184-acre Mills River site, where, according to Sierra Nevada Communication Manager Ryan Arnold, construction thus far has taken up approximately 30 acres. In September, to coincide with the opening of the new gift shop, public tours and tastings will begin, and the unfinished taproom and restaurant is scheduled to open in late 2014 or early 2015. Hiking and biking trails on the grounds should also be completed by spring of 2015. Ω

Fractured finances

Fracking supporters gathered at the July 29 Butte County Board of Supervisors meeting. PHOTO BY TOM GASCOYNE

Butte County firms get big money to fight fracking ban hen Robin Cook addressed Butte County W supervisors to ask for a 30-day study on a ballot initiative that would ban fracking, she

talked convincingly about her concern for her father’s—and the county’s—finances. “My family owns property that has a capped well,” she told supervisors at their July 29 meeting. “From what we can understand … this would be a taking of our property. The debate today is about the … petition coming before you and whether or not that language is bankruptcy language for this county. Nobody wants to see this county be lost in a big old mess of lawsuits.” But Cook failed to mention that she has another interest in the matter: the firm she reportedly helps run with her husband, political strategist Josh Cook, has earned $37,500 providing consulting and other services to a Big Oil-funded group, Californians for Energy Independence. The payments to JFW Cook Corp. show up in campaign-finance disclosure reports made to the Secretary of State for the May-June period. JFW Cook Corp. is Josh Cook’s firm, Cook Communications and Government Affairs. Listed as president on the firm’s website is Cook’s wife, Robinette Scott Cook. Josh Cook is a longtime local Republican consultant who’s worked with former U.S. Rep. Wally Herger, state Assemblyman Dan Logue and Supervisor Steve Lambert when he was a member the Paradise Town Council. He is currently chief of staff for Assemblyman Brian Dahle. When contacted later, Robin Cook said

her family has owned a gas well in Gridley for many years and she is concerned about losing the rights to extract its resource. “It’s in our peach orchard,” she wrote in an email. “I work for the industry trying to protect our rights to safe and secure energy production.” Another firm listed on the disclosure form is Public Square Partners LLC, which received $10,000 on May 29. The only listed member of that organization is David S. Reade, son-in-law of the late Assemblyman Bernie Richter and one-time chief of staff to former Assemblyman and current U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa. Californians for Energy Independence still had $1.3 million in its coffers at the end of June. Contributions to the group had been made by a number of oil and gas companies, including Chevron, Vaquero Energy and Freeport-McMoRan Oil and Gas. The campaign-finance reports show

that the political action committee “Californians for Energy Independence, including Energy Producers” spent a total of $116,238 during May and June to stop the advancing ballot initiative.

SIFT|ER A toast to drinkers More than 3 out of 5 American adults—64 percent—say they “have occasion to use alcoholic beverages,” according to a Gallup poll taken in July. Total abstainers account for 36 percent of the population. The percentage of those who occasionally imbibe has averaged 63 since 1939, when Gallup first posed the question. During that time, the number of self-described occasional boozers bottomed out in 1958 (55 percent) and peaked in the mid- to late 1970s (71 percent). Currently, 67 percent of drinkers report having had at least one alcoholic beverage in the past week, 92 percent say within the last three months and 10 percent say it’s been longer since they’ve had a drink.

Percentage of adults that drink alcohol 80 67

70 60 50 40

61 58

1944

1954

55 1964

1974

1984

58 1994

66 62

2004

During this period, initiative backers Frack-Free Butte County overcame a legal challenge—also financed by the committee—that questioned the petition’s phrasing, font size and bolding of certain passages. Butte County Superior Court Judge Robert Glusman ruled the petition complies with the state electoral code and ordered the county to move forward with the process. On July 28, the County Clerk’s Office validated almost 8,000 signatures on the petition, enough to move it forward. But on July 29, the supervisors were faced with the sudden emergence of people who said they opposed the ban on fracking or immediate action on the ballot initiative. Many of the people speaking against approval of the initiative asked for a 30-day study, leading anti-fracking activists to suspect that the opposition had been orchestrated by well-financed opponents. Frack-Free Butte County Treasurer Joni Stellar, who went to court pro per to successfully stave off the legal challenge from a San Rafael law firm, was incensed. “Nobody asked for a study until this 11th hour,” Stellar said. “It’s a delay tactic.” The supervisors voted 4-1 to take the initiative under study for 30 days, making it impossible to approve it in time to appear on the November ballot. It had to be approved no fewer than 88 days before the election, making the deadline Aug. 8. Now Butte County citizens won’t vote on the matter until 2016 unless there is a special state election to which the matter could be added. County counsel is continuing to work on a fracking-control ordinance of its own, as directed by a 4-1 supervisor vote in April. Earlier on July 29, Robin Cook assumed the role of spokeswoman for an unusual protest outside supervisor chambers. A number of people hoisted signs championing private-property rights and opposing the ballot initiative. They pointed reporters to Robin Cook, who said a 30-day study would ensure “good policy.” Cook then told supervisors that the antifracking activists should have waited for the county to draft its ordinance, and pointed out that County Counsel Bruce Alpert had reservations about language in the citizen-drafted ordinance. “I have put blood, sweat and tears into my dad’s land, and I don’t want to see us put something on the ballot that will bankrupt us,” Cook said. Ω This story was written in collaboration with the online magazine ChicoSol. For more reporting, visit ChicoSol’s fracking blog “The Frog” at www.chicosol.org.

2014

—LESLIE LAYTON

NEWSLINES continued on page 10 August 7, 2014

CN&R

1/2 Off

SALE Monday August 11

Thursday August 14th

Furniture • Clothing Electronic Items and more!

Thrifty

Bargain

2432 Esplanade • Chico Store’s Hours: Mon. through Sat. 9 am to 8 pm Sunday 10 am to 6 pm

knick knacks • jewelry • radios • blankets • rugs • dolls • knick knacks • jewelry • radios • blankets • rugs • dolls

knick knacks • jewelry • radios • blankets • rugs • dolls• knick knacks • jewelry • radios • blankets • rugs • dolls

jewelry • radios • blankets • antiques

Best ACupunCture

Greenline holds fast 15-$35

Sliding Scale Olivia Peters-lazarO, l.ac.

1815 Mangrove Avenue, Chico

530.345.5300

Info@ChicoCommunityAcupuncture.com

open tuesdAy through sAturdAy

jewelry • radios • blankets • antiques

THEY’RE BACK. . . …more than 32,000 Chico State and Butte College students will be back soon. Start the school year right with an ad in the CN&R’s Back-To-School issue published August 21. Issue Date: August 21 Advertising Deadline: August 15

For information on advertising, contact your CN&R advertising representative today. (530) 894-2300 10

CN&R

August 7, 2014

continued from page 9

Council rejects annexation of property on Chico’s urban-ag boundary housing development proTingwo posals were hotly debated durChico City Council’s meeting

on Tuesday (Aug. 5). While one moved forward, the other was struck down in its early planning stages. The most contentious item was a resolution to annex 11.4 acres of unincorporated land between Pomona Avenue and Miller Lane for a proposed student housing development. Encompassing eight properties, the 160-unit complex would accommodate 544 Chico State students. In his opening statement, Associate Planner Mike Sawley said annexing the properties would be consistent with Chico’s general plan and “represents an opportunity for increased residential density.” However, naysayers said the development as proposed would encroach on the Greenline, the boundary established by the Butte County Board of Supervisors more than 30 years ago to prevent urban sprawl in Chico’s west-side orchard lands. As one public commenter put it, the Greenline “has prevented Chico from becoming Stockton or Modesto.” Former longtime county Supervisor Jane Dolan, the Greenline’s most steadfast supporter over the years, spoke passionately against the proposed annexation, which she characterized as the “death knell of the Greenline.” “It is not timely; it’s not appropriate,” she said. “It’s wholesale, egregious intensification of this area. … It’s wholly contradictory to the Greenline. It’s too big, it’s too soon, it’s not analyzed, and it’s in the wrong place. “You need to reject this annexation,” she said to applause. The Pomona Avenue complex would back up to an existing largescale agricultural processing facility, North State Hulling Cooperative Inc. The facility’s general manager, Rick Barnett, questioned whether the hulling operation, A proposed student housing development would have backed up to this massive almond-processing facility, North State Hulling Cooperative Inc., located between Pomona Avenue and Miller Lane in southwest Chico. PHOTO COURTESY OF PLANNING SERVICES

which produces significant amounts of dust and noise three months out of the year, and student housing would be compatible neighbors. The complex as proposed would be a mere 135 feet from the processing facility—far short of the 300-foot buffer maintained elsewhere on the Greenline. A conflict between the housing complex and the processing facility—a $150 million operation that works with 120 local growers— could prompt relocation, Barnett said. “I’d love to see this business stay here in Chico,” he said. Other concerns included a lack of proper environmental review and increased motor and bicycle traffic in an area with inadequate street infrastructure. Of nearly 20 speakers, only two—Pat Morrill, a representative of the developer, and local engineer Jim Stevens—spoke in favor of the annexation. Mayor Scott Gruendl made a motion to deny the resolution to annex the area, citing a potential “ripple effect on a major component of the local economy.” The motion passed unanimously. Earlier in the meeting, the council

voted 5-2, with Councilman Sean Morgan and Vice Mayor Mark Sorensen dissenting, to approve amendments to a development agreement with Meriam Park LLC, which plans to develop 270 acres between East 20th Street and Humboldt Road as a mixed-use neighborhood. The developer requested to

change plans for the intersection of East 20th Street and Concord Avenue from a roundabout to a traffic signal. Renegotiation between the city and Meriam Park also led to a new proposal regarding street facility fee impact credits, reached just hours before the meeting. Several years ago, in response to a decrease in development revenues, Planning Services moved away from allowing builders to accrue such credits as a means of recuperating costs for improvements to roadways. But the agreement with Meriam Park was struck at a time when construction was booming. The arrangement gave the developer the option of 100 percent credit or reimbursement. That changed when the developer recently came back to the city for approval of revisions to its project. “This agreement has been in place since the beginning,” Sawley said. “The last round of negotiation is when [the city] said ‘no more fee credits.’” The city met the developer halfway. Under the new agreement, Meriam Park will retain fee impact credits for certain roadway improvements, such as bridges on Bruce Road and Notre Dame Boulevard—50 percent through reimbursement from the city and 50 percent through credits. Two local developers, Pete Giampaoli and Doug Guillon, expressed dissatisfaction with the terms of the new agreement, which applies solely to Meriam Park. They decried having to front the entirety of their fees. “We’re asking for equity, that we all be treated the same,” Guillon said, “because we all have to put money into infrastructure to benefit the community.” —HOWARD HARDEE howardh@newsreview.com

Working from home is great, but sometimes you need an

OFFICE PLACE

Paradise peaceniks

· Wi-Fi & Printers · Cubicles & Desks · Conference Rooms · 50” screen for Presentations

Ridge progressive group restructures

452 Manzanita Ave • Chico, CA 530.895.5400 • www.OfficePlace.us

utte County’s rural Ridge B region—with its largely monochrome, retirement-aged popula-

tion, vociferous tea party contingent and apparent obsession with Gold Rush-era history—is not exactly known as a hotbed of progressive political thought. When confronted with these common perceptions of her community, Donna Dolinar, president of the Paradise Center for Tolerance and Nonviolence, let go a long laugh and said, “Well, we’d like to offer some balance.” “I think [conservatives on the Ridge] have a loud voice, but I don’t think that they necessarily represent a majority of people in our community.” For the past 14 years, the PCTN has striven to create a kinder, gentler Ridge, its myriad efforts including introducing anti-bullying campaigns and other youth programs to area children and holding two annual events focused on diversity—summer’s Unity in Diversity festival and a Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration. Now, the organization is restructuring to become the Ridge Coalition for Peace and Justice, with the change expected to be completed by Oct. 1. Dolinar explained the restructure is spurred by fiscal need and the desire to expand the group’s focus to include more wide-ranging social justice issues. She explained that, after several months of strategic planning and exploration, the eight-member board of PCTN decided to partner with the North Valley Community Foundation. The NVCF will over-

see the new organization’s finances. As part of the transition, the Boys & Girls Club of Paradise Ridge will take over running youth programs previously administered by the PCTN. Dolinar said the group is also happy to share the programs’ curricula with any interested parties. “Our budget has been about $30,000 a year and the youth programs cost about $20,000,” Dolinar said. “It was a difficult burden, especially with the state of the economy, to get the funding we needed through grants, holding fundraisers and all that. We decided to join NVCF because it would allow us to accomplish what we want to do, but not have to spend so much time on fundraising.” To further cut costs, the new organization will vacate the Skyway storefront office the PCTN has occupied for several years. In the future, meetings and other functions will be held at the Paradise branch of the Butte County Library. All of PCTN’s existing assets will transfer to the new group’s NVCF fund. The Ridge Coalition for Peace and Justice will continue the former organization’s yearly diversity festival and Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations, as well as monthly film nights. The Ridge Coalition for Peace and Justice also will keep the old group’s contact list, which Dolinar said includes about 750 supporters and 120 active volunteers. “We want to emphasize this is a transition, not a closure, and we’re not going anywhere but actually plan to expand,” Dolinar said. “We

Donna Dolinar, president of the Paradise Center for Tolerance and Nonviolence, said reorganizing the group will allow them to address a wider array of issues. PHOTO BY KEN SMITH

feel this will allow us to be a stronger organization moving forward, and we are free to broaden the scope of our activities.” When asked to assess diversity and tolerance on the Ridge, Dolinar acknowledged there are problems. “Our community has come a long way but there’s still a long way to go,” she said. “Just last summer there was a fairly serious incident of hate graffiti, and we should not be seeing that.” Dolinar was referring to an occurrence last May, when a 16foot-wide message reading “Keep Magalia white” accompanied by a Nazi Swastika was painted on a wooden fence in the area. The PCTN responded by holding a “harmony” rally, attended by about 40 people, on the corner of the Skyway and Coutolenc Road. Dolinar listed several social justice issues she said are of particular importance to the Ridge community, including immigration, gun control, civil rights and access to health care. She noted homelessness is not as prevalent or divisive an issue as it is in Chico and Oroville, but still exists. The Ridge Coalition for Peace and Justice’s first public meeting is scheduled for Oct. 1 at the Paradise library. —KEN SMITH kens@newsreview.com

L I v E

A C t I o n

BlaCk jaCk

in the heARt OF ChiCO.

$25 daily

pokEr tournamEntS Bar & grill opEn latE thrEE Card pokEr! 175 E. 20th St | www.Casino99Chico.com | (530) 892–2282 Must be 21 and have a valid ID. Casino 99 supports responsible gambling. For help call 1.800.GAMBLER. State GEGA #s 000783, 000785, 003663, 003664. August 7, 2014

CN&R

THE PULSE

HEALTHLINES

DRUG-LABEL DECISION STALLS

A decision on whether pharmacists in California will be required to translate prescription drug labels for those who understand little or no English was postponed last week. During a California State Board of Pharmacy meeting on July 31, the panel decided further review was necessary, passing the issue on to its Communication and Public Education Committee, according to California Healthline. Several speakers urged the board to require printed and translated medication labels, arguing that oral translation is insufficient and dangerous for those who don’t fully understand English. Naysayers included representatives from CVS Caremark and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, who maintain that requiring pharmacists to translate directions in languages they don’t understand is a huge liability. However, stakeholders conceded that some changes to the current prescription-delivery model are in order.

KIDS OVERWEIGHT, PARENTS IN DENIAL

Many parents of obese children are surprised when doctors tell them their child’s weight is a health risk, a study finds. UC San Diego researchers surveyed more than 200 parents whose primary care doctors referred their children to obesity clinics, finding that nearly one-third believed their child to be in good health and were unconcerned by their child’s weight, according to SFGate.com. In fact, 31.4 percent said their child’s health was “excellent” or “very good” when they enrolled. The researchers also found that more parents were interested in improving their kids’ diets than increasing levels of physical activity, perhaps because some perceive the cost and time commitment of joining team sports or a gym as more daunting than altering eating habits.

NEW TAKE ON PRIMARY CARE?

A proposed pilot program would allow California paramedics to visit discharged patients who aren’t in need of emergency services. The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development will decide soon whether to approve the program, dubbed “community paramedicine,” in which paramedics would function as primary care providers, according to California Healthline. Under current state law, paramedics can provide only emergency care and are limited to transporting patients to emergency departments. The pilot program would expand their scope to include making at-home visits for care and transporting patients with minor injuries or substance abuse issues to urgent care clinics. The program aims to address overuse and misuse of the 911 system; primary care shortages; limited ability for physicians to make short-notice visits to patients at home; and a lack of options for those whose conditions don’t merit a trip to the emergency room. Send your health-related news tips to Howard Hardee at howardh@newsreview.com.

CN&R

August 7, 2014

No need to lock lips Simplified resuscitation technique focuses on blood flow, not breathing

Cindy Weaver, RN, demonstrates hands-only CPR on a dummy at Enloe Conference Center. PHOTO BY HOWARD HARDEE

Evan Tuchinsky evant@newsreview.com

p until a few years ago, cardiopulU monary resuscitation—CPR—was a complicated procedure. The person per-

forming CPR on a heart attack victim needed to make sure the patient’s head was in the proper position for a clear airway, then move back and forth between pushing on the chest to stimulate the heart and blowing into the mouth while plugging the nose to force air into the lungs—no easy task. Training took hours, and even then, those who completed the course sometimes hesitated in a crisis, while well-meaning bystanders often would get the technique wrong. Amy Castelluccio, an emergency medical technician who works as education coordinator for Butte County Emergency Medical Services, recalls trying to talk people through the process during her time as a dispatcher, and also the all-too-common scene she’d find when arriving as a paramedic. Trying to describe by phone the proper position to adjust the patient’s head was enough of a challenge; then, when the ambulance would arrive, EMTs often would find the patient with a bloated abdomen—a telltale sign that the air blown into the mouth had gone into the stomach,

not the lungs. “Those were cases where people didn’t survive,” she said, “because they weren’t getting what they needed.” In 2008, that all changed when the American

Heart Association revolutionized resuscitation with a new approach. It’s called hands-only CPR, and that’s exactly what it is. Rather than worry about breathing, the resuscitator focuses exclusively on chest compression to get the heart beating. “All of us have plenty of oxygen in our bloodstream,” explained RN Cindy Weaver, education coordinator at Enloe Medical Center. “We don’t need to worry about the airway by opening up the airway

and making sure we’ve got breaths. We just need to get that blood circulated.” The technique is so basic, anyone can learn it in a few simple steps online (the AHA demonstrates it at www.handsonlycpr.org) or in a matter of minutes from a paramedic or nurse. Enloe has set up an instructional station at the Gateway Science Museum and conducted impromptu training at Chico State; plans include expanding to farmers’ markets. “For the lay public to become involved, it has to be simple and has to be userfriendly,” Weaver said. “Nobody has to worry about mouth-to-mouth right away; you can just do compressions and add HEALTHLINES continued on page 14

APPOINTMENT TAKE THE TEST Stonewall Alliance Center, a local organization that advocates for the LGBTQ community, regularly offers free, confidential HIV testing on Saturdays and some Tuesdays, though times and dates vary. Call Stonewall at 893-3336, look them up on Facebook, visit their website, www.stonewallchico.org, or visit the center at 358 E. Sixth St. to confirm testing times.

Taking life back from hip and knee pain When the pain you are experiencing in your hips or knees severely restricts your ability to walk or perform simple activities, it may be time to talk to an orthopedic surgeon and consider a joint replacement procedure. Mobility is a vital part of life and Feather River Hospital’s award winning Joint Replacement Center of Excellence is seeing to it that patients get back to the life they know and love faster. This includes patients who would consider themselves too young for a replacement. Feather River Hospital surgeons use unique, advanced techniques that require smaller incisions and damage less muscle tissue. These techniques allow faster recovery and a shorter hospital stay. Because surgeons are part of a skilled care team that provides a consistently high level of treatment from pre-op through recovery, patients are able to be active again more quickly. The care team comprised of surgeons, nurses, therapists and even dieticians also focuses on the patient experience and the benefit of compassionate, patient-focused care in promoting healing. This approach has helped the program to reach a level of excellence recognized by awards such as a 5-Star Rating in Total Knee Replacements from Healthgrades. Feather River Hospital is also a Blue Distinction Center+ for Hip and Knee Replacements. “Blue Distinction Centers

set themselves apart by adhering to best practices in patient safety and surgical care and producing consistently strong outcomes with fewer complications,” says Marcus Thygeson, M.D., senior vice president and chief health officer at Blue Shield of California. The Joint Replacement Center of Excellence offers an innovative, proactive approach to care for total knee and total hip replacement patients utilizing pre-operative learning classes and group therapy. When recovering in the hospital, patients recover as a group – exercising, enjoying various activities, and providing support and encouragement to each other. Total joint replacement patients average a hospital stay of only one to three days. Most patients are putting weight on their new joint later in the same day that they have their surgery. For patients who once suffered from joint pain, being able to hike, golf, play with their children or even ride a motorcycle again greatly improves their lives. Feather River Hospital’s joint replacement program is helping them to achieve these excellent outcomes as fast as possible. For more information about the Feather River Hospital Joint Replacement Center of Excellence call (530) 876-7243 or visit www.frhosp.org. To learn more about Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care®, please visit www.bcbs.com or contact your Local Plan.

5 9 7 4 P e n t z R o a d Pa R a d i s e , C a 9 5 9 6 9 / ( 5 3 0 ) 8 7 7 - 9 3 6 1 / w w w. f R h o s P. o R g

August 7, 2014

CN&R 13

HEALTHLINES

continued from page 12

mouth-to-mouth if you want to. “There definitely are more people getting involved.” How does hands-only CPR work? Really, there are just

two things to remember: • Call 911. • Repeatedly press on the chest. The training is more detailed than that, but not much. Weaver gave the CN&R a fairly comprehensive crash course by phone. “If you see someone on the ground, or if someone becomes unresponsive in front Hands-on learning: of you or Enloe nurse-educator Cindy Weaver slumps to the will demonstrate the hands-only CPR technique Aug. 23, 1-3 p.m., at the ground, you Gateway Science Museum in Chico. shake them and go, ‘Hey, hey, hey; are you OK?’ If they’re not OK, you point to somebody—‘You call 911!’—and you start compression.” Place your hands at the center of the breastbone, and push hard and fast. Don’t worry about a precise position: “There’s no magic [place] where your hands are other than in the middle of the chest.” The ideal tempo is 100 compressions a minute. The AHA recommends using the beat of the Bee Gees classic “Stayin’Alive” but also has a Spotify playlist of 100-beats-per-minute songs for those who dislike disco or don’t have that chestnut memorized. Keep going until paramedics arrive.

14 CN&R August 7, 2014

That, in essence, is hands-only CPR, whether for members of the public or medical professionals. “The full classes aren’t as complicated now,” Weaver said. “It makes more sense, even [to people] above the lay public, and they’re easier to follow.” The AHA formally launched hands-only CPR in 2010 with the set of heart-health guidelines it updates every five years. The association found the compression-only technique to be just as effective as CPR with breaths in treating heart attack victims, and quick action counts: “Effective bystander CPR provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival,” the AHA says, “but only 32 percent of cardiac arrest victims get CPR from a bystander.” Weaver recommends gathering the family around the computer so kids can learn with their parents. Anyone can save a life if they know what to do, especially now that CPR has become elementary. “Just don’t be afraid to give it a try,” Castelluccio said. “I think there’s a lot of fear about helping somebody, which is another reason why hands-only CPR has been considered to be so important. “A lot of people, if they don’t know someone, they don’t want to put that mouth on that person, so in the past people have not intervened because it’s been always kind of drilled into your head that if you’re going to do CPR, you have to do compression and you have to do breathing. “Now that we’re trying to get people to understand that hands-only CPR is OK to do, don’t be afraid to do it, because it does work.” Ω

WEEKLY DOSE Where the sun shouldn’t shine Skin cancer is the most prominent form of the disease in the U.S., accounting for half of all diagnosed cases. An estimated 1 in 5 Americans are stricken with skin cancer at some point, often on areas of the body where people forget to apply sunscreen. The ears, for example, are the third most commonly affected body part, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation (www.skincancer.org). Another overlooked area is the top of the feet, often left unprotected by sandals or flip flops. Caring.com recommends applying generous amounts of sunscreen, and secondary defenses such as protecting ears with wide-brimmed hats, and covering your feet with a towel when sunbathing.

Rape Crisis Intervention & Prevention

we need your help

After 26 years, Rape Crisis Intervention & Prevention has lost their funding from the City of Chico and has not been selected for the community grant program. Here are the facts: • 54% of the survivors Rape Crisis Intervention & Prevention assist and advise live in Chico. This figure is based on documented cases. Often, sexual violence survivors will not provide adequate contact information due to fear, so this percentage could be much larger. • 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 4 boys will be sexually violated before age 18. • We need your help to continue services to the residents who live within the City limits of Chico. Services provided include: 24hr crisis line, follow-up, advocacy and accompaniments to hospitals for sexual assault exams, law enforcement interviews, counseling, support groups, community education and prevention programs.

NO ONE deserves to be SEXUALLY VIOLATED

Please donate today through the Annie B’s Community Drive. Go to rapecrisis.org, choose Online Donations tab & then click Donate Now icon.

NO.

It Is A cOmPlEtE sENtENcE. 530-342-RAPE

Serving Butte, Glenn & Tehama Counties since 1974

24-Hour Hotline

(Collect Calls Accepted)

www.rapecrisis.org 530-342-RAPE Serving Butte, Glenn & Tehama Counties Since 1974 | 24 Hour Hotline (Collect Calls Accepted) | www.rapecrisis.org August 7, 2014

CN&R 15

GREENWAYS Shannon Paige started her equine therapy business, Soul Healing Horses, in Oroville last spring.

Healing through horses Oroville woman rescues the animals, which in turn rescue their human companions story and photo by

Rachel Bush

hasta, Voodoo, Tokken, Tucker, Kaia, Paint, S Lady and Preston: These are the fourlegged therapists you’ll find working at

Shannon Paige’s business, Soul Healing Horses. For the last year, Paige has been offering equine therapy services on her Oroville ranch, where people can spend time working with the horses in the hopes of challenging their own fears. But it isn’t just the people who are getting support; Paige rescues her horses, giving them a new home, and purpose. Paige first found solace in horse companionship as a child. “I grew up riding horses,” she said. “I was raised by an addict father, and the horses kept me sane. They were my best friends.” She put her passion on hold when she battled her own alcohol and drug issues as a teenager. It wasn’t until several years later, when her daughter became interested in barrel racing, that her “horse fever” was reignited. “At the time, I was a massage therapist. I switched from massaging people to horses, because performance horses need massages. I started studying it.” After her divorce, Paige ended up on her mother’s Oroville ranch, where she had five American paint horses. “They’d stick their

CN&R

August 7, 2014

noses at my door, asking to play. I would sit out and massage them, and it became a healing process for me. I had left an abusive marriage, my dad had just died, and I was in an emotional state. The horses helped me come back to life.” Deciding to pursue equine therapy as a business, Paige began rescuing horses in March 2013. “I first used Craigslist to find them. Now people are offering them to me. All the horses come to me thin, showing ribs with hooves that are unmanageable. Some come pregnant! But so far, none have been in such a god-awful state that there’s no bringing them back.” Some of her rescues are local, while others require trips to the Oregon border, with an accompanying trailer, of course. Once she brings the horses to their new home on her 3-acre pasture, her first goal is to “fatten them up,” a much more pleasant alternative to the auctions and meat facilities where Paige says many give-away horses end up. But it’s not just the horses that have been “recycled” by Paige. Their manure is put to good use as a natural fertilizer for growing grass around the pasture. Any leftover manure is available for free, to “anyone willLearn more:

For more information about Shannon Paige’s business, visit soulhealinghorses.com

ing to come and pick it up.” Next, Paige begins to train the horses. “I need to see what they already know. That means putting on the saddles, bridling them, jumping on them; I have to go a little cowgirl on them.” Much like her own experience, Paige encour-

ages those who have endured traumatic events to consider equine therapy. “I’ve worked with a lot of people who have been battered. But we all have wounds. The horses help open people up. They do most of the work; I just guide.” Therapy sessions vary by client, but generally they start out with “the basics.” “We talk a lot about the horses and groom them,” Paige said. “Then, hopefully, we’d work up to haltering and leading the horse, which really builds confidence for a person.” For those who are ready, Paige offers rides along the Feather River, which spans 50 miles of endurance trails. Shannon Rotter and her 11-year-old daughter have been volunteering at Paige’s ranch in exchange for therapy for the last two months. “I wanted to use horses to help my daughter get through some tough times,” she said. “She was actually afraid of horses before, but wants to be a trainer. We go every Saturday, and she looks forward to it. She used to worry a lot and I’ve noticed

that’s calmed down. She still has a little anxiety around the horses, but she was able to lead one of the mellow ones around and that was a turning point. “Shannon is very confident with the horses. Every time we go out there we learn something new,” Rotter added. In addition to therapy classes, Paige also offers services such as horsemanship lessons, and is working toward becoming a certified instructor through the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship. Her open-pasture events introduce people, who may be interested in pursuing future lessons, to the horses. Paige also leases horses to those considering working with the animals long-term, which requires a thorough screening process. “Besides a contract, I need them to show me that they can ride, and that they have the land and money to take care of them.” Between her therapy lessons and openpasture events, Paige estimates that at this point she’s worked with 100 people. “It’s a new business, and I mainly get referrals so far. My next goal is to find a new property with a proper arena.” Celebrating 27 years of sobriety, Paige acknowledges her own journey through therapy; both through conventional rehab and Christian-based counseling. She hopes to use that inspiration to continue growing her enterprise. “Giving horses a purpose and getting them involved in the community is a huge deal, especially for those who might be suffering. Continuing to administer horses to them is what I hope for more than anything.” Ω

ECO EVENT STUDENT-GROWN GREENS This Wednesday, Aug. 13, Chico State’s Organic Vegetable Project will reopen its seasonal, weekly, on-campus student farmers’ market. The market offers fresh vegetables grown at the university’s 10-acre certified-organic garden established in 2008 through a cooperation of students, faculty, local farmers and other community members. The project also supplies produce to the school’s dining halls. The market is located in the Bell Memorial Union courtyard, and runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each Wednesday. Community members are welcome.

THE GOODS THE BOTTOM LINE

15 MINUTES

Big screens and wild wings

Sign-spinning stalwart Come rain or shine, snow or heat, Maldeep Singh braves the elements to bring an important message to the denizens of Chico: Little Caesars has $5 “hot-n-ready” pizzas. Arguably the most recognizable—and certainly the most consistent and long-lived—sign spinner in town, Singh can be found most days dancing at his station at the corner of East Eighth and Pine streets, his infectious smile spreading to many passersby. Even during the course of this interview on a day when the temperature reached 106 degrees, he never stopped moving, swinging his sign and keeping at least one eye on oncoming cars driven by potential pizza lovers.

How long have you lived in Chico, and where are you from originally? I’ve been in Chico for 26 years. I’m originally from the island of Fiji, and moved here because I have family here.

How long have you been working here, and what other jobs have you worked? Four-and-a-half or five years ago I applied here, and they hired me. I work most days here, six hours each day. I also have another job, at a Valero gas station. Most days I work here and there, 11 hours [total]. I used to work in a warehouse at Koret Chico, out by the airport [stops to fist-bump a passing woman]. It was a good job, I worked there 16 years, but then it closed down. This is a good job. I will be here a long time.

Wow, how do you relax after 11 hours of working? I relax with the TV. I watch the news and the Indian dramas. We get ZEETV from India.

PHOTO BY KEN SMITH

also, and that doesn’t bother me. It’s not bad.

Where did you learn to dance? People are dancing a lot where I grew up. I learned in school.

What’s your favorite move? [Cradles his sign like a guitar] Rock ’n’ roll.

What’s your favorite kind of pizza? Cheese. When I want it, I get a discount.

How do you like living in Chico?

What do you think about sign spinning?

Chico is very nice. It’s growing up a lot now.

I like my job here. Time goes by fast. It is a good job and I’m making money here. The people [passing by] like me here, they respect me. They dance with me sometimes [imitates dancing in a car]. I see them smiling and dancing in their cars.

Do you see anything crazy at this intersection, and what’s the worst thing you’ve seen?

Does the heat bother you? Not at all. The heat has never been enough to bother me yet. I’m out here in the rain, and when it’s cold

Low Cost Acupuncture Private & Community Walk-ins Welcome Jennifer Conlin L.Ac. Bill Nichols L.Ac. Most insurance accepted Massage available

1209 Esplanade Ste 1 (corner of West 2nd Ave) 530.342.2895 • 10am–4pm M–F or by Appt AmericanChi.net

Oh yes, this one and that one [points toward East Ninth Street]. I see lots of accidents. The worst is when people come driving the wrong way. They do it a lot. —KEN SMITH kens@newsreview.com

by Toni Scott tonis@newsrev iew.com

Being married to a former sports writer, I’m fairly sports savvy. I brought a healthy knowledge of the NFL to our relationship, but Nick fortified our union by introducing me to college football, professional baseball, and perhaps most important, buffalo wings. So when I heard a new restaurant centered around sports just opened in Chico, and then a rumor about yet another sports eatery with an emphasis on wings coming to town, I was pretty jazzed. The first is Shenanigan’s, which officially opened its doors last week in the old Albatross building as an upscale sports bar and restaurant. In my short time in Chico I’ve seen the north Esplanade building house The Albatross, The Gooney Bird, Blue Flame, The Albatross again, and now, Shenanigan’s. Shenanigan’s may just have a winning combination with owner Tamara Garner’s spunk and focus on service. The restaurant looks great, with sports memorabilia hanging on the walls (a signed Ted Williams Red Sox jersey is among the lot), but what I’m sure will draw people in is the culture Garner is creating around customer service. Garner hails from Las Vegas and moved to the area a few years ago. She spent 14 years running a staffing company that provided wait staff, bartenders and other hospitality personnel to bars and restaurants on the Strip. She’s a burst of energy and someone you’d love to have a beer with. And that’s her vision: to create a relaxed atmosphere where customers can enjoy the company of their friends and those serving them. Garner mentioned that she created a job fair of sorts when she hired her wait staff, bringing about 300 applicants to the restaurant. She asked bartender candidates to come to follow-up interviews dressed in costume and had them serve up three of their favorite drinks to Garner’s friends and business partners. I’m looking forward to ordering food and drinks from the dynamic, outgoing crew after a long day at the office. When I was chatting with Garner, she reiterated a rumor that I’ve been hearing for a few weeks about Buffalo Wild Wings, a national chain restaurant, coming to the North Valley Plaza, on the heels of Wingstop opening in the Mangrove shopping center late last year. Inquiries made to Buffalo Wild Wings media representatives were not fruitful, so I called up North Valley Plaza owner Lucy Parks to see if she could let me in on any information. Parks wouldn’t confirm Buffalo Wild Wings was moving in, but did say that the North Valley Plaza is getting two new restaurants, offering a glimmer of hope that one of them might be BWW. Parks also said that the vacant building that once housed Michael’s has a new tenant. Again, she couldn’t reveal the business, so you’ll have to watch this column for future updates. After losing Mervyn’s and having long undeveloped lots, I’m excited for the new activity at the plaza. A place there to eat some tasty sauceslathered wings would just hit it out of the park.

Oroville’s PREMIER Studio for

“Complete water service from drilling the well to the faucet”

Hire A Company That Knows Your Area’s Geological Makeup

Yoga & Pilates YOGA • KUNDALINI YOGA • PILATES HULA HOOP • CHAIR YOGA • BUTI YOGA • ZUMBA

NEW CL I ENT SPECI A L

1unlimitedweek classes $25

With 25 years of experience in the Greater Oroville Area, Precision Pump brings you licensed knowledgeable personnel able to give you the most productive economical solution to your water needs.

Precision Pump excels at solar solutions to your water needs. That’s where our experience, knowledge and training come together to give you superior results.

Precision Pump Co. ExhaleYogaOroville.com • 965-0347 • 1440 Myers St. Suite C • Downtown Oroville

check us out on

530-533-4944

precisionpumpco.com • precisionpump@comcast.net

530-712-7041

C-57 Lic. #862386

• 530-533-4944 • precisionpump.com • precisionpump@comcast.net • 530-712-7041 • C-57 Lic #862386

August 7, 2014

CN&R

CATCHING UP WITH

TIM DECHRISTOPHER

ON THE COVER: Tim DeChristopher at the Audubon Sanctuary, Santa Fe, N.M., 2011 PHOTO © JENNIFER ESPERANZA WWW.JENNIFERESPERANZA.COM

CN&R

August 7, 2014

The activist known as Bidder 70 reflects on civil disobedience, life after prison and the fight against climate change

Tim DeChristopher’s supporters from Peaceful Uprising during a demonstration the day of his sentencing, July 26, 2011. PHOTO BY JONATHAN MAUER VIA WIKIPEDIA

by Sarah van Gelder

n the morning of December 19, 2008, Tim DeChristopher woke up knowing he would somehow protest an auction of oil and gas leases on federal lands in Utah’s red rock country. How he would make his views known, though, was a mystery. When an official at the auction asked him if he was there to bid on land parcels, he agreed. That seemed like a good place to start. At first, he bid on parcels to increase their prices—it didn’t seem right to him that the leases were going for as little as $2 an acre. But after more than half the leases had been acquired by oil and gas companies, he began bidding to win. He acquired the rights to 14 parcels—a total of 22,500 acres for $1.8 million—before he was escorted out of the auction, and held and questioned by federal officials. His civil disobedience galvanized activists concerned about the climate crisis and the fate of public wilderness lands. Some, including members of his Unitarian Universalist Church, formed the climate justice action group Peaceful Uprising. On April 1, 2009, DeChristopher was indicted on two felony counts: interfering with a federal oil and gas leasing auction and making false statements. He pled not guilty on both counts and rejected the offer of a plea bargain, so he faced 10 years in prison and a fine of $750,000. His supporters raised cash to cover the first payment on the leases he’d won. The auction of those lands—initiated under the Bush administration—was later ruled illegal and rescinded. But DeChristopher was found guilty. He served 21 months in prison and paid a fine of $10,000. He was released in April 2013 and is now attending

About the author:

Sarah van Gelder is co-founder and editor in chief of YES! Magazine. This interview was originally published in The Power of Story, the Summer 2014 issue of YES! Magazine.

Harvard Divinity School. Tim DeChristopher was born in West Virginia, where his mother was an early opponent of mountaintop removal. He worked as a wilderness guide for at-risk youth and was studying economics at the University of Utah when he took part in the protest that made him famous. Rolling Stone called DeChristopher “America’s most creative climate criminal.” He was nominated for the 2011 Utahn of the Year by The Salt Lake Tribune, named a 2011 Visionary of the Year by Utne Reader, and was one of the “YES! Breakthrough 15” in 2012. The documentary Bidder 70 features his story, and he’s been interviewed by, among many others, Bill Moyers, Amy Goodman, and David Letterman. Sarah van Gelder: What was the moment like for you when you realized you were going to go to jail? Tim DeChristopher: Once I decided to start winning parcels of land at the auction, I pretty much knew I was going to prison. That moment was extremely liberating. It was the first moment that I felt like my actions were finally in line with what I felt was the scale of the crisis. van Gelder: I read that you decided to start bidding when you saw a friend burst into tears. DeChristopher: That was one of the things that pushed me to the edge. I was feeling outraged that most of the parcels were going for $10 or $12 an acre. Some were going for as little as $2 an acre. And I saw toward the back of the room someone I knew

“A lot of the blame falls on comfortable liberals who changed their light bulbs, bought organic, and sat back and patted themselves on the back.”

from my church, and she started crying. I think what drove her to tears was watching the inhumanity of it and the coldness of it— that there was absolutely no respect for what was being lost. The depth of her emotion justified the depth of my emotion; it made me feel like I wasn’t crazy for feeling outraged. van Gelder: Your description of a group of people calmly and bureaucratically proceeding to destroy something of immeasurable value reminds me of the phrase “the banality of evil.” DeChristopher: That certainly would’ve fit the room. That’s something that has always bothered me in the discourse around climate change; those who are choosing their own profits over people’s lives say, “Well, it’s just business.”

They make it cold and calculating. It’s only “just business” for the people making profits. For a young person looking at climate change, it is personal. It is an older generation trading our lives for their own short-term interests, whether that’s fossil fuel executives trading our lives for profit or whether that’s baby boomer liberals trading our lives for their own comfort and convenience because they don’t want to take the risk of fighting back. van Gelder: That’s provocative! Do you want to expand on that? DeChristopher: I’ve never seen a place in this movement or in the discourse around climate change where it’s considered appro“ACTIVIST” continued on page 20 August 7, 2014

CN&R

“ACTIVIST” continued from page 19

C H ICO PE R F OR M A N C E S

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS

NOW ON SALE! UNIVERSITY BOX OFFICE (3 RD & CHESTNUT STREET)

JAZZ FAMILY DANCE WORLD CLASSICAL FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFO: WWW.CHICOPERFORMANCES.COM | 898-6333 20 CN&R August 7, 2014

priate for young people to express their anger at old people. But it’s just under the surface. I don’t think we can have a healthy dialogue around climate change until young people are able to express that anger in an honest way, just like I don’t think we ever could have had really honest and productive dialogues around race without the expression of black rage. Certainly we need more than just rage, and on its own, it’s not productive. But if it’s not ever addressed, I think it’s hard to move forward in a trusting way. van Gelder: What is it that enrages you? DeChristopher: I’ve met very few baby boomer liberals who understand what it means to be a young person facing the reality of climate change. It means that we’re never going to have the opportunities that our parents’ and our grandparents’ generations had, and that we’ve got this massive burden weighing on our future. We constantly hear baby boomers saying to young people: “Stopping climate change is going to be the challenge of your generation.” Well, that’s not really true. We’ve known about climate change for 20 years, during the time when baby boomers were holding power in this country. Stopping climate change was the challenge of the baby boomer generation, and they failed because it would’ve meant making sacrifices and putting their children’s and grandchildren’s generations ahead of their own. They chose not to do that. Certainly a lot of the blame falls on fossil fuel executives and politicians, but a lot of it falls on comfortable liberals who changed their light bulbs, bought organic, and sat back and patted themselves on the back. Young people don’t have the luxury of feeling like that’s enough—like they can go to their graves content that they drove a Prius and voted Democrat, so they don’t have to feel guilty about this catastrophe. van Gelder: That may be objectively true, but if you look at most young people, they’re doing as little as the boomers did. DeChristopher: If you look at the masses in the middle, that’s true. But the masses are never who change things. I think you have to look at the people who are engaged and paying attention to the world, which is a minority. I don’t know that there are necessarily more young people who are more awake and engaged, but I think those who are awake and engaged are looking at things in a different way than generations before, realizing that changing our consumer habits is not enough. We are going to be making sacrifices, both now in fighting this injustice and throughout our lives in dealing with the impacts of it. van Gelder: I’d like to go back to the moment when you stood in front of the judge and you said, “This is what love looks like.” Can you bring yourself back to that moment and recall what you were feeling then? Were you feeling love? DeChristopher: To some extent, yeah. That was the first chance I had to speak freely in the court. And so I

spoke for probably half an hour. That last line, “This is what love looks like,” is the line I stole from a speech Chris Hedges gave when he was getting arrested outside of the White House, in 2010, I think. He said, “This is what hope looks like.” My speech was directed at the judge. I was saying, “I’m not looking for your mercy. I’m looking for you to join me.” But in a way, the judge wasn’t really my audience. I was speaking to a much wider public about why I was there. van Gelder: Were you trying to get through to the jurors? DeChristopher: No, the jurors had been gone for months at that point. I was never allowed to speak freely to the jurors. van Gelder: Do you think that if you’d had a chance to talk directly to the jurors you could have gotten through to them? DeChristopher: Yeah, I think that’s a possibility. van Gelder: What would you have told them if you’d had a chance? DeChristopher: There are things about myself and my case I would’ve wanted them to know. The biggest one is that the auction was later overturned and ruled illegal. That was something we were absolutely not allowed to tell them. Another was the fact that we offered to mail the Bureau of Land Management the money as a payment for the leases, and they wouldn’t take it. And we weren’t allowed to talk about climate change. Also, I would have liked to explain the reasons going through administrative channels for objecting to the auction felt futile. Two months before the auction, the House Resources Committee, chaired by Raul Grijalva, issued a report about how the BLM under the Bush administration was taking volunteers from the oil and gas industry to process the written objections to proposed leasing parcels. van Gelder: And you felt that the jury had the right to choose what is called “jury nullification”—to actually go against the specifics of the law. DeChristopher: And that would’ve been even more important: to remind the jury that their role is to protect our fellow citizens from the government. Juries are not just there to take orders from the government and to do whatever the government wants. It’s the opposite. They were created because our founding fathers were leery of too much power in the hands of government officials. That’s why we have human beings, not computers, doing this job. We need jurors to use their conscience. That is the role of a citizen. A citizen should always use their conscience in all their civic duties. One of the pivotal moments for me came during the jury selection when the judge called each juror, one at a time, into his chambers and asked them if they would do whatever he told them to do, even if it violated their conscience. And unless they said they were willing to do what they thought was morally wrong, they weren’t allowed on the jury. That really clarified for me the power of conscience

A trio of environmentalists: Acclaimed authors and activists Janisse Ray and Bill McKibben pose with Tim DeChristopher (center) in April 2011, a few months before he was sentenced to 21 months in prison. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK VIA WIKIPEDIA

as one of those key factors that determines which road we’re going to go down—whether we respond to the climate crisis by turning against one another in fear or turning toward one another in love. I saw one juror after another say, “Yes, your honor, I’ll do whatever you tell me to do, even if I think it’s morally wrong.” And when I saw that, I saw how some of the great mass atrocities in history can happen. But I also saw the prosecutor freak out. I saw him panicked and terrified at the notion of citizens using their conscience when they’re exercising their civic duties. And just as powerful as understanding how atrocities can happen was seeing a U.S. attorney, who has the full power of the United States government behind him, terrified at the power of conscience. I saw that on the one hand if people let go of their moral authority, any atrocity is possible. But on the other hand, when people hold onto their conscience and the shared moral agency of their community, there’s no institution and no power that can’t be affected by that. That’s part of why I’m going to divinity school. I see this question of whether or not we have faith in our own moral authority as a spiritual issue. van Gelder: So how do you see your role? Once you’ve graduated, will you become a minister in the Unitarian Universalist Church? Do you see your role as helping people acquaint themselves with their own moral calling? DeChristopher: I’m not sure. I think if I had those answers, I wouldn’t be in divinity school. I’d just go do it. I’m there because I have an understanding of what the challenge is, and I know that whatever my path is, it needs the kind of spiritual foundation that I’m getting in divinity school. In terms of connecting people with their own moral authority, I think that’s deep, slow work that’s not done alone. I think that’s something that’s done

in a community. van Gelder: I grew up in the Quaker tradition, which asks that of each person. There’s no minister— no authority to turn to—so each person is expected to figure out for themselves what action to take within the context of a spiritual community. But it tends to be slow work. It took many Quakers years to decide that they were going to release the slaves they owned and oppose slavery overall. But once they figured that out, they became the backbone of the abolition movement. It’s a quandary. We don’t have a lot of time. DeChristopher: We’re also not starting at the beginning— there is a strong critical mass of people who see the crisis that we’re in and are committed to resisting it and fighting for a healthy and just world. So that part of the choice has been made. It’s just building the discipline then of getting to the point where responding is automatic. van Gelder: But do we want our responses to be simple and automatic? Our moral quandaries are quite complex. I’m reminded of Thoreau’s response when Emerson asked what he was doing in prison, and Thoreau answered: “The question is what are you doing out there?” Because we could all be in prison every single day of our lives for the atrocities we’re allowing to go by. Each one is a choice. DeChristopher: True. And I think we need to spend more time understanding where that line is for us— what we’re going to tolerate and what we’re going to absolutely not accept. With a better idea of where that line is, we can respond more quickly, and our conscience can kick in faster. van Gelder: You’re at Harvard. You’re at this center of power and the elite. And you’re at the divinity school there—a center of spiritual inquiry, which you mentioned is ecumenical. What is this like for you, coming

“People in times of hardship can turn toward one another, and hardship can bring out the best in people.”

“ACTIVIST” continued on page 22

35% OFF MUSIC FESTIVAL PASSES FOR THE FUNK OF IT MUSIC FESTIVAL August 15-16 / Belden, CA: $75 weekend passes for $48.75

Buy online anytime with credit card or in person with cash, check or credit card, M-F 9am-5pm at 353 E. Second Street, Downtown Chico. Use promo code SUMMERFUN online or in person to save an additional 20%. Expires Aug. 31, 2014.

W W W. N E W S R E V I E W. C O M August 7, 2014

CN&R

“ACTIVIST” continued from page 19

C H ICO PE R F OR M A N C E S

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS

NOW ON SALE! UNIVERSITY BOX OFFICE (3 RD & CHESTNUT STREET)

JAZZ FAMILY DANCE WORLD CLASSICAL FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFO: WWW.CHICOPERFORMANCES.COM | 898-6333 20 CN&R August 7, 2014

“People in times of hardship can turn toward one another, and hardship can bring out the best in people.”

“ACTIVIST” continued on page 22

35% OFF MUSIC FESTIVAL PASSES FOR THE FUNK OF IT MUSIC FESTIVAL August 15-16 / Belden, CA: $75 weekend passes for $48.75

W W W. N E W S R E V I E W. C O M August 7, 2014

CN&R

“ACTIVIST” continued from page 21

right out of prison? DeChristopher: The experience of the Harvard Divinity School is very different than the experience of Harvard. The experience of being at Harvard is just saturated with privilege in a really disgusting way. van Gelder: What is that like for you? DeChristopher: It’s disorienting. I’m probably one of the few people at Harvard who has spent time being homeless and in prison, and to now be surrounded by that level of privilege at times makes me feel guilty and at times just feels like a heavy responsibility. People refer to “Harvard Yard,” the old area of Harvard, and they’ll talk about a class in one of those buildings, and they’ll say, “It’s on the Yard.” And when I first started hearing that, I thought “Man, a year ago I was in prison, and when people would say ‘on the yard,’ that meant something very different.” The divinity school has a very different feel than the rest of Harvard. It’s a far more humane place. In the rest of Harvard, knowledge is a commodity that can be used for our purposes, and used against others. Whereas in the divinity school, it feels like knowledge is a relationship; it is something that connects us to others. van Gelder: I realize there’s a lot of uncertainty, but as you look ahead, what do you think you will be doing next? DeChristopher: I’ve gotten involved with some folks from the Lakota Nation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, to plan a unity concert in September in the Black Hills. This concert is an effort to try to create some trust across cultural divides in areas where trust has been repeatedly violated, so that we can unite to be more effective in the struggle for a healthy and just future. Also, there’s a case coming up in May of Jay O’Hara and Ken Ward, who anchored a lobster boat in front of the Brayton Point coal plant south of Boston, blockading a coal shipment. They’re going to trial in May. They might actually have the opportunity to argue in court that they acted to prevent the greater harm of climate change. I’ve also been in some conversation with Jonathan Moylan in Australia who did a Yes Men-style action there around a coal mine and issued a fake press release that caused a lot of bad PR for the coal company and the bank that was funding it. He is now facing 10 years in prison, and he’s going to trial in June. I don’t know the Australian legal system, but I do know a bit about using the trial as an organizing opportunity. van Gelder: Looking ahead further, how do you think the climate crisis will affect our future? DeChristopher: I think it’ll cause massive food shortages and disruptions of our agricultural system. At the same time, we’re looking at an ever-increasing number of migrants whose homes are under water and who are moving into areas that are already stressed—because of droughts, because of food short-

ages, because of a generally unworkable economic model. These communities are already insecure, and they’ll have waves of other people coming in who are completely insecure themselves, and we can see the conflicts that can come out of that. I think there’ll be plenty of opportunities for those in power to pit people at the bottom against one another, to say: All those hardships you’re facing, those are the people who are causing them—that group, whether it’s migrants, unions, religious groups, whatever it may be. And if we’re not ready for that as a society—if we’re not committed to a path of cooperation—then there’s a potential for us to create a really ugly society that could bring out the worst in us. People feeling insecure can be driven to do really ugly things to their fellow human beings. I think there’s also the potential for the opposite to happen. People in times of hardship can turn toward one another, and hardship can bring out the best in people. And those hardships, those shortages, could be an opportunity to reflect on what’s really important to us and to create new bonds. Look at the difference between the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and of Hurricane Sandy. After Katrina, what filled the void was militarism, police power, and violence. And immediately following that was corporate power and the privatization of public resources. After Sandy, the first thing that filled the void was the people power of Occupy, and they were in every neighborhood. So people power created new bonds and even healed old wounds. One of the stories that came out of Occupy Sandy was of a young guy in Occupy who shoveled out the basement of a guy who turned out to be the cop who had beaten him up in Zuccotti Park. The cop was like, “Why would these horrible kids—these people we were told to beat up—why would they be shoveling out my basement?” It became an opportunity for a real connection: The kid could express his values and his worldview and the reasons why what they were doing in the park was the same thing as what they were doing shoveling out his basement. I think a lot of people looked at Occupy and said, “Why are they spending so much time sitting around talking?” Completely unproductive, right? But they built networks. They built relationships. They spent a lot of time articulating their vision and values and being reminded that this is their community—this is their society. When Sandy happened, we realized, that’s what they were doing. They were getting ready for whatever lay ahead. That’s why I think activism right now is so critical. The only thing inevitable about our future is that the status quo cannot continue. We know things are going to change. But we can go down very different roads from this point. There’s an opportunity now to build a society in the ashes of this one that is much more in line with our values. There’s the opportunity for this disruption to be sort of a mass reflection where we realize that basing society on greed and competition was not the best way to go about things. Maybe we can do better. But that’s not inevitable any more than the ugly path is inevitable, which to me is why our engagement now is really, really critical. Ω

“There’s the opportunity for a mass reflection where we realize that basing society on greed and competition was not the best way to go about things.”

The CN&R first checked in with Tim DeChristopher just a few months before he was indicted on federal charges. That story, by Ryan Laine (“His own best hope,” Greenways), published on Jan. 22, 2009. 22 CN&R August 7, 2014

Saturday, August 23rd 8:30pm

Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre

B I N GO

Friday, th September 5 6:30pm

Tickets available at our Box Office and online at www.GoldCountryCasino.com • 21 and older www.GoldCountryCasino.com • 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville, California • 800.334.9400 August 7, 2014

CN&R 23

Arts & Culture Funky summer

Mojo Green

THIS WEEK “TSpencer people would know.” Rouse would know. The pop-

here’s a lot more funk out there than

ular Chico deejay spins old-school funk vinyl on his long-running Wax On radio by show on KZFR 90.1 Ashiah FM (Thursdays, 3-5 Scharaga p.m.) and he’s one of ashiahs@ the regular house deenewsreview.com jays at Duffy’s funky, sweaty Wednesday night disco-dance parties. Sitting and chilling on a recent summer Preview: afternoon at the Naked For the Funk of It, Lounge downtown, he Aug. 15-17, Belden. waxed on about the Tickets: two-day: upcoming For the Funk $65/adults, of It festival, a three$35/kids (online prior to Aug. 10); day, dance party/ $100 cash at gate. campout that he and coVisit producer Bob Backwww.ftffest.com strom are putting on in for info on tickets, Belden later this month. parking, camping The idea came about and hotels. when Rouse and Backstrom (one-time local music/comedy promoter and former owner of Bustolini’s Deli & Coffee House) noticed that there was only one funk fest on the West Coast, the Long Beach Funk Fest on Labor Day. “[The goal is] to bring all the funk together, to bring notoriety to these bands and to let people hear them,” Rouse said. More than 20 funk bands from across the North State and beyond will jam about 34 hours’ worth of funk along the Feather River at the inaugural festival.

CN&R

August 7, 2014

THURS

Inaugural funk festival comes to the Feather River

Jelly Bread

Special Events PINEWOOD DERBY: Preschool through 6th grade children race

Bands, deejays and other performers will play on two stages—the indoor bar stage and the outdoor main stage, nestled between the wilderness and the riverside. To escape the heat, festival-goers can float on the river and still hear the funk flowing right along with the current. Overnight accommodations include campsites, cabins and hotels with a view of the river and the music. There will be vendors, including food and beverages (with a full bar) for purchase. What will set this festival apart from the many other Nor Cal summer festivals, Rouse said, is the relaxed, inclusive, familyfriendly vibe of rural Belden. Well, that, and the fact that it’s an all-funk fest. “Funk music has that draw which is primal, y’know, the ‘unh,’ the U-N-H. But it’s also joyous and it celebrates the human experience,” Rouse said. “It’s really the human experience put to music … that gets you to dance and celebrate and shake off and have that shared experience with other people and the band of what it’s like to be human.” Highlights on the schedule include Jelly Bread, an alternative rock-soul-funk band from Reno; Chico’s funky jammers Swamp Zen; Oakland’s Funk Revival Orchestra; and

Moksha, a rock-funk band from Las Vegas. The Saturday headliner—Reno’s heavy-horn funk and soul group Mojo Green—is an act Rouse is particularly looking forward to. For the second half of Mojo Green’s set, the band will back up “Hornageddon,” an 11-piece horn section composed of artists from various bands. “I don’t think there’s a band that we’re really, really interested in that’s smaller than seven pieces,” Rouse said. “The bigger, the better.” The duo hope to keep expanding the event. If it garners a good response, they plan to invite bigger funk acts from all over the world. Backstrom—who just returned to Chico last weekend from a year abroad in Ecuador and Costa Rica—and Rouse have spent 18 months planning the festival, working out the details, securing permits and lining up sponsors. They wanted to take the time to make sure it turns out right and that people feel good about it, Rouse said. “We kind of have big visions for it,” Rouse said. “We both see it as something that could grow quite large, so we didn’t want to have anything hanging over it.” Rouse said support from sponsors and excitement from the community has been great. He’s eager to see it all come together. “The bands that we’re having and the people who are coming are all wonderful people,” he said. “I’ve been working on this so long that I’m really looking forward to seeing the smiles on people’s faces.” Ω For the Funk of It festival co-organizer Spencer “DJ Spenny” Rouse is chill before the funk. PHOTO BY ASHIAH SCHARAGA

their hand-built derby cars and compete for best design and originality. Th, 8/7, 6:30pm. Free. Terry Ashe Center, 6626 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 876-9466.

THURSDAY NIGHT MARKET: The market is back with fresh produce, local food, arts and crafts, plus live entertainment. This Week: Western African dance and drums with Gorgorlu, and acoustic folk rock from Max Minardi. Th, 6-9pm. Free. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.

Music ABERRANCE EP RELEASE: Paradise death metal band releases

their EP, Dust, plus hardcore from Orland from Every Hand Betrayed, L.A-based Exhausted Prayer, the Bay Area’s Ion and Corning’s Waves of Leviathan. Th, 8/7, 8pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

UNCLE DAD’S RADIO SHOW: Tune in to 90.1 FM as Gavin and Josh host their now-regular radio show about local music, arts and happenings, plus live entertainment. This week: The Mondegreens. Th, 6pm. KZFR, 341 Broadway 416, (530) 895-0706.

Theater SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN: Stage version of the classic light-hearted

movie musical about Hollywood in the 1920s. Th-Sa, 7:30pm; Su, 2pm through 8/17. $12-$20. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

JOHN BIDWELL’S BIRTHDAY Sunday, Aug. 10 Bidwell Mansion

SEE SUNDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

FINE ARTS Theater SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

SUN

Special Events JOHN BIDWELL’S BIRTHDAY PARTY: Take a walk

FRI

PINEWOOD DERBY Thursday, Aug. 7 Terry Ashe Center

SEE THURSDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

Special Events ART ABOUT: A monthly art walk coordinated by the Chico Visual Arts Alliance (ChiVAA). A different area of Chico is featured every second Friday of the month. F, 8/8, 5-8pm. Free. Visit website for details, www.chivaa.org/artabout.

DESSERT FOR A CAUSE: Support All Fired Up’s ceramics program for adults with disabilities. Buy a handmade ceramic bowl and enjoy ice cream with friends. F, 8/8, 5-8pm. $5-$15. Chico All Fired Up, 830 Broadway, (530) 8945227.

FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT: Downtown Chico’s summer music series continues with hits and beats from The Revells. F, 8/8, 7-8:30pm. Chico City Plaza, downtown Chico.

GARAGE SALE: The annual fundraising sale for the 1078 Gallery, featuring unique treasures from the community, early bird shopping during the ArtAbout, live music and drinks. Call for more info. F, 8/8, 5-8pm, Sa, 8/9, 8am2pm. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

Theater SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

SAT

Special Events BERRY FESTIVAL: Family fun in the foothills with live entertainment, food, crafts and activities, plus raffles and blackberry pies. Proceeds benefit the volunteer fire department, local students and the Berry Creek Grange. Sa, 8/9, 10am-4pm. Free. Berry Creek Grange, 1477 Bald Rock Rd., www.berrycreekca.org.

GARAGE SALE: See Thursday. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

MICHELEN EMBERS ALBUM RELEASE: Local western skiffle quartet release new EP Looking for a Hole, plus friends Bunnymilk opening the show. Sa, 8/9, 9pm. $5. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.

MOVIE SERIES: A monthly showing of various movies pertaining to performance art. This month: Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton. Sa, 8/9, 8pm. $2-$5. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 3431973, www.1078gallery.org.

PARADISE DUTCH OVEN COOK-OFF: A cowboy BBQ, saloon and music with a dutch oven cook-off and sampling, plus a silent auction and drawing to benefit the Boy’s and Girl’s Club and Gold Nugget Museum. Sa, 8/9, 10am-5pm. $5. Gold Nugget Museum, 502 Pearson Rd. in Paradise, (530) 872-8722, www.goldnugget museum.com.

PARADISE QUILT SHOW: The Paradise Ridge Quilter’s Guild hosts their annual quilt show with examples ranging from Civil War- and Depression-era works to modern quilts and fabric thread painting. Sa, 8/9, 10am-5pm, Su, 8/10, 10am-4pm. Paradise Intermediate School, 5657 Recreation Dr. Between Clark and Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-6465.

WHERE EVERYONE HAS A PLACE AT THE TABLE: A fundraiser event for Chico’s first donationsonly, farm-to-table cafe with a gourmet dinner, art auction and live music. Sa, 8/9, 69pm. Donations. 100th Monkey Community Cafe, 642 W. Fifth St.

through time at the Historic Bidwell Mansion State Park during an evening of interactive entertainment for all ages including birthday cupcakes and a drawing. Su, 8/10, 6pm. $5 donations. Bidwell Mansion, 525 Esplanade, (530) 895-6144, www.bidwellmansion association.com.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BALLET: The summer workshop performance highlights young dancers in a variety of dance styles after studying with professionals from around the world. Su, 8/10, 2-3:30pm. Free. Paradise Performing Arts Center, 777 Nunneley Rd. (530) 872-8454, www.paradiseperformingarts.com.

PARADISE QUILT SHOW: See Saturday. Paradise Intermediate School, 5657 Recreation Dr. Between Clark and Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-6465.

Theater SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN: See Thursday. Chico Theater Company, 166-F Eaton Rd., (530) 8943282, www.chicotheatercompany.com.

TUES

Music DELLA MAE: Singer/songwriters Celia Woodsmith, Courtney Hartman, Jenni Lyn Gardner, Kimber Ludiker and Shelby Means bring their gritty bluegrass to Chico Tu, 8/12, 7:30pm. $17.50. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.sierra nevada.com/bigroom.

Art AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Historic Heart and

Arteries, Chico Icons group exhibition showcases mixed-media works from over thirty local artists. Through 8/30. 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

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, 10am-6pm. 345 Broadway, (530) 891-0900, www.chicopapercompany.com.

GYPSY ROSE SALON: Florals, Chico State graduate Frances Duty showcases her acrylic floral and nature paintings. Th, 8/7. 151 Broadway St, Chico, CA, (530) 891-4247.

HAS BEANS INTERNET CAFE & GALLERIA: Dance

With Me, new acrylic and mixed media paitnings from Diane Siguenza. Through 8/31. 501 Main St., (530) 894-3033, www.hasbeans.com.

HEALING ART GALLERY: Jane King, a Northern California artists touched by cancer, showcases her paintings. Through 10/9. 265 Cohasset Rd. inside Enloe Cancer Center, (530) 332-3856.

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.jamessnidlefine arts.com.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS: Resent paintings by

Betty O’Hare. Betty’s Haiku tells the story of her current exhibit: Bidwell’s vines and leaves print with imagination matrix, brush, pen, love. Reception Thurs. Aug. 7th 5pm8pm. 254 E. Fourth St., (530) 343-2930.

K.W. Moore Sr. Ongoing. Aqua Vita Water of Life, a mixed-media group art show featuring new works from local artists. Through 9/2. 493 East Ave., (530) 345-3063.

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.

Call for Artists ALL-MEDIA ART SHOW: The Chico Art Center 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) 877-1919.

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: New Works, American and western scenes in oil from

for more Music, see NIGHTLIFE on page 30

PARADISE DUTCH OVEN COOK-OFF Saturday, Aug. 9 Gold Nugget Museum

SEE SATURDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

High mountain pie 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.

The ruggedly beautiful, rural community of Berry Creek is always an interesting destination for a day trip, and never more so than during the community’s annual Berry Creek Berry Festival, which this year—the event’s 16th—falls on Saturday, Aug. 9. The all-day, free, family-friendly festival EDITOR’S PICK at the Berry Creek Grange features food, crafts, music and locally famous blackberry pies, more than 500 of which were sold last year. Proceeds benefit the local volunteer fire department, students and the Berry Creek Grange.

August 7, 2014

CN&R

Tacos Cortes

local silver! BULLETIN BOARD Community AFRICAN DANCE CLASS: A workout set to the

Monday – Friday 9am – 9pm • Saturday – Sunday 8am – 9pm

sounds and rhythms of West Africa. Call for info. M, 6pm. $10. Chico Grange Hall, 2775 Old Nord Ave., (530) 321-5607.

friday special

$4c.h5il0ada

inner

1530 Park Ave., Chico, CA • (530) 342 -3797

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.

BELLY DANCE CLASS: Weekly belly dance with

I have long used colloidal silver as a natural remedy for healing and immunity. My favorite application is as a sinus spray. Being a mild astringent, it opens up swollen, restricted nasal passages. Since it is a broad anti-microbial, it prevents and clears up many sinusitis issues. Back in the day, when fresh milk came in bottles and nickels were made from real silver, it was common to drop a nickel in each milk bottle to prevent bacterial growth and keep the milk fresh longer. And remember the old westerns, when a thirsty cowboy found a canteen in the desert, how he would shake it and listen? That was the silver coin he was listening for, assuring him that the water was safe to drink. Given the lousy quality of the air we are currently breathing, I am using colloidal silver daily to keep my sinuses healthy. It’s a much better option that a lot of the sinus sprays out there that tend to cause dependence.

AS PART OF CHICO EXPERIENCE WEEK

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH LAXSON AUDITORIUM | CSU CHICO | 7:30 P.M.

TICKETS SEASON SUBSCRIBERS TICKETS AVAILABLE MONDAY, AUGUST 11 & TUESDAY AUGUST 12 INDIVIDUAL TICKETS AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13

I was recently approached by a lovely woman named Terra Karma who’s family has started a local colloidal silver business called “Silver Remedy”. I tried her colloidal silver on my sinuses and it’s the real deal! Her contact information is: silverremedy@yahoo.com/ (530)521-7434. I really like being able to purchase great products locally. I hope you do to. I am stocking “Silver Remedy” at Chico Creek Well

FOR MORE INFO & TO PURCHASE TICKETS:

CN&R

August 7, 2014

BINGO: Proceeds donated to non-profit. Su,

4pm. $15 per pack. Paradise Elks Lodge, 6309

BINGO

Sundays Paradise Elks Lodge SEE COMMUNITY

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.

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

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

DANCING FREEDOM: A weekly open dance with

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

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

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

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

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

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.

7pm. $10. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E. Third St., (808) 757-0076.

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

WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLAN CLASS: An eight week course on learning to live with mental illness. Sa, 1:30pm through 9/13. 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 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.

TURTLE OR TORTOISE PRESCHOOL: Learn about different types of turtles, go on a short walk and look for them, make a turtle craft and meet the center’s Desert Tortoise, John. Sa, 8/9, 11am-noon. $12. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

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, 8727085.

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.

STUDENT MARKET: The Organic Vegetable Project returns with local and seasonal produce, a variety of herbs, flowers and vegetable starts. Located in the BMU Courtyard. W, 10am-1pm. Opens 8/13. Bell Memorial Union (BMU), 400 W First St. CSU, Chico, (530) 898-4696, www.aschico.com.

Volunteer BIDWELL PARK VOLUNTEERS: Help the park by volunteering for trash pick-up, invasive-plant removal, trail maintenance, site restoration, water-quality testing and more. Check Friends of Bidwell Park website for dates and locations. Ongoing. Bidwell Park, Bidwell Park, www.friendsofbidwellpark.org.

PATRICK RANCH VOLUNTEERS: There are multiple volunteer opportunities available at the museum. Call or email for more info. Ongoing. Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, (530) 514-3903.

WATER MONITORING TRAINING: Volunteers will learn how to collect important data like pH, temperature, stream flow, aquatic insect bioassessments, and more. Trained volunteers will gather this data on the second Saturday of each month at ten sites along Big Chico Creek. Second Sa of every month, 9am. Free. Five Mile Picnic Area, Centennial Way, (530) 342-6620, www.thestreamteam.org.

SUMMER SIZZLER WALK/RUN: The hottest race of the year offers both a 5k walk/run and 10k race. Pre-register online. Sa, 8/9, 7:45am. $15-$35. Bidwell Park One-Mile Recreation, Woodland Ave., (530) 865-4875.

WWW.CHICOPERFORMANCES.COM | 898-6333 SPONSORED BY

BellySutra. Tu, 7pm. $8. 100th Monkey Community Café, 642 W. Fifth St.

DR DEBORAH PENNER DC

TRADITIONAL WEST-AFRICAN DANCE: All levels of drummers and dancers welcome. W, 5:30-

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.

CHOW Shrimpers are a dying breed in this country as Chinese imports now make up 90 percent of U.S. shrimp market. PHOTO BY GWENAEL_LE_VOT VIA THINKSTOCK

opens at 11am • event catering available

Ocean’s bounty on the line

2422 Cohasset Ave. (Outside of All The Best Video)

Henri recommends Paul Greenberg’s call to seafood action ll that the sea asks of us is that we be wise in our “A harvest, recognize the limits of its bounty, and protect the places where seafood wealth is born. In

return the sea will feed us and make us smarter, healthier, and more resilient. Quite a covenant.” by Quite a covenant indeed. And Henri one that Paul Greenberg argues in Bourride his wake-up call of a new book, henri@ American Catch: The Fight for Our newsreview.com Local Seafood, we are much at risk of irrevocably breaching. Growing up in the Midwest, where local fish was so abundant that it could, or should, have been a mainstay of every diet, Henri was continually astonished to see our neighbors blatantly disregard it in favor of highly processed meats and cheeses. Even when fish took the stage, at the state and county fairs, it usually was in the form of perch pie and deep-fried walleyeon-a-stick—or tuna imported from God knows where and whipped with Jell-O into “salads.” Thankfully, mon père frequently sought out local fishermen, and brought home whole salmon and sometimes sturgeon, which he’d grill and smoke, and of course were ingredients in his wonderful fish stews. And, now, having read Greenberg’s fascinating and urgent book, I see that the Midwest was, as it so often has been, a metaphor for the rest of the country: bounty at our fingertips, discounted, disparaged, nearly destroyed. In American Catch, Greenberg, New York Times contributor and author of the award-winning Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, discusses the demise—and to some degree the recoveries—of three separate American fisheries. The first chapter tells the story of the two kinds of New York City oysters: the ones in restaurants and markets, which have been farmed elsewhere and imported; and the ones “wild and live” in the harbor, “polluted, diseased, and staggeringly reduced from their former numbers.” When the Dutch first arrived in the area in the 1600s, the estuary was not only abundant with oysters but the natural oyster reefs partially formed Ellis and Liberty islands, as well as seawalls that protected the harbor. Hurricane Sandy, in 2012,

would not have done nearly the damage had those natural seawalls not been dredged away. The harbor would also be cleaner, a single oyster having the capacity to filter up to 50 gallons of water a day. The second chapter is mostly about Louisiana shrimperies, but also how shrimp in general “tell the story of the unraveling of the entire American seafood economy.” Greenberg writes, “Fifty years ago, 70 percent of our shrimp was wild and most of it hailed from the Gulf of Mexico. Today, 90 percent of our shrimp is farmed and imported,” mostly from Asia. In fact, American seafood imports have increased 1,476 percent over the last half century. This becomes especially puzzling—though Greenberg lays out the economic reasoning for it—in the third chapter, about Alaskan salmon, 79 percent of which is flash frozen and exported to China, where much of it is processed and sent back to the U.S. for consumption. And here is where Greenberg takes off his reporter’s hat and dons his fishermen’s advocate cap (literally, in an encounter with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor). In the final pages, Greenberg argues against the proposed gold-and-copper Pebble Mine of Alaska’s Bristol Bay, which would have a disastrous impact on the 5.3 million pounds of seafood a year produced in those waters. Throughout the book, Greenberg takes us along on his travels, introducing us to crusty old shrimpers, fish mongers, Native American elders, and inner-city school children (from New York’s Harbor School). In the end, the picture’s not as bleak as it might be. While “seafood fraud” continues to be a problem (Oceana.org reports that up to 70 percent of fish sold in markets is mislabeled) and shoreline fish buyers and processors are forced to make way for resort hotels, positive things are happening, many in belated responses to legislation such as the Clean Water Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act—most notably the EPA’s proposal this last July 18 to restrict development of the Pebble Mine. Greenberg is also excited about community-supported fisheries, which link fishermen directly with consumers and are just recently becoming very popular in fishing communities around the country. Ω August 7, 2014

CN&R

MUSIC TICKETS AVAILABLE AT FTFFEST.COM

AUGUST 15 & 16

Pass the peyote

Spindrift performing in 2013 at Glasslands in Brooklyn, N.Y. PHOTO BY CAMERON QUIMM

NOR CAL’S ONLY CAMPING ALL FUNK MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring

Vision questing with L.A. psychedelic western band Spindrift

Ithenever fully materializing. Cacti are perspiring in heat, melting. A train whistles in the distance for ’m in the desert. Mirages come in and out of focus,

a supernaturally long time. A rolling ball of tumbleweed slows, stops in front of me … then asks for directions. by That’s how it felt at the Howard Hardee Spindrift show Friday night h owa rd h @ (Aug. 1) at the Maltese Bar & Tap new srev i ew. c o m Room—as if I was on a peyotefueled vision quest, dark and disorienting on a number of levels, Review: yet undeniably goofy and fun. The Spindrift, Trox and Los Angeles-based band kept it the Terribles, and weird from the moment frontman The Rugs, Friday, Aug. 1, at The Maltese Kirpatrick Thomas—eyes invisible Bar & Tap Room. behind a pair of reflective, swirlylensed goggles—stepped on stage to a backdrop of trippy Old West footage. But the evening started out far less psychedelic. Local indie outfit The Rugs, fronted alternatively by guitarist/vocalist Jeremy Gerrard and singer/songwriter (and Duffy’s Siren) Katrina Rodriguez, ran through a set of mid-tempo country-rock numbers, many of which can be found on their fairly new album, Make Yourself at Home. Gerrard, keyboardist Nolan Ford and drummer Austin King bore instruments adorned with matching rugs. Because they’re called The Rugs, get it? High musicianship abounded—namely, King’s minimalist pitter-patter percussion style and the group’s three-way vocal harmonies, perhaps best exemplified by the staggered refrain of “I don’t want to be famous” in “Peaceful Latitude.” And Gerrard tore up serious carpet, ripping a series of smooth, soulful solos with his upholstered ax. The pace quickened significantly as new local crew Trox and the Terribles—fronted by The Hasta La Pizzas guitarist/vocalist Trenton “Trox” Burnham—took the stage armed with riff-heavy garage rockers. Whatever skepticism I had based on the bassist (Elliot “Colonel Devil Dog” Maldonado) dressed like the biker dude from the Village People disappeared once they plugged their classic guitars into classic amps and turned up the crunch. As

CN&R

A u g u s t 7, 2 0 1 4

a group, the Terribles appeared to have only one setting—chuggin’ hard enough to plow through waist-high snow while riding a horse. The clear highlight for me was closing number “Euthanasia,” built around a simple alternating riff and featuring raw, hyper-dramatic punk vocals. Having been together, in various forms, since 1992, the highly polished Spindrift instinctively functioned as one unit, not merely as individuals playing separate parts. And while the previous two bands operated within the limits of clearly defined genres, Spindrift has created its own. In terms of song structure and tonal variety, Spindrift was pleasingly all over the place. The backbone of their sound is heavy rock, with layers of cowboy twang, echo and feedback on top. Drummer James Acton appeared to be in control of auxiliary sounds, among them that haunting train whistle as well as some deep synth. Their set was almost entirely instrumental and highly cinematic—even more so with the whacky footage of gunslingers and fighting braves projected in the background. (Spindrift has, in fact, scored several movie and television soundtracks, including a recent documentary of their tour of American ghost towns and national monuments, Ghost of the West.) When Thomas did use his microphone, it was mostly to whisper smoky, indistinguishable vocals— like Johnny Cash treated with a metric ton of delay and reverb. Thomas also proved to be a creative guitarist, tweaking his many effects on the fly for optimal space noises. There were a couple of creepy, down-tempo epics à la The Doors, but the high-energy selections were most memorable. For example: the aptly named “Indian Run,” the perfect backing track for an Indian-chase scene in a spaghetti western flick. Beginning with traditional Native American drumming and chanting, it became a bombastic stomp with the addition of overdriven guitars and rock percussion, and then built into a full-on gallop during which you could practically feel the arrows whizzing past your cheek. It was one of the best live songs I’ve seen performed. Afterward, my ears were ringing a little. Or Ω maybe it’s that train whistle, still blowing.

Shattered Reigning Sound Merge Records Those who know Greg Cartwright’s work with Reigning Sound (and previously with the Oblivians and the Compulsive Gamblers) likely will tell you he’s one of the great songwriters of the past 20 years. Of course, it’s a relatively small segment who own Reigning Sound classics like the soulful and brittle Break Up, Break Down and the rambunctiously great Time Bomb High School. The band’s latest fulllength, Shattered, was just released on Merge Records, and should rightfully turn Reigning Sound onto a few new ears. It’s also their best effort since 2005’s odds and ends collection, Home for Orphans. Cartwright strikes a perfect balance between his garage rock and R&B proclivities. Nothing sounds forced, and the songs feel like they’ve been given a little more TLC than those on the band’s last album, 2009’s Love & Curses. “North Cackalacky Girl” crackles like rock ’n’ roll did back in 1955—guitars, organ and harmonies melting together like butter. “If You Gotta Leave” shows Cartwright’s ability to pull aching sadness deep from the gut. This is the pure stuff. And with Cartwright now at a place where he’s not trying for too much guitar, he’s made room for more soul. Not that he’s ever lacked that. —Mark Lore

MUSIC

Comic Bento www.comicbento.com

COMIC BOOK

—Matthew Craggs

The Strain FX, Sundays, 10 p.m. Three episodes in, The Strain’s biggest problem is that it’s yet to become infectious. What made Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s book trilogy—about parasitic vampires with mouth stingers akin to Alien’s Xenomorphs—so addictive were the engaging characters slaying vampires amid personal tragedy. Good, popcorn fun. The novels have a large ensemble cast and it’s taking The Strain quite some time to introduce them all—let alone give them due time—and the story is unraveling perhaps too slowly. For those who’ve read the books, it’s clear things are ramping up, but those coming to the series fresh may find the pace discouraging. There’s hope, however, in the form of creepy visuals, imaginative scares and a great cast—Kevin Durand is intimidating and hilarious as the heart-of-gold exterminator Vasiliy Fet, and Jack Kesy’s less-thanglamorous rock star Gabriel Bolivar is straight off the page. They’re still largely teasing the monster’s reveal, and the chilling images—a young girl’s face partially submerged in milky white water with a thin trickle of blood drawing toward her lips—are so frighteningly reminiscent of the book that I’m hopeful that, given time, FX will deliver enough angst-ridden vamp slaying by screwed-up characters that even Buffy will take note.

YOU’RE WELCOME, NATURE.

Inspired by the popularity of Loot Crate and myriad monthly subscription boxes offering everything from pet products to jewelry, the comic-loving folks of Blind Ferret introduced Comic Bento last month. The graphic-novel subscription service gives readers “more than $50 worth of comics” every month for $25, including shipping and handling. The inaugural selection was nice, delivering on the Montreal-based company’s promise to include a variety of big-name and indie publishers. Seemingly, most subscribers received Looking for Group: Volume 1—not surprising, as it’s a Blind Ferret title—but the selection varies from there. My shipment included another (rough but enjoyable) webcomic, Schlock Mercenary: Under New Management; James O’Barr’s 2012 return to The Crow, The Crow: Midnight Legends, Volume 1: Dead Time; a chunky Marvel Essentials featuring teamups with The Thing; and JLA’s high fantasy adventure, JLA: Riddle of the Beast. Though the shipping box appeared as if Thor’s Mjölnir delivered the parcel, all books arrived in great condition, protected by a cute little Blind Ferret plush. With a retail value close to $80, it’s easy to excuse the odd title that doesn’t click, especially when Blind Ferret’s selection is spot-on, or introduces you to a new favorite title, writer or artist.

RECYCLE THIS PAPER.

IN THE MIX

Thank You Chico Grocery Outlet Shoppers

Locally Owned!

$1,647.56 RAISED! All the money & food raised went to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Chico

CHICO NEW HOURS! M–F 7AM–10PM SAT 8AM–10PM SUN 8AM–9PM

SS EAP TT6

2014

2157 PILLSBURY RD. CHICO NEXT TO KMART

345-2666

m a n z a n i ta

place

chico, ca

—Matthew Craggs August 7, 2014

CN&R

NIGHTLIFE

THURSDAY 8/7—WEDNESDAY 8/13

FRIDAY MORNING JAZZ: A weekly morning 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.

DELLA MAE

Tuesday, August 12 Sierra Nevada Big Room

GUERILLA GORILLA: Death metal/ grind-

SEE TUESDAY

core, plus pop/punk from Fight Music. F, 8/8, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

HAPPY HOUR: Folk and Americana with Steve Johnson. F, 8/8. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.

7THURSDAY

JOHN SEID TRIO: John Seid, Bob Kirkland, and Chris Wenger play and eclectic mix of The Beatles, blues and standards. Th, 8/7, 6-9pm. Grana, 198 E. Second St., (530) 809-2304.

AARON RICH & FRIENDS: Country music round-robin. Third and first Th of every month, 9pm. Free. Crazy Horse

Saloon, 303 Main St., (530) 894-5408.

JOSH ABBOTT BAND: Straight country.

Adam Craig opens. Th, 8/7, 8:30pm. $12$15. El Rey Theatre, 230 W. Second St., (530) 342-2727.

ABERRANCE EP RELEASE: Th, 8/7, 8pm. $5. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 3431973, www.1078gallery.org.

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

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.

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

JEFF PERSHING BAND: A local funk/jam

OPEN MIKEFULL: Open mic night to share

band during happy hour on the patio. Th, 8/7. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.

your music, poetry, comedy, or other talents in a 10-minute slot. First and Third Th of every month, 7pm. $1.

LaSalles Presents Happy Hour Live Music 4-8 pm

Paradise Grange Hall, 5704 Chapel Dr. in Paradise, (530) 873-1370.

8FRIDAY

Started in Seattle, but based in New York City, The Westerlies are a brass quartet dedicated to narrowing the gap between American folk music, jazz, classical and indie rock. All four members are accomplished musicians in their own right— with trumpeter Riley Mulherkar, for example, earning kudos as a “rising jazz artist” from the legendary Wynton Marsalis in the pages of Jet magazine. The Westerlies play 1078 Gallery on Tuesday, Aug. 12, with locals The Pull String Duo.

HIP-HOP SHOWCASE: Sacramento hip-

hop from Chuuwee and YT Triz. F, 8/8, 10pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.

INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: All levels

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.

BRODIE STEWART BAND: A six-piece country rock/twang band. F, 8/8, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com/ brewing-co.

welcome. No partner needed. F, 8pm through 8/8. $2. Chico Creek Dance Centre, 1144 W. First St., (530) 345-8134.

IRISH-MUSIC HAPPY HOUR: A Chico tradition: Friday-night happy hour with an Irish music session by the Pub Scouts. F, 4pm. Opens 8/8. $1. Duffy’s Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.

STEVE JOHNSON, HAPPY HOUR AT LASALLES: Steve Johnson and his

Music Menu plays Americana. F, 8/8, 69pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.

420 Doctor Evals the original

Jeff Pershing followed by Ladies' Night Thursday, August 7 Happy Hour Live Music 4-8 pm

HORNY YOUNG MEN

s Availabl

I.D. Card

Med/rxC Ca sinCe 2009! MED/RX’C CA

Steve Johnson

2961 Hwy 32, Ste 1 • Chico 95973 “Gasoline Alley”

10pm Show

916.525.1100 • 855.525.2010

Chuuwee, Trizz

Natural Wellness

I.D. CarDs avaIlable

50OFF

With this ad. Not good with other offers

Friday, August 8

Happy Hour Live Music 4-8 pm

Black Fong followed by 80's Night Saturday, August 9

Paradise COME SMOKE IN

All Glass 10% OFF

229 Broadway, Chico Follow us on @LaSalleBar 30

CN&R

August 7, 2014

637 Pearson Rd Paradise, CA 530.762.0163 Hand Blown Glass • Pipes • Hookah • Vaporizers • Fine Cigars & much more

A TEST YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE REMEMBER THIS NUMBER

898-1776 13

LIBERTY CAB

NIGHTLIFE

THIS WEEK: FIND MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS ON PAGE 24

9SATURDAY GUERILLA GORILLA, FIGHT MUSIC

80S NIGHT: Wear your most ’80s attire

and dance the night away. Sa, 8pm. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.

Friday, Aug. 8 Maltese Bar and Tap Room

NTS POST EVE BY E IN L ON ING AT REGISTER

newsreview.c

om/chico

BILLY LUND AND WHISKEY WEEKEND: The

SEE FRIDAY

Oregon-based band playing country favorites. Sa, 8/9, 8:30pm. No Cover. Feather Falls Casino, 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.feather fallscasino.com.

BLACK FONG: Groovy, dirty funk during happy hour. Sa, 8/9. LaSalles, 229 Broadway, (530) 893-1891, www.lasallesbar.com.

JAKUBI: Indie rock/pop and jazz from the Australian five-piece touring in support of their newly released album, Couch Potato. Sa, 8/9. Lost On Main, 319 Main St., (530) 891-1853.

JOURNEY UNAUTHORIZED: A tribute to

Journey. Sa, 8/9, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co., 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885, www.feath erfallscasino.com/brewing-co.

THE LONGNECK CONGREGATION: Local music from The Living End tribute band, plus Biggs Roller. Sa, 8/9, 9pm. $5. Maltese Bar & Tap Room, 1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

LOS CABALLITOS QUARTET: Musica Latina with Los Caballitos Quartet, plus food, drinks, and dancing. Sa, 8/9, 7-9pm.

Wine Time, 26 Lost Dutchman Dr., (530) 899-9250, www.winetimechico.com.

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.

DEATH FROM PARADISE, AND BEYOND

Ridge rockers Aberrance are holding a release party for their new EP, Dust, on Thursday, Aug. 7, at 1078 Gallery. Also playing with the self-proclaimed “nocoast dirtcore” quartet are two other local bands— Orland’s Every Hand Betrayed and Corning’s Waves of Leviathan—as well as some of the band’s more farflung compatriots, L.A.-based Exhausted Prayer and the Bay Area’s Ion.

12TUESDAY DELLA MAE: Boston-based bluegrass grit from singer/songwriters Celia Woodsmith, Courtney Hartman, Jenni Lyn Gardner, Kimber Ludiker and Shelby Means. Tu, 8/12, 7:30pm. $17.50. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 East 20th St., (530) 345-2739, www.sierra nevada.com/bigroom.

OPEN MIC: An all-ages open mic for musicians, poets, comedians, storytellers and dancers. Tu, 7pm. Free. 100th Monkey Community Café, 642 W. Fifth St.

THE WESTERLIES: Tu, 8/12, 8pm. $5-$10. 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 3431973, www.1078gallery.org.

2ND ANNUAL

NO.

IT IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE

OCTOBER 9 - 18 Serving Butte, Glenn & Tehama Counties

342-RAPE

24 hr. hotline (Collect Calls Accepted) www.rapecrisis.org

DESIGNER

JEN_PU

REP

JLD

CNR ISSUE

10.23.08

August 7, 2014

FILE NAME RAPE CRISIS INTERV. & PREV.

CN&R

REEL WORLD BEGIN AGAIN

The A+ Team.

THU (8/7) 7PM FRI/SAT 6PM; SUNDAY 4:15PM MON-THURS 8PM

FRIDAY 8/8 – WEDNESDAY 8/13 AND SO IT GOES (Digital) (PG-13)10:55AM 7:25PM DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (Digital) (PG-13) 1:20PM 4:20PM 7:20PM 10:20PM GET ON UP (Digital) (PG-13) 12:45PM 3:55PM 7:05PM 10:15PM GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (3D) (PG-13) 12:00PM 1:00PM 4:00PM 6:05PM 7:00PM 9:00PM GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Digital) (PG13) 11:00AM 2:00PM 3:00PM 5:00PM 8:00PM 10:00PM HERCULES (Digital) (PG-13) 12:20PM 2:50PM 5:20PM 7:50PM 10:25PM HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY, THE (Digital) (PG) 10:40AM 1:30PM 4:20PM 7:10PM 10:00PM INTO THE STORM (Digital) (PG-13) 10:30AM 12:45PM 3:00PM 5:15PM 7:30PM 9:45PM

MOST WANTED MAN, A (Digital) ( R) 1:45PM 4:35PM 10:10PM PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE (Digital) (PG) 10:45AM 1:00PM 3:15PM 5:30PM SEX TAPE (Digital) ( R) 7:45PM 10:15PM

STARTS FRIDAY-ONE WEEK ONLY. ZACH BRAFF

WISH I WAS HERE

FRI/SAT 8PM; SUNDAY 6:30PM; MON-THURS 6PM HELD OVER SAT/SUN MATINEES ONLY

CHEF SAT/SUN 2PM

STEP UP ALL IN (3D) (PG-13)11:45AM 2:25PM 5:05PM

Call 343-0663 or visit www.PageantChico.com

STEP UP ALL IN (Digital) (PG-13) 7:45PM 10:30PM

Step back in time to 1929

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (3D) (PG-13) 10:30AM 1:10PM 2:15PM 3:45PM 7:15PM 9:45PM TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (Digital) (PG-13) 11:45AM 4:45PM 6:30PM 9:05PM

Despite The Mouse, James Gunn’s comic-book flick is a blast

(Summer Movie Clubhouse) - MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN (2014) (Digital) (PG) Wed. 8/13 only 10:00AM

Bi-Plane Flights

LUCY (Digital) ( R) 12:35PM 2:55PM 5:20PM 7:40PM 10:05PM

A Great Gift!

Schooler Flying Co.

Call for details (530) 899–0110

COOL DEALS

FOR HOT DAYS Black Tie Salon & Boutique: $40 gift certificate for $16 Chico Table Tennis Club: $5 gift certificate for $2.50 Floral Native Nursery & Restoration: $20 gift certificate for $10 For the Funk of It Music Festival: $75 weekend pass for $48.75 FunLand/Cal Skate: $20 gift certificate for $12

Gogi's Cafe: $10 gift certificate for $5 Naked Lounge: $5 gift certificate for $3 Pita Pit: $10 gift certificate for $6.50 Sacred Art Tattoo: $50 gift certificate for $25 The Taco Truck: $10 gift certificate for $5

CHICO TENNIS

CLUB TACO trucK

The

W W W. N E W S R E V I E W. C O M 32

CN&R

August 7, 2014

We needed a hero have to cop that I have a pretty low opinion of Disney as II also a corporation, and consider it the Monsanto of cinema. feel that everything bad about Hollywood in the

last decade is attributable to the baleful influence of the comic-book movie, so I pretty much gave by up on it all after the unholy alliance of DisCraig Blamer ney and Marvel was sealed in 2009. Throw in the new Disney Star Wars franchise just to make the Evil Empire comparison complete and … and … Damn, Guardians of the Galaxy is shiny. But that might’ve been expected. If someone was gonna make a swell comicbook movie despite the aggressively calculating influence of both Disney and Marvel Guardians of (really, if the Earth opened up and swalthe Galaxy lowed those two companies and then closed Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe back up without leaving a trace of their Saldana, Bradley degenerate influence on film I would die a Cooper and Vin satisfied man) it would be writer/director Diesel. Directed James Gunn. And yep, he did it. by James Gunn. Gunn was writer of the better-than-theCinemark 14, Feather River original remake of Dawn of the Dead and Cinemas and the writer/director of the vastly entertaining Paradise Cinema box-office bomb Slither. He’s been a film7. Rated PG-13. maker to keep an eye on since graduating the Troma School of low-budget filmmaking, and writing, producing and starring in The Specials, one of the first deconstructionist swipes at superheroes (released in 2000, Poor but cut years before the woefully inadequate 1999 knockoff Mystery Men). The story here: Charming half-human/ Fair half-alien rogue Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) steals a MacGuffin and teams up with a band of misfits—including a foul-tempered Good talking raccoon and a sentient tree (voiced by Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel, respectively)—to avert the destruction of the galaxy from some intergalactic Conan the Very Good Barbarian dude. Or something. It’s kind of shambolic, but in a good way. (I’ve always wanted to use that word.) Excellent Guardians of the Galaxy is easily the

most entertaining movie of the year, a delirious romp through the CGI cosmos that justifies the gallons of pixel dust it splashes across the screen. Gunn isn’t shy about wearing his influences on his sleeve, as GOTG evokes everything from the best aspects of the original Star Wars, Joss Whedon’s Firefly and all sorts of other fun stuff—even the 1950s noir classic Kiss Me Deadly for a moment of WTF? Actually, there are a few of those (welcome) moments. Like Quentin Tarantino or Edgar “Shaun of the Dead” Wright, Gunn is a pop-culture montage-ist, and Guardians demands a second (or third, or fourth) viewing just to sort it all out. But the first viewing is an experience; a vicarious experience of joining a filmmaker who is obviously strapped in and enjoying the ride himself. Ω

Reviewers: Craig Blamer, Bob Grimm and Juan-Carlos Selznick.

Opening this week The Hundred-Foot Journey

Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, Chocolat) directs this film about a tradition-minded owner of a French restaurant (Helen Mirren) and the conflict that arises when a new Indian eatery opens across the street and the son (Manish Dayal) of the family that opened it starts working in her kitchen. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

Into the Storm

A disaster flick about a group people documenting a frightening barrage of destructive tornadoes touching down in their small town. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Once again in 3-D, film No. 5 in the Step Up franchise features an all-star collection of dancers from the previous films traveling to Vegas to battle sexily on the dance floor. Cinemark 14 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG.

Step Up: All In

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The four ass-kicking brothers are back in producer Michael Bay’s reboot of the Ninja Turtle film franchise, trying to save New York City from the evil Shredder and his Foot Clan. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13. —J.C.S.

Get on Up

Now playing 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. Cinemark 14 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). Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

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.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

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

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Tate Taylor (The Help) directs this biopic of the Godfather of Soul, with Chadwick Boseman in the role of James Brown. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

Guardians of the Galaxy

See review this issue. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13. —C.B.

Hercules

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 and Feather River Cinemas. Rated PG-13.

Lucy

One way to watch this film is as the third section of an unofficial but weirdly beguiling Scarlett Johansson trilogy. She was the seductive voice of an operating system in Her and the fatally attractive human body assumed by a homicidal alien in Under the Skin. And now she’s a mind-blowing super-powered warrior woman in Luc Besson’s latest action fantasy. Besson’s script has Johansson’s Lucy as the unwitting recipient of an experimental drug that endows her with unimagined mental powers. She becomes the radically dynamic embodiment of the theories of a scientist (Morgan Freeman) who speculates authoritatively about what would happen should human beings start activating more than 10 percent of their brains’ capacity. In Besson’s hands, this becomes a flamboyantly pulpy mixture of trippy special effects, sub-Asian gunplay farce, and some facetiously cinematic pantheism. Oddball humor, some reflections on the future of human emotion, and Johansson’s vivid deadpan performance help ensure some lively entertainment amid the obvious silliness. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated R. —J.C.S.

A Most Wanted Man

Anton Corbijn (The American) directs this adaptation of the novel by British espionage master John le Carré starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as a hard-drinking leader of an undercover anti-terrorism team working in Germany. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

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, Feather River Cinema and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

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. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

“... the perfect combination of AN ATTRACTIVE AD

AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE that actually works to

bring in new customers ” My name is Scott Hathorn. I have owned and operated Chico Coin and Jewelry at West 15th St and Park Ave for the last 25 years. Throughout all of those years in Chico, I have had the opportunity to test many different forms of advertising available to business owners in the Butte county area. I have implemented ad campaigns on Television, and Radio, as well as print ads in daily newspapers and the Yellow pages. Time and time again I have found my best results as far as the most bang for my advertising dollars to be in the form of a weekly News and Review display ad. It is the perfect combination of an attractive ad at an affordable price that actually works to bring in new customers in addition to reminding current ones to revisit when they can. -SCOTT HATHORN OWNER OF CHICO COIN & JEWELRY

August 7, 2014

CN&R

IT’S TIME TO

DISCOVER CHICO

A FREE Guide for Visitors and Locals, too. THE NEWEST EDITION IS COMING SOON! Advertising in Discover Chico will enrich the stay of visitors to Butte County by directing them to the best places to shop, eat and stay. Most importantly, it can help them find you and your business. To be a part of the next Discover Chico, call your Chico News & Review advertising representative today.

Publication Date: September 19 Call your News & Review advertising representative today, (530) 894-2300

ARTS DEVO by Jason Cassidy • jasonc@newsreview.com

SORRY THAT MY FRIENDS ARE SO RAD Maybe it’s not polite to brag, but

whatever. My co-workers often make cool art, and I can’t help that. Wearing my editor hat, it’s not right to do features on people with whom I work closely. But wearing Arts DEVO’s Energy Dome, I tell myself it’s OK to bend the rules and talk about anything that the dome picks up and transmits into my little brain—stuff like Lookin’ for a Hole, the wonderful new CD by Michelin Embers, featuring CN&R staff writer Ken Smith on ukulele (plus Ska-T on lap steel, Steve Bragg on gut bucket and Johnny Shanker on guitar/vocals). I am biased, for sure. But I’m also correct in saying that this is as good as local music gets. If you don’t already know this, put on your boots and kick up some dust at the EP-release Michelin Embers, Lookin’ for a Hole show this Saturday, Aug. 9, at Duffy’s Tavern and tell me I’m wrong. The music is enough to make you pick up a copy of the disc, but the creepy cover art by local artist Rick Barnett (currently on Chico sabbatical, doing a year-long ceramic-making residency in Taos, N.M.) is amazing and worth the $5 price on its own. And speaking of Barnett, he soon will be showcasing his art at a two-person show, titled Washing Dishes, at the 1078 Gallery (opening Sept. 11) with another co-worker/friend/rad artist, Mallory Russell. The CN&R calendar assistant and receptionist works in multiple media, often manipulating objects in unexpected ways (embroidered wood, oversized microscope slides) or creating fantasy worlds in one-off installations (“Moonlight Properties,” featuring mobile personal spaces for the modern spacedeprived human). Whatever ceramic, painted, textile pieces end up being in the duo’s show, Mallory Russell it’s sure to be trippy and unique and definitely worthy of mention in a column DEVOted to shining a light on local art.

DEVOtions

• More speaking of: Before Russell and Barnett’s show launches, 1078 Gallery will be hosting its two-day Annual Garage Sale fundraiser, Friday-Saturday, Aug. 8-9, as well a its newest group exhibit, Dirty Laundry, an open-entry show “featuring discarded clothing repurposed into innovative works of art.” Opens Aug. 14, with reception Sept. 4. • Dessert for a Cause: Buy a handmade ceramic bowl ($5-$15) filled with ice cream from Shubert’s and help support All Fired Up’s Work Training Center program. Friday, Aug. 8, 5-8 p.m., at All Fired Up. • ArtAbout: Both the 1078’s garage sale and All Fired Up’s dessert event are happening during the Chico Visual Arts Alliance’s monthly ArtAbout art walk, Friday, Aug. 8, 4-7 p.m., in the SoPO neighborhood. Rick Barnett

CN&R

August 7, 2014

FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 7, 2014 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t just

be smart and articulate, Aries. Dare to be wildly wise and prone to unruly observations. Don’t merely be kind and wellbehaved. Explore the mysteries of healing through benevolent mischief. Don’t buy into the all-too-serious trances. Break up the monotony with your unpredictable play and funny curiosity. Don’t simply go along with the stories everyone seems to believe in as if they were the truth and the way. Question every assumption; rebel against every foregone conclusion; propose amusing plot twists that send the narratives off on interesting tangents.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Breve

orazione penetra” is an old Italian idiom. Its literal translation is “short prayers pierce” or “concise prayers penetrate.” You can extrapolate from that to come up with the meaning that “God listens best to brief prayers.” In the coming week, I invite you to apply this idea whenever you ask for anything, whether you are seeking the favors of the Divine Wow or the help of human beings. Know exactly what you want, and express it with nononsense succinctness.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Every

February, you go through a phase when it’s easier to see the big picture of your life. If you take advantage of this invitation, your experience is like being on a mountaintop and gazing into the vastness. Every August, on the other hand, you are more likely to see the details you have been missing. Transformations that have been too small and subtle to notice may become visible to you. If you capitalize on this opportunity, the experience is like peering through a microscope. Here’s a third variation, Gemini: Around the full moons of both February and August, you may be able to alternately peer into the microscope and simulate the view from a mountaintop. I think that’s about to happen.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You

wouldn’t sip dirty water from a golden chalice. Am I right? Nor would you swig delicious poison from a fine crystal wine glass or 10-year-old vinegar from a queen’s goblet. I’m sure you will agree that you’d much rather drink a magical elixir from a paper cup, or a rejuvenating tonic from a chipped coffee mug, or tasty medicine out of a kids’ plastic soup bowl you bought at the thrift store. Don’t you dare lie to yourself about what’s best for you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Every 12 years,

the planet Jupiter spends about a year cruising through the sign of Leo. It’s there with you now and will be with you through early August 2015. What can you expect? Expansion! That’s great, right? Yes and no. You might love to have some parts of your life expand; others, not so much. So I suggest you write down your intentions. Say something like this: “I want Jupiter to help me expand my faith in myself, my power to do what I love and my ability to draw on the resources and allies I need. Meanwhile, I will prune my desires for things I don’t really need and cut back on my involvement with things that don’t inspire me. I don’t want those to expand.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): TV comedian

Stephen Colbert confesses that his safe word is “pumpkin patch.” Does that mean he participates in actual BDSM rituals? Is it the code he utters when he doesn’t want the intensity to rise any further, when he doesn’t want his next boundary crossed? I don’t know. Perhaps he’s simply joking or speaking metaphorically. Whether or not you engage in literal BDSM, Virgo, there’s an aspect of your life right now that has metaphorical resemblances to it. And I suggest that you do the equivalent of using your safe word very soon. Nothing more can be gained from remaining embroiled in your predicament. Even if the ordeal has been interesting or educational up until now, it won’t be for much longer. Escape your bondage.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you’re planning to hurl a thunderbolt, make

BY ROB BREzSNY sure you are all warmed up and at full strength before you actually unleash it. It would be sad if you flung a half-assed thunderbolt that looked like a few fireflies and sounded like a cooing dove. And please don’t interpret my wise-guy tone here as a sign that I’m just kidding around. No, Libra. This is serious stuff. Life is offering you opportunities to make a major impression, and I want you to be as big and forceful and wild as you need to be. Don’t tamp down your energy out of fear of hurting people’s feelings. Access your inner sky god or sky goddess, and have too much fun expressing your raw power.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In your

dreams you may travel to Stockholm, Sweden, to accept the Nobel Prize or to Hollywood to pick up your Oscar. There’s a decent chance that in your sleepy-time adventures you will finally score with the hot babe who rejected you back in high school, or return to the scene of your biggest mistake and do things right this time. I wouldn’t be surprised if in one dream you find yourself riding in a gold chariot during a parade held in your honor. I’m afraid, however, that you will have to settle for less hoopla and glamor in your waking life. You will merely be doing a fantastic job at tasks you usually perform competently. You will be well-appreciated, well-treated and wellrewarded. That’s not so bad, right?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Lake Superior State University issues a “Unicorn Questing Privilege” to those people who are interested in hunting for unicorns. Are you one of them? I wouldn’t be surprised if you felt an urge like that in the coming weeks. Unusual yearnings will be welling up in you. Exotic fantasies may replace your habitual daydreams. Certain possibilities you have considered to be unthinkable or unattainable may begin to seem feasible. Questions you have been too timid to ask could become crucial for you to entertain. (You can get your unicorn questing license here: http://tinyurl. com/unicornlicense.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Your ethical code may soon be tested. What will you do if you see a chance to get away with a minor sin or petty crime that no one will ever find out about? What if you are tempted to lie or cheat or deceive in ways that advance your good intentions and only hurt other people a little bit or not at all? I’m not here to tell you what to do, but rather to suggest that you be honest with yourself about what’s really at stake. Even if you escape punishment for a lapse, you might nevertheless inflict a wound on your integrity that would taint your relationship with your own creativity. Contemplate the pleasures of purity and righteousness, and use them to enhance your power.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “The

thorn arms the roses,” says an old Latin motto. The astrological omens suggest you’ll be wise to muse on that advice in the coming weeks. How should you interpret it? I’ll leave you to draw your own conclusions, of course, but here are a few hints. It may be that beauty needs protection, or at least buffering. It’s possible that you can’t simply depend on your sincerity and good intentions, but also need to infuse some ferocity into your efforts. In order for soft, fragile, lovely things to do what they do best, they may require the assistance of tough, strong, hearty allies.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you go

to an American doctor to be treated for an ailment, odds are that he or she will interrupt you no more than 14 seconds into your description of what’s wrong. But you must not tolerate this kind of disrespect in the coming days, Pisces— not from doctors, not from anyone. You simply must request or, if necessary, demand the receptivity you deserve. If and when it’s given, I urge you to speak your truth in its entirety. Express what has been hidden and suppressed. And this is very important: Take responsibility for your own role in any problems you discuss.

Go to www.RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888.

Print ads start at $6/wk. www.newsreview.com or (530) 894-2300 ext. 5 Phone hours: M-F 8am-5pm. All ads post online same day. Deadlines for print: Line ad deadline: Monday 4pm Adult line ad deadline: Monday 4pm Display ad deadline: Friday 2pm

Online ads are

STILL

FREE!*

*Nominal fee for adult entertainment. All advertising is subject to the newspaper’s Standards of Acceptance. Further, the News & Review specifically reserves the right to edit, decline or properly classify any ad. Errors will be rectified by re-publication upon notification. The N&R is not responsible for error after the first publication. The N&R assumes no financial liability for errors or omission of copy. In any event, liability shall not exceed the cost of the space occupied by such an error or omission. The advertiser and not the newspaper assumes full responsibility for the truthful content of their advertising message.

BEWARE OF FAKE CHECK SCAMS Fake check scams are clever ploys designed to steal your money. You can avoid becoming a victim by recognizing how the scam works and understanding your responsiblity for the checks that you deposit in your account. If someone you don’t know wants to pay you by check but wants you to wire some of the money back, beware! It is a scam that could cost you thousands of dollars. For more information, go to www.fraud.org/scams. This reminder is a public service of the N&R Earn $500 A DAY as Airbrush Media Makeup Artist for ads, TV, film, fashion. One week course. Train & build portfolio. 15% OFF TUITION AwardMakeupSchool.com 818-980-2119 (AAN CAN) $1,000 WEEKLY!! MAILING BROCHURES From Home. Helping home workers since 2001. Genuine Opportunity. No Experience required. Start Immediately www.mailingmembers.com (AAN CAN) Africa, Brazil Work/Study! Change the lives of others and create a sustainable future. 1, 6, 9, 18 month programs available. Apply now! www.OneWorldCenter.org 269-591-0518 info@OneWorldCenter.org (AAN CAN)

Drummer Seeking Bass player, Keyboard player, and Guitar player Grateful Dead, 60s & 70s rock & roll. Call Bob 530-332-0067

ALL AREAS ROOMMATES.COM Lonely? Bored? Broke? Find the perfect roommate to complement your personality and lifestyle at roommates.com! (AAN CAN) First Class Chico Charmer Secluded yard & quiet street. New carpet, fresh paint, awesome party patio, 2BD/1BA w/office, whole house fan, sky light, brkfast bar, $950/mos + deposit. 1909 Mars Way, Chico 530-897-0833

KILL BED BUGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program/ Kit. (Harris Mattress Covers Add Extra Protection). Available:Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com (AAN CAN) PREGNANT? THINKING OF ADOPTION?Talk with a caring agency specializing in matching birthmothers with families nationwide. LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Call 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions. 866-413-6293 Notice of caution to our Readers! Whenever doing business by telephone or email proceed with caution when cash or credit is required in advance of services. Cash For Arrowheads and Artifacts Authentic only! 530-521-2163

CASH FOR CARS: Any Car/Truck. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Call For Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3808 www.cash4car.com (AAN CAN) 1983 Full-sized Chevy Blazer. All original. Most factory options. Very well kept condition. $6000. 530-895-8171 1970 MGB Classic Convertible Restored, pristine condition. All records. $8,995.00. 530-345-9373 Days or Evenings.

Massage By John

$30 special. Full-body Massage for Men. In-Calls. Located in Orland. By Appointment. CMT, 530-680-1032

A Relaxing Massage

in a cool tranquil studio. w/ Shower. Appts. only 10:30am-8:30pm (no calls after 8:30pm)

530-893-0263

Claudia’s Relaxing Massage in Chico Special $35 call for appt. 10:3-0-7 No calls before 9:30 am or after 8:30 pm 530-570-4197

Got Trash?Anything goes. You name it, we haul it. We can load and take up to 15 pick up loads at 1 time. 530-354-1511 DISH TV starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) SAVE! Regular Price $32.99 Call Today and Ask About FREE SAME DAY Installation! CALL NOW! 888-992-1957 (AAN CAN)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as CHICO CHOCOLATE CHICO CHOCOLATE COMPA- NY at 742 Willow St Chico, CA 95928 AMY HANFORD 742 Willow St Chico, CA 95928. DAVID MONCADA 742 Willow St Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Signed: AMY HANFORD Dated: July 7,2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000934 Published: July 17,24,31, August 7, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME-STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name MT. VISTA MOBILE AND RV PARK at 3864 Olive Hwy Oroville, CA 95966. WAY OUT WEST COMMUNITIES CORPORATION 5676 Indian Lakes Rd. Fallon, NV 89406. This business was conducted by a Corportion. Signed: NICOLE ADAMS, CFO, SECRETARY Dated: June 11, 2014 FBN Number: 2013-0001468 Published: July 17,24,31, August 7, 2014

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 MANAGE- MENT 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.

this Legal Notice continues

➡

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 persons are doing business as SOUTHGATE PROPERTY INVESTORS at 4287 Stable Ln Chico, CA 95973. BETH ROMIG 4287 Stable Ln Chico, CA 95973. MARK ROMIG 4287 Stable Ln Chico, CA 95973. This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Signed: MARK ROMIG Dated: July 23, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000996 Published: July 31, August 7,14,21, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following persons are doing business as DEER CREEK GIS, DEER CREEK PRESS, MR. PANCAKE AND SONS, RAINCLOUD PRESS, ZEEKO SALVAGE at 144 Myers Street #140 Chico, CA 95928. DEER CREEK RESOURCES LLC 807 Moss Ave Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Signed: ERIKA LUNDER, MANAGING OWNER Dated: July 21, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000986 Published: July 31, August 7,14,21, 2014

FICTITOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as H AND R BLOCK at 1516 Highway 99 Suite E Gridley, CA 95948. KAROL LYNNE SARITAS 7 Kingston Circle Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: KAROL LYNNE SARITAS Dated: July 16, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000974 Published: July 31, August 7,14,21, 2014 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business names RAINCLOUD PRESS, POETRY DIVINE at 807 Moss Ave Chico, CA 95926. ERIKA LUNDER 807 Moss Ave Chico, CA 95926. This business was conducted by an Individual. Signed: ERIKA LUNDER Dated: July 21, 2014 FBN Number: 2013-0001629 Published: July 31, August 7,14,21, 2014

classifieds

CONTINUED ON 36

CN&R CN&R

A u g u s t 7, 2 0 1 4 August 7, 2014

ATTENTION SN&R Design Dept: Can you please add the horizontal rule at top, full width of page. And, a vertical rule that separates ASTROLOGY from CLASSIFIEDS?

35 35

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ZERO WASTE at 621 Castle Drive Paradise, CA 95969. TERRIL LIPPINCOTT 621 Castle Drive Paradise, CA 95969. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: TERRIL LIPPINCOTT Dated: August 1, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001028 Published: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as CHICO VALLEY GALLERY at 152 East Second Street Chico, CA 95928. MICHAEL CALNAN 8 Wysong Ct Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: MICHAEL CALNAN Dated: July 28, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001014 Published: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ANGEL OF BILLIARDS, CHICO BILLIARDS ACADEMY at 1005 West 1st Street Chico, CA 95928. JACQUELINE KAROL 113 Benson Terrace Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JACQUELINE KAROL Dated: July 22, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000995 Published: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as ROCK HOUSE at 11865 State Hwy 70 Oroville, CA 95965. KAREN MACGOWEN 11865 State Hwy 70 Oroville, CA 95965. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: KAREN MACGOWEN Dated: July 9, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000939 Published: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as R AND S EXPRESS CLEANING at 1290 Notre Dame Blvd #70 Chico, CA 95928. RICARDO D HERNANDEZ 1290 Notre Dame Blvd #70 Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: RICARDO HERNANDEZ Dated: July 9, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000943 Published: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as THE VINE HAIR STUDIO at 1324 Mangrove Avenue Ste

this Legal Notice continues

➡

36 CN&R August 7, 2014

104 Chico, CA 95926. DANIELLE GREER 10 Alameda Park Circle Chico, CA 95928. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: DANIELLE GREER Dated: July 28, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001016 Published: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

FICTIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person is doing business as NAKED HEADLIGHTS at 327 West 2nd St Chico, CA 95926. TRAVIS MARTIN 327 West 2nd St Chico, CA 95926. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: TRAVIS MARTIN Dated: July 30, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0001023 Published: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

NOTICES NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Notice is hereby given that a public lien sale of the following described personal property will be held on August 8, 2014 at 11:30am. The property is stored at Garden Drive Mini Storage & U-Haul. Oroville, CA 95965. The items to be sold are generally described as follows: CHRISTOPHER BARNARD: Furniture, camping equipment/ fishing/hunting gear, household items, boxes. ANTHONY BUDIL: Industrial fan, propane tanks, plumbing pipes. ED METZ: Household furniture, boxes, tools, clothes. GAYLE KAMPHOUSE: Chairs, tv, clothing/bedding, boxes. MIKE LANDRENEAU: Mattress, oven, ac unit, furniture, 2 dressers, propane tank, boxes. RICK BOGGS: Paintings/artwork, mattresses, furniture. CHARLES BOGGS: Mattresses, furniture, lamps, dressers. This notice is given in accordance with the provisions of Section 21700 et seq of the Business & Professions Code of the State of California. J. Michael’s Auction & Vehicle Lien Service, Inc. Bond #1836232 Published: July 31, August 7, 2014

NOTICE TO CREDITORS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA BUTTE COUNTY Case Number: PR-41126 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF DEBORAH FOSTER In re the Trust Estate of DEBORAH FOSTER, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named decedent, that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file then with the Superior Court, at 655 Oleander Avenue, Chico, California, and mail or deliver a copy to ERNIE LOWER, as Trustee of the Deborah Foster Revocable Trust dated March 21, 2014, wherein the decendent was the settlor at 901 Bruce Road, Suite 170, Chico, California, 95928, within the later of four months after July 31, 2014 or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or presonally delivered to you. For your protection, you are en- couraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. Dated: July 23, 2014 Signed: ERNIE LOWER, Trustee of the DEBORAH FOSTER REVOCABLE TRUST c/o JANE E. STANSELL, Attorney at Law. Published: July 31, August 7,14, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MICHAEL HICKS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MICHAEL DAVIS HICKS Proposed name: MICHAEL DAVIS CROSS 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: September 10, 2014 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: SANDRA L. MCLEAN Dated: July 29, 2014 Case Number: 162569 Published: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner MARCUS JAMES RENDER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MARCUS JAMES RENDER Proposed name: ARAS JAMES TROY 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: October 1, 2014 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: SANDRA L. MCLEAN Dated: July 28, 2014 Case Number: 162590 Published: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner THEA ELYSSA BLUMENO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: THEA ELYSSA BLUMENO Proposed name: HAILEY ALISA BLUMENO 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.

this Legal Notice continues

➡

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: September 17, 2014 Time: 8:30am Dept: TBA The address of the court is: Butte County Superior Court 655 Oleander Ave. Chico, CA 95926 Signed: SANDRA L. MCLEAN Dated: August 1, 2014 Case Number: 162668 Published: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 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

SUMMONS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: DAVID E. MARTIN, AND DOES 1-10, INCLUSIVE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: ILO BESSER NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting you 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 the plaintiff’s attorney is: ILO BESSER 3115 Aloha Lane Chico, CA 95973 Signed: Kimberly Flener Case Number: 161391 Published: July 31, August 7,14,21, 2014

LET’S NOT GO TO EXTREMES.

this Legal Notice continues

NEED ATTENTION? LET’S NOT GO TO EXTREMES.

➡

ENTERTAINMENT SUNNY’S!

The North State’s Largest Selection of HOT, Sexy Ladies! More ROOMS! More Privacy! More Fun! Sensual Massage, Private Shows, Lap Dances, Double Trouble, and MUCH More! (Chico) Always Hiring www.sunnysgirls.com

343-3594

VIAGRA 100MG, 400 pills+/4 free, Only $99.00. Save Big Now, Discreet Shipping. Call 1-800-374-2619 Today! (AAN CAN)

To place an adult ad, call (530)894-2300 ext.5

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following personis doing business as CHICO CHAMANGOS at 1835 Mountain Vista Dr Oroville, CA 95965. MARIA P LUJANO 1835 Mountain Vista Dr Oroville, CA 95965. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: MARIA P LUJANO Dated: July 9, 2014 FBN Number: 2014-0000941 Published: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

ADVERTISE WITH (530) 894-2300

butte county living

LOVE’S REAL ESTATE Ease Up

Open House Guide | Home Sales Listings | Featured Home of the Week

Free Real Estate Listings Find Us Online At:

THIS PAPER.

YOU’RE WELCOME, NATURE.

I yawned and said, “Why is the Federal Reserve stopping quantitative easing if it means interest rates will go up?”

“Mortgage rates and other long-term interest rates are bound to start rising at the end of this year or first quarter 2015,” he said. “Internal minutes from Federal Reserve Board meetings revealed their plan to curtail their controversial program of quantitative easing in October.”

“Aha! The trillion-dollar question!” said the Finance Guy. “The Fed has painted itself into a proverbial corner!”

I asked him to explain quantitative easing.

www.chico.newsreview.com

RECYCLE

I called the Finance Guy to get the low-down on the death of “quantitative easing” and rumors of rising interest rates.

“Again? I believe I’ve explained this to you several times.”

OPEN HOUSES

“I’ll try to stay awake this time,” I said.

Sunday, August 10, 12pm-3pm 15 Premier Ct, Traditional 4 bedroom, 2 3/4 bath, large private yard, located on a quite cul-de-sac! Another good value at $324,500

“Well, anyway,” said the Finance Guy, “a quick review of recent history—again—will help you understand why rates will move higher. In the aftermath of the financial market crisis of 2008 the Federal Reserve purchased $1.6 trillion in U.S. government debt. The buying of government debt by the Federal Reserve was known as quantitative easing. The theory was to keep interest rates down and grow the economy. The Federal Reserve in essence printed money to hand over to the U.S. Treasury to meet its borrowing needs. The Federal Reserve sold off some of its short-term U.S. Treasury bonds and took in cash to buy long-term U.S. Treasury bonds of 10 and 30 years in length. This helped push down long-term bond yields, which automatically pushed down interest rates for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages.”

Hosted by Donna Padula PeoPles CHoiCe Brokers REAltOR, CA liC #00762725 664 1St AvENUE, SUitE 30 CHiCO, CA 95926 530.517.0513

279 Picholine Way 3 bed, 2 bath Sparkling PebbleTec Pool! $334,500 w/$6,000 Closing Cost Credit to Buyer

Hosted by shawn smith PeoPle’s CHoiCe Brokers

10 Blanqueta CT 3 bed, 2 bath Great yard w/hot tub! $315,000 incl/1 yr Home Warranty

Hosted by rolf Dornseif

CA BRE #01821530 664 1St AvENUE, SUitE 30 CHiCO, CA 95926 530-308-7162

BRE# 00764331 530-521-0853

The Finance Guy went into a protracted explanation that went something like this: The economy is improving and when inflation picks up, the Federal Reserve will need to sell off the bonds it purchased. A lack of investors will step up to buy the bonds, so the Fed will offer higher interest rates on the bonds to attract buyers. Higher interest rates for bonds will mean higher interest rates for mortgages. I reminded the Finance Guy that his track record for accurate predictions over the last decade was not too good. “Clearly,” he said, “my calculations and prognostications are in line with those of many esteemed colleagues, and are more accurate than they appear.”

Got a question or comment? I’d like to hear from you. Email escrowgo@aol.com or call 530-680-0817. Doug Love is Sales Manager at Century 21 Jeffries Lydon.

DOUG LOVE is Sales Manager at Century 21 Jeffries Lydon Email escrowgo@aol.com or call 530.680.0817

Open Houses & Listings are online at: www.century21JeffriesLydon.com opportunity knocks

15176 Jack Pine Way 3/3 1775 sq ft.

for buyer that wants to build sweat equity. Located north of Bidwell Park & Sierra View school this home is in original good condition & features 1742 sq ft, 3 beds & 2.25 baths $275,000.

Call today for a FREE Market Analysis of your Home.

Now’s a great time to sell!

$165,000

Prices are rising and so are the rates! Call me!

Inventory Is low.

Steve Kasprzyk (Kas-per-zik) (530) 518–4850

Paul Champlin

Making Your Dream Home a Reality

(530) 828-2902

Homes Sold Last Week SQ. FT.

SMILES ALWAYS Joyce turner

571–7719 • joyce_turner@ymail.com