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Access to abortion care and all sexual and repro-ductive health care is essential to self-determination.

Thirty-nine years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v.Wade, making abortion legal across the land. One-third of all

U.S. women will have an abortion by theage of 45.

After the Roe decision, we promptlyopened nonprofit feminist clinics, withthe goal of offering all options for allwomen and overcoming barriers tohealth-care access. Our philosophy is thatpeople can make their own decisionsabout their lives andreproduction. We providecommunity-based healthcare and information in anonjudgmental way.

Anti-abortion groupshave increased efforts tostop women from mak-ing a decision to end a pregnancy by cre-ating barriers to abortion services. Accessto clinics is essential, since clinics pro-vide 94 percent of abortion care in theUnited States.

This past year, a number of stateshave enacted a shocking threefoldincrease in the number of abortionrestrictions, mostly impeding access.These new laws are the result of anti-abortion strategy to delay women’saccess to care. The laws cause delays by

requiring unnecessary waiting periods, non-medical ultrasound requirements thatincrease travel days for women and their doc-tors, and through insurance and other abor-tion bans in some states.

Such delays mean that women will be fur-ther along in pregnancy. They can push awoman into the second trimester of her preg-nancy, making abortion more difficult orimpossible to access, even here in California.

Sources of access problems include thebarriers faced by rural women, poor women,

and women with lan-guage difficulties: isola-tion and lack of trans-portation. Anothersource is the campaignof lies, coercion and mis-information promoted by“crisis pregnancy cen-

ters,” which exist to dissuade women fromobtaining abortion services.

San Francisco recently passed a key ordi-nance regulating false advertising in these fake(anti-abortion) clinics. Cities and countiesshould take the lead from the San Franciscosupervisors and support truth in advertising.

Women’s Health Specialists, along withour pro-choice partners, work on all of thesefronts to increase access. We need your sup-port to make reproductive choices a realityfor everyone. Ω

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Romney and taxesWe can all be grateful that the raucous Republican primaryrace has brought to the fore issues Republicans usually don’t like to dis-cuss. One of them is the federal tax code, which is rigged to favor financialwheeler-dealers like Mitt Romney and his fellow private-equity multimil-lionaires and billionaires who pay lower tax rates than ordinary citizens do.

For his part, President Obama has proposed what he calls “the Buffettrule,” after Warren Buffett, the multibillionaire who has publicly stated thatit is wrong for him to be taxed at a rate that is much lower than his secre-tary’s. The Buffett rule would mandate that those making more than $1million a year would pay at least 30 percent in taxes.

Buffett and Romney, whose tax rate was less than 14 percent on earn-ings of more than $20 million in 2010, pay a lower rate because their earn-ings come mostly from investments, which are taxed at the current capital-gains rate of 15 percent, far less than the rate applied to labor income,which can be as high as 35 percent. They also pay less in payroll taxesbecause the Social Security tax does notapply to any income above $106,800.

The capital-gains rate was set at 28 per-cent during the Reagan administration andwent up to 29 percent early in the Clintonadministration. Congress began lowering therate in 1997, when Clinton agreed to a tax cutfor the rich in return for creation of the Chil-dren’s Health Insurance Program. Then, in2003, President Bush and an army of WallStreet lobbyists convinced Congress to adopttoday’s ultra-low rates—the lowest since theHerbert Hoover era.

The rationale was that doing so would free up more money for invest-ment, spurring the economy. Obviously, it hasn’t turned out that way. Infact, analysis has shown that capital-gains tax cuts have little or no effecton economic growth.

In his State of the Union speech last week, President Obama pointed outthe illogic of these tax breaks for the rich. When wealthier Americans gettax breaks they “don’t need and the country can’t afford, it either adds tothe deficit, or somebody else has to make up the difference—like a senioron a fixed income, or a student trying to get through school, or a familytrying to make ends meet.”

We can thank Mitt Romney for offering his case study on why thisunfair tax situation has to change. Ω

Deadly distractionsPeople are distracted. We’ve developed methods to shut downour deeper cognitive processes in almost any situation. We crave superfi-cial mental stimulation at all times, even when the distraction is dangerousto us. We’ve proven this with our addiction to texting while driving.

Our unfounded belief that we can multitask was bad enough when itwas just twisting the knob on the radio, but now we write entire tomes on atouch keyboard the size of a pack of playing cards. And it appears that evenwhen faced with statistics that show that distracted driving is nearly as dan-gerous as drinking and driving, we continue doing it.

Last week, the Internet journal Injury Prevention presented a study thatwent further, showing that triple the number of headphone-wearing pedes-trians have been seriously hurt or killed near roadways and railways in thelast six years. Most were young people listening to loud music who didn’thear a train coming or that car barreling down on them.

Our plea to you: Walkers, joggers and bicycle riders, don’t fill both earswith sound that can drown out important auditory clues about surroundingdanger. And drivers, please put your cellphones away! Ω

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Anti-abortion groups have increasedefforts to stop women from making adecision to end a pregnancy by creatingbarriers to abortion services.

Monday, Jan. 30, was Fred KorematsuDay in California. I suspect not manypeople celebrated it, though I hope itgot some play in school classrooms.These days, with the president havingsigned an order allowing the indefinitedetention of American citizens, it’simportant to remember who Fred

Korematsu was and what he accomplished.Korematsu was the most famous resister against the

government’s forced internment of Japanese citizens dur-ing World War II, hiding out from the authorities and evenhaving plastic surgery done on his eyelids to disguise him-self as a non-Asian. When caught, he became the centralfigure in the American Civil Liberties Union’s legal chal-lenge, Korematsu v. United States, to the mass internment.

The case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court,which deemed the government’s exclusion order consti-tutional by a 6-3 vote. Years later it came out that thesolicitor general, Charles Fahy, had suppressed evidenceby keeping from the court a report from the Office ofNaval Intelligence indicating that “there was no evidenceJapanese Americans were disloyal, were acting as spiesor were signaling enemy submarines.” In 1983, a federaljudge overturned Korematsu’s conviction for evadinginternment, and in 1998 President Bill Clinton awardedhim the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’shighest civilian honor.

Shortly before his death in 2005, at the age of 86,Korematsu said, “I’ll never forget my government treat-ing me like this. And I really hope that this will never hap-pen to anybody else because of the way they look, if theylook like the enemy of our country,” Wikipedia reports.

In his Korematsu Day proclamation, Gov. Jerry Brownsaid, “Fred Korematsu was, in the best sense of bothwords, an ordinary hero. A native Californian, born andraised in Oakland and a welder by trade, he simplyrefused to accept his government’s order to relocateunder the brutal and misguided policy of Japanese-American internment during World War II.

“Korematsu’s staunch determination to be treatedlike the loyal American citizen he was came to define hislife story, in both his decades-long legal battle againstinternment and his later recognition as a leader in thecause of civil rights. On this 93rd anniversary of his birth,we remember him as one who resisted injustice during adark chapter in our nation’s history, and later workedtirelessly to prevent its repetition.”

A Chico icon passes on: Jacki Headley died Saturday, Jan. 28,at the age of 60, after battling brain cancer. She was inmany ways the quintessential modern Chico businesswoman, creative, adventurous and utterly loyal to thiscommunity. She started Woof & Poof, a manufacturer ofsewn gift products sold around the world, in 1975, and thelocal-centric retail outlet Made in Chico in 1982.

I first met Jacki in 1980, when she was a leader in theeffort to preserve the historic Nottleman Building fromdemolition to make way for a bank’s drive-up window. It’sfitting that Made in Chico is now located in that building.

Our condolences go out to her husband of 33 years,Graham Hutton, and sons Christopher and Oliver Hutton.

Robert Speer is editor of the CN&R.

Honoring Fred Korematsu

‘What a loss it would be’Re “A history of ‘narrow escapes’” (Coverfeature, by David Nopel and David Veith,Jan. 26): I thoroughly enjoyed the informa-tive story on the history of Bidwell Man-sion.

My wife and I arrived here nearly sixyears ago from western New York, nearBuffalo. We first toured the mansion dur-ing the Christmas season of 1966, and wewere surprised to learn that John Bidwellwas born in Chautauqua County, which isonly about 70 miles from where we lived.

What a loss it would be if the statewere to carry through with its threat toclose the mansion and transfer the con-

tents to Sacramento.It’s a given that manyof those items wouldnever be returned toChico. Such thingshave a way of becom-ing “lost.” And it’sanyone’s guess as towhat would happen tothe mansion and thegrounds.

FLOYD STEARNSMagalia

More on Dolan’s new jobRe “Jane Dolan’s new job” (From This Cor-ner, by Robert Speer, Jan. 26): Your assess-ment is spot on. Jane’s commitment to theenvironment, to agriculture, and her decadesof experience, plus her more recent experi-ence as the executive director of the Sacra-mento River Conservation Area Forum, cer-tainly qualify her for the position. I am confi-dent she will balance the interests of the pub-lic, the agriculture community and the envi-ronment in conducting her work.

WILLIAM SHERIDANChico

The flood will surely come? We live in abig bowl ringed by mountains that has flood-ed dozens of times over the years? Really,Mr. Speer, are you counting how many timesRiver Road has flooded?

I have lived here in the North Valley foralmost 50 years, and I just don’t recall anycatastrophic flood that has caused enoughdamage to require flood insurance. Onlyonce in Durham in 1955, but that was beforethe Butte Creek levee was built.

Yes, many levees are old and weak, buthere in the North State a lot of them havebeen deemed sound, even though most waterencroachments only get to the high-watermarks and rarely touch the actual levees.

The reason for my letter was not to take astab at Jane Dolan, but only to affirm mybelief that flood-insurance money benefitsthose who make money off of taxpayers. Inthis economy, it is very hard for a family tocome up with $1,000 to $2,000 aroundChristmastime every year, when you know

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Of course, I know your columnwas only in defense of Jane Dolanand not directed at me. We all takecare of each other; that is how shewas handed this “retirement” jobby our governor. Hopefully, wedon’t see the construction of an arkon East Second Street, but just tobe safe, Noah, maybe you shouldwear your swim vest to work.

MICHAEL STRICKDurham

Jane Dolan’s Sac River job washanded to her by one of her richclosest friends, a progressive liber-al. She’s an expert after a year onthe job? Are you serious? Herappointment was a political payoffthat Bob Mulholland got givingboth of them those free taxpayermonies. Fat Cat City.

Jane’s never had to apply for orgo up against another qualifiedperson for a job ever outside ofpolitics. Democrats want us to paymore taxes to make her richer?

RICK CLEMENTSParadise

Those perplexing plastic bagsRe “Perplexing plastic”(Newslines, by Meredith J. Gra-ham, Jan. 19): The proposed banon plastic bags in Chico places anunfair financial burden on peoplewho are on public assistance orfixed incomes. Also, I cannot seehow such an ordinance can beenforced without wasting addition-al financial resources that the cityof Chico does not have.

Instead of banning plastic bags,I suggest the following strategies:1.) Distribute Chico bags or simi-lar reusable bags to residents of thecity, targeting in particular the eld-erly and residents on public assis-tance. 2.) Offer financial incen-tives to bring plastic bags to therecycling center—for example, apenny for each bag returned. 3.) Encourage businesses to offerdiscounts to customers who bringtheir own bags. 4.) Create an edu-cational campaign that shows theadvantages of returning/recycling/reusing plastic bags.

I think that all of these wouldultimately reduce the volume ofplastic bags in the waste stream,and for a much lower cost thanenacting legislation to ban bags.

HOPE MUNRO SMITHChico

Re “Bag ban’s bad impact”(Letters, by Michael Jones, Jan.19): I have read Mr. Jones’ lettersto both Chico newspapers with

interest for years, and he has madesome very good points on occa-sion. However, his letter concern-ing reusable bags is a total whiff.

Everyone has room, both intheir cars and their homes, for sev-eral reusable bags. Further, if oneis careful loading and unloadingone’s groceries, one needn’t wash’em more than once per year.Think about the number of tripsyou make to grocery, convenienceand hardware stores each year.How many bags is that?

We all simply must begin tomake changes to unnecessary,resource-consuming habits. Sorry,Michael, but this time you soundlike just another lazy, stubborn,convenience-addicted Americanconsumer.

ROBERT W. MACKENZIEChico

Re “Problem bigger than bags”(Letters, by Charles Donaldson,Jan. 26): Mr. Donaldson ends hisletter by urging us to get rid ofgrocery plastic bags, but not tostop there. This retired chemistryprofessor agrees with Mr. Donald-son’s plea to get rid of groceryplastic bags. It is not clear what hemeans to not stop there.

Yes, the problem is bigger ifone realizes that all plastic materialis manufactured from the fossilcrude used in refineries to get thegas used in cars. The making of allplastic also releases greenhousegases. Indeed, why should we notheed warnings not to add to thecurse of fossil fuels?

In that sense, yes, the problemis bigger than bags.

BRAHAMA D. SHARMAChico

A dangerous chemicalRe “The cost of clean air”(Newslines, by Vic Cantu, Jan.19): I was dumbfounded by thewhiney story Dave Maurer andJesse Meyers told about the newhealth and safety law protectingconsumers.

Formaldehyde is one very dan-gerous chemical that is a knowntoxin, allergen and carcinogen toavoid even in minute quantities.The International Agency forResearch on Cancer and theNational Toxicology Programhave both classified formaldehydeas a known human carcinogen.Continuous exposure to formalde-

hyde is associated with the lethaldiseases myeloid leukemia andnasopharyngeal cancer, accordingto the National Cancer Institute.

A recent study has found astrong association between expo-sure to formaldehyde and thedevelopment of childhood asthma,which is the most common chronicdisease among children in theUnited States. Almost 7 millionchildren in the U.S. suffer fromasthma, and children under 5 areexperiencing the highest rate ofincrease, according to the Centersfor Disease Control (CDC). TheCDC estimates asthma cost theU.S. about $50.1 billion in 2007.

These greedy men are a threatto their customers’ health and toour community. Instead of tryingto provide a safe and quality prod-uct, they whine and blame thegovernment for exposing theirdangerous merchandise. Theyshow no respect for human life byknowingly selling sickening andtoxic merchandise and vowing torepeal the consumer law protectinginnocent customers. These menshould be tarred and feathered andrun out of town.

DAVE GARCIAOroville

Sweet and sourRe “Sugary-drink tax” (The Pulse,Jan. 19): The statistics from theUCSF study are really shocking,and I believe it is important to doc-ument how much of an impactsweetened beverages can have onyour health and on the health ofour communities.

I work for the Network for aHealthy California, a programthat encourages healthy lifestyles.One of our campaigns, ReThinkYour Drink, focuses on this exactconcern. The campaign educatesand encourages individuals of allages to make healthier beveragechoices.

Beverages with added sugaradd calories with little nutritionand can cause tooth decay andweight gain. Water is always thesmartest drink choice. It’s caloriefree, fat free and sugar free!

KATIE WILHELMChico

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“We all simply must begin tomake changes to unnecessary,resource-consuming habits.”

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Yes, it was a longtime ago in Mexico City. Iwas a college student, that’swhen I learned music. I was goingto be an engineer, but that didn’thappen …. Friends who playedvery well taught me to play. Thatwas a little blues, a little rock ’n’roll, and some romantic.

Richard SimChico State student

Yes. We were sortof discordant atfirst, but as wegot to know eachother’s playing styles and ourhabits better, we started to workaround those little wiggles andbumps. We never got paid for gigsor anything, we just enjoyed hang-ing out with others who had similarskills and interests. We playedeverything, from ska, to rock ’n’roll, to punk, though we mostly didJohn Mayer and Clapton.

Michelle Calhoununemployed

No, but I havesung downtownat that restaurantright there on thecorner by the Senator on Thursdaynights. It was a song by EdieBrickell and the New Bohemians.

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Katie StroudChico State student

Well yes, I havebeen in a band formy church youthgroup before. Iwas the lead singer of it; we wouldsing every Wednesday at our youthgroup. That was last year, when Iwas in high school.

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Afew dozen friends and family huddledaround Rabbi Mendy Zwiebel and his fami-

ly last week as he held his 8-day-old son on a pil-low and invited loved ones to say prayers while a

fellow rabbi organized his toolson a nearby table. The youngestZwiebel—he was yet to benamed—was about to gothrough one of Judaism’s mostsacred rituals, the bris milah,more commonly known as cir-cumcision.

The room grew quiet asRabbi Gil Leeds of Berkeleyapproached the infant, first witha small cup of sweet wine, andthen with a clamp and scissors.The baby cried and someone atthe front of the room shoutedassuredly, “Nothing’s happenedyet!” Leeds moved in, affixedthe clamp—meant to bring theforeskin up and over the tip ofthe penis—and, with a quicksnip, off came that skin. Secondslater, the crying stopped, a fewmore prayers were said, motherChana Zwiebel whisked thechild upstairs for a lesson incleaning the area, and it was cel-ebration time.

The Zwiebels, who run theChabad Jewish Center at ChicoState, were excited to share thecelebration of their son’s rite of

passage with friends, family and thisreporter. For those uninitiated into theJewish tradition of male circumcision, asmall booklet handed out before lastWednesday’s bris gives a succinctdescription: “The performance of BrisMilah is one of the most sacred rituals inJewish life. Bris Milah is the tie that for-ever binds a Jewish boy to his Creator.”It goes on to explain that through cir-cumcision “a boy identifies as a Jew atthe source of life, forever linked to thesource of all life.”

It should not come as a big surprise,then, that last year, when San Franciscocircumcision opponents rallied enoughsupport to get a ban on the Novemberballot, Jews felt their religious freedomswere under attack.

“It’s a religious right,” Leedsexplained during an interview after theritual. “For the Jewish people, circumci-sion dates back to our covenant withGod.”

Mostly because of San Francisco’sproposed ban, male circumcision mademajor headlines last year and became adivisive issue in some communities.Opponents argued that the practice wasunnecessary and barbaric—they termedit “mutilation” in many instances andeven likened it to female circumcision.And they questioned parents’ right toalter their baby boys’ bodies without

their children’s consent.Circumcision, a religious rite for

Jews and Muslims, is also widely prac-ticed in hospitals throughout the world.In the United States, Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention data suggest theprocedure hit its peak in 1999, when62.5 percent of infant boys were circum-cised. That number has fallen in recentyears, and in 2010 the rate was 54.7 per-cent. A Time magazine report analyzingthis trend points to an American Acade-my of Pediatrics statement in 1999, reaf-firmed in 2005, that there was notenough information to recommend cir-cumcision of newborn boys. This mayhave affected insurance coverage of theprocedure, writes Time reporter Mered-ith Melnick.

“However, the authors of the CDCreport prefaced their findings by notingthat recent evidence shows that circum-cision greatly reduces the risk of HIVtransmission through heterosexual sex,”Melnick writes.

Some physicians, like Chico pediatri-cian Dr. John Asarian, choose not to per-form circumcisions. Asarian, speaking tothe CN&R on this topic in 2010,explained that he stopped performing theprocedure in 2006 because of a lack ofmedical reasoning behind it.

“I tell [the parents] it’s more of asocial decision than a medical decision,because the evidence is not very clear-

ANIMAL SHELTER PRIMES FOR CHANGESThe Butte Humane Society shelter in southChico was closed Wednesday (Feb. 1) toallow the city time for transition to startrunning the operation. After years of callsto improve conditions at the stray-, aban-doned- or forgotten-animal pokey, the citydecided to move in. BHS will still run theadoption program, and its website says thecity is not “taking over” but rather “collab-orating” to help operations.

For years shelter supporters and work-ers have tried to get the facility moved to amore-accommodating and higher-profilelocation than the city-owned building onFair Street. But the city resisted and said itwould make on-site improvements. Lastyear BHS opened a spay-and-neuter clinicand cat-adoption facility on nearby CountryDrive, helping alleviate the cat population atthe shelter.

BUTTE CREEK LANDOWNER ENTERS PLEAThe Butte County District Attorney’s officeannounced this week that a Butte CreekCanyon property owner cited last year forgrading large areas of ground near andalong the creek without permits has signeda plea agreement stipulating that he pay torestore the land and pay a fine in exchangefor avoiding a jail sentence.

John Bessolo was cited last August afterauthorities were alerted to the work byneighbors. Bessolo is also accused of bury-ing a stream that flowed across his proper-ty, which he will now have to uncover. Heowns a wedding chapel on the site for whicha patio and wall were illegally built into thecreek, according to the state Department ofFish & Game.

The DA investigation also revealed thatBessolo failed to pay transient-occupancytaxes to the county for the guests who havestayed at the chapel over the last threeyears. Bessolo was placed on probation, willbe fined $4,000 and is ordered to reimbursethe DF&G $2,041, the DA’s Office $4,732 andcounty counsel $42,000 for court costs.

PARENTS RALLY SUPPORTA group dubbing itself Butte Parents for CPSand Court Reform is ramping up efforts toshed light on Butte County’s Children’s Ser-vices Department. The group, which meetsweekly, has started a monthly protest out-side the Butte County Superior Courthouse

in Oroville.Some of the

dozen or so wav-ing signs on Tues-day (Jan. 31) havechildren in thefoster-care sys-tem who they saywere taken by

CSD without cause. Others were protestingwhat they believe are prejudices on the partof CSD when it comes to disabled parents.

The group’s immediate goal is to informother parents in similar circumstances oftheir rights, and to shine a light on a systemthey see as corrupt. They’ve scheduledprotests for the last Tuesday of everymonth starting at 8 a.m. outside the court-house. Check the CN&R’s online calendar forupdated information.

More on circumcision:For links to the

articles andreports

referenced here,go to the web

version of thisstory at

www.newsreview.com/chico.


byMeredith J.

Graham

mered i thg@newsrev iew.com

photo byMitchell A.

Gross

Ritual under fireThe circumcision debate goes national, while in Chicoa couple celebrate their newborn son’s rite of passage

Rabbi Mendy Zwiebelholds his infant sonwhile a family friendreads a prayer andthe mohel—a Jewish persontrained to performcircumcisions—prepares for the bris ritual.

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cut in the U.S.,” he said then. (He couldnot be reached for comment for thisstory.) “There is a small decrease in thenumber of infections in male babies whoare circumcised compared to non-cir-cumcised. You’d have to perform cir-cumcisions on 300 to 400 babies to pre-vent one infection.”

There are studies that have shown,however, that circumcision might havehealth benefits later in life. A 2009 WallStreet Journal story pointed to severalstudies that showed circumcision couldhelp guard against STDs like herpes,human papillomavirus and HIV.

“Circumcised heterosexual men are35% less likely to contract human papil-lomavirus (HPV) and 25% less likely tocatch herpes than their uncircumcisedcounterparts,” the Wall Street Journalreported.

Leeds, the mohel—a Jewish persontrained to perform circumcisions—whopresided over the recent bris milah inChico, is no stranger to the debate. Theleader of UC Berkeley’s Chabad JewishCenter actually was very much in thecenter of San Francisco’s recent uproar.

As worded, that city’s bill would havemade it “unlawful to circumcise, excise,cut, or mutilate the whole or any part ofthe foreskin, testicles, or penis.” Oneimportant thing to note, however, writesTime reporter Adam Cohen, was that thebill included no religious exemption, nodifferentiation from a procedure done ina hospital and one during a religious ritu-al like the bris milah described above.Muslims, whose circumcision ritual iscalled a khitan, also would have beenbanned from circumcising their youngboys. Parents who chose not to complycould have faced a year in jail.

The referendum came under muchattack by religious groups, includingJews, Muslims and Christians—theAbrahamic faiths (circumcision datesback to Abraham)—who argued it violat-ed their First Amendment right to free-dom of religion. Ultimately, it nevermade it to the November ballot becausethe State Legislature stepped in, and inOctober Gov. Jerry Brown signed a billpreventing laws banning circumcision inCalifornia.

“Thankfully it was thrown out,”Leeds said of the referendum. He doesn’tbelieve the fight is over, however, to pro-tect his religion’s tradition. A nationalgroup drafted the “Male Genital Mutila-tion Bill” and submitted it to Congresson Jan. 23. It would essentially “rewritethe U.S. Female Genital Mutilation Actof 1996 so that boys are also protectedfrom genital mutilation (commonlyreferred to as circumcision).”

Leeds countered. “The people whoare against it call it ‘mutilation,’” he said.“That’s just a buzz word. Circumcisiondoes have medical benefits.” Ω

Council incumbents say ‘no more’Andy Holcombe and JimWalker will not run again

In what seems to be a fairly early point in theprocess, local political incumbents areexpressing their plans to an inquiring media.

Maybe it’s the fact that it’s a presidentialelection year and Newt and Mitt have thepolitical pundits stirred up and that excite-ment is trickling down to the local level. Ormaybe it was Congressman Wally Herger’sannouncement last month, six months beforethe June primary, that he would not seek re-election after 13 terms in Congress.

Here in Chico, with four incumbent CityCouncil members up for re-election this year,two have announced no más, which couldallow for a political shift in the seven-mem-ber council’s majority.

Andy Holcombe, who has served twoterms on the council, and Vice Mayor JimWalker, in the final year of his first term, willnot be running. In the meantime, Mayor AnnSchwab and Councilman Bob Evans say theywill try to keep their seats on the councilcome election time this fall. Holcombe andSchwab are progressives, Walker falls some-where in the moderate range, and Evans is aconservative.

Walker, a physician’s assistant who worksat Enloe Medical Center and was elected tothe council in 2008, said he’s just not readyto commit the next five years of his life to theCity Council.

“I’m going to access what I want to do,what other adventures are out there,” he said.“I’ve enjoyed being on the council for thelast three years. My decision-making hasbeen without regard for how things might

play out in an election.” He said the job does take its toll on per-

sonal time, but that he feels appreciated evenby those who disagree with his decisions.

“You may think this is a thankless job,”he said, “but I have people coming up to meall the time saying, ‘I may not agree withyou, but thanks for doing it.’

Walker noted that he has now put in 22years of public service, including 10 yearson the Planning Commission, eight years onthe CARD board and what will end up beingfour years on the council.

Sitting in his Ninth Avenue office,Holcombe, an attorney, explained his deci-sion, admitting he was perplexed by thetiming.

“Yeah, people have been asking meabout it,” he said. “I haven’t been going outof my way to talk about my plans, but whenasked I was forthcoming. I’m not sure whythere is a flurry of interest right now becausethe election is still a long ways away. But it isChico.”

Four years ago, after a two-year stint asmayor, which he said was especially timeconsuming, Holcombe closed his law prac-tice and went to work for Clients’ RightsAdvocacy, whose mission is to protect thestate’s disabled.

Holcombe was born in New York, grewup in Pennsylvania, attended high school inNew Jersey and college in Louisiana. Hereceived his law degree from the Universityof San Diego. He came to Chico in 1978 as avolunteer with Volunteers in Service toAmerica (VISTA).

“We worked on self-help housing andfarm-worker cooperative housing,” he said.

In fact, part of his legacy will be theefforts he put forward on the behalf of low-income housing, the future of which is injeopardy with the state-mandated closing of

the city’s redevelopment agency.He reflected on his reason for running for

council in the first place.“My epiphany was when I was at a City

Council meeting speaking to the council on alow-income city housing issue,” he said. Iremember thinking, ‘I can do this better thanthey can.’ I wanted to be on the other side, onthe council side.”

He defended his progressive approach topolitics.

“The council’s been a progressive majori-ty since I’ve been on it because our commu-nity is a progressive majority,” he said. “I getcriticized and I get incredibly ugly emailsfrom what I like to think is a small spectrumof our community about my ‘socialist agen-da.’ Frankly I don’t have an agenda otherthan to listen to the community.”

In fact, it was Holcombe’s vote a year agothat landed Evans a seat on the council. Avacancy occurred when Larry Wahl waselected to the Butte County Board of Super-visors. Evans was the fourth-place finisher inthe race for three open seats. Holcombe hadnominated a man named Sor Lo. Seeing thedeadlock, and wanting, he said, to head offwhat was becoming an ugly political stale-mate, Holcombe changed his vote to confirmEvans’ appointment.

He said a year from now, he hopes to bedoing public-service work out of the country,perhaps in Central or South America.

When he got out of law school in 1978,he said, he signed up for the Peace Corps andthought he was heading to Senegal to teachEnglish. Instead he was asked to use his lawdegree domestically.

“And I got sent to Chico,” he said. “I didn’tknow where Chico was. I had to look it upon the map. But that was obviously a goodmove for me.”

—TOM GASCOYNEtomg@newsrev iew.com

Councilman Andy Holcombe outside his Chico law office.PHOTO BY TOM GASCOYNE

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‘Chemical restraints’ in nursing homesMore than 25,000 residents of California nursinghomes—one in four—regularly receive antipsychoticdrugs. Most of them are suffering from dementia, forwhich the drugs are not approved. But the medica-tions do sedate patients and make them more man-ageable, which is why they are sometimes referred toas “chemical restraints.” Recently, the state Depart-ment of Public Health launched an Antipsychotic DrugCollaborative to inspect selected facilities withpotential drugging problems. It found 147 violations in24 facilities, an average of 6.1 deficiencies per facility.Here are the report’s chief findings regarding thesurveyed nursing homes:

• Percentage that had violated state rules regarding informed consent: 63• Percentage that were guilty of unnecessary and excessive drugging: 71• Percentage that had pharmaceutical services that were legally deficient: 79

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Summers atthe end of the EarthA Russian biologist’slove affair withWrangel Island

In the summer of 2010, VasiliyBaranyuk spent 87 days withoutseeing another human being. Hesaw plenty of snow geese duringthat time, though, as well as muskoxen, polar bears, walruses,wolverines, reindeer, wolves, Arctic foxes and snowy owls.

Baranyuk is a Russian biologistwho for more than 30 years hasbeen spending his summers onWrangel Island, one of the twoprincipal breeding grounds for thesnow geese that travel the PacificFlyway during migration. He wasin Chico last weekend to give twoslide presentations as part of theSnow Goose Festival about the all-important role the island plays inthe lives of those geese.

Wrangel Island, part of theRussian Federation, is in the ArcticOcean north of far eastern Siberiaand the Arctic Circle. It’s a treeless,starkly beautiful place, mountain-ous in the middle and cold even insummer, but it supports a widerange of wildlife, including thedensest population of polar bears inthe world. The last wooly mam-moths roamed the island only3,500 years ago, and their tuskscan be found there to this day.

Baranyuk, a compact man in his50s with a silver-gray beard, firstwent to Wrangel in 1981, fresh outof state university in Moscow.Such was its pull on him that he’sbeen going back every summer,and is now the senior scientist onthe island.

These days there are rarelymore than a dozen people onWrangel at any one time, half of

them scientists, the others rangersat the Wrangel Nature Preserve,which includes the entire islandand 24 miles of sea surrounding it.

As it turned out, Baranyuk methis wife, Yana, a microbiologist, onthe island when she visited as partof a scientific crew. That was pro-pitious because she at least under-stands why he wants to spend fourmonths at the end of the Earth eachsummer.

This winter the two are travel-ing up and down the West Coastwith their son, Vlas, 8, and daugh-ter Sonya, 4, so Baranyuk canspeak at gatherings like the SnowGoose Festival.

I caught up with them at thewildlife center at Rancho Esquon,a 6,000-acre farm southeast ofDurham, where he was giving apresentation. The farm is a goodexample of environmental steward-ship: There are 4,000 acres in riceproduction, 800 in almonds, and900 acres developed into a habitat-rich wildlife refuge.

On Wrangel Island, lifedepends on the weather, Baranyuksaid. Snow geese begin nesting atthe end of May or during the firstfew days of June, and the more thesnow has melted off, the moreroom they have for their clutches.Lately the weather has beenwarmer and spring has arrived ear-lier. Last summer, scientists count-ed 72,000 nests in the TundraRiver colony that produced morethan 150,000 birds.

Snow geese tend to locate theirnests near snowy owls’ nestsbecause the owls can fight off theArctic foxes that are the greatestdanger to both species’ nests.Baranyuk, who’s an excellent pho-tographer, showed several dramaticimages of airborne owls attackingthe foxes.

Shortly after the goslings areborn, the geese make an epic walk-ing migration of more than 60miles from their nesting area in amountain valley to feeding

grounds on the island’s northernplain.

Then, in late August, the snowgeese and their surviving offspringbegin leaving Wrangel Island.They go in two directions, withabout half following the Pacificcoastline toward the Skagit-Fraserestuaries south of Vancouver, B.C.,and the rest following an inlandmigration route to California’sCentral Valley on their way to win-tering grounds in the Southwestand northern Mexico.

Snow geese mate for life andraise three to four young each year.The offspring stay with their par-ents until they are 4 or 5 years old,learning the migration route andhow to survive from the older birds.

One of the problems Baranyukhas been noticing is that, becauseof the warmer weather and largerhatches, there are too manyyounger birds, they aren’t beingeducated properly, and they’re mak-ing mistakes—going in the wrongdirection, resting in the wrongplaces, that sort of thing. He made itsound like an avian generation gap.

Another result of the warmerweather is that it’s become easierto get to Wrangel Island by boat.Until recently the only way in wasby helicopter, but now ice-breakingships can reliably reach the islandfrom mid-July to September, andsome companies have establishedtours to the area.

Baranyuk himself works for theNew Zealand-based HeritageExpeditions, giving presentationsand guiding short tours on landwhen a ship arrives. He says heenjoys the opportunity to share his“lifetime’s work.”

From Chico the Baranyukswent on to the Davis area and thenup to Washington, where they wereplanning to visit the Skagit Riverand Fraser River estuaries. Thou-sands of waterfowl on the wayback to Wrangel Island are gather-ing there at this very moment.

—ROBERT SPEERrober ts@newsrev iew.com


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No conflict hereFair Political PracticesCommission says localenergy contracts OK

The state Fair Political Practices Commis-sion has weighed in on the legalities of a$400,000 grant from Pacific Gas and Elec-tric Co. aimed at helping Chico homeownersmake their houses more energy efficient. Thegrant request was written in part by two ofthe city’s Sustainability Task Force mem-bers, who were subsequently awarded con-tracts from that grant.

Jon Stallman, who was appointed to thetask force by Mayor Ann Schwab to repre-sent Butte College, got $60,000, and mem-ber Scott McNall, representing Chico State,was awarded a $10,000 contract. The con-tracts were designed to help educate home-owners and create a workforce trained in theways of energy efficiency.

The FPPC, in response to an inquiry fromCity Attorney Lori Barker, says it does notappear that STF members meet the defini-tion of “public officials” under the state’sPolitical Reform Act, and as such there is noconflict of interest.

“The test is whether the task force hasindependently influenced an agency withpower,” said Barker. In this case the agencywith power is the City Council.

“I focused on recommendations [STF]has made since it was formed and the coun-cil’s reactions. There’s nothing really thatthey have done independently.”

City Councilman Mark Sorensen dis-agrees. He says Barker’s inquiry did notdetail or even mention the PG&E grant. Hesaid he thinks there is clearly a conflict ofinterest here.

“We are talking about the PG&E programwhich [the task force] completely drove,” hesaid. “The council never approved it; thetask force just did it.”

Sorensen said a few years ago, when avote came before the council on whether toallow a disc-golf course in Hooker OakPark, he couldn’t vote on the matter.

“I just barely lived within 500 feet of thepark, and this [vote] could in theory have animpact on the value of my house,” he said. Ifthat’s a conflict, he said, how is the PG&Egrant with its subsequent contracts not?

Barker sent her inquiry to the FPPC onDec. 21 and received her reply Jan. 26.Sorensen sent his own requests for informa-tion to the FPPC on Dec. 28 and Jan. 9,detailing the PG&E grant and related con-tracts. He said he is still awaiting a response.

“The program itself is not the issue,” hesaid. “It was the process. Who knows howthis might end up? I guess we’ll find outeventually.”

Schwab, who helped create and chairs theSTF, said Sorensen is misguided in hisefforts and that she was pleased with theFPPC response sent to Barker.

“Well, it reassures me that the task forcewas operating as it should and was not out-side the guidelines for the FPPC,” she said.“I’m appalled that Mark went ahead with hisrequests from the FPPC before the city attor-ney had a chance to do the proper research.Now I feel like the good work Jon Stallmanand Scott McNall have performed has beentainted in the community.

“They are creating jobs, training theworkforce, and saving everyday peoplemoney by lowering their electric bills. Markis looking at things in isolation—he needs tosee the bigger picture.”

—TOM GASCOYNEtomg@newsrev iew.com


Mark Sorensen on election night 2010.CN&R FILE PHOTO

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“They’re like miniature cows,”offered Carol Chaffin Albrecht,

local healthful-food activist and co-ownerof Oroville’s Chaffin Family Orchards,speaking of goats. “They’re ruminants—which means they have four stomachs.”

Who knew?Turns out, Chaffin Albrecht has a whole

lot of information (borne of years of expe-rience raising livestock) to offer anyonethinking about raising dairy goats, which, ifyou’ve paid any attention at all to the bur-geoning movement encompassing self-suf-ficiency, back-to-the-land living and adesire to eat healthful, natural foods, seemsto include a fair number of people.

The widely acknowledged health bene-fits of drinking fresh goat milk (not to men-tion eating goat cheese, or chèvre) aremany, including that it contains “a moreeasily digestible fat and protein contentthan cow milk,” according to the AmericanDairy Goat Association, and “can success-

fully replace cow milk in diets of thoseallergic to cow milk.” Additionally, goatmilk has been found to be effective in thetreatment of ulcers. It is also widely report-ed to be the milk of choice for the majorityof people in the world; only in the West iscow milk more widely consumed than goatmilk.

As Chaffin Albrecht put it, “Freshgoat’s milk is a whole, nutritional food.”

So you’re thinking about raising adairy goat: What are some of the keythings you need to know?

First of all, you shouldn’t have just one.“One goat is cruel,” Chaffin Albrecht said.Goats, she said, are social animals that liketo stay together in their “mother groups”—any combination of mothers, grandmoth-

ers, aunts, sisters and babies. “I have aflock of goats, and I won’t ever buy a singlegoat because they’ll be an outcast. Youhave to buy two.”

Second, you’ll ideally need about anacre of pasture—slightly less if you aregoing to supplement forage with feed, suchas high-quality hay. But, stressed ChaffinAlbrecht, “dry-lotting”—the commonpractice of maintaining a goat in a smallcorral in which it is fed hay but notallowed to forage—is inadvisable. “I can’trecommend it ethically,” she said. “That’swhere all the modern diseases come from.”

Chaffin Albrecht recommends rotation-al grazing between demarcated areas ofpasture: “It’s important to move your goatsevery two weeks or less—you’re going tooutrun your parasites [such as round-worms] that way. If a doe poops on onepasture area, if you leave her there threeweeks, she will become re-infected.” Plus,to make sure the goats do not run out offorage, “you need some pasture that is justnative grass that is green in the winter, plussome irrigated pasture for the summer.”

Also, she noted, goats “have been created to make use of forage that we as

NEW AUTO EMISSIONS RULESThe California Air Resources Board passed thetoughest auto-emissions laws in the nation onJan. 27 with an eye on a 75 percent reduction insmog-forming pollutants and a 50 percentreduction in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2025.

The new rules, called the Advanced Clean Carprogram, will ensure that one in seven new carssold in the state will produce zero tailpipe emis-sions, according to ABC News. Many automakerslike Ford Motor Corp., Chrysler Group LLC andGeneral Motors Co. supported the new stan-dards in testimony, while detractors like theCalifornia New Car Dealers Association saidCARB is overestimating consumer demand for“clean” vehicles and the regulations will forcethe price of all cars higher.

“Our research shows a $1,400 to $1,900 carprice increase,” said CARB spokesman DavidClegern. “But over the life of the vehicles, theowners save $6,000 in reduced fuel and mainte-nance costs.”

MORE HOT WATER FOR PG&EPacific Gas and Electric Co. is facing more finesafter conceding it failed to reclassify a total of300 miles of pipeline running through suburbanareas.

PG&E previously admitted to losing track of172 miles of pipeline that once ran through ruralareas that have since experienced suburbandevelopment, but on Jan. 24 they revealed anadditional 140 miles of pipeline running throughpopulated areas that should have been regularlyinspected, according to the San FranciscoChronicle. PG&E is already facing the possibilityof hundreds of millions in fines from the CaliforniaPublic Utilities Commission for flawed record keep-ing and misclassification of pipelines, which wasexposed following the 2010 San Bruno pipelineexplosion that killed eight people and destroyed38 homes.

PG&E has not revealed the location of themisclassified pipelines in their 5,700-mile trans-mission system.

UBEHEBE READY TO BLOW? Death Valley’s Ubehebe volcano “could erupt at anytime,” according to geologists who have usednew techniques to recalculate when the vol-cano’s first eruption took place.

Scientists originally hypothesized the blastthat formed the Ubehebe Crater (pictured)took place 6,000 years ago by dating NativeAmerican artifacts found at the site, accordingto SF Gate. However, a team from Columbia Uni-versity dated the element beryllium found in

pieces ofsandstoneandquartziteexpelled bythe explo-sion andconcludedUbehebe

last erupted 800 to 1,200 years ago. Such geo-logic youth suggests the volcano is primed foraction, as scientists feel there is still enoughgroundwater and magma to trigger an eruptionsimilar to the original blast.

Ubehebe, along with all of California’s manyvolcanoes, is constantly monitored by the U.S.Geological Survey in Menlo Park.

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Milk goats 101Carol Chaffin Albrecht gives the straight poopon raising dairy goats

Josh Albrecht, at just 9 years old, recently saved upenough money to buy these Nigerian Dwarf Goats.

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Milk-it-yourself:To learn more about unprocessed, full-fatmilk from pasture-fed dairy goats and cows,go to http://realmilk.com. Additionally,Storey’s Guide to Raising Dairy Goats, byJerry Belanger, is an excellent, widelyavailable reference book for anyone wishingto raise dairy goats.

people cannot digest or utilize,”such as grass, brush and woodyplants. Eating the bark from woodyplants—which contains the plant’sminerals—allows goats to consumemore minerals than a species suchas the cow that just eats grass. Thedownside of this, though, ChaffinAlbrecht advised, is that “you can’tpasture them without protectingyour woody plants if you wantthem [the plants] to live.” Threewooden pallets arranged around atree, for instance, “will protect themat goat level.”

Goats also need more shelterthan cows, as they are less tolerantof cold weather.

Depending on the breed, a dairygoat (as opposed to a meat goat,which is bred specifically to havemore fat and muscle, and less milkthan a dairy goat) will producefrom one quart to two gallons ofmilk per day (as compared to acow, which produces from aboutthree to five gallons a day).

Which brings us to milking. Adairy goat must be bred annually inorder to produce milk.

Enter the notoriously stinkybilly goat.

“The bucks stink—they stinkreally bad,” Chaffin Albrechtoffered. “If you keep bucks on yourproperty, they’ll make the milkstink,” and negatively affect the

taste of the milk as well. “Youwant to have the bucks away fromthe does, or … have your doe bred”by a buck that is hired specificallyfor that purpose but does not stayon the property.

Also, Chaffin Albrecht stronglyadvises not taking the baby goatsaway from the mother until theyare ready to be weaned just to getmore milk.

“The modern way of milkinggoats is to rip the babies off as soonas they are born,” she lamented,referring to goat milk that comesfrom mainstream, large-scale goatdairies. “When you buy [goat] milkat the grocery store, that’s how it’sdone.”


Touchdown!With Super Bowl Sunday upon us, many people are probably thinkingmore about lil’ smokies and bean dip than how much water they usewhen they brush their teeth. Still, there’s room in your game-dayplans for a little conservation. Just look at 1st & Green, an Internetprogram developed by the 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee to helpoffset carbon emissions and water consumption associated with thebig game. On their homepage (www.1stand green.com), you cancheck their progress—andsign up to contribute to thetotal. Here are some of thefactors they measure:

• Trees planted

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SPANISH BROOM SWEEPThe Forest Ranch Broom Educationand Eradication program is inneed of volunteers to help pullinvasive and fire-prone Spanishbroom from public and privatelands in the Forest Ranch areaon Saturday, Feb. 4, at 9 a.m.Meet at the Forest Ranch postoffice (15517 Nopel Ave.) withweather-appropriate clothingto carpool to the work site. CallDulcy at 892-8726 for moreinformation.

Rather, Chaffin Albrecht rec-ommends that “a more naturalway is leaving the babies with themother and ‘stealing’ some milkon the side while she is still nurs-ing them, or temporarily penningthe babies to get some milk [regu-larly].” Chaffin Albrecht also rec-ommends rotating two does formilking purposes, with each beingbred yearly, six months apart.Thus, a doe is providing milk forhuman consumption for only halfthe year. This rest period, andextra feed during lactation, helpsto keep the female goat frombecoming too physically taxed.

There really is quite a bit tolearn when it comes to raisingdairy goats.

“I would advise that they spenda day or two at a goat farm helpingout, in order to learn about raisinggoats,” said Chaffin Albrecht ofanyone wishing to raise dairygoats. That’s what ChaffinAlbrecht—who has many yearsexperience with goats—and her 9-year-old son Josh did recently,when Josh purchased his new littleflock of Nigerian Dwarf Goatswith money he had saved.

“That’s the only way you’regoing to learn,” she said. “Youmay end up mucking stalls for twodays, but you’ll come away with awealth of knowledge. … I do thatwith any new breed.” Ω

CAN YOU TELL A STORY IN 59 WORDS?If so, we’re ready to read it! You are welcometo submit up to three stories, as long as eachentry comes in its own e-mail or on its ownpiece of paper, with your name, address anddaytime phone number clearly printed.

CN&R editors, along with a guest judge,will choose the best 59-word stories to beprinted in our March 8 issue, and the topthree entries in each age category will receiveprizes from Lyon Books.

THE RULESStories can be on any topic, but must beexactly 59 words. Count carefully becausewe’ll have to disqualify even the best entries if they go over or under by so much as oneword. Only three entries per person.

Hyphenated words are not considered oneword; i.e., “one-stop shop” comprises threewords. Exceptions are words that don’tbecome free standing when the hyphen isremoved, as in “re-examine.” Contractions count as one word.

The story title will not be included in theword count.

Entries can also be submitted [email protected], or by mailingthem to: Fiction 59, CN&R, 353 E. SecondSt., Chico, CA 95928. Please specify your age category in the subject field. Note kids and teens are now splitup by grade: preschool through fifth grade,sixth through eighth grades, and high school.Everyone else fits into the adult category.

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I WANT TO KNOW MORE I received an email the other day announcing theupcoming annual eco-visionary Bioneers Video Series to be held on threeThursdays in February starting at 7 p.m. at the Chico Women’s Club (592 E.Third St.). The series, according to www.chicowomensclub.net, introducesthe annual Bioneers Conference in Marin County to the community.

On Feb. 9, the evening’s intriguing program, titled “New Energy, New Medi-cine & New Design,” will feature “a fabulous short film by Louie Schwartzberg”;mycologist/author Paul Stamets discussing the benefits of fungi; environ-mental scientist/writer Amory Lovins talking about new energy sources;and astrologer/radio host Carolyn Casey “connecting shamanism withtransportation, or how slime mold redesigned the Tokyo subway,” accord-ing to the Women’s Club’s Rosemary Quinn.

Up Feb. 16 is“Youth, Food Justice &Computer Games,” fea-turing Anim Steel,director of nationalprograms atBoston’s Food Project, “mobilizingstudents for the realfood challenge”; digital-media andcultural-relationsstrategist JoshuaFouts explaining “how12-year-olds withcomputers can solvereal problems”; andKaren Brown, creative director at the Center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley,“with her mini-turbine emphasizing the importance of sustainability in K-12 classrooms.”

And on Feb. 23 is “Scaling Up”: Kenny Ausubel, co-CEO and founder ofBioneers, “reminds us that self-deception is our Achilles heel”; UnitedSteelworkers assistant legislative director Roxanne Brown unites the com-munities of steel workers and sustainability; and Chinese-American journalist/filmmaker John Liu presents his spectacular film detailing “therevitalization of a dead zone the size of France.”

I’m intrigued and I want to know more, and as soon as I get the furtherscoop from Rosemary, I will share it with readers. For those wanting moreinfo right away, Rosemary Quinn can be contacted at 892-8191. Seehttp://tinyurl.com/slimetokyo for more on the fascinating relationshipbetween slime-mold growth and the rail system in Tokyo!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR “Dear Gardening Friends,” writes the inimitable,knowledgable permaculture educator/practitioner Carla Resnick in a recentemail, “I will be giving a presentation as part of the Chico Organic GardeningSeries.” Her presentation, scheduled for Monday, March 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m., willcover Downspout Gardens—Home-Scale Water Harvesting, and Fruit Tree Guilds—

Using Plants and Animals to Benefit Your Fruit Trees. “These topics are deeply rooted in perma-

culture principles, and I hope you will come tothe presentation. Here is a link to the websiteon which the series is organized. Many otherclasses are being made available too:www.meetup.com/Chico-Organic-Gardening.”

Resnick added that she’s been bloggingabout permaculture since 2008. Her blog canbe found at www.permaculturezone.net.

Cost for Resnick’s class, held at Matthew’s Café (1600 Mangrove Ave.,#175), is $12 at the door.

Gee, it’s nice to be back in Chico.

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“The wait is over,” announcedthe numerous, prominent banners

hanging in various spots at the well-attend-ed Jan. 26 open house of the new, state-of-the-art Emergency Department at FeatherRiver Hospital in Paradise. Fifteen monthsof construction and $40 million later, the17,000-square-foot-plus, state-of-the-artfacility is complete, and scheduled to openthis month pending a few signatures fromthe necessary inspecting agencies.

Ahappy Melissa Barnard, Feather River’sEmergency Department director, stopped tochat briefly before moving on to continuegreeting the hundreds of people—mostlysenior citizens—coming, going and millingaround the various food and drink tables inthe large tented area in front of the entranceto the spanking-new facility. Most of those inattendance were awaiting their turn to go onone of the many 10-minute-long tours beingheld offering a glimpse of the interior of thespacious new ER.

“We’re not opening yet,” Barnard said.“We’ve finished construction, and we’reputting on the last finishing touches beforeall inspecting agencies will sign off.”

“We are really excited about theexpanded space—it’s a little more than

INDIA’S INCURABLE TBStrains of tuberculosis completely resistant toantibiotics have been reported in India for thefirst time.

Patients infected with the lung disease,which is the world’s second-deadliest diseaseafter HIV, are typically cured after six to ninemonths of antibiotic treatment, according toBBC News. However, doctors in Mumbai, India,have reported 12 patients have contracted anincurable form of the disease totally resistantto a wide array of drugs. All of the patientscame from a slum area of the city, where closequarters means disease spreads quickly. Threeof the patients have already died.

This is not the first time drug-resistantstrains of tuberculosis have appeared—similarcases have been reported in Italy and Iran, whereoutbreaks have been documented in impover-ished areas since 2003. Such cases are often theresult of patients not finishing their lengthytreatment period, which allows the bacteria tobattle back and mutate into a tougher strain.

GETTING STUDENTS MOVING In an effort to reduce the rate of overweightchildren in south Butte County elementaryschools, Chico State’s Center for Nutrition and ActivityPromotion will use a $623,863 grant to enhancethe physical-education programs in Palermoand Oroville school districts.

The grant, awarded by the U.S. Departmentof Education, will include seven schools whereclassroom teachers are responsible for thephysical education of about 3,100 students,according to a Chico State press release. Theprogram, called Get Moving South County, willrecruit and train Chico State students as “playcoaches,” who will work with students duringrecess and lunch breaks. In addition to reducingobesity rates, the program also aims toincrease fruit and vegetable consumption andto improve fitness scores.

“With new PE equipment, district-widetraining, community collaboration and supportfrom Chico State students, elementary schoolstudents will have many more opportunities forphysical activity throughout the day,” saidMichele Buran, the Get Moving program director.

SHAKEN BABY DOLL Enloe Medical Center’s Mother & Baby Education Centerwas presented with a simulation doll to aid inShaken Baby Syndrome education by the RotaryClub of Chico.

When shaken, the Real-Care Shaken Baby (pic-tured) cries and measuresthe force on the “brain,”illustrating damage doneto specific areas with LEDlights, according to anEnloe press release.

Shaken Baby Syndromeis the result of intentionalchild abuse in which the baby is shaken, oftenas a result of a parent’s frustration and irrita-tion, which can lead to blindness, brain damage,spinal damage, delayed development and evendeath. It is estimated that of the 1,200 to 1,400babies or children in California treated for suchabuse each year, 25 percent to 30 percent diefrom their injuries.

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Bigger and better

three times the size of the current ER,”said Maureen Wisener, assistant vice presi-dent for foundation and communications atFeather River. “The wonderful thing aboutit is that it allows us to go from sevenlicensed beds in the [current] ER to 18licensed beds. That’s more than double thenumber of licensed beds.”

Presently, the space that Feather Riverhas in its ER is a little more than 4,000square feet, Wisener said. “We will go tojust under 18,000 square feet in the newspace,” she added excitedly.

Feather River Hospital gets approxi-mately 12 to 14 ER patients at a time, saidWisener. “What we have done [in the past]is we have created spaces to accommodatethe volume of patients that we see. Thechallenge might be that there is just a cubi-

cle curtain separating one patient from thenext.” The new Emergency Department,with its 18 separate rooms, she pointed out,“gives each patient a private room withactual doors!”

In addition to being generally thrilledwith its spaciousness and increased capaci-ty, Wisener spoke of three aspects of thehospital’s new Emergency Department thatshe is particularly excited about.

First, said Wisener, “there will be a ded-icated room for patients who require imme-diate care for life-threatening illnesses oraccidents. It will be one of the 18 treatmentrooms, but a larger one, to accommodatemore equipment and staff.”

Feather River Hospital’s new emergency departmentmore than triples the size of its ER capacity with new,17,000-square-foot facility

FOOD PYRAMID IS NO MOREChico State’s Nutrition and Food Science Association hosts a free presentation explaining ChooseMyPlate, the new symbol theUSDA has unveiled to replace the famousfood pyramid. Sunday, Feb. 5, 10 a.m., at theChico branch of the Butte County Library,1108 Sherman Ave. Visit www.choosemyplate.org for more info.

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byChristine G.K. LaPado


HEALTHLINES continued on page 18

Feather River Hospital offers a sneak peek of new emergency facilities.PHOTO COURTESY OF FEATHER RIVER HOSPITAL


More than 60,000 miles of blood vessels circulate throughout the human body. These crucial

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for success in this fi eld.

“Operations on the carotid arteries are delicate and carry some risk. They should be performed only if the patient meets specifi c criteria,” says Dr. Conley. The operation involves opening the carotid artery and removing the blockage. During this time, blood fl ow to the brain is preserved through this artery by placement of a shunt.

Not all patients with carotid narrowing need surgery; some may be managed with medication and risk factor reduction. Patients who require carotid surgery generally have advanced atherosclerotic disease. For certain categories of patients, stenting may also be performed.

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Also, a “decontaminationroom” will be available forpatients who may have beenexposed to toxic substances, “suchas any chemical—dry or liquid,”Wisener said. “If a patient is filthyfrom some situation they’ve beenput in, there will be a separateroom for them to be decontaminat-ed in prior to being placed in atreatment room.” Previously, suchcases have had to be dealt withoutdoors, near the entrance to theemergency room, so as not to con-taminate people inside. Having adesignated, indoor decontamina-tion room “allows us to privatelycare for patients and allows us tokeep them isolated in that room,”she said.

Finally, Wisener mentioned the“beneficial” location of the ambu-lance entrance to the new ER,which unlike the current ER setupat Feather River, is a rear entrancethat is separate from the frontentrance for the general public.

“It’s less disruptive,” Wisenerpointed out of the new arrange-ment. “Previously, everyone[including ambulances] entered inthe front. Everyone could seeeverything. It was very, very visi-ble.” A separate entrance forambulances offers “more privacyfor patients in ambulances, as wellas less disruption for anybody inthe waiting area.”

Near a decorative fountainin a pretty garden area adjacent tothe new emergency-room facility,Feather River Hospital foundationproject manager Carrie Lambertspoke to the tour group she wasabout to lead inside the building.“The existing ER would fit in one-third of the new ER,” Lambertoffered proudly, before adding thatEmergency Department nurses willbe tracked on a computer screenshowing the location of everynurse and technician, “partly fornoise control. You can’t yell outsomeone’s name [like in the oldER]—the new building is just toobig.”

Lambert also announced that a“navigator” will be on hand at theentrance to the new facility 16hours per day to provide suchservices as assisting people withwheelchairs and acting as a go-between for patients and theirfamily members.

Five more registered nurseswill be added to the ER staff, aswell as a charge nurse “to keep theflow going,” she said. ER nurseswill also be carrying wirelessphones that will enable patients tocontact them directly from theirbed if they need assistance.

Inside the building, which hadthat distinct new-building smell,

numerous groups of people led bytour guides bustled past each other;individuals stopped and peeredover yellow caution tape into anempty room containing an as-yet-unused bed or down a hallway toanother section of the circularlyarranged emergency-departmentrooms.

“The new ER is one big cir-cle,” said Lambert. The less-sickpeople will be housed in one sec-tion of the circle, the sicker inanother section, not visible to theothers.

“It’s not about the building. It’sabout the care you’re going toreceive,” Lambert said. Ω

How much rock is too much?When listening to one of Chico’s obnoxiously loud rock bands inone of Chico’s small venues, your ears are likely to take an epicbeating. While the ringing sensation will usually subside shortlyafter a show, the damage done to the 30,000 tiny hair cells in yourinner ear can be permanent, leading to irreparable hearing loss.As a general rule of thumb, doctors recommend a listener wearear protection for any noise reaching or exceeding 85 decibels.For those of you who don’t bring a decibelmeter to concerts, any rock band with a livedrum kit and electronic amplification willusually exceed 85 decibels by ahealthy margin. So if you wantto continue enjoying loudmusic well into old age,don’t abuse youreardrums. At risk oflooking like a bigdork, bring someear plugs next timeyou head outto a metalshow. Yourears willthank you.

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Learn more:Feather River Hospital is locatedat 5974 Pentz Road in Paradise,and can be reached at 876-7208.Volunteers are being sought tohelp with distributing warmblankets, answering questions,etc., at the hospital’s newemergency-room facility; seewww.frhosp.org/careers/volunteers/index.php for moredetails.


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NOTICE OF BUTTE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEARINGButte County General Plan 2030 – Draft Zoning Ordinance

Notice is hereby given, that the Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing on February 14, 2012 at 1:00 pm to consider items for a General Plan Amendment, to be initiated by Butte County, and additional recom-mendations from staff concerning the Draft Zoning Ordinance and Map. The hearing will be held in the Butte County Board of Supervisors’ Room, County Administration Center, 25 County Center Drive, Oroville, California; all members of the public are invited to attend.

The purpose of this hearing is to review several changes to the adopted General Plan that have been identified since its adoption on October 26, 2010. These changes include amending the General Plan Land Use Map to conform to changes made on the Draft Zoning Map, amending the General Plan Land Use Map to include a change in General Plan designation from Agriculture to Rural Residential for several unincorporated areas near the cities of Biggs and Gridley and the community of Palermo. Additionally, various text and related map amendments to the General Plan will be reviewed involving the inclusion of a Public Housing Overlay and a Military Airspace Overlay in the General Plan; updating the Unique Agriculture Overlay to apply to the Agriculture, Foothill Residential, and Rural Residential designations; correcting Land Use Element Policy LU-P13.4 to include the Very Low Density Residential zone; updat-ing Table LU-2 by removing the lower range of allowable density from the VLDR, LDR, MDR and MHDR designations; amending Conservation and Open Space Element Policy COS-P2.3 to provide an alterna-tive to LEED –Silver Certification or equivalent for smaller, non-public county building projects; amending Conservation and Open Space Element Policy COS-P3.7 to provide that alternative energy facilities are encouraged in all designations throughout the county; and, amending Water Resources Element Policy W-P2.2 supporting the development of the Northern Sacramento Valley Integrated Regional Water Man-agement Plan. Various other minor edits and clean-ups are also proposed to the General Plan. A complete list of all proposed changes will be posted at www.buttegeneralplan.net prior to the hearing. The Board will review this information and provide direction to begin the process to formally amend the General Plan and to initiate the preparation of a Supplementary Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

During the Board’s review of the Third Draft Zoning Ordinance and Map that took place on December 6 and 13, 2011, several items were discussed that required additional staff follow-up. Several additional items have since come to the attention of staff that need Board direction. The Board will be presented with recommendations concerning: Section 24-13, correcting the “Commercial Recreation, Outdoor” from conditionally allowed to not permitted in the Agriculture zone; Section 24-22, changing “Residential Care Homes, Large” use in the General Commercial zone from a use that is not allowed to a conditionally al-lowed use; amendment of Section 24-74 regarding Camping and the inclusion of sanitation requirements per the Environmental Health Division; amendment of Section 24-109 to conform to the State’s Model Water Efficient Landscaping Ordinance; amendment to Section 24-157 concerning Animal Keeping by allowing for the keeping of hens in residential zones; amending Section 24-166 concerning the regulation of Mobile Home Parks to conform to State law; and amending Section 24-173, concerning the removal of House Concerts from the Temporary Uses section.

For further information, call Dan Breedon, (530) 538-7629 (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or visit www.buttegeneralplan.net . You may also look-up current and proposed zoning and General Plan information for your property at http://sk.chicomapworks.com/

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Chico is a pretty great place for music lovers. In addition to the touringmusicians coming to places like the university, the Senator Theatre and theSierra Nevada Big Room, there are original local bands from every genre

playing in town at a dozen or more bars, clubs and cafés several times perweek. If there is a cover charge, it’s as cheap as the beer, and you’ll usually getto see at least three bands. And every year, thanks in large part to the inf lux ofnew students coming to Chico State, new bands are born to replace the onesthat break up or move away. There’s always something new to experience andway too many shows to make it to them all. It’s a good problem to have.

In this annual celebration of local musicians, we try to highlight a handful ofbands from a variety of genres that will likely be contributing some of the mostinteresting songs to the soundtrack of the coming year. For 2012, we’ve chosensix acts, plus the area’s vibrant metal scene, on which to shine the spotlight.

Six local bands (and one thriving metal scene) to keep an eye on in 2012

Sibling harmony

The RailflowersNot much of a secret to Chico anymore, The Railflowers are beginning to share their sooth-ing brand of folk outside of the Chico area, including Austin, Texas, this March for a slot inthe famed South by Southwest Conference.

But before all of that, the quartet of local ladies will, on Feb. 18, unveil their second full-length CD, a collection of 10 new, original songs, with a celebratory night of music and frolicat Chico’s Origami Lounge.

“The CD was produced by Nat Keefe of Hot Buttered Rum at Light Rail Studios in SanFrancisco,” said Hannah Knight, one of three sisters who front the band. “We are thrilled tohave his creative vision umbrella this project.”

Since their first gig, as a warm-up act before a Shakespeare in the Park performance inBidwell Park in 2006, the sisters Knight have done their due diligence, crooning and pluck-ing their way across the North State. The Railflowers’ folk/bluegrass/gospel/Americanafusion occupies the genteel side of the aural rainbow, both on CD and onstage, with a thriv-ing repertoire of ballads, porch songs and campfire sing-alongs.

Offering an array of perceptive lyrics, lilting voices and pleasing accompaniments onsongs such as “Fly” and “By Candlelight” (off their debut album), The Railflowers bring aharmonious breath of fresh air to any venue or festival.

It is true that Beth (mandolin), Hannah (banjo) and Ellen Knight (guitar) have sungtogether since they were little girls, but The Railflowers, which now also includes stand-upbassist Emma Blankenship, began as a collaboration between two sisters.

“It actually started out with Beth and Ellen learning cover songs from some of our favorites,including Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell and The Avett Brothers,” Hannah said. “We decidedto make it the three sisters when we realized three-part harmonies are better than two!”

In addition to their Railflowers duties, Beth also formerly sang for Mossy Creek and Hannah is a top-notch local actress.

The band is cutting a similar path to success that local acoustic duo MaMuse has blazedover the past few years.

“We have been very lucky to have MaMuse as aguiding force in our musical venture,” Hannah said.“They are becoming dear friends, and we admire themso much.”

And what do The Railflowers hope to give their listeners?

“We want the audience to hear our music andhave it reflect something in themselves that they

may feel but may not be able todescribe,” Hannah said. “We

find a joy in creating songsthat are a common languagefor every soul.”

The Railflowers’CD-release show happens

Saturday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m., at Origami Lounge.

www.facebook.com/therailflowers —Alan Sheckter

a l sheck@comcast . ne t

LOCAL MUSIC continued on page 22

The Railflowers: (from left) Emma Blakenship,Ellen Knight, Beth Knight and Hannah Knight.PHOTO BY JESSICA SID

Fresh jams

Soul ButterListening to Soul Butter at a recent rehearsal as they workedup a sweat on a lively jam called “The Bills,” it was impossi-ble not to think of the early sounds of Chico faves TheMother Hips. The soulful jam featured great vocal har-monies and some of those funky well-timed crowd-friendlybreakdowns, with instruments dropping out and the riffs return-ing in unison distorted and very muscular.

“[It was] the first one that really came off,” said rhythm gui-tarist Jesse McDermott about the impressive song.

And the rockin’ song really does come off, as do the othertunes in the band’s eclectic repertoire—from the all-hands-on-deck ’70s rocker “The Situation” to the reggae-ish slow jam“Better That Way,” which highlights vocal interplay betweenco-frontmen guitarist/vocalist Chris Miller and ukulele-play-er/vocalist Julian Ruck (who used to be in Hear for Now withMcDermott). Miller’s is the more melodious of the two voices,but in conjunction with Ruck’s soulful rasp, the combinationworks really well.

Overall, it’s a very Chico sound—groovy but not jammy,very catchy, and with a grittiness sweetened by the harmo-nizing voices.

“While we’re trying to make it funky, it’s still soundingreally ear-friendly, and we’re not trying to shove 12-minutejams down people’s throats,” said McDermott.

“It’s composed,” added bassist/guitarist Jeff Spanier (whoused to play guitar in local rapper Eye-Que’s band Live Assist).

Spanier is also the engineer for the EP the band is currentlyrecording at its rehearsal space, and which it hopes to have readyin time for the next show, Feb. 24, at LaSalles.

“My goal is four-to-five, at least three songs,” said Miller,“something to start giving to people so they can actually go awayfrom a show and put something into a CD player.”

The band is at that first turning point, where they’ve playedenough to start building a following (opening shows for the likesof Nevada City’s rootsy jammers Dead Winter Carpenters and

playing Lost on Main’s annual Harvest Ball), and now want to make a markwith a recording followed by a raising of their profile with more gigsaround town. Even though they’ve been together less than a year (withdrummer Ricky Atallah having been with them only since August), withtheir funky chops and youthful enthusiasm, Soul Butter appears to have thepotential to join the fine tradition of party-friendly Chico bands—Brut Max,The Hips, Electric Circus, Swamp Zen, et al.—that have come before.

Soul Butter performs with Alli Battaglia & The Musical Brewing Co.Friday, Feb. 24, at LaSalles. www.facebook.com/soulbutterband

—Jason Cassidyj asonc@newsrev i ew.com

Gentlemen’s CoupLocal musician/producer/musician’s friend Scott Barwick haskept his head in the ’60s over the past few years, first with garage-rock powerhouse Candy Apple, and now with his latest psyche-

delic pop band Gentlemen’s Coup. The Chico five-piece doesn’t dive too

deep into obscure, dusty record bins, but has

cultivated a sound that pulls from Pink Floyd, The Beatlesand, even more so, the post-Beatles work of Lennon andMcCartney.

“I’m not even that obsessed with The Beatles,” Barwickadmitted. “But back in the day I definitely dropped some LSDwhile listening to The White Album.”

Gentlemen’s Coup has been years in the making, as

Barwick hasbeen taking his time

with the material. Itwas shortly after the

breakup of Candy Applethat he wrote “Angeline,” a

song that morphs the darker,emotional angst found on 1970sJohn Lennon/Plastic Ono Bandwith McCartney’s quirkier, latter-day ramshackle pop.

Barwick insists he’s not so much obsessed with a certaintime period as he is with specific instruments. While CandyApple relied heavily on Farfisa, Gentlemen’s Coup pushesMellotron and piano to the forefront. Barwick kept writing,while at the same time working on getting his recordingspace/venue Origami Lounge up and running. Though thesongs got pushed aside, they didn’t go away.

“I don’t know why I held onto [the songs] for so long,” heexplained. “I guess I was just waiting for the right group ofpeople.”

That group eventually came together in the form of bassistBranden Smith, Iestin Roughton (aka Dr. Yes!) on keys,drummer Dan Olny and former Candy Appler SummerMaroste, who plays Mellotron samples and tambourine. Theband’s shows are usually a mix of to-the-point pop tunes andwhat Barwick calls “psychedelic ramblings,” which is whathe expects to bring to the first Gentlemen’s Coup record.

The rough versions sound promising. “Carnival” gets a liftfrom a grandiose Queen-inspired chorus, while “CrystalFlowers” veers off into space running on a single, elongatedguitar line topped with echo-y vocals. (LSD would probablywork with this one.)

“For myself, I need to focus and get this record out,” saidBarwick, although he’s not about to rush things. “With thisband it’s been not about rushing, but waiting for the rightmoment. These songs are like babies to me.”

www.gentlemenscoup.com—Mark Lore


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LOCAL MUSIC continued from page 21

‘Going all Smashing Pumpkins’

Furlough FridaysAs with many young bands, the challenge for Furlough Fridays wasn’t necessarily producing and performing goodmaterial—it was solidifying an unstable lineup. Morespecifically, their challenge was finding a regular drummer.

If you attended one of the alt-rock quintet’s energetic liveshows in Chico over the past four years, you saw one of fourdifferent drummers who have played alongside vocalistLinda Bergmann, bassist Meagan Yates, rhythm guitaristAdam Yates and lead guitarist Brian Larson since their for-mation. With a fundamental position in the band in constantflux, it was difficult to focus on recording and writing newmaterial.

Enter 22-year-old Sam Casale, the bespectacled stickmanformerly of Sacramento indie outfit Stasis Burden who hasheld down the Furlough kit for the past five months. Casaleleft Sacramento to attend Chico State, at which point theband made its move.

“We found out he was moving here so we stole him, andnow we love our Sam,” said Meagan Yates.

With a lineup they hope to maintain for a good longwhile, they are in the process of recording two full albumsworth of music at a couple of Chico recording studios—Strange Seed Studios and Origami Lounge. For a band withan uncertain recent history, they believe taking on such asubstantial project (or “going all Smashing Pumpkins,” asAdam Yates put it) will allow them to progress creatively.

“There have been songs that stuck around and haven’t,and we’re kind of at the point where we’re done with [theolder material],” Casale said. “With the two albums we’llkind of close that chapter. Let’s just be steady now and workout what we want to do as a band rather than workingthrough the hardships of forming in the first place.”

The members have been influenced by a variety of musi-cians and styles, but they all shared an interest in the ’90salternative scene—bands that were on the fringe of rockmusic but still maintained a pop sensibility. Indeed, Fur-lough Fridays like making loud, fuzzy noises, but they alsodon’t shy away from the catchy hook.

“We’re not really a screamin’ band, but this new albumhas a lot of the grungy, alternative sound with a lot of dis-torted tones,” Adam Yates said of Sliver, the first of twoplanned releases this spring and summer. “The otherone [New Growth] has a lot of more poppy songs.”

The group hopes to embark on two mini-tours ofthe West Coast over the summer, city-hoppingnorth to Seattle in June and then south to SanDiego in August.

Furlough Fridays performs Saturday, Feb. 11,with The Noetics, Dumpster Dandies and The DeafPilots, at Babylon Community Arts Center.www.reverbnation.com/furloughfridays

—Howard Hardeehowardh@newsrev i ew.com

The young mathematicians

Hail the SunWhen drummer Donovan Melero was 19 years old he wentto Slim’s in San Francisco to see now-defunct math-rockersThe Fall of Troy, featuring one of his musical heroes, gui-tarist Thomas Erak. That night, while standing in the audi-ence, the precocious young Melero found himself standingnext to Erak and turned and shouted to him over the noise,“One day my band is going to tour with your band.”

Today, Melero is a newly graduated Chico State musicmajor whose band Hail the Sun specializes in a high-ener-

gy brand of math rock of its own. And, as you mighthave already guessed, he and the band are indeed

going to be touring with Erak’s band—Seattleprogressive post-punk crew Just Like

Vinyl—on a seven-show West Coast jauntnext month that will stop at Chico’sOrigami Lounge on Feb. 24.

“Opening for them is going to bevery exciting,” said Melero during arecent interview at his workplace,Woodstock’s Pizza, with bassist JohnStirrat.

The tour with JLV is due to thehard work of Melero, who set up the

shows and convinced JLV to pair upwith his band. And that industriousness

is indicative of the DIY spirit at the heartof Hail the Sun over its two-plus years.

Since 2009 they’ve gone on tour six times.“Since our junior year, we’ve been OK to

give up our breaks to tour,” Melero said. In between classes and road trips the band

has found the time to put its frenetic brand ofconstantly shifting post-punk onto one album(Pow, Right in the Kisser) and one single (“WillThey Blame Me if You Go Disappearing”)—both of which are available for free download atwww.hailthesun.bandcamp.com.

And co-frontmen Shane Gann and Aric Gar-cia are right now putting the finishing toucheson new songs that the band will be recording foran EP to be released in the spring.The funding for the EP camecourtesy of a successfulKickstarter.com campaignthat raised $2,500, thanks inpart to an irreverent videostarring the band’s hilariousbassist. “We just kind of impro-vised,” Stirrat admitted.

With its commitment to get outof town, Hail the Sun has always beenas much a band of the road as a Chicoband (a blueprint more young local bandswould be smart to emulate), but with everyonehaving graduated, after this school semesterhome base will shift to SoCal. Chances are,though, that Chico will be on the schedule ofmany more tours to come.

Hail the Sun performs with Just Like Vinyl,Final Last Words and Cinematic ProjectionsFriday, Feb. 24, at Origami Lounge. www.facebook.com/hailthesun

—Jason Cassidy

Vintage pop and psychedelic ramblings

Furlough Fridays: (from left) Meagan Yates, Linda Bergmann, Sam Casale, Adam Yates and Brian Larson.PHOTO BY MICHELLE CAMY

(From left) Scott Barwick, Summer Maroste and BrandenSmith of Gentlemen’s Coup.PHOTO BY KYLE DELMAR

Soul Butter: (from left)Julian Ruck, Jeff Spanier,Ricky Atallah, Chris Miller

and Jesse McDermott.PHOTO BY MATT SIRACUSA

Hail the Sun: (from left) Donovan Melero, Aric Garcia, John Stirrat and Shane Gann.PHOTO BY ALI CRANE


Fresh jams

Soul ButterListening to Soul Butter at a recent rehearsal as they workedup a sweat on a lively jam called “The Bills,” it was impossi-ble not to think of the early sounds of Chico faves TheMother Hips. The soulful jam featured great vocal har-monies and some of those funky well-timed crowd-friendlybreakdowns, with instruments dropping out and the riffs return-ing in unison distorted and very muscular.

“[It was] the first one that really came off,” said rhythm gui-tarist Jesse McDermott about the impressive song.

And the rockin’ song really does come off, as do the othertunes in the band’s eclectic repertoire—from the all-hands-on-deck ’70s rocker “The Situation” to the reggae-ish slow jam“Better That Way,” which highlights vocal interplay betweenco-frontmen guitarist/vocalist Chris Miller and ukulele-play-er/vocalist Julian Ruck (who used to be in Hear for Now withMcDermott). Miller’s is the more melodious of the two voices,but in conjunction with Ruck’s soulful rasp, the combinationworks really well.

Overall, it’s a very Chico sound—groovy but not jammy,very catchy, and with a grittiness sweetened by the harmo-nizing voices.

“While we’re trying to make it funky, it’s still soundingreally ear-friendly, and we’re not trying to shove 12-minutejams down people’s throats,” said McDermott.

“It’s composed,” added bassist/guitarist Jeff Spanier (whoused to play guitar in local rapper Eye-Que’s band Live Assist).

Spanier is also the engineer for the EP the band is currentlyrecording at its rehearsal space, and which it hopes to have readyin time for the next show, Feb. 24, at LaSalles.

“My goal is four-to-five, at least three songs,” said Miller,“something to start giving to people so they can actually go awayfrom a show and put something into a CD player.”

The band is at that first turning point, where they’ve playedenough to start building a following (opening shows for the likesof Nevada City’s rootsy jammers Dead Winter Carpenters and

playing Lost on Main’s annual Harvest Ball), and now want to make a markwith a recording followed by a raising of their profile with more gigsaround town. Even though they’ve been together less than a year (withdrummer Ricky Atallah having been with them only since August), withtheir funky chops and youthful enthusiasm, Soul Butter appears to have thepotential to join the fine tradition of party-friendly Chico bands—Brut Max,The Hips, Electric Circus, Swamp Zen, et al.—that have come before.

Soul Butter performs with Alli Battaglia & The Musical Brewing Co.Friday, Feb. 24, at LaSalles. www.facebook.com/soulbutterband

—Jason Cassidyj asonc@newsrev i ew.com

Gentlemen’s CoupLocal musician/producer/musician’s friend Scott Barwick haskept his head in the ’60s over the past few years, first with garage-rock powerhouse Candy Apple, and now with his latest psyche-

delic pop band Gentlemen’s Coup. The Chico five-piece doesn’t dive too

deep into obscure, dusty record bins, but has

cultivated a sound that pulls from Pink Floyd, The Beatlesand, even more so, the post-Beatles work of Lennon andMcCartney.

“I’m not even that obsessed with The Beatles,” Barwickadmitted. “But back in the day I definitely dropped some LSDwhile listening to The White Album.”

Gentlemen’s Coup has been years in the making, as

Barwick hasbeen taking his time

with the material. Itwas shortly after the

breakup of Candy Applethat he wrote “Angeline,” a

song that morphs the darker,emotional angst found on 1970sJohn Lennon/Plastic Ono Bandwith McCartney’s quirkier, latter-day ramshackle pop.

Barwick insists he’s not so much obsessed with a certaintime period as he is with specific instruments. While CandyApple relied heavily on Farfisa, Gentlemen’s Coup pushesMellotron and piano to the forefront. Barwick kept writing,while at the same time working on getting his recordingspace/venue Origami Lounge up and running. Though thesongs got pushed aside, they didn’t go away.

“I don’t know why I held onto [the songs] for so long,” heexplained. “I guess I was just waiting for the right group ofpeople.”

That group eventually came together in the form of bassistBranden Smith, Iestin Roughton (aka Dr. Yes!) on keys,drummer Dan Olny and former Candy Appler SummerMaroste, who plays Mellotron samples and tambourine. Theband’s shows are usually a mix of to-the-point pop tunes andwhat Barwick calls “psychedelic ramblings,” which is whathe expects to bring to the first Gentlemen’s Coup record.

The rough versions sound promising. “Carnival” gets a liftfrom a grandiose Queen-inspired chorus, while “CrystalFlowers” veers off into space running on a single, elongatedguitar line topped with echo-y vocals. (LSD would probablywork with this one.)

“For myself, I need to focus and get this record out,” saidBarwick, although he’s not about to rush things. “With thisband it’s been not about rushing, but waiting for the rightmoment. These songs are like babies to me.”

www.gentlemenscoup.com—Mark Lore


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‘Going all Smashing Pumpkins’

Furlough FridaysAs with many young bands, the challenge for Furlough Fridays wasn’t necessarily producing and performing goodmaterial—it was solidifying an unstable lineup. Morespecifically, their challenge was finding a regular drummer.

If you attended one of the alt-rock quintet’s energetic liveshows in Chico over the past four years, you saw one of fourdifferent drummers who have played alongside vocalistLinda Bergmann, bassist Meagan Yates, rhythm guitaristAdam Yates and lead guitarist Brian Larson since their for-mation. With a fundamental position in the band in constantflux, it was difficult to focus on recording and writing newmaterial.

Enter 22-year-old Sam Casale, the bespectacled stickmanformerly of Sacramento indie outfit Stasis Burden who hasheld down the Furlough kit for the past five months. Casaleleft Sacramento to attend Chico State, at which point theband made its move.

“We found out he was moving here so we stole him, andnow we love our Sam,” said Meagan Yates.

With a lineup they hope to maintain for a good longwhile, they are in the process of recording two full albumsworth of music at a couple of Chico recording studios—Strange Seed Studios and Origami Lounge. For a band withan uncertain recent history, they believe taking on such asubstantial project (or “going all Smashing Pumpkins,” asAdam Yates put it) will allow them to progress creatively.

“There have been songs that stuck around and haven’t,and we’re kind of at the point where we’re done with [theolder material],” Casale said. “With the two albums we’llkind of close that chapter. Let’s just be steady now and workout what we want to do as a band rather than workingthrough the hardships of forming in the first place.”

The members have been influenced by a variety of musi-cians and styles, but they all shared an interest in the ’90salternative scene—bands that were on the fringe of rockmusic but still maintained a pop sensibility. Indeed, Fur-lough Fridays like making loud, fuzzy noises, but they alsodon’t shy away from the catchy hook.

“We’re not really a screamin’ band, but this new albumhas a lot of the grungy, alternative sound with a lot of dis-torted tones,” Adam Yates said of Sliver, the first of twoplanned releases this spring and summer. “The otherone [New Growth] has a lot of more poppy songs.”

The group hopes to embark on two mini-tours ofthe West Coast over the summer, city-hoppingnorth to Seattle in June and then south to SanDiego in August.

Furlough Fridays performs Saturday, Feb. 11,with The Noetics, Dumpster Dandies and The DeafPilots, at Babylon Community Arts Center.www.reverbnation.com/furloughfridays

—Howard Hardeehowardh@newsrev i ew.com

The young mathematicians

Hail the SunWhen drummer Donovan Melero was 19 years old he wentto Slim’s in San Francisco to see now-defunct math-rockersThe Fall of Troy, featuring one of his musical heroes, gui-tarist Thomas Erak. That night, while standing in the audi-ence, the precocious young Melero found himself standingnext to Erak and turned and shouted to him over the noise,“One day my band is going to tour with your band.”

Today, Melero is a newly graduated Chico State musicmajor whose band Hail the Sun specializes in a high-ener-

gy brand of math rock of its own. And, as you mighthave already guessed, he and the band are indeed

going to be touring with Erak’s band—Seattleprogressive post-punk crew Just Like

Vinyl—on a seven-show West Coast jauntnext month that will stop at Chico’sOrigami Lounge on Feb. 24.

“Opening for them is going to bevery exciting,” said Melero during arecent interview at his workplace,Woodstock’s Pizza, with bassist JohnStirrat.

The tour with JLV is due to thehard work of Melero, who set up the

shows and convinced JLV to pair upwith his band. And that industriousness

is indicative of the DIY spirit at the heartof Hail the Sun over its two-plus years.

Since 2009 they’ve gone on tour six times.“Since our junior year, we’ve been OK to

give up our breaks to tour,” Melero said. In between classes and road trips the band

has found the time to put its frenetic brand ofconstantly shifting post-punk onto one album(Pow, Right in the Kisser) and one single (“WillThey Blame Me if You Go Disappearing”)—both of which are available for free download atwww.hailthesun.bandcamp.com.

And co-frontmen Shane Gann and Aric Gar-cia are right now putting the finishing toucheson new songs that the band will be recording foran EP to be released in the spring.The funding for the EP camecourtesy of a successfulKickstarter.com campaignthat raised $2,500, thanks inpart to an irreverent videostarring the band’s hilariousbassist. “We just kind of impro-vised,” Stirrat admitted.

With its commitment to get outof town, Hail the Sun has always beenas much a band of the road as a Chicoband (a blueprint more young local bandswould be smart to emulate), but with everyonehaving graduated, after this school semesterhome base will shift to SoCal. Chances are,though, that Chico will be on the schedule ofmany more tours to come.

Hail the Sun performs with Just Like Vinyl,Final Last Words and Cinematic ProjectionsFriday, Feb. 24, at Origami Lounge. www.facebook.com/hailthesun

—Jason Cassidy

Vintage pop and psychedelic ramblings

Furlough Fridays: (from left) Meagan Yates, Linda Bergmann, Sam Casale, Adam Yates and Brian Larson.PHOTO BY MICHELLE CAMY

(From left) Scott Barwick, Summer Maroste and BrandenSmith of Gentlemen’s Coup.PHOTO BY KYLE DELMAR

Soul Butter: (from left)Julian Ruck, Jeff Spanier,Ricky Atallah, Chris Miller

and Jesse McDermott.PHOTO BY MATT SIRACUSA

Hail the Sun: (from left) Donovan Melero, Aric Garcia, John Stirrat and Shane Gann.PHOTO BY ALI CRANE



Vintage Nor Cal

Miracle Mile“Straight and Narrow”—the first songfrom Chico oldies but newbies MiracleMile—is a breezy number that brings tomind the mid-tempo twang of Gas FoodLodging-era Green on Red. Much of thesong’s country vibe comes fromguitarist/lick-meister Jason Willmon, whomoonlights with Portland-by-way-of-Chico honkey-tonk weirdos Flash Flood& the Dikes. The impetus for MiracleMile, however, is Kelly Bauman, knownaround these parts as a founding memberof noise-pop legends Deathstar.

Bauman recently re-entered Chico’satmosphere after more than a decade inthe Pacific Northwest, and wasted littletime getting to work.

“It’s really comfortable to settle backinto playing with people I’d played withbefore,” said Bauman, who joined up withformer Deathstar bassist Ken Lovgren anddrummer Colby Mancasola, who spentyears in indie-rock heroes Knapsack.

Miracle Mile joins the forces of fourmusicians who cut their teeth in bandswhile growing up in the sun-hammeredplot of Redding. Back then, Willmon,Lovgren and Mancasola all played inFor Pete’s Sake, while Bauman wasdelivering the goods in Case for Radio.

Miracle Mile is a band raised onthe glorious noise of The Replace-ments and Superchunk, and the com-

bined mileage under their belts onlyadds to their pop smarts.

While the genteel demo “Straightand Narrow” is the only thing listenerscurrently have at their disposal, the newmaterial is shaping up to be a little morerambunctious, which, given their pedi-grees, seems like a no-brainer. “It’s aReplacements-like version of what I wasdoing in Portland,” said Bauman, whoreleased the stunning jangler Gomorrah in2009. As for the band’s slight countrybent: “I don’t want it to be all whiskey andwallet-chains. You want it to be smarterthan the average bear.”

The members of Miracle Mile hitChico’s Origami Lounge with Portlandmusician/producer Mike Coykendall,who’s manned the boards for M. Ward andBlitzen Trapper, among others. Baumansays the session will likely produce fivesongs, which should see the light of daythis spring, with more shows to follow.

Perhaps it’s Chico’s warm and cozyvibe that brought these guys back togeth-er. “It’s kind of funny—20 years later andwe’re all in the same room,” Baumansaid. Whatever the reason, it’s going tobenefit the discerning ears of those pay-ing attention.

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Metal-pediaOne hairy guitarist’s guide to local metal bands

The metal genre is no longer merely “heavy.” There are so many subgenres andblendings of styles that it’s hard for even fans of the heavy stuff to keep up with thevariations among the many different sounds blasting from the full stacks of speakers inthe bustling local metal scene. To help provide a little guidance, we turned to JakeHollingsworth—a 21-year-old devoted local metal fan and the hair-whipping guitarist ofParadise metal crew Aberrance—to create this easy-to-reference Local Metal Ency-clopedia. And he starts with an explanation of his own fun, fierce and very hairyfourpiece …

• Aberrance: A weird mixture of death metal, thrash metal, a bit of progressive metal,and sprinkles of every other kind of music that your parents don’t want you listening to.Then take that monster and make it listen to hip-hop from the ’90s.

• Amarok: The sound of taking a mythological titan and pouring it out through speakersuntil the beast resonates through your bones. The doomiest doom, slow and verypowerful. The band commonly shakes picture frames off walls and glasses off coun-ters.

• Armed for Apocalypse: A sludgy, thrashy, dirty, brutal metal band that is all about themoney riffs. It’s hard to place them. It’s music that needs to be head-banged to, andthat’s about all that matters.

• Atreum: Like listening to all the classic metal bands in a newer metal fashion. Lots ofgrooves and solos. Classic guitar music.

• The Castless: Vikings from the tundra of Sweden who grew up in Butte County and lis-tened to a lot of melodic Swedish metal, then got into the sound of metalcore break-downs. Viking metalcore, if you will.

• Epitaph of Atlas: A two-piece that lathers its sound with as much distortion as possi-ble and plays some of the most groovin’ sludge-doom I’ve ever laid ears upon.

• Esoteric: A mixture of heavy hard rock and metal, with some reggae thrown into themix. It’s definitely intriguing and deserves a listen.

• Every Hand Betrayed: Heavier than the sounds of heavy things. Extremely hardcore,seven-string guitars, brutal breakdowns, 808 drops. If it’s heavy they do it.

• Hearses: Some of the eeriest doom metal out there. The sound of lighting a candle ina cemetery at night.

• Helm of Cerberus: The dirtiest of all grind playing in the North State. Dirty, grimy, loud,and really fast.

• A Holy Ghost Revival: A really melodic metal band that incorporates keyboards for aunique version of melodic hardcore and metal. Lyrics about positivity and spirituality—looking to take metal into a more positive, enlightening realm.

• Into the Open Earth: Really hard to place. A littlebit of sludge, a little bit of thrash and a whole lot of

originality. Great live show.

• A Plague Upon Her: Pretty straightforwardmetalcore band. Very heavy.

• Reverse Order: Great old-school deathmetal. Just brutal and straightforward.

• Teeph: The sound of your subcon-scious grinding your teeth in yoursleep. Expect grimacing faces and awhole lot of curse words at their live

shows. Just angry, angry music.

• Tome of Goetia: Great technicality anddeath metal mixed together. The stuff I

can’t begin to imagine playing on guitar—lightening-quick arpeggios and evil riffs—and whirling-circle head banging that was

way more impressive when they still had long hair.

Aberrance’s Jake Hollingsworth

Miracle Mile: (clockwise, from left) Ken Lovgren, Colby Mancasola,Kelly Bauman and Jason Willmon.PHOTO COURTESY OF MIRACLE MILE

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Earlier this month, an English paleon-tologist digging through dusty, forgotten cor-

ners of the British Geological Survey stumbled upona collection of 314 slides collected, mounted and

signed by Charles Darwin and hisinner circle of scientists. Popularhistory is full of these kinds of sto-ries, the old Rembrandt-in-the-atticfantasy fueling folklore, film, andan ever-growing cadre of cable pro-grams (Storage Wars, Pawn Stars,Cajun Pawn Stars, et. al).

Amazingly, such a story plays apart in a photography exhibit run-ning in February at Chico State inhonor of Black History Month.Black and White in Black andWhite is a collection of severaldozen photographs of mostlyAfrican-American citizens of Lincoln, Neb., taken between 1910and 1925.

The prints were made from acollection of 280 glass negativesowned by local author and photog-rapher Douglas Keister. The nega-tives were given to Keister in 1965by a friend who’d purchased themat a yard sale. At the time, Keisterwas a junior in high school in Lincoln, and a burgeoning photog-rapher who used them to makesome of his first prints in a home-made darkroom.

“The first prints I made were from the negativesthat were city scenes of Lincoln because they werefamiliar to me,” Keister said. “I somehow knew thenegatives were important and luckily held ontothem. Every so often I’d make a print or two andmarveled at the quality, but without any other infor-mation about them I didn’t explore further.

“Nowadays a person can scan/digitize a negativeand post or email it for quick and wide dissemina-tion. Before the digital age one would have had tomake prints and then figure out where to send them.Thus, even though the pictures were important, therewas little practical way of sharing them. However,throughout the years I kept plugging away andexploring ideas and venues.”

In 1999, another Lincoln student happened upon36 more glass negatives, which were determined tohave been taken by John Johnson, a native Lincoln

laborer-cum-itinerant photographer and son of ablack Civil War veteran, and his assistant, EarlMcWilliams. This prompted Keister to contact theNebraska State Historical Society, which named Keister’s collection a state treasure.

Since then, the photos and their story haveappeared in numerous newspapers and magazines,and Keister co-authored a book—Lincoln in Blackand White: 1910-1925—with Ed Zimmer, historicpreservation planner for the Lincoln/Lancaster Planning Department.

The Chico State exhibit will be showing the pho-tos publicly. Because of the large size and well-pre-served state of the negatives, the pictures are dis-played on a large scale, some as big as 40-by-60inches. At the time they were taken, Lincoln was thesecond-largest city in Nebraska and had the state’ssecond-largest black population. The photos depictpeople—both black and white—from all walks oflife in various contexts. Some are portraits in formaldress, others are slice-of-life shots taken against thebackdrop of the city.

“The photos open a door to what life was like forAfrican-Americans and immigrants in the Midwestin early 20th-century America,” Keister said of theirartistic and historic value. “Even when the setting isless than desirable and the people’s clothes areragged, never are the people depicted as downtrod-den or ‘less than.’ To a person, they are pictured asennobled.”

Keister explained the exhibit, enhanced withobjects seen in the photos and a camera contempo-rary to that used in their creation, is designed with aneye toward a visceral, empathic experience on thepart of the viewer: “Seeing a photo of a womanholding an August 1918 copy of The Ladies’ HomeJournal and also seeing the actual magazine make itmore real; more accessible. I’ve also included anactual glass negative in the display since most peoplehave never seen one.”

Keister is currently working to complete a noveland working on another book about Paris cemeteries.He’s written 40 books on subjects as wide-ranging asVictorian architecture, cemeteries and Airstreamtrailers. He’s even penned a children’s book in Chinese.

As for the future of the photos, Keister said JoelZimbelman, dean of the College of Humanities andFine Arts at Chico State, is helping to find funding totake the display on the road, and other officials incities he’s spoken with are very interested in bringingthe exhibit to their town. Ω

THURS2Art ReceptionsBIENNIAL NATIONAL PRINT COMPETITION RECEP-

TION: Franklin Sirmans of the Los AngelesCounty Museum of Art will speak in room 150of the Student Services Center followed by anawards reception in the Turner Print Museumat 6:30 p.m. Th, 2/2, 5:30pm. Chico State; 400 W.First St.; (530) 898-6333; www.chicostateboxoffice.com.

TheaterTHE LADIES MAN: A comedy revolving around a

doctor’s frantic efforts to keep his young wifefrom learning about an indiscreet meeting hehas with a female patient. Th-Sa, 7:30pmthrough 2/12; Su, 2/5, 2pm; Su, 2/12, 2pm. $12-$16. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse, 3735 NealRd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

MY FAIR LADY: The classic musical about aLondon linguist who wagers he can transforma working-class girl into an elegant, manneredlady. Th-Sa, 7:30pm; Su, 2pm through 2/5. $12-$20. Chico Theater Company, 166 Eaton Rd.Ste. F, (530) 894-3282, www.chicotheater company.com.

FRI3Special EventsCOMEDY CLUB GRAND OPENING: Two nights, four

shows and non-stop laughs for the openingweekend at Chico’s new comedy club. Twoshows each night, featuring a variety of localand touring comedians. F, 2/3, 7 & 8:30pm; Sa,2/4, 7 & 8:30pm. $10. The Last Stand, 167 E.Third St., (530) 354-1936, www.thelaststandcomedy.com.

MusicMELVIN SEALS & JGB: Former Jerry Garcia Band

keyboardist Melvin Seals and his band JGB willfollow Alli Battaglia and the Musical BrewingCo. F, 2/3, 8pm. $18. El Rey Theatre; 230 W.Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

MONOPHONICS: The Monophonics, a SanFrancisco funk and soul group, will appearalongside Sacramento’s ZuhG and DJ Dan K. F,2/3, 9pm. $8. Lost On Main; 319 Main St.; (530)891-1853.

TheaterDEAD MANS CELL PHONE: A witty comedy by

Sarah Ruhl following a woman who is pushedout of her introverted lifestyle upon answer-ing a dead man’s cell phone. F, Sa, 7:30pm

THISWEEK

PREVIEW:Black and White inBlack and White ison display through

Feb. 24 at theHumanities CenterGallery. Reception

with talk byDouglas KeisterTuesday, Feb. 7,

5-7 p.m. Also, presentation

by Ed Zimmer inRowland-Taylor

Recital HallWednesday,

Feb. 8, 7 p.m.

HumanitiesCenter Gallery

Chico State, Trinity 100898-6341

www.csuchico.edu/hfa/hc/gallery.html

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Arts & Culture

MARDIS GRASCELEBRATIONSaturday, Feb. 4Paradise Ridge Senior CenterSEE SATURDAY, SPECIAL EVENTS

byKen Smith

kenswagger@gmai l .com

Local photographer’scentury-old negative collection is a Nebraskastate treasure

“Florence Jones and Friend,” circa1915-20. The young lady on the rightis Florence Jones (later Clark). Hercompanion has not been identified. PHOTO COURTESY DOUGLAS KEISTER COLLECTION

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through 2/4. $10-$15. Blue Room Theatre, 139 WFirst St., (530) 895-3749, www.blueroom theatre.com.

THE LADIES MAN: See Thursday. Theatre on theRidge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise,(530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

MY FAIR LADY: See Thursday. Chico TheaterCompany, 166 Eaton Rd. Ste. F, (530) 894-3282,www.chicotheatercompany.com.

SYLVIA: A canine-centric comedy detailing therelationship between a man, his dog and hiswife. F, Sa, 7:30pm; Su, 2pm through 2/5. $7-$15.Birdcage Theatre, 1740 Bird St. in Oroville,(530) 533-2473, www.birdcagetheatre.net.

SAT4Special EventsCHICO AQUAJETS CRAB FEED: The public is invited

to this dinner and auction to benefit the ChicoAquajets, the region’s oldest competitive swimprogram. Sa, 2/4, 6pm. $45. Chico Masonic LifeFamily Center; 1110 East Ave. Between GuynnAve. & Nord Ave.; 5187946.

COMEDY CLUB GRAND OPENING: See Friday forinfo. F, 2/3, 7 & 8:30pm; Sa, 2/4, 7 & 8:30pm. $10.The Last Stand, 167 E. Third St., (530) 354-1936,www.thelaststandcomedy.com.

MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION: Big Mo and the FullMoon Band provide the entertainment for thisParadise Center for Tolerance andNonviolence benefit. A silent auction, doorprizes, best costume awards and a no-hostbar round out the festivities. Sa, 2/4, 7pm. $15-$20. Paradise Ridge Senior Center; 877Nunneley Rd. in Paradise; (530) 877-1733.

MusicKIDS & CREEKS 5TH ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT:

Central California country/Americana crewThe Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit and knee-slappin’ locals Poa Porch Band lead the party.Sa, 2/4, 7-11pm. $15 in advanced at Chico

Natural Foods, 360 Ecotique, and Lyon Books,$18 at the door. Chico Women’s Club, 592 E.Third St., (530) 894-1978.

Art ReceptionsSTEVE ROSENFELD ART OPENING: New art by

Steve Rosenfeld accompanied by musicianMartin Purtill. Sa, 2/4, 8pm. Free. BustolinisDeli & Coffee House; 800 Broadway St.; (530)892-1790.

TheaterDEAD MANS CELL PHONE: See Friday. Blue Room

Theatre, 139 W First St., (530) 895-3749,www.blueroomtheatre.com.

THE LADIES MAN: See Thursday. Theatre on theRidge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise,(530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

MY FAIR LADY: See Thursday. Chico TheaterCompany, 166 Eaton Rd. Ste. F, (530) 894-3282,www.chicotheatercompany.com.

SYLVIA: See Friday. Birdcage Theatre, 1740 BirdSt. in Oroville, (530) 533-2473, www.bird-cagetheatre.net.

SUN5TheaterMY FAIR LADY: See Thursday. Chico Theater

Company, 166 Eaton Rd. Ste. F, (530) 894-3282,www.chicotheatercompany.com.

THE LADIES MAN: SeeThursday. Theatre on theRidge Playhouse, 3735 NealRd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

SYLVIA: See Friday. Birdcage

Theatre, 1740 Bird St. in Oroville, (530) 533-2473, www.birdcagetheatre.net.

MON6MusicRUTHIE FOSTER & PAUL THORN: Ruthie Foster

and Paul Thorn, on tour together for the firsttime, bring their combination of thoughtfulsongwriting and blues virtuosity to the BigRoom. M, 2/6, 7:30pm. $28. Sierra Nevada BigRoom; 1075 East 20th St.; (530) 345-2739;www.sierranevada.com/bigroom.

WED8Special EventsCOMEDY NIGHT: Weekly comedy night on

Wednesdays inside Spirits Lounge at GoldCountry Casino. W, 8pm. Free. Gold CountryCasino; 4020 Olive Hwy at Gold Country Casino& Hotel in Oroville; (530) 534-9892; www.gold-countrycasino.com.

TheaterOFF THE CUFF: Bi-monthly improvisational per-

formances. Every other W, 7:30pm. $5advance/$8 door. Blue Room Theatre; 139 WFirst St.; (530) 895-3749; www.blueroom theatre.com.

Art1078 GALLERY: Joe Meiser & Michael Arrigo,

works by object-based sculptor Joe Meiserand multi-media artist Michael Arrigo ondisplay. 2/2-2/24. 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

ANGELOS CUCINA TRINACRIA: Sal Casa Gallery,some of Sal Casa’s early work depictingclassic Sicilian culture. Ongoing. 407 WalnutSt., (530) 899-9996.

AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Uptown-Downton PacificFlyway Exhibit, art featured as part of theSnow Goose Festival’s Uptown-DowntownPacific Flyway exhibit, hosted by Avenue 9and the Chico Art Center. Through 2/12.Free.Bling Fling, an artists’ Valentines jew-elry show. 2/3-2/12. 180 E. Ninth Ave., (530)879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.

BUTTE COLLEGE ART GALLERY: The VoodooHills, pictures by Rachelle Montoya. Through2/24. 3536 Butte Campus Dr. Inside the ARTSBuilding in Oroville, (530) 895-2208.

CHICO ART CENTER: Uptown-Downton PacificFlyway Exhibit, art featured as part of theSnow Goose Festival’s Uptown-DowntownPacific Flyway exhibit, hosted by the ChicoArt Center and Avenue 9. Through 2/12. 450Orange St. 6, (530) 895-8726, www.chicoart-center.com.

CHICO CITY MUNICIPAL CENTER: Joel CollierPhotography, a display of Joel Collier’s pho-tography on all three floors of the CityMunicipal Center building. Through 7/13. 411Main St. City Hall, (530) 896-7200.

CHICO CREEK NATURE CENTER: Dragonflies andDamselflies, a photo exhibit by RobertWoodward. Ongoing. 1968 E. Eighth St., (530)891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

CHICO PAPER COMPANY: Monuments by BillDiGrazia, works by DiGrazia, who manipu-lates photographs to detach the structurefrom recognizable surroundings. Through6/1.Jake Early Ca. Mountain Series, an exhi-bition of the “California Mountain” series, acollection five years in the making. Through4/30, 9:30am-6pm. 345 Broadway, (530) 891-0900, www.chicopapercompany.com.

HEALING ART GALLERY: Current exhibits, byNorthern California artists whose liveshave been touched by cancer. Currentlyfeaturing watercolors by Amber Palmer.Ongoing. 265 Cohasset Rd. inside EnloeCancer Center, (530) 332-3856.

HUMANITIES CENTER GALLERY: Black and Whitein Black and White, large-scale historicalphotos of predominantly African Americancitizens of Lincoln, Nebraska between 1910-1925 on display. Through 2/24. 400 W First St.CSU, Chico, Trinity Hall.

NAKED LOUNGE TEA AND COFFEEHOUSE: Art byCarob, colorful portraits of people localartist Carob finds particularly inspiring.Through 2/29. Gallery hours are Open daily..118 W. Second St., (530) 895-0676.

SATORI COLOR & HAIR DESIGN: MichaelMulcahy Paintings, bright bold works of popart, figures, animals, landscapes, andabstracts. Through 3/15. 627 Broadway St.120.

TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: Biennial NationalPrint Competition Exhibition, works byemerging artists past their academiccareers who are pushing the boundaries oftraditional printmaking, also on display atthe University Art Gallery. Through 3/4. 400W First St. Meriam Library breezeway, CSU,Chico.

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY: Biennial NationalPrint Competition Exhibition, works byemerging artists past their academiccareers who are pushing the boundaries oftraditional printmaking, also on display atthe Turner Print Museum. Through 3/4. 400W First St. Taylor Hall, CSU, Chico.

UPPER CRUST BAKERY & EATERY: SimpleImages, photos from the travels ofMarianne Werner on display. Through 2/29.130 Main St., (530) 895-3866.

MuseumsBOLTS ANTIQUE TOOL MUSEUM: Kitchen

Gadgets, a new display featuring kitchengadgets past and present. M-Sa, 10am-3:45pm; Su, 11:45am-3:45pm. $2 adults/kidsfree. 1650 Broderick St. in Oroville, (530)538-2497, www.boltsantiquetools.com.

CHICO MUSEUM: Amazing Grains, the story ofrice in California and beyond. Through 2/29.$3 adults/$2 students and seniors/kids 14and under free. 141 Salem St., (530) 891-4336.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Toys: The InsideStory, an exhibit featuring 12 hands-on sta-tions illustrating the simple mechanismsfound in most toys. W-Su, 12-5pm. $3-$5. 625Esplanade.

Are youready to laugh?Chico, you have been waiting for this: a real, honest-to-all-that-is-good-and-wrong comedy club. This weekend, Comedy from the Couch honcho John

Ross will open his new downtown venue, The Last Stand,with four shows in two nights packed with the comedy

stylings of both visiting and local comedians. Night one, Friday, Feb. 3, the billincludes Ray Molina (SF Punchline), Sac’s John Alston and Johnny Taylor, plusThe Last Stand’s house improv team, Bonetown. And night two, Saturday,Feb. 4, it’s Chazz Hawkins (SF Punch Line), Bryan Yang (For the People Come-dy Tour), Nick Aragon (Sac’s Stand-up Shoot-out champ) and Josh Vigil. SeeFriday & Saturday, Special Events for more info.

—JASON CASSIDY

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JOE MEISER & MICHAEL ARRIGOShows through Feb. 241078 GallerySEE FINE ARTS

RUTHIE FOSTER & PAUL THORNMonday, Feb. 6Sierra Nevada Big RoomSEE MONDAY, MUSIC

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CommunityACADEMIC DECATHALON: Students from five high

schools in Butte County will put their knowl-edge to the ultimate test. A fast-pacedquestion and answer relay will cap the com-petition and will be followed by an awardsceremony. Sa, 2/4, 1:15pm. CUSD Center forthe Arts, 1475 East Ave. corner of East andCeanothus, 5325761.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: Regularly scheduledmeeting. Every other Tu, 9am. Board ofSupervisors Chambers, 25 County Center Dr.in Oroville, (530) 538-7631, www.buttecounty.net.

BUTTE PARENTS FOR CPS AND COURT REFORM: Ameeting to share and discuss stories relatedto Children’s Services. M, 7pm. Free. CozyDiner, 1695 Mangrove Ave., (530) 895-1195.

CARTOONING & ART CLASS: All skill levels are wel-come to join this six-session class wherestudents will learn techniques to draw car-toon and comic book figures, horses, dragonsand flip book animation. W, 3:30-4:30pmthrough 2/22. $70. Chico Art Center, 450Orange St. 6, (530) 895-8726, www.chicoartcenter.com.

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

CHOOSEMYPLATE PRESENTATION: The Chico StateNutrition and Food Science Association hoststhis presentation to explain ChooseMyPlate,the new symbol the USDA has unveiled toreplace the food pyramid. Participants willalso be informed of key pointers for healthyliving. Su, 2/5, 10am. Free. Butte CountyLibrary, Chico Branch, 1108 Sherman Ave.,(530) 891-2762, www.buttecounty.net/ bclibrary.

DANCE SANCTUARY WAVE: Bring a water bottle,drop your mind, free your feet and your spirit.Call for directions. Tu, 6:30-8:30pm. $10. Callfor details, 891-6524.

DENTAL CARE FOR UNINSURED CHILDREN: Chicoarea dentists unite for this one-day eventwhere uninsured children ages 1-12 willreceive free dental care. Pre-registration isrequired and children must be accompaniedby a parent or legal guardian. F, 2/3, 9am-5pm.Free. Erik Roos Dentistry, 274 Cohasset Rd.,893-4044.

FARMERS MARKET - CHAPMAN: Free blood-pres-sure screenings, recipes and kids activities at16th and C streets. EBT SNAP cards accepted.F, 2-5:30pm through 2/29. Dorothy JohnsonCenter, 775 E. 16th St., (530) 624-8844,www.cChaos.org.

FARMERS MARKET - CHICO STATE: The OrganicVegetable Project’s weekly sale of fresh-picked greens of chard, kale, cabbage,flowers, herbs, veggies, farm-fresh eggs andmore. Location: Student Learning Centerplaza. W, 9am-1pm. Chico State, 400 W. First St.,(530) 898-6333, www.chicostateboxoffice.com.

FARMERS MARKET - FIREHOUSE: Locally grownfruits and vegetables and resources forbetter health. Th, 11am-3pm through 8/31. ElMedio Fire Department, 3515 Myers St. inOroville, (530) 592-0889 ext. Message,www.cChaos.org.

FARMERS MARKET - SATURDAY: Baked goods,honey, fruits and veggies, crafts and more. Sa,7:30am-1pm. Chico Certified Saturday FarmersMarket, Municipal Parking Lot On Second AndWall Streets, (530) 893-3276.

FREEDOM FROM SMOKING PROGRAM: An eight-session course providing techniques to quitsmoking. The program will be held in theCanyon View Clinic Wellness Center. Call formore information. Th, 2/2, 2:30-5pm; Tu, 2/7,2:30-5pm; Th, 2/9, 2:30-5pm. Feather RiverHospital, 5974 Pentz Rd. in Paradise, 876-7154,www.frhosp.org.

GLUTEN CONFUSION SEMINAR: Dr. PatrickGiammarise will host this seminar to clear upthe confusion on what a gluten sensitivity isand how testing and treatment can offerrelief for some bowel problems. Th, 2/2, 6-7pm.Free. Allergy & Digestive Relief Center, 2639Forest Ave. 100, 899-8741, www.digestionreliefcenter.com.

INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: No partners nec-essary. Call for more information. First F ofevery month, 8pm. $2. Chico Creek DanceCentre, 1144 W. First St., 345-8134.

PARADISE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE:Sa, 10am-3pm. Butte County Library, ParadiseBranch, 5922 Clark Rd. in Paradise, (530) 872-6320, www.buttecounty.net/bclibrary/Paradise.htm.

SAMARITAN FREE CLINIC: This clinic offers freebasic medical care and mental health coun-seling. Call for more information. Su, 2-4pm.Free. Paradise Lutheran Church, 780 LutherDr. Next to Long’s Drugstore in Paradise, 872-7085.

SOUL SHAKE DANCE CHURCH: Drop your mind,find your feet and free you spirit at this DJdance wave to a range of musical styles. Noprevious dance experience necessary. Su,10am-noon. $8-$15 sliding scale. DorothyJohnson Center, 775 E. 16th St., (530) 895-4707.

VolunteerBIDWELL PARK VOLUNTEERS: Help the park by

volunteering for trash pick-up, invasive plantremoval, trail maintenance, site restoration,water quality testing and more. Ongoing;check Friends of Bidwell Park web site fordates and locations. Ongoing. Call for location,www.friendsofbidwellpark.org.

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“The path of the righteous man,” quoth thegreat Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction, “is beset

on all sides by the inequities of the selfish, and the tyranny ofevil men.”

Old Ezekiel probably had something else in mind entirelywhile penning the source material, but the lesson holds trueif you replace “righteous man” with “burger lover.” Theworld is filled with evil men in crowns and clown suits push-ing sinfully inadequate burgers, driven by their devotion to

the bottom line rather than the glory ofuplifting burgerdom.

Luckily, some sanctuaries exist wherethe faithful can take communion. One suchplace is Oroville’s Righteous Burger,which serves delicious, large and lovinglycrafted burgers, hot dogs and appropriatetrimmings worthy of the most pious burgerdevotees.

The restaurant’s décor is fairly sparse,with just a few framed posters of ’80smovies and icons scattered here and thereon white walls. But at least they’re coolposters—Atari, Bruce Lee, The BreakfastClub—that set a subtle theme rather thanschlocking up the joint. (I would’ve loved todrop a few quarters into a Defender machinewhile waiting for my burger, though.)

The focus is instead on the menu, andwhat a magnificent menu it is. The corner-stones here are the Righteous Burger($5.19) and the Righteous-with-cheese($5.79), and in this cheese lies much of theestablishment’s righteousness. Smotheringa patty of naturally raised beef is a gloriousmass of cheese that spills over the burger’sedge to create an oversize crown of golden,molten, melty-in-the-middle and crispy-on-the-edges cheese.

Hallelujah!From this fundamental burger spring

many denominations, from the fairly con-servative Grilled Onion & Jack (self-explanatory) to the more offbeat PeanutButter and Bacon. Somewhere in betweenlie the Pesto Burger, The Prospector (a mixof grilled onions, mushrooms and barbe-cue sauce), The Pastrami and Swiss with

Bacon, and nearly a dozen other options (rang-ing from $6.19 to $6.49).

The abundance of ingredients availablefrom this broad menu could make for someamazing custom creations, and the folks thereseem just about righteous enough to let youhave it your way. So righteous are they, in fact,that one of their menu items, the CrunchBurger, sprang from a customer’s suggestionto slap some potato chips on a burger.

I chose the Grilled Mushroom & Jack burg-er, and was pleased with my decision uponwitnessing how gloriously some of the grilledmushrooms had fused into the aforementionedcrown of cheese. Miraculous! The burger wasabundantly juicy, and every bite was a joy.

For those who fear they may have gained afew pounds just reading the last 400 words,turkey can be substituted for beef (50 centsextra), and chicken sandwiches are also avail-able. For the rest, an extra beef patty (or, I’massuming, two or three, but that’s just insane)can be added for $1.50.

The variety of hot dogs, though not asbroad as that of burgers, is nonetheless impres-sive, from your basic Ballpark Dog ($3.59) toa Carolina Dog ($4.49, garnished withcoleslaw). My companions and I decided tosplit a Kansas City Dog ($4.09), which camelightly browned and topped with bacon, ched-dar cheese, barbecue sauce and onions. At thesuggestion of the friendly guy behind thecounter, we opted for the grilled onions. It wasa good choice.

We also shared an order of regular and anorder of sweet-potato fries ($1.89 and $3.09,respectively), both of which were thin-cut,not-too-greasy and an excellent complement tothe burger. I was disappointed not to havenoticed the onion-fried green beans ($3.29)until after I’d ordered, and look forward to try-ing them next time I’m in Oroville, rightalongside the custom two-pattied, jalapeño-Jack-bacon-blue-cheese-mushroom-grilled-onion Crunch burger I intend to order. It’sgonna be righteous.

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Early on in The Descendants, there’s anunexpectedly rich moment involving the story’s protago-

nist (Matt King, played by George Clooney). He’s just gottensome more very bad news of a very personal sort, and his

reaction is to bolt from the house and run downa curving suburban street to his neighboring in-laws’ place. He’s wearing flip-flops (the settingis Hawaii) and he runs in an oddly comical andungainly fashion.

The blend of comedy and sorrow, pathosand panic in that moment is characteristic ofthe entire picture, and it’s also a signaturemoment for the character. King/Clooney is aHawaiian businessman, soon-to-be-widowedfather of two troubled daughters, head of a clanwhose roots in Hawaii go back to the 19th cen-tury. He’s a mild sort of take-charge guy who’salso a bit of a clueless doofus, a moderatelyshrewd pater familias but casually ineffectualand oblivious as a husband and father.

The role may seem somewhat unusual forClooney, but it provides the occasion for themost nuanced and wide-ranging performanceI’ve seen from him. And it’s no mere star-turn:writer-director Alexander Payne (Sideways)puts Clooney/King at the center of things here,but the center in this case is always part of alarger and ever more entangled situation.

And that larger situation takes in quite a lot:King’s comatose and dying wife, the sorrowsand travails of the two young (and alreadymotherless) daughters, the belated discovery ofthe wife’s infidelity, and the impending sale ofvirgin wilderness that has belonged to the Kingclan for more than a century. It’s the stuff ofsoap opera and tragic melodrama, but Payneand company enliven and complicate all thatby taking it in yet another direction—towardthe comedy of contemporary middle-classmanners.

Adapted (by Payne and two co-writers)from a novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, thestory has a casual abundance that proves bothdisarming and engaging. Each of the plotstrands involves a test of regions of King’scharacter that he has heretofore neglected, andthe zig-zag path of his quirky integrity is comi-cally crucial but never independent of the

tougher issues involved.And that comic trajectory never stands apart

from at least a half-dozen other characters,most of whom turn out—sooner or later—to bemore complicated and interesting—andhumane—than we might have guessed fromthe stereotypical sit-com first impressions thatmost of them make.

The daughters, teenaged Alexandra (Shai-lene Woodley) and pre-teen Scottie (AmaraMiller), are prime examples, as are King’sgrumbly father-in-law (Robert Forster) andAlexandra’s hulking boyfriend Sid (NickKrause). There’s an edgy, shambling ambiguityin Cousin Hugh (Beau Bridges) and fresh littledeflected nuances in Brian Speer (Matthew Lil-lard), the real estate agent who has cuckoldedKing, as well as in Julie Speer (Judy Greer), hisunsuspecting wife. Ω

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ment when it comes to facing down the call of thewild.

At first there doesn’t seem to be a lot going on withThe Grey, which is essentially a point-A-to-point-Bstory (a werewolf movie without the were). But Car-nahan (Narc) displays an evocative feel for old-fash-ioned story-telling, and a nuanced sense of dark irony.And while he follows the template of body-count hor-ror, he also takes the time to define the charactersbeyond the expected caricatures and tweak the narra-tive tropes we’ve come to expect from a Hollywoodthriller with a subtle hand, letting one appreciate theironies without having them spoon fed. Ω

Reviewers: Craig Blamer and Juan-Carlos Selznick.

Opening this weekBig MiracleA romantic drama based on the real-lifestory of a family of gray whales trappedunder ice in the Arctic Circle, starring JohnKrasinski as a newspaper reporter and DrewBarrymore as his Greenpeace girlfriend andpartner in leading efforts to try and save thewhales. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemasand Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG.

ChronicleA found-footage sci-fi flick about threehigh-school friends who gain superpowersafter making an incredible discovery. Cine-mark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Par-adise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

The Woman in BlackDaniel Radcliffe begins his post-Potter lifestarring as a lawyer who visits the remoteEnglish countryside and discovers a villageterrorized by the ghost of a vengefulwoman. Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemasand Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

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4The Adventures of TintinSteven Spielberg’s animated adapta-

tion of the classic European comic books(originally authored by the Belgian artistHergé) has great liveliness and authenticity,cinematic and otherwise. The combination ofmotion capture and 3-D, both completely atthe service of the unfolding story, worksextraordinarily well. The sensational, exu-berantly paced action sequences have asurprising kinetic dimensionality to them,and as a result, they make genuine physicalsense in even their more magical moments.The best of the comic action in Tintin repli-cates the elaborate and beautifully timedstunts of classic silent films—the accidentalgesture that perfectly subverts an impend-ing threat, for example. In Spielberg’s otherholiday release, War Horse, the horse is oneof the film’s long-suffering heroes, but evenwith his gallant beauty, he makes less of animpression, characterwise, than doesTintin’s trusty dog “Snowy,” who is every bitas memorable as the flagrantly erratic Cap-tain Haddock and the bumbling detectives,Thompson and Thomson, and perhaps oth-ers among Tintin’s familiar irregulars. Cine-mark 14. Rated PG —J.C.S.

Beauty and the Beast 3-DDisney brings back the wildly popular 1991animated classic about the unlikely romancebetween Belle and Beast for a 3-D run. Cine-mark 14. Rated G.

ContrabandMark Wahlberg plays a retired contraband-runner forced to do “one last job” in orderto save his bro-in-law and keep his wife andkids from being targeted by a drug lord. A

reworking of the 2009 Icelandic film Reyk-javík-Rotterdam. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

5The DescendentsSee review this issue. Cinemark 14,

Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema7. Rated R —J.C.S.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseIn the wake of the death of his father (TomHanks) during the 9/11 attacks on the WorldTrade Center, a young, gifted boy (ThomasHorn) searches for the lock that belongs toa mysterious key his father left behind. Anadaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s 2005novel of the same name. Cinemark 14. RatedPG-13.

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Feather River Cinemas. Rated R —C.B.

2HaywireHaywire isn’t much more than an

exercise in lo-fi style over substance, witha script that is rudimentary at best: a top-shelf mercenary (played by mixed-martialartist Gina Carano) is betrayed by her fool-ish boss/ex-lover (Ewan McGregor) andsets off on a globe-hopping tour of mayhemas she lays down some payback on him andthe other men (played by a lot of familiarfaces) involved. No real stakes, other thansome general payback. But Haywire isn’tabout the story … or the acting. It’s aboutproviding the viewer with the opportunityto watch a beautiful woman kick the shitout of a handful of deserving men. And shekicks down with the physical stuff damnwell. Eliminate Carano from the mix and thefilm’s not worth making. Cinemark 14. Rated R —C.B.

3The Iron LadyHaving Meryl Streep play the title role

in a Margaret Thatcher biopic seems like avery good idea, but there are also times inThe Iron Lady when that seems like the pro-duction’s only good idea. Streep’s Oscar-nominated performance is a triumph overheavily Thatcherized prosthetic make-up, ifnothing else, and there’s a reliably profes-sional cast of British actors in the mix—JimBroadbent as Thatcher’s husband, Denis;Olivia Colman as the Thatchers’ daughter,Carol; Alexandra Roach and Harry Lloyd asMargaret and Denis in their younger days,etc. Many of the film’s apparent assets,however, are rather sadly neutralized by thedecision of the filmmakers—director Phylli-da Lloyd and writer Abi Morgan—to putThatcher’s elderly years as the center ofthings. Morgan’s screenplay uses an almostrandom array of flashbacks to provideglimpses of Thatcher’s life, public anddomestic alike, with results that are skimpyon the history, clichéd on the personal life,and often counterproductive with respectto character and drama. The end result isnot so much a portrait of “the Iron Lady” asyet another demonstration of what a braveand resourceful trouper Streep is. PageantTheatre. Rated PG-13 —J.C.S.

Man on a LedgeThere’s a fugitive (Sam Worthington) on theledge of a high rise in Manhattan, a cop (Eliz-abeth Banks) trying to talk him down, andsomething fishy going on involving the fugi-tive’s bro (Jamie Bell), diamonds and apissed-off Ed Harris. Cinemark 14, FeatherRiver Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

One for the MoneyKatherine Heigl plays a bounty hunter whoends up chasing down an old flame (JasonO’Mara) on her first assignment. An adapta-tion of the first book in Janet Evanovich’sbest-selling series of romance/adventurenovels centered on the exploits of bountyhunter Stephanie Plum. Cinemark 14, Feath-er River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema 7.Rated PG-13.

Red TailsA high-flying action/drama inspired by trueevents surrounding the Tuskegee Airmen,the famed group of African-American WWIIpilots. Starring Terrence Howard, CubaGooding Jr., Nate Parker Ne-Yo and BryanCranston. Cinemark 14 and Paradise Cinema7. Rated PG-13.

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siasm infectious. “I am excitedabout life, about being alive,”offered Masekela, who is set tograce the stage at Chico State’sLaxson Auditorium on Feb. 11with his high-energy Afro-beat/jazz sounds and killer six-piece band.

“You have to remember I neverthought I’d live this long,” headded, referring to his struggleswith substance abuse.

“I’m into Chinese tai chi,” saidthe nearly 73-year-old Masekela,beginning to run down the thingshe’s doing that keep his life excit-ing. “I have a novel coming out, aJohannesburg thriller calledHonky.” “Honky,” he explained,is short for “Seholongo”—“aname in my ancestral native lan-guage that one of my uncles wascalled. It means ‘a very strongfarmer who doesn’t need tosleep.’” His debut novel, self-published by his book-publishingcompany, House of Masekela,will be released in March, inSouth Africa first.

Masekela said he started thenovel 13 years ago, and it is thefirst of three that he has beenworking on to be finished. “I fin-ished it two months ago,” he said.“I have a very sharp literary groupof young South Africans that Ihave been working with.”

Masekela next mentioned themusical theater company he start-ed three years ago: “We did a playcalled Songs of Migration at theMarket Theatre in Johannesburg

[in 2010], and we are bringing it tothe Kennedy Center [in Washing-ton, D.C.] in October, and to theEdinburgh Festival in Scotland inAugust. ” Masekela added that heboth acted and played music in theJames Ngcobo play.

Masekela is also getting readyto release two albums. In lateMarch, he and his “old friend,”pianist Larry Willis, with whom heattended the Manhattan School ofMusic 50 years ago, will releaseFriends, a four-CD box set of “allold American classic ballads,”such as “Body and Soul,” “A Por-trait of Jennie” and “Polka Dotsand Moonbeams.” On Friends,Masekela sings the Fats Wallertune “Until the Real ThingComes Along” (“I sing it realromantically”).

The second album, recordedwith his touring band, will becalled Masimong. “‘Masimong’means ‘in the field plowing andharvesting,” Masekela said. “Anddon’t forget the manure!”

“I’m doing all those things, andcommunity work,” he went on inhis bubbly, happy way. Masekelasaid he works as a substance-abuse counselor as well as a train-er of substance-abuse counselorsfor his Musicians and ArtistsAssistance Programme of SouthAfrica foundation.

Sounds like a man who is busydoing everything he possibly can.“Yes, I have to,” he said. “Howcan I be bored when I have somuch to do?” Ω

If ever there was a personwho could be said to have truly

“been there, done that,” legendarySouth African trumpeter Hugh

Masekela wouldeasily fit the bill.After all, howmany people cansay that they havelived through thestruggles ofapartheid, recov-ered from decadesof alcohol addictionand traveled theworld many timesover as a famousmusician, havingperformed andrecorded with thelikes of PaulSimon, MiriamMakeba, Lady-smith Black Mam-bazo and TheByrds? And that’sjust the tip of alarge iceberg.

However, during a recent phoneinterview from Namibia, whenconfronted with the question, “So,you’ve been there, done that—what are you excited about thesedays?” Masekela didn’t miss abeat: “I don’t think anybody’s ever‘been there, done that.’ There’s 7 billion people in the world!”There is always, in other words,someone new to meet, somethingnew to do and see.

His take on the joys of living along life was refreshing, his enthu-

Can’t stopHugh

At 72, South African jazzlegend Hugh Masekela is

as prolific as ever

The irrepressible one.PHOTO COURTESY OF HUGH MASEKELA

Preview:Chico Performances

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round-robin free-for-all. First andThird Th of every month, 9pm. Free.Crazy Horse Saloon & Brewery; 303Main St.; (530) 894-5408.

BLUES JAM: Weekly open jam. Th, 8pm-midnight. Lynns Optimo; 9225 Skywayin Paradise; (530) 872-1788.

CHICO JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Thursday jazz.Th, 8-11pm. Free. The DownLo; 319 MainSt.; (530) 892-2473.

COUNT FUNKULA: As the name sug-gests, things might get a little funkywith Count Funkula as the evening’sentertainment. Th, 2/2, 6pm. Free.LaSalles; 229 Broadway St. 2nd

street; (530) 893-1891.

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

OPEN MIKEFULL: Open mic night to benefitEarthdance. Refreshments on sale. Firstand Third Th of every month, 7pm. Opens2/2. $1. Paradise Grange Hall; 5704Chapel Dr. in Paradise; (530) 873-1370.

3FRIDAYCHUCK EPPERSON: Guitarist Chuck

Epperson featuring saxophonist EricWeber. F, 2/3, 7-8:30pm. N/c. T Bar; 250Vallombrosa Ave. 200 Next to Morning

Thunder Cafe; (530) 895-8100;www.tbarchico.com.

COUNTRY SHOWCASE: Rich & Kendall’sweekly revue. F, 4:30pm. Free. TackleBox Bar & Grill; 375 East Park Ave.;(530) 345-7499.

ENVELOPE PEASANT & THE SCIENTIFICORCHESTRA: Sean Harrasser’s eccen-tric acoustic pop crew appears withAmericana duo Broken Rodeo and LexiBakkar. F, 2/3, 8pm. $5. Café Coda; 265Humboldt Ave.; (530) 566-9476;www.cafecoda.com.

IRISH MUSIC HAPPY HOUR: A Chico tradi-tion: Friday night happy hour with atraditional Irish music session by thePub Scouts. F, 4pm. $1. Duffys Tavern;337 Main St.; (530) 343-7718.

JEFF PERSHING BAND: You can count onChico’s beloved Jeff Pershing Band tobring the funk all night. F, 2/3, 9pm.Free. Tackle Box Bar & Grill; 375 EastPark Ave.; (530) 345-7499.

JOHN TRENALONE: Jazz and Broadwaystandards of the last 100 years. F,6:30-8:30pm through 4/27. Free.Johnnies Restaurant; 220 W. Fourth St.inside Hotel Diamond; (530) 895-1515;www.johnniesrestaurant.com.

JUST US: Just Us pays homage toMotown and touches on more modernR&B. F, 2/3, 9:30pm. Free. ColusaCasino Resort; 3770 Hwy. 45 in Colusa;(530) 458-8844; www.colusacasino.com.

LIVE MUSIC: Live music and dancing. F,2/3, 8:30pm. Free. Gold Country Casino;4020 Olive Hwy at Gold Country Casino& Hotel in Oroville; (530) 534-9892;www.goldcountrycasino.com.

THE MELODRAMATICS: The Melodramaticsare a Redding-based ska/reggaegroup sharing the bill with pop-punkers Final Last Words. F, 2/3, 8pm.$5. Lost On Main; 319 Main St.; (530)891-1853.

MELVIN SEALS & JGB: Former JerryGarcia Band keyboardist Melvin Sealsand his band JGB will follow AlliBattaglia and the Musical Brewing Co.F, 2/3, 8pm. $18. El Rey Theatre; 230 W.Second St.; (530) 342-2727.

MONOPHONICS: The Monophonics, a SanFrancisco funk and soul group, willappear alongside Sacramento’s ZuhGand DJ Dan K. F, 2/3, 9pm. $8. Lost OnMain; 319 Main St.; (530) 891-1853.

THE MOTIFS: Live music in the Bow &Arrow Lounge. F, 2/3, 8:30pm. Free.Feather Falls Casino; 3 Alverda Dr. inOroville; (530) 533-3885; www.feather-fallscasino.com.

PYROMANIA: Rise up, gather round DefLeppard fans. You know who you are. F,2/3, 9:30pm. $5. Feather Falls Casino; 3Alverda Dr. in Oroville; (530) 533-3885;www.featherfallscasino.com.

REDD FLATS: The Redd Flats will compli-ment any BBQ dinner with somerockin’ blues. F, 2/3, 6pm. Free. SmokinMos BBQ; 131 Broadway St.; (530) 891-6677; www.smokinmosbbq.com.

4SATURDAYBRASS HYSTERIA! Chico skabilly band

Brass Hysteria! appear alongsideSacramento’s La Noche Oskura andRedding’s Upstate. Sa, 2/4, 8:30pm.$4. Lost On Main; 319 Main St.; (530)891-1853.

CARAVANSERAI: A tribute band coveringall eras of Carlos Santana’s legendarycareer. Sa, 2/4, 9:30pm. $5. FeatherFalls Casino; 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville;(530) 533-3885; www.featherfallscasino.com.

DAIRY QUEENS: The all-girl punk rockin’Dairy Queens round out a bill featur-ing The Pushers, Critic and theOisters. Sa, 2/4, 8pm. $5. MonstrosPizza & Subs; 628 W. Sacramento Ave.;(530) 345-7672.

JUST US: Just Us pays homage to

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THE MOTIFS: Live music in the Bow &Arrow Lounge. Sa, 2/4, 8:30pm. Free.Feather Falls Casino; 3 Alverda Dr. inOroville; (530) 533-3885; www.featherfallscasino.com.

ROCK RIDGE BLUEGRASS BAND: Chico’sown Rock Ridge Bluegrass Band bringthe twang to Cafe Flo. Sa, 2/4, 7pm. $5.Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door tothe Pageant Theatre; (530) 402-7121.

THE SHIMMIES: Chico’s beloved rockersThe Shimmies, plus eccentric LA popoutfit TS and the Past Haunts,Heywood and Good Problems. Sa, 2/4,8pm. $5. Café Coda; 265 Humboldt Ave.;(530) 566-9476; www.cafecoda.com.

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LA FIN DU MONDE: Chico’s experimentalinstrumental sons La Fin Du Mondeappear with Chico trio Goat andSeattle math rockers X-Ray Press. M,2/6, 7:30pm. $5. Babylon CommunityArt Center; 900 Orange St.

RUTHIE FOSTER & PAUL THORN: RuthieFoster and Paul Thorn, on tourtogether for the first time, bring theircombination of thoughtful songwritingand blues virtuosity to the Big Room.M, 2/6, 7:30pm. $28. Sierra Nevada BigRoom; 1075 East 20th St.; (530) 345-2739; www.sierra nevada.com/bigroom.

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DOWN LO: DJ Ron Dare. Tu, Sa, 9pm. Free.The DownLo, 319 Main St., (530) 892-2473.

DUFFYS: DJ Lois & DJ Spenny. W, 10pm.$1. Duffys Tavern, 337 Main St., (530) 343-7718.

FEATHER FALLS: Su, 8pm-midnight.Free. Feather Falls Casino, 3 AlverdaDr. in Oroville, (530) 533-3885,www.featherfallscasino.com.

LASALLES: Th, 10pm: DJ Mac Morris; Fr,11pm: on the patio; Sa, 9pm: “That 80sParty”; and Tu, 10pm: DJ. LaSalles, 229Broadway St. 2nd street, (530) 893-1891.

MADISON BEAR: Dancing upstairs andon the patio. W-Sa, 9pm. MadisonBear Garden, 316 W. Second St., (530)891-1639,www.madisonbeargarden.com.

MALTESE: Dirty Talk: LBGT danceParty w/ DJ2K. F, 9pm-2am through4/6. Free. Maltese Bar & Taproom,1600 Park Ave., (530) 343-4915.

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TACKLE BOX: DJ Shelley. Tu, Su, 6pm. Tack-le Box Bar & Grill, 375 East Park Ave.,(530) 345-7499.

KARAOKECRAZY HORSE: All-request karaoke. Tu,

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FEATHER FALLS: Tu, 7-11pm. Free. FeatherFalls Casino, 3 Alverda Dr. in Oroville,(530) 533-3885, www.featherfallscasino.com.

KINGS TAVERN: M, Tu, 8pm. Free. KingsTavern, 5771 Clark Rd. in Paradise,(530) 877-7100.

LASALLES: Su, 9pm. LaSalles, 229 Broad-way St. 2nd street, (530) 893-1891.

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QUACKERS: Th, 9pm. Free. QuackersLounge, 968 East Ave., (530) 895-3825.

SMOKIE MOUNTAIN: F, Sa, 9pm. Free.Smokie Mountain Steakhouse, 7039Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-3323,www.smokiemtnsteakhouse.com.

STUDIO INN: With Brandon Hightower. Tu,9pm-1am. Studio Cocktail Lounge, 2582Esplanade, (530) 343-0662.

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I’ve been reading and/or listening to LeonardCohen for a half-century. I wrote about hisnovel, Beautiful Losers, as part my master’sthesis. Any list of my favorite songs wouldinclude several Cohen titles like “Thanks for the Dance,” “Dance Me to theEnd of Love,” “Bird on a Wire” and “Going Home,” a new favorite from this,

his latest album. The lyrics for “Going Home” were pub-lished as a poem in The New Yorker, a distinction not many

popular songs can claim. Sung from his muse’s point of view, it starts: “Ilove to speak with Leonard/ He’s a sportsman and a shepherd/ He’s a lazybastard/ Living in a suit.” As his fans know, Cohen was an old-fashionedprint poet before he cut his first album during that great burgeoning of cre-ativity in the mid ’60s, a time when it seemed not at all surprising to hearintelligent lyrics written and sung by an honest-to-God poet. And he’s beengiving us good stuff ever since. His previous album, Dear Heather, releasedsome eight years ago, was a winner, and so is this one. You don’t have to beold to appreciate Old Ideas, but it probably won’t hurt.

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Intel WarsMichael M. Aid

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As you buy your morning coffee drink, some govern-ment employee is spending your tax dollars to pre-vent a central-Asian terrorist from slipping anthraxinto your latte. Since 9/11, billions have been spent onthese efforts, and in Intel Wars: The Secret History ofthe Fight Against Terror, author Michael Aid explains how terrorists haveeluded our best efforts. The book is filled with extensive anecdotes—such

as planned secret U.S. drone strikes on compounds ofHaqqanis, tribal militants in Pakistan (and Afghanistan),

and then-CIA Deputy Director Stephen Kappes’ confrontation with Pak-istan’s Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence on why they alertedHaqqanis beforehand. When Aid examines the FBI’s counter-intelligenceprogram alarm bells go off about its domestic spying, and concerns aboutofficial truthfulness on who is winning this war appear valid. Not only isthe war on terror in doubt, but the effort to put our 16 intelligence agen-cies under the director of national intelligence’s control appears unsuc-cessful. On balance, says Aid, mediocrity is rewarded, and despite somesuccesses to crow about, al-Qaeda remains pernicious, even after binLadin’s death. (Sigh.) I think I need another cup of coffee.

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The Best of Kay Kay and the RaysKay Kay and the Rays

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A compilation of three CDs Kay Kay and theRays made from 1999-2003, this Odessa, Texas,group’s Best of gets off to a rousing start with “Lone Star Justice,” ascathing indictment of that state’s judicial system (“We got justice in theLone Star state, but if you’re poor you might have to wait”). This theme isalso examined on “Texas Justice-Billy’s Story” (“Texas justice, the price isso high, it’s the best that money can buy”). They also pull no puncheswhen dealing with powerful corporations as on “Enron Field,” which getsunder way with a horn-fuelled Stax Records-like vibe before getting down

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TRUE CRIME Recently, Arts DEVO was up especially early, surfing theweb, drinking the morning’s first cup of coffee and stalking his past,when he stumbled upon the website for his high school alma materand its alumni page. There, mixed in with information on reunionsand how to join the Alumni Association, was a link to the “MemorialPage” where the names of former students who have died have beenarranged by graduation year. I naturally went straight to my class,and to my surprise there were six names from the class of 1987. It’s asmall school, and I would not have guessed that six people my age,people I’d grown up with, would be dead already. Admittedly, at 42, Ihaven’t given dying a great deal of thought. This definitely got methinking.

Two of the people on the list had died during our senior year, inseparate auto accidents. Curious about what happened to the oth-ers, I started poking around online.

One classmate, someone I went to school with from second gradethrough our senior year, died in Chico, in 1993, two months before Imarried my wife here at the age of 23. Another died just this pastDecember, after “succumbing to a long battle [with] cancer.” He was 43.

As I scrolled through the other years on the memorial page Istopped at the name of the brother of someone from my class. IGoogled his name, and the story of his death appeared under theheadline: “Father, son dead in Monday stabbings.” The 2006 story andits follow-ups went on to say he had apparently attacked his fatherin his father’s kitchen, stabbing him repeatedly. His father reportedlyresponded in self-defense, fatally wounding his son before dying him-self. That was obviously way more of a story than I’d bargained for.

There are many ways to be separated from this mortal coil, and Iguess it shouldn’t be so surprising that those within my life’s spherearen’t immune to even the most gruesome scenarios. But I amshocked. And I’m sad for both men and their family that things endedin such a horrible way.

ON A MUCH LESS DEPRESSING NOTE: BEER! By now you’veundoubtedly heard the huge news from folks at SierraNevada Brewing Co.: That’s right, the 2012 edition of BigfootAle has been released! Good days ahead! … Oh, and therewas also the little matter of our friendly neighborhoodcraft brewers officially announcing last Wednesdaythat they had chosen a site for their East Coast expan-sion: the western North Carolina town of Mills River. Itwas actually damn exciting to watch television footageof N.C. Gov. Beverly Perdue as she made the announce-ment and toasted brewery owner Ken Grossman and hisson Brian with a cup of Chico-grown ale at the futuresite of Sierra Nevada II. The plan is to have the secondbrewery—and its 90-or-so workers—up and runningby early 2014.

The Chico-ish locale appears ideal for many rea-sons—good water, small-town quality of life, natu-ral setting in the shadows of a gorgeous mountainrange (Blue Ridge Mountains)—but at the top of the list has to be thedistinction of the nearby college town of Asheville as Beer City USA forthe last three years in a row based on craft-brew pioneer CharliePapazian’s annual online poll at examiner.com.

Join me in raising a glass and congratulating Sierra Nevada, andour new sister beer-city. Cheers!

DEVOTIONS• A rose by any other name: Gotta give a shout out on behalf of AD’s per-

sonal stylist Adrian Muñoz down at GypsyRose salon. Adrian has been the one con-stant at 151 Broadway, cutting hair in thebig window as one salon after anotherpassed through the prime piece of down-town real estate. Adrian will be on handwith the rest of the crew Saturday, Feb. 4,5-9 p.m., as the new Gypsy Rose hosts ahip grand-opening party featuring livemusic by Lansana Kouyate art by EmilyMcClintick, plus drinks and hors d’oeuvres.

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1043 Buschmann Rd Paradise $175,000 1/ 1 1485

5836 Clark Rd Paradise $240,000 2/ 2 2163

108 Stringtown Rd Oroville $215,000 3/ 2 2354

2939 Oro Garden Ranch Rd Oroville $160,000 4/ 3 2258

145 W Lindo Ave Chico $238,500 2/ 2.5 1721

39 Northwood Commons Pl Chico $175,000 2/ 1.5 1410

2440 Mitchell Ave Oroville $109,000 3/ 2 1056

7 Cleaves Ct Chico $190,000 4/ 2 1407

1097 Viceroy Dr Chico $205,000 4/ 2 1603

11 Catalina Point Rd Chico $459,000 3/ 3 2869

1284 Richins Ave Gridley $175,000 3/ 2 1456

721 Skyway Ave Chico $285,000 4/ 2.5 2998

50 Fairway Dr Chico $340,000 3/ 2 2928

23 Fairway Dr Chico $340,000 2/ 1.5 2842

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Sat.11-1, 2-4 & Sun.11-1, 2-41932, 1933 & 1944 Wisteria Lane (X St: Glenwood)All in same subdivision, bed/Ba/sq. ft. varies.3&4 Bd / 2 Ba, 1707-1928 sq. ft. $297,900--$341,100Frankie Dean 840-0265Brandi Laffins 321-9562Sherry Landis 514-4855

Sat.11-1, 2-4 & Sun.11-1187 E. Lincoln (X St: Oleander)4 Bd / 3 Ba, 2804 sq. ft. $379,000Johnny Klinger 864-3398Ronnie Owen 518-0911Alice Zeissler 518-1872

Sat.11-1, 2-465 Sweetbriar Drive (X St: Keefer)On 5.41 Acres!!!3 Bd / 2 Ba, 1601 sq. ft. $365,000Katherine Ossokine 591-3837Janetta Lydon 514-8116

Sat.11-1,2-4 & Sun.2-42405 Holly Avenue (X St: Cussick)3 Bd / 3 Ba, 1842 sq.ft. $275,000Emmett Jacobi 519-6333

Sat.11-1, 2-41152 Manzanita Ave. (X St: Ceres Ave.)3 Bd / 1 Ba, 1560 sq. ft. $219,000Janetta Lydon 514-8116Alice Zeissler 518-1872

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Sat. 10-12 123 Terrace Drive (X St: E.1st Ave)3/2 $189,900Marty Leatherman 896-3175

Sat. 1-3 208 Crater Lake Drive (X St: Calistoga) 4/3 $339,500Barbara Rupp 321-3113

Sat. 1-3 1708 Salem St (X St: W. 17th St)4/2 $339,000Jenna Steinsiek 321-5686

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSFICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as MYSTIC DESIGN at406 Nord ave. #4, Chico, CA 95926.BEN BRADSHAW, 406 Nord Ave. #4, Chico, Ca 95926.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: BEN BRADSHAWDated: January 6, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000027Published: January 12,19,26February 2, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as PALETERIA Y NEVERIA LA FLOR DEMICHOACAN HOMEMADE ICE CREAM SHOP at 1008 W Sacramento Ave. Suite C,Chico, CA 95926.Antonio Arreguin Bermudez,15 Top Flight Ct. Chico, CA 95928. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: Antonio ArreguinBermudezDated: January 4, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000006Published: January 12,19,26,February 2, 2012

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doing business as NEWBEGINNINGS HOUSE OFRECOVERY at 647 W 2nd Ave. #1, Chico, CA 95926.STACY JOHNSON, 2697 White Ave. Chico, CA 95973.RAFAEL VEGA, 3449 Page St. Redwood City, CA 94063.This business is conductedby a General Partnership.Signed: STACY JOHNSONDated: January 5, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000016Published: January 12,19,26,February 2, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as CHICOWEB DESIGN at 242 BroadwaySt. #12, Chico, CA 95928.5.2 LLC, 242 Broadway St. #12, Chico, CA 95928. Thisbusiness is conducted by aLimited Liability Company.Signed: JEFF SIERRADated: December 15, 2011FBN Number: 2011-0001688Published: January 12,19,26,February 2, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as MARCELLI’SSANDWICH’S AND MORE at 215 W 1st St. Chico, CA 95928.MARK A MARCELLI,MARY TASSA MARCELLI,444 Weymouth Way, Chico, CA 95973. This business isconducted by a Husband and Wife.Signed: Mary Tassa MarcelliDated: January 9, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000032Published: January 12,19,24,February 2, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as JILLS ELEGANT DOG BOUTIQUE at 1722Mangrove Ave. #24, Chico, CA 95926.JILL VAN CURLER, 1722Mangrove Ave. #24, Chico, CA 95926. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: JILL VAN CURLERDated: December 9, 2011FBN Number: 2011-0001662Published: January 12,19,26,February 2, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as ART & ZAINFENCING at 474 E 12th St. #1Chico, CA 95928.SAIN PIMENTEL,ARTURO QUINTERO, 474 E 12th St. #1, Chico, CA 95928.This business is conducted by a General Partnership.Signed: SAIN PIMENTELDated: December 30, 2011FBN Number: 2011-0001746Published: January 12,19,26,February 2, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as TEN STAR LOCK at311 Otterson Dr. #10, Chico, CA 95928.KELLY MICHELE MORABITO,311 Otterson Dr. #10, Chico, CA 95928. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: KELLY MORABITODated: December 8, 2011FBN Number: 2011-0001657Published: January 12,19,26,February 2, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as BOOTLEG at 126 W 2nd St. Chico, CA 95928.SUSAN KIRSTEN REED, 1315 Sunset Ave. Chico, CA 95926.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: SUSAN REED

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons is doingbusiness as PIGGS LIQUOR STORE at 3046 Myers St.Oroville, CA 95966.ELIAS DORGHALLI, 86 Taige Way, Chico, CA 95928.This business is conductedby an individual.Signed: ELIAS DORGHALLIDated: December 29, 2011FBN Number: 2011-0001739Published: January 12,19,26,February 2, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as GORDOBURRITO at 1295 E 8th St.Chico, CA 95928.URIARTE GORDO BURRITO,1412 Half Dome Way,Chico, CA 95928.This business is conducted by a Corporation.Signed: JOSE JUAN URIARTEDated: January 9, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000033Published: January 12,19,26,February 2, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as AIREXENTERPRISES INC at 251Boeing Ave. Chico, CA 95973.AIREX ENTERPRISES INC,251 Boeing Ave. Chico, CA 95973.JIM RASDEUSCHEK,SUSAN RASDEUSCHEK,5320 Blinzig Ct. Oroville, CA 95966. This business isconducted by a Corporation.Signed: Susan RasdeuschekDated: January 4, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000005Published: January 12,19,26,February 2, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as SPRINTat 1215 Mangrove Ave. Suite A, Chico, CA 95926.S WIRELESS NW, 549 SW Mill View Way, #100, Bend, OR 97702. This business isconducted by a Corporation.Signed: MARK B JOHNSONDated: November 28, 2011FBN Number: 2011-0001591Published: January 12,19,26,February 2, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as SPRINT at1124 Oro Dam Blvd. Suite K,Oroville, CA 95966.S WIRELESS NW INC, 549 SW Mill View Way, #100, Bend, OR 97702. This business isconducted by a Corporation.Signed: MARK B JOHNSONDated: November 28, 2011FBN Number: 2011-0001590Published: January 12,19,26,February 2, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as ORIENTALMASSAGE at 1722 Mangrove Ave. #38, Chico, CA 95973.BO HU, 666 Gail Ave. #C-26Sunnyvale, CA 94086.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: BO HUDated: January 3, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000002Published: January 12,19,26,February 2, 2012

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as THE ENERGY X CHANGE at 1870 Vallombrosa, Chico, CA 95926.JON STALLMAN, 1870Vallombrosa, Chico, CA 95926.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: JON STALLMANDated: December 9, 2011FBN Number: 2011-0001664Published: January 19,26,February 2,9, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME - STATEMENT OFABANDONMENTThe following persons haveabandoned the use of thefictitious business nameUNITED COUNTRY TOWNE AND COUNTRY PROPERTIESat 2540 Esplanade #7, Chico, CA 95973ROBERT PROSISE,GAIL PROSISE, 640 Cedar Canyon Rd. Lake Almanor, CA 96137. This business wasconducted by a Husband and Wife.Signed: ROBERT L PROSISEDated: January 10, 2012FBN Number: 2005-0000880Published: January 19,26,February 2,9, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as NORTH COUNTIES REAL ESTATE at 1074 East Ave. #B1, Chico, CA 95926.ROBERT L PROSISE, 10675Bryne Ave. #31, Los Molinos,CA 96055. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: ROBERT L PROSISEDated: January 10, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000054Published: January 19,26,February 2,9, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as GOLDEN LEAF,GOLDEN LEAF DESIGNS,GOLDENLEAFDESIGNS.COM at 472 E 1st Ave. Chico, CA 95926.GREG BELLINGER, 472 E 1st Ave. Chico, CA 95926.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: GREG BELLINGERDated: January 10, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000046Published: January 19,26,February 2,9, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as SANTINOS INCHICO at 1340 Laurel St.Chico, CA 95928.KAELEN DAVIS, 1340 Laurel St.Chico, CA 95928.This business is conducted by anindividual.Signed: KAELEN DAVISDated: January 6, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000024Published: January 19,26,February 2,9, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons is doingbusiness as ARTFULENGRAVINGS at 641 W 6th Ave. Chico, CA 95926.STEWART OMARAH, 641 W 6th Ave. Chico, CA 95926.

This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: STEWART 0’MARAHDated: January 19, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000094Published: January 26,February 2,9,16, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME - STATEMENT OFABANDONMENTThe following persons have abandoned the use of thefictitious business nameWASHER WAREHOUSE at 1436 Nord Ave. #E, Chico, CA 95926.MARILYN R SCHMIDT,MICHAEL W SCHMIDT, 1131Stewart Ave. Chico, CA 95926.This business was conducted by a Husband and Wife.Signed: MARILYN R SCHMIDTDated: January 9, 2012FBN Number: 2007-0000584Published: January 26,February 2,9,16, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as MANZABIRD PRODUCTS, RIDGETOP RANCH at 151 Verner Oaks Rd. Oroville, CA 95966.HEATHER GRAY, JOHN GRAY,151 Verner Oaks Rd. Oroville, CA 95966.Signed: JOHN GRAYDated: January 13, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000070Published: January 26,February 2,9,16, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as LOVELYPRECIOUS MOMENTS at 2321 Honey Run Rd. #39, Chico, Ca 95928.Angela Marie Fonseca Salerno2321 Honey Run Rd. #39,Chico, CA 95928.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: ANGELA SALERNODated: December 13, 2011FBN Number: 2011-0001684Published: January 26,February 2,9,16, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as PERFORMANCEORIENTED at 2776 Alamo Ave.Chico, CA 95973.PAUL ABBOTT, 2776 Alamo Ave. Chico, CA 95973.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: PAUL ABBOTTDated: January 19, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000092Published: January 26,February 2,9,16, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as LION OFENTERTAINMENT at 1850 Humboldt Rd. #61, Chico, CA 95928.OLIVER T POLLARD, 1850 Humboldt Rd. #61, Chico, CA 95928. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: OLIVER POLLARDDated January 12, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000069Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as THE PAW SPA at762 Mangrove Ave. Chico, CA 95926.LORI MONIAN, 702 Mangrove Ave. #232, Chico, CA 95926.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: LORI MONIANDated: January 13, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000072Published: February 2,9,16,23,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness asLATENIGHTAIRCOOLED at 2961 Hwy 32, #91, Chico, CA 95973.BRYAN HOUSTON, 1223Stewart Ave. Chico, CA 95926.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: BRYAN HOUSTONDated: January 26, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000137Published: February 2,9,16,23,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as STRANGE SEEDMUSIC at 134 W 13th St.Chico, CA 95928.SCOTT CAMERON, 134 W 13th St. Chico, CA 95928.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: CAMERON SCOTTDated: January 27, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000148Published: February 2,9,16,23,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME - STATEMENT OFABANDONMENTThe following person hasabandoned the use of thefictitious business nameQUEEN NAIL AND SPA at801 East Ave. #112, Chico, CA 95926.TONY LE, 400 Mission Ranch #39, Chico, CA 95926.This business was conducted by an individual.Signed: TONY LEDated: January 30, 2012FBN Number: 2009-0001694Published: February 2,9,16,23,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as QUEEN NAILSALON at 801 East Ave. #112,Chico, CA 95926.DUY LE, 10127 Barnes Ln. STacoma, WA 98444. This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: DUY LEDated: January 30, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000156Published: February 2,9,16,23,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as JIMMY JACKS at 305 Main St.Chico, CA 95938.LISA N COOKE,TYLER COOKE, 1574 Kona Dr. Chico, CA 95973.This business is conducted by a Husband and Wife.Signed: TYLER COOKEDated: January 26, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000134Published: February 2,9,16,23,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons is doingbusiness as ENLIGHTENED FITNESS at 24 Tarn Circle,Oroville, CA 95966.AIYANA CASSANDRA MILLER,24 Tarn Circle, Oroville, CA 95966. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: AIYANA MILLERDated: December 28, 2011FBN Number: 2011-0001732Published: February 2,9,16,23,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as WHIRLED EVENTS at 865 E 6th St. Chico, CA 95928.STORMI D TURNER, 865 E 6th St. Chico, CA 95928.This business is conductedby an individual.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons is doingbusiness as FULL SERVICEPROPERTY MANAGEMENT at 641-643 Flume St. Chico, CA 95928.DAVID M HOWARD, 1722Hemlock St. Chico, CA 95928.This business is conductedby an individual.Signed: DAVID M HOWARDDated: January 4, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000011Published: February 2,9,16,23,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as COUPONACODE at 1281 Arch Way, Chico, CA 95973. NICHOLAS KOEHLER, 1281 Arch Way, Chico, CA 95973.This business is conductedby an individual.Signed: NICK KOEHLERDated: January 23, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000105Published: February 2,9,16,23,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business asCELESTINO’S LIVE FROM NY,CELESTINO’S NY PIZZA at101 Salem St. #100, Chico, CA 95928.CELESTINO ENZO LLC, CELESTINO GENCARELLI,ENZO PERRI, 101 Salem St. #100, Chico, CA 95928.This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.Signed: ENZO PERRIDated: January 19, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000097Published: February 2,9,16,23,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as BARRYFISCHER PROPERTIES LLC at14401 Hwy 99 N, Chico, CA 95973.BARRY FISCHER PROPERTIES LLC, 27 Veneto Circle, Chico, CA 95926. This business isconducted by a LimitedLiability Company.Signed: ROBERT B FISCHERDated: January 26, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000141Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as BANGOR RANCHVINEYARD AND WINERY at 5768 La Porte Rd. Bangor, CA 95914.GARY PAUL FOX, 6288Broadway Terrace, Oakland, CA 94618. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: GARY P FOXDated: December 1, 2011FBN Number: 2011-0001626Published: December 15,22,29January 5, 2012

NOTICESNotice of lien sale: February 18th at 11am at Bidwell Self Storage, 65 Heritage Lane, Chi- co, 893.2109, Pursuant to CA Business Code 21700, in lieu of rents due, the following units of household or personal items and boxes, furniture, home d‚- cor, kitchen items, etc. and other misc. items not specified will be sold. Silent auction. The unit numbers and names are:

Unit 005: Christina StraitsUnit 486: Michael BrownUnit 251: Deborah NolenUnit 393: Cathy TurnerUnit 255: Destini LeeUnit 467: Michael BrownUnit 460: Michael BrownUnit 316A: Adriana O’NealUnit 054: George BoegerUnit 279: Frank TorressUnit 239: Frank Torress

NOTICE OF LIEN SALENOTICE OF SALE OFPERSONAL PROPERTYPursuant to the Californiaself-storage facility act(B&P code 21770 et sec) theundersigned will sell thecontents of units:TERRY THURMAN, mischousehold item.TIFFANY COOK, bike, boxes, bags, keyboard.To the highest bidder on:February 11, 2012Beginning at 12:00pm.Sale to be held at:Extra Storage, 2298 Park Ave.Chico, Ca 95928.Published: January 26,February 2, 2012

NOTICE OF PETITIONTO ADMINISTER ESTATEDARYL W KAISERTO all heirs, beneficiaries,creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: DARYL W KAISERA Petition for Probate has been filed by: MARGARET KAISER in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.THE Petition for Probaterequests that: MARGARETKAISER be appointed aspersonal representative toadminister the estate of thedecedent.THE PETITION requests thedecedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.THE PETITION requestsauthority to administerthe estate under theIndependent Administration ofEstates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain veryimportant actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice tointerested persons unless they have waived notice or consent- ed to the proposed action.) Theindependent administrationauthority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant theauthority.A Hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows:Date: FEBRUARY 23, 2012Time: 1:30pm Dept: TBAAddress of the court:Superior Court of CaliforniaCounty of Butte655 Oleander AveChico, CA 95926.IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you shouldappear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by yourattorney.IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or contingent creditor of thedecedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance ofletters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expirebefore four months from the hearing date noticed above.YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate,

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you may file with the court aRequest for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal ofestate assets or of any petition or account as provided inProbate Code section 1250.A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.Case Number: PR40137Attorney for petitioner: RICHARD D HARDIN, INC.7 Williamsburg LaneChico, CA 95928(530)895-8868Published: Februayr 2,9,16, 2012

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMETO ALL INTERESTEDPERSONS: PetitionerALI KARIMI ESTAHBANATIfiled a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:Present name:ALI KARIMI ESTAHBANATIProposed name:ALI KARIMITHE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why thepetition for change of name should not be granted. Anyperson objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection thatincludes the reasons for the objection at least two 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 HEARINGDate: February 10, 2012Time: 9:00am Dept: TBAThe address of the court is:Butte County Superior Court655 Oleander Ave.Chico, CA 95926Signed: Stephen E BensonDated: December 12, 2011Case Number: 155327Published: January 12,19,26, February 2, 2012

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMETO ALL INTERESTEDPERSONS: PetitionerNATALIE LOUISE BOYETTEfiled a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:Present name:NATALIE LOUISE BOYETTEProposed name:NATALIE LOUISE FROSTTHE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why thepetition for change of name should not be granted. Anyperson objecting to the name

changes described above must file a written objection thatincludes the reasons for the objection at least two 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 HEARINGDate: February 24, 2012Time: 9:00am Dept: TBAThe address of the court is:Butte County Superior Court655 Oleander Ave.Chico, CA 95926Signed: Stephen E BensonDated: December 28, 2011Case Number: 155510Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2012

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMETO ALL INTERESTEDPERSONS: PetitionerMELISSA ANNE HICKSfiled a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:Present name:MELISSA ANNE HICKSProposed name:CAROLYN ANNE GOLDSTONETHE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why thepetition for change of name should not be granted. Anyperson objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection thatincludes the reasons for the objection at least two 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 HEARINGDate: March 23, 2012Time: 9:00am Dept: TBAThe address of the court is:Butte County Superior Court655 Oleander Ave.Chico, CA 95926Signed: Sandra L McleanDated: January 24, 2012Case Number: 155729Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2012

SUMMONSSUMMONSNOTICE TO RESPONDENTJOAN B SMITHYou are being sued.Petitioner’s name is:ALEX J SMITHYou have 30 calendar daysafter this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Re- sponse (form FL-120 or FL-123)

at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form.If you want legal advice,contact a lawyer immediately.You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp)at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.The name and address of the court are:Butte County Superior CourtOne Court St.Oroville, CA 95965The name, address, andtelephone number of thepetitioner’s attorney, or thepetitioner without an attorney, are:Alex J Smith5678 Clara LaneParadise, CA 95969Signed: Kimberly FlenerDated: August 15, 2011Case Number: FL040372Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2011

SUMMONSNOTICE TO DEFENDANTMAX LEE CRICK and BETTY CRICK and DOES 1 to 10You are being sued byPlaintiff:STATEWIDE CREDIT AND COLLECTION BUREAU, INC.NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the informationbelow.You have 30 calendar daysafter 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 properlegal 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 country 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 yourresponse 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 anattorney 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 anonprofit legal servicesprogram. You can locate these nonprofit groups at theCalifornia 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 barassociation. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on anysettlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court willdismiss the case.The name and address of the court is:Butte County Superior Court655 OleanderChico, CA 95926The name, address, andtelephone number of theplaintiff’s attorney, or theplaintiff without an attorney, is:Troy M Wilkinson589 East Ave.Chico, CA 95926530-342-6142Signed: Kimberly FlenerDated:October 19, 2011Case Number: 154960Published: February 2,9,16,23, 2012

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For the week of February 2, 2012 by Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Sadbut true: A lot of people seem to beperpetually in a state of wantingwhat they don’t have and notwanting what they actually dohave. I’m begging you not to be likethat in the coming weeks, Aries.Please? I’ll tell you why: More thanI’ve seen in a long time, you willhave everything going for you ifyou want precisely what you dohave—and are not full of longingfor what’s unavailable. Do youthink you can you manage thatbrilliant trick? If so, you will be

amazed by the sublimity of the peace thatwill settle over you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Of all thesigns of the zodiac, Tauruses are the leastlikely to be arrogant. Sadly, in a relateddevelopment, they’re also among the mostlikely to have low self-esteem. But your tribenow has an excellent opportunity to addressthe latter problem. Current cosmic rhythmsare inviting you rather loudly and dramati-cally to boost your confidence, even at therisk of you careening into the forbiddenrealm of arrogance. That’s why I recom-mend Taurus musician Trent Reznor as yourrole model. He has no problem summoningfeelings of self-worth. As evidence, here’swhat he confessed when asked aboutwhether he frequents music social net-works: “I don’t care what my friends arelistening to. Because I’m cooler than theyare.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “If Mark Twainhad had Twitter,” says humorist AndyBorowitz, “he would have been amazing at it.But he probably wouldn’t have gotten aroundto writing [The Adventures of] HuckleberryFinn.” I think you’re facing a comparablechoice, Gemini. You can either get a lot oflittle things done that will serve your short-term aims, or else you can at least partiallywithdraw from the day-to-day give-and-take so as to devote yourself with morefocus to a long-range goal. I’m not here totell you which way to go; I just want to makesure you know the nature of the decisionbefore you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You now havea special talent for helping your allies tapinto their dormant potentials and latentenergy. If you choose to use it, you will alsohave a knack for snapping lost sheep andfallen angels out of their wasteful trances.There’s a third kind of magic you have inabundance right now, Cancerian, and that’sthe ability to coax concealed truths out oftheir hiding places. Personally, I’m hopefulthat you will make lavish use of these gifts. Ishould mention, however, that some peoplemay resist you. The transformations youcould conceivably set in motion with yoursuperpowers might seem alarming to them.So I suggest that you hang out as much aspossible with change lovers who like thestrong medicine you have to offer.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Publishing a volumeof poetry is like dropping a rose petal downthe Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo,”said author Don Marquis, speaking fromexperience. Something you’re considering,Leo, may seem to fit that description, too.It’s a project or action or gift that you’d feelgood about offering, but you also wonderwhether it will generate the same buzz asthat rose petal floating down into the GrandCanyon. Here’s what I think: To the degreethat you shed your attachment to making animpact, you will make the exact impact thatmatters most. Give yourself without anyexpectations.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Comedian LouisCK told a story about his young daughter.She had a fever, and he gave her someTylenol that was bubblegum flavored. “Eww!”she complained. Louis was exasperated.“You can’t say ‘Eww,’” he told her. What hemeant was that as a white kid in America,she’s among the most privileged charactersin the world—certainly far luckier than allthe poor children who have no medicine atall, let alone medicine that tastes like candy.I’m going to present a similar argument toyou, Virgo. In the large scheme of things,

your suffering right now is small. Try to keepyour attention on your blessings rather thanyour discomfort.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I stumbled uponan engineering textbook for undergradu-ates. There was a section on how to dotechnical writing, as opposed to the liter-ary kind. It quoted a poem by Edgar AllanPoe: “Helen, thy beauty is to me / Like thoseNicean barks of yore / That gently, o’er aperfumed sea, / The weary way-worn wan-derer bore / To his own native shore.” Thenthe book gave advice to the student: “Toexpress these ideas in technical writing, wewould simply say, ‘He thinks Helen is beauti-ful.’” Don’t take shortcuts like that, Libra.For the sake of your emotional health andspiritual integrity, you can’t see or treat theworld anything like what a technical writerwould.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Are youready to start playing in earnest with thatriddle wrapped in a mystery inside anenigma? Are you looking forward to therough-and-tumble fun that will ensue afteryou leap into the middle of that sucker andstart trying to decipher its impossibly inter-esting meaning? I hope you are primed andeager, Scorpio. I hope you can’t wait to tryto answer the question that seems to haveno answer. Be brave and adventurous, myfriend—and be intent on having a blast.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Lessons could come to you from unforeseensources and unanticipated directions duringthe next few weeks, Sagittarius. They willalso come in expected forms from all thefamiliar influences, so the sum total of yourlearning could be pretty spectacular. To takemaximum advantage of the opportunity, justassume that everyone and everything mighthave useful teachings for you—even peopleyou usually ignore and situations that havebored you in the past. Act like an eager stu-dent who’s hungry for knowledge andcurious to fill in the gaps in your education.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Theconsuming desire of most human beings isdeliberately to plant their whole life in thehands of some other person,” said Britishwriter Quentin Crisp. If you harbor even asmall tendency in that direction, Capricorn, Ihope that in the coming days you will make aconcentrated effort to talk yourself out ofit. In my astrological opinion, this is a criticalmoment in the long-term evolution of yourhealthy self-sufficiency. For both your ownsake and the sake of the people you love, youmust find a way to shrink your urge to makethem responsible for your well-being.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you go toCalifornia’s Yosemite National Park thismonth, you might get the chance to witness areddish gold waterfall. Here’s how: At sunset,gaze up at the sheer east face of the rockformation known as El Capitan. There you willsee what seems to be a vertical river of fire,also known as Horsetail Fall. I nominate thismarvel to be your inspirational symbol for thecoming weeks. According to my reading of theastrological omens, you will have the power toblend fire and water in novel ways. I encour-age you to look at the photohere—http://bit.ly/fluidicfire—and imprintthe image on your mind’s eye. It will helpunleash the subconscious forces you’ll needto pull off your own natural wonder.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): After singerAmy Winehouse died, actor Russell Brandasked the public and media to scale backtheir derisive opinions about her strugglewith intoxicants. Addiction isn’t a romanticaffectation or glamorous self-indulgencethat people are too lazy to overcome, hesaid. It’s a disease. Would you mock a schiz-ophrenic for his “stupid” propensity forhearing voices? Would you ridicule a victimof multiple sclerosis for not being vigorous?I’m of the opinion that all of us have at leastone addiction, although it may not be as dis-abling as Winehouse’s weakness for liquorand narcotics. What’s yours, Pisces? Porn?Sugar? Internet? Bad relationships? Thecoming weeks would be a very good time toseek help in healing it.

Go to 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 or 1-900-950-7700.

Rob Wangberg makes a living as a field repre-sentative for Rental Guys and Bobcat of Chico,but about a dozen times a year he finds himselftraipsing through the back country of NorthernCalifornia as part of a “living history” re-cre-ation of the Sacramento Rangers, a cavalryregiment that patrolled Butte County and theSacramento Valley for the Union during the CivilWar. Riding horseback and in full uniform, thecompany treads the same ground the originaloutfit covered, using the same equipment andeating the same food as would have been avail-able in the 1860s. For the 47-year-old Wangberg,the re-creation combines two of his passions—horses and history. For more information on thecavalry, visit www.californiacavalry.us.

Who were the Sacramento Rangers?The company formed under PresidentLincoln’s second call for volunteers in Augustof 1861. Their mission was to do whatever wasordered of them by the War Department in thePacific. Their company stayed in California forthe entire duration of the war, helping locallaw officials go after and arrest Confederatesympathizers. One time they went to the townof Snelling and arrested the newspaper editorfor publishing untold things about the Union.

Where and how far do you ride?We go out and do maybe two or three nights,and then upwards of a week. We patrol any-where where you’re still allowed to ride hors-es on the ground where the original

Sacramento Rangers patrolled. A good day’sride will be about 10 miles, so we’re notendurance riders by any stretch of the imagi-nation, but once you get the full gear on it’sstill a pretty good ride.

What kinds of people are attracted to the club?They have to be someone who owns a horseand is interested in history. A lot of people areskeptical about the whole thing, until you getthem to come out and see how fun it is.

How do you make sure it is an authentic experience?We go as far as to repackage the food we bringso there is no plastic or tinfoil out on the trailwith us and we try to get as close to periodfood as possible. Probably the thing that getsthe most attention, particularly with otherhorse riders, are the saddles. We use McLellanmilitary saddles. There’s no padding on them,but they were designed so you can ride inthem for long periods and they’ll still be fairlycomfortable. Riding 50 or 60 miles a day wasn’tuncommon.15

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Mr. Black ManAnthony is taking the week off,so he updated a column from2009.

I wore my Mr. Black Mancostume to church one Sundaya few years ago. I’ve got this

beautiful embroidered dashiki that a friend gave mesome years ago. I think she thought I wasn’t blackenough. It wouldn’t be the first time.

Some years ago when I took my recent wife andbrand-new son to Chicago, I didn’t take them aroundeverywhere I went. I grew up in Chicago, and therewere people there I’d known forever whom I wantedto say hello to who were not gonna be happy that I’dmarried a white woman and was sporting a blue-eyed baby boy. One woman I’d partied with in highschool and who had been a friend when I needed oneasked me why I had married a white woman.Couldn’t I have found a Black woman?

She thought I owed her an answer. I thought sotoo, and I said that race wasn’t important to me inany way, which was comfortably simple-minded andtrue. I recognize that perceptions and expectationsaround race affect human relationships, includingmine. I just don’t give race any more attention than Ihave to, and that’s usually no attention at all.

Years ago a job interviewer once asked me if Iwas most comfortable with a particular cultural

group. I said I if I had to rank them, I’d have to say Iwas most comfortable around black people, sincethat’s who I knew best. Wrong answer, no job. I wasexpected to be equally at ease with all groups, whichseemed like a silly requirement and still does. That’swhere tolerance comes in.

I went to school with white people in high schooland college and worked with them on most jobs, butother than the occasional drink after work I social-ized mainly with black people and dated only blackwomen. Then I moved to Minnesota, and I haven’thad a black woman in 25 years.

I was in Minnesota two years before I met anoth-er black person. I would see one on the street nowand then, and sometimes I’d run across black peopleat summertime events, but the things I did and inwhich I was interested didn’t cause me to see manyblack people; they still don’t.

In Chico there are way fewer black people eventhan in lily-white Minnesota, for Pete’s sake, so I feltconspicuous in my dashiki at church. I should alsosay that I had on my black leather kepi with thestripes in liberation colors—red, black and green; Iwas not only Mr. Black Man, I was the Black Man, theNegro. I’ve been the Voice of the Negro at libraries,bookstore signings, and on nonprofit boards. Locally,I’m the Negro in the “Snooze & Review,” way in theback.

by Anthony Peyton Porterh imse l f@anthonypey tonpor ter.comFROM THE EDGE


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