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When I moved to Chico almost 12 years ago, finding a community of people who were intensely

interested in all things Cuban was balm to my soul. The mostsalient point that arises in our conversations is the complexity

of the contemporary Cuban position andperspective.

On the one hand, almost withoutexception Cubans will complain aboutthe scarcity of consumer goods and thefact that Cubans all learn to luchar (fight,struggle) and resolver (figure out someway around or through the problem). Onthe other hand, still today many Cubanstalk with pride about the principles of theCuban Revolution and how their ownfamilies profited greatly because of freetop-notch medical care and the educationand job training for all (regardless of raceor family position).

In Cuba everything is complicated. This is what I would remind CN&R

guest commentator Ana Verona [“Acubana on freedom and equality,”March 1]. She has every reason to beangry about all that her family has suf-fered. And she is right to point out thatCubans are not free to leave the islandwithout a special visa. However, the lasttime that the Latin American StudiesAssociation met in the United States, the

close to 100 Cubans with Cuban exit visasweren’t given U.S. visas to enter the country.

Still, lack of financial and political poweris probably the prison that keeps most peo-ple trapped in their own country, the worldover.

So I have taken a stance to change thebalance of power. I founded Cubanabooks toallow the highest-quality literature writtenby Cuban women to find a new audience, anaudience blocked to them because of theembargo against Cuba. These authors arestrong, smart women, who explore theissues they find most pressing. This includesthe economic hardships they deal with, aswell as the complicated tensions of living ina nation where the legal and philosophicalparty line is that people of all genders andrace are equal, but where the reality of whatpeople actually think and do is very differ-ent. Sound familiar?

Cubanabooks isn’t trying to further a spe-cific political agenda vis-à-vis the Castrofamily or socialism versus capitalism. Wesimply want to provide a cultural bridge, onethat isn’t needed by Yoaní Sánchez, celebrat-ed blogster with millions of readers.

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Pick a payment planIt’s good news that polls show a majority of Californians recog-nizes the need for additional tax revenues to balance the state budget andend the painful cutting of the past three years. It’s also good news that thenumber of tax initiatives on the November ballot is likely to be two, notthree, as was the case just a week ago.

Gov. Jerry Brown, worried that his initiative might not stand out in thecrowd, worked out a compromise with the California Federation of Teach-ers, the group behind the so-called “millionaires’ tax.” That initiative hadbeen polling better than Brown’s, at 68 percent approval to 53 percent.

The bad news is that they will have only about 30 days to gather morethan 800,000 signatures to get the measure on the November ballot.

The compromise retains the structure of Brown’s initiative but ups itsincrease in taxes on the wealthy by a point or two and for a longer periodof time, seven years instead of five. At the same time, it reduces Brown’sproposed sales-tax hike from a half-cent to a quarter-cent through 2016.

Gone is the name “millionaires’ tax,” which no doubt was part of thereason the initiative had been polling well. The 99 percent of us who aren’trich like the idea of taxing the 1 percent who are rich.

The other measure likely to be on the November ballot is wealthy civil-rights attorney Molly Munger’s “Our Children, Our Future.” It’s the onlyone to call for shared sacrifice by proposing to increase the income-tax ratefor all but the poor. It would do so in a progressive manner, with the well-to-do paying at a much higher rate than those with more modest incomes.

Still, it would tax nearly everyone, which is why it won’t pass. We Californians are OK with higher taxes these days, as long as someone elseis paying them. Ω

The health-care stoolAs Evan Tuchinsky reports in this issue (see Healthlines,page 12), next week the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the constitution-ality of the Obama administration’s monumental health-care-reform effort,the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. It could bethe most significant ruling of Chief Justice John Roberts’ tenure.

The focus will be on the act’s so-called individual mandate, whichrequires people to purchase health insurance. As Massachusetts’ experiencewith Romneycare has shown, the act’s success will depend on that man-date.

That’s because it’s based on a three-legged stool: Insurance companies arerequired to cover anyone who applies,including the sick; everyone isrequired to have insurance, includingthe young and healthy; and subsidiesare provided for those who can’t affordtheir policies.

Currently, less than 5 percent ofMassachusetts residents are unin-sured—the lowest rate in the country.

Altogether, more than 50 million Americans lack health insurance,which means they are just a serious illness or a car accident away fromfinancial catastrophe. They are also more likely to put off getting treatmentand to use the emergency room as a last resort.

In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reportedthat 20 percent of U.S. families are having trouble paying their medicalbills, with half of them unable to pay anything. Most don’t qualify forMedicaid but are too poor to afford insurance.

For millions of Americans, Obamacare offers the last, best hope forhealth-care security. If the court pulls one of the legs out from under thestool, Chief Justice Roberts’ legacy will be tarnished forever. Ω

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I got a call this week from a womanwho lives in the Barber Neighborhoodin south Chico. She said members ofher neighborhood group are con-cerned about the fate of the 20-acreComanche Creek open-space area, onthe southern edge of town, now that

the state has abolished redevelopment agencies.They’ve been working for years to turn it into a neigh-

borhood nature preserve, and a lot of volunteer work hasgone into cleaning it up. The city has also prepared adraft improvement plan designed to make it moreattractive and accessible. She said her group was wor-ried that the city might be forced to sell the land becauseit was owned by the city’s redevelopment agency.

Their biggest worry, she said, was that it could end upin the hands of Doug Guillon, the owner of the Hegan LaneBusiness Park just south of the creek. He’s long wantedto punch a road through there that would feed trafficdirectly to and from East Park Avenue. In 2001 a conser-vative City Council approved financing for a $2.9 millionextension of Otterson Drive and a bridge over the creek,but it was overturned in a referendum vote.

County Supervisor Larry Wahl has never hidden hisbelief that purchasing the Comanche Creek property(in 2005, for $1.25 million) was a waste of taxpayers’money. Now he’ll be playing a significant role in decidingits fate, as a member of the oversight board chargedwith disposing of the city’s unimproved redevelopmentproperties. The supervisors also named like-mindedChico City Councilman Mark Sorensen to the one “pub-lic” position on the seven-member panel. County Coun-sel Bruce Alpert challenged Sorensen’s appointment,however, on the basis that an elected official cannotalso be a public representative. The position will gounfilled until state Attorney General Kamala Harrisgives her opinion on the matter.

In the meantime, the Barber folks can relax, at leastfor now. There’s little chance that the Comanche Creekproperty will be sold, Sorensen said. Who’d buy it? It’szoned for open space, and even if it were rezoned fordevelopment, creek setbacks would take up most of thebuildable area.

As for putting in a road or bridge, he added in anemail, redevelopment is gone and the city has no moneyfor capital projects. Although the city’s general plan“does call for some sort of connection, somewhere,someday, to that commercial area, … [n]o plan exists. Noroad route has been established. … No known fundingexists. … I do not even see this one on the long-rangeradar.”

Developing the property also may be illegal, ShawnTillman, the senior planner who is the city’s residentredevelopment expert, said in a phone interview. If it wasacquired through the bond process, legally it can’t besold and developed. At this point he needs to look into itshistory to determine how it was acquired, something heexpects to do in a week or so.

Robert Speer is editor of the CN&R.

Is Comanche Creek safe?

Co-founder, not co-ownerRe “Broken arts” (Newslines, by RobertSpeer, March 15): I appreciate RobertSpeer’s balanced approach in his articleabout local artists and Enloe Medical Center.However, I have one correction. I am listedas a co-owner of Avenue 9 Gallery. While Iwas a co-founder, I am now one of 20Avenue 9 Art Guild Members, with galleryowner Maria Phillips providing us withinspired leadership.

DOLORES MITCHELLChico

Plastic bags: two viewsRe “Bagging restrictions” (Newslines, byTom Gascoyne, March 8): I have read com-ments questioning the Chico City Council’sproposed ban on single-use plastic bags.Many people insist that using these bags is amatter of personal choice and believe the bestway to curb this wasteful habit is not by ban-ning their use, but through education.

The question is, how do you teach peopleto behave more sustainably who believe thatall these environmental protections and regu-lations inhibit their freedoms? Answer: Youtry to appeal to their sensibility.1. It is estimated that 500 billion to 1 trillionplastic bags are used annually, world-wide.Of those about 90 percent go into the landfilland 1-3 percent (approx. 1.5 billion bags) endup in the environment.2. Once in the environment, plastic bags takemonths to hundreds of years to decompose,breaking down into tiny, carcinogenic (can-cer causing) and endocrine-disrupting HDPE(high-density polyethylene) particles that endup in our soil, waterways and oceans.3. Two hundred million barrels of oil a yearare diverted to manufacture these 500 billionplastic bags. (ABC News)4. California spends more than $25 millionannually to manage plastic-bag pollution andmore than $303 million on litter-abatementservices.

If this information still doesn’t convincethe people who oppose this ban, then that’swhy a ban needs to be imposed upon them.It saves dollars, saves oil, saves lives and justmakes sense.

SHERRI QUAMMENConcow

I’m thoroughly amazed at the councilmembers who voted for the ban on plasticbags. I spent over 30 years in the recyclingbusiness and was instrumental in starting thecurbside recycling program in Chico morethan 20 years ago. As I recall, the councilmembers then pushed for plastic-bag use andrecycling because they wanted to reduce theuse of paper bags because they wanted tosave trees. It’s obvious that Queen Ann didn’tdo her homework on recycling. Paper bagsare made from trees.

Did you know that most stores have arecycling program to reduce, reuse and recy-

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Quit wasting your time, stafftime and taxpayers’ money onissues that are already doing verywell, and pay attention to helpingthe small businesses in Chico stayhere and help stimulate the localeconomy.

DAVE DONNANChico

Buffalo or ‘beefalo’?Re “Bison is big” (Chow, byChristine G.K. LaPado, March15): Your article has some misin-formation in it regarding the so-called comeback of Americanbison. The 500,000 or so animalsin buffalo shape throughout theU.S. are mostly “beefalo”—con-taminated with cattle genes. Thelast continuously wild populationof American buffalo lives in andaround Yellowstone National Parkand southwest Montana, and theynumber fewer than 3,700 animals.

The Yellowstone populationsare unique, as they are the last tomaintain their identity as a wildlifespecies and they are the last con-tinuously wild herds left. They,too, are grossly mismanaged bystate and federal agencies that dothe bidding of the selfish cattleindustry. The International Unionfor Conservation of Nature hasred-listed the American bison asthreatened with extinction, whileMontana recognizes wild bison asvulnerable to global extinction andin greatest need of conservation.

STEPHANY SEAYWest Yellowstone, Mont.

LaMalfa’s living largeAt a recent Chico Tea Party meet-ing congressional candidate DougLaMalfa spoke about his devotionto conservative values. If electedhe would go to Congress to fightfor less taxes, reduce spending,reduce welfare and save us fromthe burdensome government regu-lations. After all, Doug is thehometown boy, one of us and feelsour pain.

Well, Doug’s record on theseimportant issues is quite different

from his campaign rhetoric. Whilethe nation is facing a $16 trilliondebt and the people in his districthave been struggling to make endsmeet, including small farmers,Doug has been living the good life,thanks to the largesse of hard-working American taxpayers.

Over the years Doug and hisfamily have collected $4.7 millionin government rice entitlements—rice welfare, if you will. If this wasnot enough, Doug took advantageof a loophole in the law thatallowed him to split his ranchamong family members to circum-vent the $180,000-per-year sub-sidy limit. In addition he authoredlegislation to turn useless ricestraw into a $400,000 taxpayerwindfall for rich farmers who donot need the money.

According to The HeritageFoundation, the majority of farmsubsidies go to large commercialfarms with incomes over $200,000and not to struggling family farm-ers, and they cost Americans tax-payers billions per year.

There are other good candi-dates in this race. We can do better.

JAMES LEDGERWOODChico

Glad she’s not runningRe “Outpricing the community”(Letters, by Jann Reed, March 15):I am responding to the Chicoschool board member who gaveherself a compliment for volun-teering and complained aboutChico State charging high fees foruse of its football field.

First, people who volunteershould do it without telling thecommunity how generous they arewith their time. If she doesn’t haveto work like most of the world, sheshouldn’t be so critical of the restof us.

Second, Chico State is tryingdesperately to make ends meet,just like the board member’sschool district. Have you seen theChico State field after a game? Itis torn up and there is garbage lefteverywhere. The field is almostunusable afterward.

Many groups have tried to useChico Unified facilities too, onlyto be shocked at the costs. Their

facilities are also paid for by thecommunity, but the school districtgouges everyone beyond what isfair. A gym can cost thousands forthe day, when the only real cost iselectricity. A multi-purpose roomis off limits to most groupsbecause of the fees involved.

At least when Chico State asksfor fees, they go for repair of thesignificant damage done to the sta-dium.

It was good to read that thisparticular board member does notwant to run again.

MAI LOROroville

A propaganda battleRe “Is ‘Medicare for all’ the solu-tion?” (Newslines, by RobertSpeer, March 8): I would like tocommend you for the excellentarticle. You finally answered someof the central questions I have hadaround health care for years: Whatare the largest cost drivers andwhat is the overhead of adminis-tration (and profit) in privatehealth care? Recognizing themajor cost drivers (diabetes, heartdisease, and administrative costs)makes the technical aspect ofcrafting a solution realizable.Unfortunately, breaking the grip ofprivate health insurance on ourLegislature (and corporate press)is a still a major hurdle.

While there are single-payersystems in several developedcountries around the world, therewas almost nothing in our nationalpress about those during thedebates a couple years ago. Thesilence on such significant factswas disturbing. What I have readabout those systems (mostly fromsources outside the U.S.) is largelypositive. I believe this highlightsthe nature of the battle as one ofpropaganda and public influencemore than economic issues.

GREG PURCELLChico

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“Doug [LaMalfa] has beenliving the good life, thanks tothe largesse of hard-workingAmerican taxpayers.”

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Kyla SpencerBank teller

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Army Staff Sgt. Doug Ferguson wasnearly killed by a roadside bomb in 2003

while patrolling the streets of Baghdad in aHumvee. He was a 19-year-old Chico High grad-

uate, fresh out of basic trainingand on his first tour of duty inIraq.

“He called us and told us, ‘Ialmost died today,’” his mother,Terry Ferguson, recalls. “It wasabout three weeks before Christ-mas, and we hadn’t decoratedthe tree yet. He said if they haddetonated the roadside bombtwo or three seconds sooner, hewould have been killed. My hus-band and I were in shock—wenever did decorate the tree thatyear.”

Ferguson has seen plenty ofcombat since, deploying twiceeach to Iraq and Afghanistan andonce as part of the Haiti earth-quake relief effort in 2010. Now29, he hesitates to tell his parentsabout his experiences in thefield.

“I don’t talk with my parentsabout the stuff I’ve done in themilitary too much at all,” he saidfrom his station in Williams-burg, Va., during a recent phone

interview. “It’s just too hard on the par-ents when their son goes away to com-bat. I’ve had a lot of close calls, and Idon’t want to call or email my momevery time I almost get shot or blownup.”

As a military police officer taskedwith training the Afghani and Iraqipolice, he has been on the ground levelof the American occupations in bothcountries. While he acknowledges therelationship between Afghani and Amer-ican soldiers has been strained by aseries of public-relations disasters—avideotape of U.S. Marines urinating onthe corpses of Afghans, the alleged 12-soldier “kill team” that hunted Afghancivilians for sport, the burning of theKoran, and, most recently, the rogueU.S. solider who massacred 16 Afghanvillagers, including nine children—hebelieves the attitudes of individualAfghanis toward the American occupa-tion varies depending on geographicregion.

In many cases, Ferguson and his 12-man squad have lived with policetrainees on their own turf, in mountainvillages based on a religious hierarchy.Often the viewpoint of the community’sreligious leader dictates the attitude of anentire village toward the American

forces, he said. Depending on wherethey are in the country, Ferguson and hismen are met with open arms or withopen hostility.

“They could welcome you and try tolearn as much as they can and go killsome Taliban,” he said. “Or you mightgo there and they don’t want to learnanything from you. They really don’tcare because they know after you trainthem for a month or two, you’re going toleave and the Taliban are going to comeback.”

Though he does not condone thehideous actions mentioned above, hesaid he does think that soldiers look for aform of release following the intensestress of combat.

“A lot of people get caught up in themoment,” he said. “You’re with a bunchof your buddies, you just made itthrough a firefight and you won, youhave a bunch of adrenaline pumpingthrough your veins. I’m not saying whatthey did was right—hatred and gettingeven aren’t going to accomplish any-thing.

“Obviously, something like that is notgoing to help our image,” he continued.“Hopefully, everyone is aware that we’rethere trying to rebuild and drive theinsurgency out by gaining the people’s

BIZARRE CRASH ENDS IN SUICIDE An investigation into a bizarre traffic acci-dent last week near the Chico Walmart thatended with a man’s shooting death hasdetermined the victim took his own life.

The 58-year-old Paradise resident washeaded home from his job at the mall on Fri-day (March 16) when he ran a red light,striking another vehicle, Chico police Sgt. RobMerrifield said. (No one was injured in thecrash.)

The man initially told witnesses he wasfine, but moments later they heard a pop-ping sound coming from the vehicle and sawhim slumped over the steering wheel. Policefound him holding a handgun. They foundanother gun in his pocket.

Family members did not suspect he wassuicidal. However, that’s not unusual inthese cases, Merrifield said.

“We get a lot of suicides that are exactlylike this, but not in a vehicle,” he said.

GOLOFF TAKES MEDICAL LEAVEChico City Councilwoman Mary Goloff hasrequested and received a leave of absencefrom her council post for unspecified med-ical reasons. She was not present at thecouncil’s meeting Tuesday (March 20) andwill miss meetings on April 3 and 17.

The city charter requires that any coun-cil member who misses more than two con-secutive meetings without obtaining leavefrom the council be dismissed from office.

In an effort to be prepared in case Goloffneeds more time off, the council voted 6-0to grant her leave through April 18 and toagendize a possible extension for the May 1meeting.

CANDIDATES START THEIR ENGINESThe June primary election locally includesfive races for Butte County judgeships andthree for county supervisor seats. All five ofthe judges are running unopposed for theirsix-year terms.

District 4 county Supervisor Steve Lam-bert is running alone as well. In the race forDistrict 1 supervisor, incumbent Bill Connellyfaces retiree Virgle N. Gage and Vene Thompson,a longtime member of the Feather RiverRecreation and Park District. In the 5th Dis-trict, incumbent Kim Yamaguchi is not runningagain, leaving that business to: Robin Huffman,an instructor at Butte College who ran fouryears ago, Paradise Town Councilman Joe DiDuca, off-road-vehicle enthusiast Doug Teeter,special-ed teacherMike Greer, alongwith Larry Duncan ofthe Paradise Irri-gation District andChristopher Clifford,a “parent.”

Meanwhile,after much con-sideration anddespite havingalready pulledpapers for the Chico City Council race, localactivist Mark Herrera (pictured) has decidednot to run this November. Herrera is amember of the Bidwell Park and PlaygroundCommission and said he plans to remainactive in the community.

byHoward Hardee

howardh@newsrev iew.com

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On ground level

Staff Sgt. Doug Ferguson of Chicoat a patrol base in Afghanistan’sGhanzi Province, circa 2006. PHOTO COURTESY OF DOUG FERGUSON

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Chico soldier who has served on the frontlinesin Iraq and Afghanistan reports on life in war

About the war:Gen. John Allen,

the top U.S. commander in

Afganistan, saidMarch 20 that

after 23,000 troopsare withdrawn by

the end of Septem-ber he does not

expect any addi-tional drawdowns

until sometime next year.

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support. But things like that aren’t goingto help.”

Ferguson also recognizes why Afgha-nis in police and military uniforms haveso often turned their weapons on theAmerican soldiers training and patrollingwith them (47 such attacks since 2007,according to website TomDispatch.com).

“You have to realize the reality of thesituation,” he said. “You’re in someoneelse’s country. You have to flip it around.If we had an occupying force in Ameri-ca, how would you feel about that? I’msure there are some people who wouldfight for what they believe in.”

Ferguson enlisted in the Army at19, seeking change and life experience.He wanted to pursue a career with theCalifornia Highway Patrol, and joiningthe military seemed like a good way toget started.

“It was kind of sudden,” he said. “Ifelt that I needed to change my life, andthe most drastic way to do that would beto join the military. I wanted to workwith CHP, so I figured if I joined the mil-itary and got some experience as a mili-tary police officer that it would help me.”

Terry Ferguson remembers how shefelt as her son went off to war for thefirst time.

“The first time he was deployed, theysent him to a hot spot,” she said. “A lotof soldiers were dying in the area. I hadto take a long walk. I looked down and Isaw a rock with a perfect little cross onit, and I picked it up and carried it in mypurse ever since. It was like a messagefrom God that everything was going tobe OK.”

At the time, Ferguson did not sufferfrom homesickness. By his account, hewas ready for war, and didn’t hesitate togo back when the opportunity arose. Hisfirst tour in Afghanistan came in 2006,and he returned from his second tour inFebruary of this year. Despite reports ofa deteriorating situation preceding theU.S. withdrawal scheduled for 2014,Ferguson has seen positive developmentin the country’s infrastructure.

“I’ve seen a lot of improvements withthe police and the army there,” he said.“They’re a lot better equipped andtrained. They’ve come a long way, and Ithink we’re on track. I don’t see anyissues that would prevent [the withdraw-al], barring anything extreme.”

For someone who has survived road-side bombs, countless firefights and thegrueling Afghani countryside, the hardestpart of his job has been the long stretchesin between seeing his family and friends.

“It’s depressing coming home andeveryone’s a little older because youhaven’t been home in years,” he said.“It’s hard to catch up and then leave fouror five days later. I’m going to visit myfamily more often.” Ω

The classrooms were empty at Chico Stateon Tuesday (March 20) with students onspring break, but the administrative officesbuzzed with activity as staff reacted to Mon-day’s announcement of admissions cuts at all23 California State University campuses forthe spring 2013 semester.

Officials from the CSU’s headquarters inSouthern California said that a possible$200 million budget cut—in addition to the$750 million in cuts already made thisyear—could necessitate the freeze. This$200 million deficit is a “trigger cut” thatwill take effect if voters reject a new tax pro-posed by Gov. Jerry Brown slated for theNovember ballot; if the initiative passes,Brown has said CSU funding will stay thesame.

“Nothing is definite right now,” said AllanBee, Chico State’s director of admissions.The news was delivered to universityemployees via a memorandum from CSUChancellor Charles Reed, Bee said, and it’simpossible to tell for sure what impact it willhave locally.

“We’ve got two things happening simul-taneously today,” he said. “President Zingg isin meetings at the Chancellor’s Office inLong Beach, and we’re trying to see whatexactly we can do to avoid or minimize cuts.There are so many variables involved; we’rejust trying to anticipate different scenarios.”

Those variables dictate the degree bywhich admissions will be cut. While Reed’smemo announced a total freeze on all newadmissions at most campuses, Chico Statewas one of eight that will receive partial cuts.

“In the past we’ve been allowed to admittransfer students, and we’re at least hopingfor that,” Bee said.

Taken at face value, the cuts would trans-late to about 400 fewer students starting atChico State in January 2013. As of fall 2011,Chico State had 15,920 students.

“It’s not what we want to do at all,” Beesaid. “We try to maintain steady enrollmentas much as possible. It’s better for our plan-ning, better for current students and of courseit’s important to keep the flow of new stu-dents coming in.

“On the other hand, it doesn’t do anyoneany good if we’re not able to teach the stu-dents we do have, so it’s a delicate balancingact.”

Bee and his colleagues are hopingChico State will be minimally affected.

“In the past we’ve been able to maintainenrollment in the face of cuts,” he said. In the2010-11 academic year, admission was pro-jected to drop by as many as 1,000 students,but Bee said the actual numbers were muchless severe. Admission has been decreasedover time, he said, with the student popula-tion peaking in fall 2007 at about 17,000 stu-dents.

“Unfortunately, this is where we’ve beenliving the past several years,” Bee said, refer-ring to fiscally induced pressures to decreaseenrollment.

Chico State’s been protected from takingmajor hits to enrollment because of its rela-tively large service area, which spans 12 North State counties, Bee said.

“A good deal of our students are place-bound; they aren’t able to travel for college,”he said. “A lot of these people have no otheroptions in choosing a university.”

Closing off next spring’s admissions isthe first step in the CSU’s plan to reduceenrollment by 20,000 to 25,000 students sys-tem-wide for 2013-2014, according to theChancellor’s Office. (About 427,000 stu-dents are currently enrolled.)

Decreased enrollment doesn’t affect onlystudents in a college town.

Frederica Shockley, an economics profes-sor at Chico State, has studied the economicimpacts of the university for 30 years. Shetold the CN&R in 2010 that the average stu-dent contributes about $10,000 to the localeconomy each school year. She also saideach lost student equals roughly half a jobloss. By these figures, losing 400 studentscould equal a $4 million, 200-job blow to thelocal economy.

“We understand this has tremendousimpact on the North State and especiallyChico, where the student population is adriving economic force,” Bee said. “Weknow our community is largely dependent onstudents. In bigger areas a few hundred fewerstudents is less likely to make a difference,but in Chico it could be devastating.

“In the past, President Zingg has beensuccessful in stopping enrollment cuts bypresenting these issues, and we’re holdingout hope that’s the case.”

—KEN SMITHkens@newsrev iew.com

The Chico State campus and the community may seea dent in the student population next spring. PHOTO BY TINA FLYNN

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Chico State at a glanceThe California State University chancellor,Charles Reed, has announced a possibleenrollment cap for the 23-campus universitysystem due to the ongoing uncertainty withthe state budget. The cap would be imple-mented for the spring 2013 semester if Gov.Jerry Brown’s tax-increase ballot measurefails in November, and it will have an effect on thelocal student population. As of fall 2011, Chico State had15,920 students. Of those, 3,319 were freshmen (2,429 first-time and 890 transferstudents), 2,157 sophomores, 3,703 juniors and 5,549 seniors. There are another 1,192post-baccalaureate students. The average undergraduate student age is 22 (24 forboth graduate and undergraduate), 52 percent are female and 48 percent male. Avast majority (95 percent) are from California, and 33.6 percent of them hail fromthe school’s service counties: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta,Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba, The remaining 800 or so students comefrom 43 nations, 36 states and two U.S. territories.

Source: Public Affairs & Publications, Chico State

Chancellor set to freeze enrollmentsFailure of governor’s tax proposal could spell fewerstudents at Chico State by spring of next year

Stay tuned:Head to www.calstate.edu for more info on the CSU’sbudget woes.

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Who’s got themoney?Council considerspreliminary budget,gets pushback frompolice

The Chico City Council meetingTuesday (March 20) was all aboutmoney, approaching that all-impor-tant issue from several directions.

There was a long discussion ofthe budgeting process the city isnow in the thick of, including CityManager Dave Burkland’s recom-mendations on how expenses canbe cut, followed by some pushbackfrom the Chico Police OfficersAssociation, which is unhappy thatthree vacant Police Departmentpositions will go unfilled.

Then there was a discussion ofthe redevelopment-agency dissolu-tion process, and the possible fiscalsnags there. And, last, the counciltook up, once again, CouncilmanBob Evans’ request that the budg-eting process be prioritized, withreplenishing the reserves beinggiven the greatest importance. As itturned out, there was a surprise instore for Evans.

But to the budget first: CityFinance Director Jennifer Hen-nessy said she anticipated—verytentatively—that revenues wouldbe up by 4.5 percent in 2012-13,“the largest increase in quite sometime.” Nevertheless, she continued,there’s still a shortfall of $2.2 millionbetween revenues and expenses.

City Manager Burkland hadbeen meeting with those depart-ment heads to determine wherecuts could be made, she said. He’dsince made several recommenda-tions, including not filling 11vacant positions, for a savings of$1.1 million.

Those positions include tworetiring police officers and a policeservices administrative manager, acode enforcement officer, threefirefighters, two maintenanceworkers and two administrativeanalysts.

Other savings would come froma 5 percent across-the-board cut to

non-salary expenditures such asnon-mandatory training and officeexpenses ($370,000); delayingfleet replacement ($700,000);increasing city fees ($50,000); andreducing the funding for communi-ty-based organizations, arts groups,economic development and thelibrary ($100,000).

Perhaps the strongest challengeto the preliminary budget camefrom Will Clark, president of theChico Police Officers Association.The city has calculated that the dis-solution of its redevelopmentagency has meant the loss of fundsto pay the salaries of 25 full-time-equivalent positions, he said, andyet most of the people who workedon RDA matters are still employed.He asked why that was, and whysome of those positions couldn’t beeliminated in favor of police andfire positions.

Burkland responded by sayingthat most of the employees whoworked on redevelopment hadother duties as well. “We’ve reducedour staff by 22 percent in the lastfour years,” he said. “The workloadis greater than the time available.”He said he’d be looking at alldepartments for cost efficiencies butdidn’t anticipate any layoffs.

Clark and the CPOA are wellaware of the city’s precariousfinancial position. That’s whySteve Allen, their long-time labornegotiator, stepped forward to tellcouncil members that the associa-tion had presented a negotiatingproposal to the city early so it canbe incorporated into the budgetprocess.

The CPOA is proposing pen-sion reform, including adoption ofa two-tier system, in return for amodest 1 percent salary increase.“The POA is proactively workingwith the city to preserve and hope-fully expand the services the POA

offers,” Allen said.Councilman Andy Holcombe,

noting that the benefits of a two-tier system “come 10, 15, 20 yearsdown the road,” said he wouldneed more information but wel-comed the group’s initiative.

In other money matters, thecouncil heard from Senior PlannerShawn Tillman, who gave anupdate on the RDA dissolutionprocess.

The most significant news, hesaid, was that the state Departmentof Finance has decreed that twoaffordable-housing projects, Har-vest Park and Northpointe, can’t goforward because contracts haven’tbeen signed. The city is appealingthat decision on the basis that theonly contracts still to be signedinvolve the contractors, not thecity.

Finally, the council took upEvans’ request to prioritize thebudgeting process. But no soonerhad he explained once again thathighest priority would go toreplenishing the reserves, followedby replacing staff positions and,third, raising salaries, than his erst-while ally, Councilman MarkSorensen, undercut him.

“These priorities aren’t etchedin stone,” Sorensen said. “So I rec-ommend we approve them butstrike the words Priority 1, 2 and 3.”

“To what purpose,” Evansasked, taken aback. “Are theyequal priorities? … I don’t want itinterpreted that we can give raisesbut deplete the reserve.”

But it was too late. Other coun-cil members thought Sorensen’sidea was a good compromise andvoted to approve it. “I find myselfin the awkward position of votingagainst my own proposal, the wayit’s amended,” Evans said, beforecasting the lone vote in dissent.

—ROBERT SPEERrober ts@newsrev iew.com


Steve Allen, of Redding, is the longtimelabor negotiator for the Chico Police

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State Sen. Doug LaMalfa, R-Rich-vale, has stepped up his efforts toderail the state’s high-speed trainproject. Last week, Secretary ofState Debra Bowen gave the go-ahead for him to start collectingsignatures to place an initiative onthe November ballot that asks vot-ers if they want to pull the plug onthe High-Speed Passenger TrainBond Act.

LaMalfa and former CaliforniaCongressman George Radanovichare the proponents of Senate Bill985 that created the initiative. Theynow must collect the signaturesof 504,760 registered voters byAug. 13.

In 2008, California votersapproved $9 billion in bonds tolaunch the project, which wouldconnect San Francisco to LosAngeles via the Central Valley andbe completed by 2020. Trainswould run up to 220 mph on an800-mile network of tracks, mak-ing the trip between the Bay Areaand L.A. in two hours and 40 min-utes. But the cost has zoomed,according to thestate’s HighSpeed RailAuthority, froman estimated $45billion tobetween $98 bil-lion and $117billion, and thefinish date hasbeen set back afew years. Still,Gov. JerryBrown remains a strong supporterand the Obama administration haspromised the state $3.5 billion infederal aid if the project begins thisyear.

In 2010, LaMalfa introducedSenate Bill 22 to end the bondprocess that would fund the train.But that bill has stalled, losingmost recently on Jan. 10 on a 3-to-6 vote in the Senate Transportationand Housing Committee. So

LaMalfa, who is now running forthe congressional seat long held byWally Herger, wants to take thematter back to the voters.

The actual wording of the billstates that it “would provide thatno further bonds shall be sold forhigh-speed rail and related rail pur-poses pursuant to the Safe, Reli-able High-Speed Passenger TrainBond Act for the 21st Century. Thebill would amend the bond act toauthorize redirection of the net pro-ceeds received from outstandingbonds issued and sold prior to theeffective date of this act, uponappropriation by the Legislature,from those high-speed rail purpos-es to retiring the debt incurredfrom the issuance and sale of thoseoutstanding bonds.”

High-speed rail is clearly apartisan issue, with progressiveslabeling it a much needed step intothe future and conservatives likeLaMalfa labeling it just anotherbureaucratic boondoggle.

On his website, LaMalfa com-ments on areport fromthe state’sLegislativeAnalyst’sOffice thatsays repeal-ing thebond meas-ure wouldsave thestate morethan $709

million a year.“This report should be an eye-

opener for Californians impactedby Governor Brown’s cuts to corestate services,” he writes. “The$709 million a year some wouldspend on high speed rail couldmore than offset last year’s cuts tothe University of California, Cali-fornia State University or statecommunity colleges.”

And a March 8 editorial in the

Orange County Register headlined,“Moonbeam Express costs soarever higher,” repeats that LaMalfaquote.

Actually, the report by the statelegislative analyst and director offinance on the fiscal impact of SB985 on the state and local govern-ments if passed by voters says:“State debt-service savings of up to$709 million annually from notusing state bond funds to supporthigh-speed rail, depending on theactual reduction in bonds sold as aresult of this measure. Unknownreduction in state and local rev-enues due to a somewhat lowerlevel of economic activity in thestate over the next several years,resulting from a loss of matchingfunds from the federal governmentor potential private investors.”

Earlier this year, Ray LaHood,the U.S. transportation secretary,paid a visit to California to assureGov. Brown that the high-speedrail project had the president’ssupport. LaHood called it “goodfor the economy and the nation.”

In a prepared statement address-ing the project’s spike in costs,Thomas Umberg, chairman of theCalifornia High-Speed RailAuthority, said, “We don’t havemany choices. We can do nothingand bury our heads in the sand. Wecan build more freeways and air-ports. Or we can do somethingvisionary that transforms Califor-nia’s transportation infrastructure.”

LaMalfa could not be reachedby press time for a direct commentto the CN&R, but in another post-ing on his website he writes: “Tobe blunt, the California High SpeedRail Authority could give lessonsto Third World dictators on theconcept of public misinformation.”

—TOM GASCOYNEtomg@newsrev iew.com

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Locomotive politicsLaMalfa pushes an initiative tocut high-speed-rail funding

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“To be blunt, the California High SpeedRail Authority could give lessons toThird World dictators on the conceptof public misinformation.”

—Doug LaMalfa

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Earlier this year, Enloe MedicalCenter CEO Mike Wiltermood

described national health-care-reform leg-islation thus: “It all comes together in thisdifficult-to-understand series of events. Ithink it’s going to play out for years, withconstant attempts to tweak the system. Allwe can do is wait and see how the pendu-lum swings.”

Enloe’s chief financial officer, MyronMachula, summarized it as “pretty much amoving target.” John Dahlmeier, a ButteCounty insurance broker, put it this way:“Roll the dice and see what the courtscome out with.”

In other words, when it comes to thePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act(PPACA), the only certainty is uncertainty.

Turns out their predictions were correct.Monday through Wednesday (March 26-28), the U.S. Supreme Court will heararguments in support of and opposition tothe PPACA, and the subsequent ruling willdetermine the direction reform can go.

At issue is a component of the PPACAknown as the “individual mandate”—a

MORTALITY TIED TO THE ’HOOD For residents of the San Joaquin Valley, lifeexpectancy varies greatly by ZIP code, a newstudy finds.

Conducted by the Joint Center for Political andEconomic Studies in Washington, D.C., the studyillustrated cases in which there was a 21-yeardifference in life expectancy between neighbor-hoods, according to California Watch. Incomeand race were often determining factors, as ZIPcodes with the lowest life expectancy typicallyhad a higher percentage of minority and low-income residents. For instance, residents ofhistorically black, low-income southwest Fresnoare likely to live nine years less than residentsof Fresno’s affluent, mostly white WoodwardPark neighborhood, just 20 miles away.

“It doesn’t have to do with the attributes ofthe individuals in a community, but often theconditions they find themselves living in,” saidBrian Smedley, vice president and director of thecenter’s Health Policy Institute.

MENTALLY ILL RECEIVE POOR TREATMENTThe California Treatment Advocacy Coalition releaseda report that concluded the state does not pro-vide proper mental-health treatment to thosemost severely affected by their illness.

The report, which was compiled by physicians,lawyers, judges, mental-health care workers andpatients, found that Californians with the mostdebilitating mental illnesses were four timesmore likely to be in jail than a hospital or outpa-tient center, according to California Healthline.

The report detailed 14 recommended alter-ations to the 1967 Lanterman-Petris-Short Act,intended to help the mentally ill find treatmentin their community, including a suggestion thatevery county in the state adopt Laura’s Law—court-ordered mental-health treatment forthose who don’t realize they need care. OnlyNevada County has fully adopted the law, as mostcounties lack the funding to implement it.

TOXIC AIR A RISING KILLERUrban air pollution will become the biggest envi-ronmental cause of premature death in theworld by 2050, a new report finds.

A study conducted by the Organization for Eco-nomic Cooperation and Development (OECD) conclud-ed that exposure to particulate matter willovertake poor sanitation and dirty drinkingwater, eventually causing 3.6 million prematuredeaths a year, mostly in China (pictured) andIndia, according to the UK’s Guardian newspa-per. The report identified four areas of con-cern—climate change, loss of biodiversity,water and the health impacts of pollution.

“The key thing is that these four biggestproblems areinterconnect-ed—biodiver-sity is affect-ed by climatechange andland use,water islinked tohealth prob-lems, forinstance,” said Simon Upton, the OECD’s environ-ment director. “You can’t solve any of these inisolation.”

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requirement that Americans carry healthinsurance. Opponents have argued that thegovernment cannot require citizens to buya commercial product or service. TheSupreme Court will have the final word.

However, there’s more to the case than asingle PPACA component. The SupremeCourt will consider other aspects as well.

First, the PPACA expands the Medicaidsystem. Medicaid is not strictly a federal

program—it involves administration andfunding at the state level, which leads someto ask: Did Congress overstep its bounds?

Second, the Supreme Court will consid-er severability—whether all parts of thePPACA are linked, or whether it can betaken apart. If the court decides against theindividual mandate, or against the Medic-

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Supreme Court decision looms on health-insurancemandate and other components of new federal lawSupreme Court decision looms on health-insurancemandate and other components of new federal law

The key players in the Supreme Court’s upcominghealth-care reform decision (left to right): PresidentBarack Obama; U.S. Secretary of Health and HumanServices Kathleen Sebelius; Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts; and Senate Minority LeaderMitch McConnell.

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Eat right, exercise, be well, and be happy. It’s a simple plan and no doubt a good one for living a long and healthy life—but sometimes accidents happen, unforeseeable events that literally knock us off our feet and turn our worlds upside down.

So it is with traumatic brain injury. This general condition, often called “TBI,” results most often from direct blows to the head. The symptoms range from mild to severe and can affect people behaviorally, emotionally, and physically.

Mild or moderate symptoms, like from a concussion, can be feelings of confusion, diffi culty in focusing attention, memory loss, and inability to make fast decisions, as well as restlessness and personality or temperament changes. Some physical symptoms are dizziness, loss of balance, sleep disturbance, and headaches.

Severe TBI may interfere with even the most basic functions; walking, talking, thinking, and even breathing.

Treatment of such injuries may take weeks, months or years. At Oroville Hospital, physical, occupational, and speech therapists may all play a role in recovery. Even social workers may help patients as they battle strong feelings of grief and helplessness. The goal is to reintegrate people who have sustained brain injury into society, and Oroville Hospital’s staff goes to great lengths to meet this end.

“We take everything that we learn in the clinic and then take it out into the real world,” says Tama Czarnecki, Director of Rehabilitation at

Oroville Hospital. “We’ll go to their workplace, the store, even golfi ng or bowling if that’s what they like to do. We want them to get better and get back on their feet.”

Debra Craton, who experienced head trauma from a head-on collision in 2008, says, “I owe my recovery progress to Tama. From day one I felt her genuine care and support.”

But the trickiest part about a mild traumatic brain injury is the symptoms’ tendency to lurk quietly, affecting people in subtle but signifi cant ways. Czarnecki stresses that any person who has been in an accident should visit the hospital. She adds that even incidents that involved no impact to the head may have caused an injury to the brain. “Many people feel like they are going crazy because they don’t understand what is wrong with them,” Czarnecki says. “But just knowing there is a problem can often help people recover.”

Debra Craton agrees, “I was having memory problems,

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aid expansion, is the entire lawthen null and void?

Finally, court justices will deter-mine whether they even could ruleagainst the PPACA before it’s beenfully implemented. That’s becauseof a law known as the Anti-Injunc-tion Act, which not only limits theauthority of federal courts overstate-court rulings but also preventsindividuals from suing over a taxbefore the tax is collected. Doesthe Anti-Injunction Act apply here?

The legal issues are complexand significant. The case is expect-ed to draw masses of demonstra-tors to the Supreme Court steps,and it may affect the Novemberelection as well as the place in his-tory of President Obama and ChiefJustice John Roberts. Politico.comcalls it “the most high-profileSupreme Court case since Bush v.Gore,” and The New York Timessays this “signature case … willshape, if not define, the chief jus-tice’s legacy.”

The PPACA is so comprehen-sive that its mandates roll outincrementally over five years, from2010 through 2015. Two changesmost conspicuous to patientsinclude electronic medicalrecords—doctors and hospitalsusing computer systems instead ofold-fashioned paper charts—andrebate checks from insurance com-panies under the “medical-lossratio” component of the PPACAthat limits the amount insurers canallocate to administrative expenses.

The PPACA also calls for:• nonprofit insurance exchangesalong with, and as an alternative to,for-profit insurance companies;• expansion of Medicaid to include15 million uninsured Americans;• expansion of the Indian HealthCare Act for Native Americans;• tax credits for small businesses,as well as lower- and middle-classAmericans, to help offset the costof insurance coverage;• tax increases for individuals earn-ing more than $250,000 a year;• greater emphasis on preventivecare, including Community HealthCenters.

The White House is confidentthe law will stand. Kathleen Sebe-lius, the U.S. Secretary of Healthand Human Services, recentlywrote an opinion piece for Politicostating that “Congress carefullyweighed its authority in writing thelaw,” and a majority of lower-courtjudges reviewing the law have saidit is constitutional.

Senate Minority Leader MitchMcConnell disagrees. He believes

the individual mandate won’tstand, and in a piece he co-wrotefor Politico, he says: “Because thecentral part of the health-care lawis unconstitutional, we believe thatthe court should strike it down.”

Fifty-three percent of Ameri-cans, according to a recent KaiserFamily Foundation poll, expect theSupreme Court to find that the

individual mandate is unconstitu-tional (see http://tinyurl.com/indimandate).

If the law stands, Republicanpresidential candidates have vowedto strike it down upon reaching theWhite House.

If the law falls, other Congres-sional proposals may resurface,such as the “auto-enrollment initia-tive” that Rep. Paul Ryan intro-duced in 2009. (Under auto-enroll-ment, uninsured Americans wouldsubscribe to private insuranceplans sold through state exchanges,

though with opportunities to “optout.”)

Meanwhile, health-care leadersin California pledge to continuetheir efforts at broader reformregardless of what happens at thefederal level.

“We believe we need to drivehealth-care reform whether it’s leg-islated or not,” Michael Taylor,senior vice president for DignityHealth’s Greater Sacramento-SanJoaquin area, said at a recent forumin Sacramento. “Health-care costsare out of control and we need tobend the curve.”

The Butte County Health CareCoalition is among the groupsadvocating a statewide “singlepayer” system, which would incor-porate all Californians in one non-profit insurance plan. (Checkonline: http://buttesinglepayer.orgfor details.)

The Supreme Court hearing onthe PPACA represents a majorcrossroads for health-care reform.By no means, however, is it theend of the road. Uncertaintyremains certain for the foreseeablefuture. Ω


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If you’ve been to the Saturdaydowntown farmers’ market in recent

weeks, you’ve likely noticed a table at theeast end selling bags of something thatlooks an awful lot like coffee grounds thatis called “bokashi,” as well as large beigebuckets with green lids called “probioticbokashi food waste composters.”

Bokashi? Probiotic? Bokashi, according to Compost

Guy.com, “is a Japanese term meaning‘fermented organic matter,’” and “probiot-ic” (the opposite of “antibiotic”) means “apreparation … containing live bacteria… that is taken orally to restore benefi-cial bacteria to the body,” according tothe Merriam-Webster online dictionary.In the case of bokashi, the preparationgoes into the “body” that is the compostbucket or directly into garden soil inorder to add beneficial micro-organ-isms.

As it turns out, the business behindthe table is AAG (pronounced “ag”)

Biotics, a 2-year-old company located insouth Chico that specializes in makingbokashi—as well as liquid probiotics—for use in composting and amending soil.

“It is a soil amendment,” offered AAGBiotics’ Mark Conry, speaking from theoffice he shares with his business partner(and AAG founder), Craig Alger, a formerhigh school biology teacher, and microbi-ologist Chun Chang, who mans AAGBiotics’ farmers’ market booth. “But it’snot technically a fertilizer—there is nonitrogen, no potassium, no phosphates; it’sa catalyst through which the nutrients andwater get to the plant through the rhizos-phere.

“Bokashi is full of beneficial microbesthat assist the plant [growing in it]. Themicrobes assist the plant in nutritional andwater uptake—it’s like yogurt for dirt. … Iadded some to some tulip bulbs [in the gar-den] and they’re like tulips on steroids!”

Bokashi was “discovered” by anOkinawan professor named Dr. Teruo Higain the 1980s while conducting research onnonpathogenic micro-organisms, accord-ing to BokashiComposting.com. AAG’sversion is made from wheat and rice bran,organic sugar-cane molasses, lactic-acidbacteria, purple non-sulphur bacteria andyeast. It is “brewed” under controlled tem-peratures inside a sterile, 1,000-gallonbrew barrel, then allowed to ferment for 25 days inside a “hot box”—a shippingcontainer with an interior temperature keptbetween 95 and 98 degrees Fahrenheit—before undergoing a precise dryingprocess.

“The microbes go dormant…butthey’re ready to go when you put them intothe soil,” said Conry. “When these [nor-mally] naturally occurring bacteria areapplied to particularly depleted soil orleeched soil or soil stressed from maybe

WARM SPRING FUELS SEVERE WEATHERClimatologists have predicted that the ongoingtrend of severe weather patterns in the Midwestwill continue due to an unusually warm spring.

Kansas, Nebraska and western Texas likely willsee above-average spring temperatures, fueledin part by warm ocean temperatures in the Gulfof Mexico, according to AccuWeather.com. Thesame phenomenon is likely to result in anotheractive tornado season—which has already pro-duced twice the normal number of tornadoes inthe first three months of 2012—to follow anear-record-setting year in which 1,700 torna-does struck the United States.

Central Texas and Texas’ Four Corners region,already stricken with drought, are projected tohave another dry spring and summer.

Last year was a record one for natural dis-asters in the United States, with 12 exceeding $1billion each in damages.

OIL PIPELINE HITS SNAG IN SENATEFollowing a personal appeal from PresidentObama, the Senate voted against a bill that wouldhave expedited TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipelineproject.

The president made phone calls to Democ-ratic senators the night before the vote, held onMarch 8, to lobby against Republican legislationthat would have sped up the applicationprocess for the Canadian oil firm’s pipeline,according to the Washington Post. The amend-ment would have allowed TransCanada to crossthe U.S.-Canadian border without a federalpermit, which Obama denied in January, sayinghe would not grant such a permit unless thecompany developed an alternative route thatwould not cross the environmentally sensitiveSandhills area in Nebraska.

Obama has drawn much criticism fromRepublicans in favor of exploiting sources oftraditional oil and gas resources to their maxi-mum potential, while Democratic leaders andenvironmentalists believe construction of theKeystone XL would undermine the importanceof promoting renewable energy.

OZONE LAYER HEALING, LIMITING UV RAYSThe Earth’s ozone layer—once thinning due topollution—is healing and subsequently dimin-ishing human exposure to carcinogenic ultravi-olet (UV) rays, a new study finds.

Research published in the scientific journalAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics found thatthe ozone layer, which serves as a protectivebarrier against UV rays, has been healing sincethe United Nations banned the manufacturingand use of refrigera-tors and aerosolspray cans emittingchlorofluorocarbonsunder the Montreal Protocol in 1987,according to SpiegelOnline. The data wascollected from 12 sta-tions in Europe, Cana-da and Japan from1990 to 2011 by measuring the intensity of solarwaves at different altitudes.

The researchers suggested the ozone layerhas been healing since 1995, but has made themost significant gains—allowing 2 to 4 percentfewer UV rays to reach the ground—since 2007.

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Mark Conryweighs bokashion a scale inthe productionroom at AAGBiotics insouth Chico.

‘Yogurt for dirt’Local company specializes in bokashi and otherprobiotics for use in composting and soil-amending

Bokashi resources:AAG Biotics is located at 306 OttersonDrive, Suite 100, and can be found online atwww.aagbiotics.com or contacted by phoneat 518-9590. AAG Biotics products areavailable at Ag Mart (194 East 17th St.,924-4258), Greenf ire Organic &Hydroponic Gardening Emporium (2725-AHighway 32, 895-8307) and Northern StarMills (510 Esplanade, 342-7661), as well asat the Saturday downtown Chico Certif iedFarmers’ Market. Check out www.bokashicomposting.com for more info on bokashi.


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too much fertilizers, fungicides orpesticides, they help to regenerateand rebalance the soil.”

To compost with bokashi,sprinkle a little into the compost-ing bucket over each layer of foodscraps thrown in. The result is a“pickled,” nonstinky mass of foodwaste ready to be added to the out-door compost pile, full of thrivinganaerobic bacteria just waiting todig in and turn it into fertile dirt.Add bokashi straight to an outdoorcompost pile and it acts as a com-posting accelerator due to theaction of the micro-organisms in it.

In the case of AAG’s compost-ing buckets, a spout at the bottomreleases a liquid—“bokashi tea”—that has escaped from the ferment-ed kitchen waste, which is alsomeant for use as a garden nutrient.

As CompostGuy.com explainsit, composting with bokashi “isactually an anaerobic fermentationprocess, resulting in a much differ-ent end product than that producedvia composting. Many people likebokashi because it is very easy,and generally (bad) odor-free.”

“Unlike more conventionalcomposting systems, bokashi sys-tems can break down heavier itemslike meat, fish and cheese,”according to BokashiCompos

ting.com. This is a point thatConry emphasized as well.

“The process is very fast andusually takes less than two weeks,”the website continues. “The fin-ished product will have a sweet,pickled odor and you will often seewhite mold mycelium coating thesurface. Once the fermentation hascompleted you can add the scrapsto a worm bin or bury them direct-ly in the soil. They will take any-where from 2 to 4 weeks to fullyintegrate into the soil dependingupon your local soil biologicalactivity and local climate.”

“One of the unique applicationsthat we are testing is rice-strawdecomposition,” said Conry. AAG

Biotics is currently conductingseveral trials at local rice-farmingoperations. “Since rice straw isdead, organic material, themicrobes ‘eat’ it as a food source,and because rice farmers are limit-ed as to what they can burn now,rice straw decomposed in this waycan be tilled back into the soil easi-er, using less fossil fuels [thanmaking several passes with a trac-tor to bury nondecomposed straw].If it’s a ‘black goo,’ it’s easier totill into the soil.”

Scott Murphy, who hasmaintained a small organic orchardlocally for the past 14 years, isexcited about the bokashi hebought recently. He plans to mix itwith regular compost and add it tothe soil in the raised beds in hisback yard.

“It will make a super garden,”said Murphy, “because the anaero-bic micro-organisms … will breakdown the organic matter already inthe soil and make it more availableto the plants.”

Murphy has “learned about theimportance of micro-organisms inthe soil and how it relates to thehealth of the soil. … This stuff‘fixes’ the soil. Many gardenersdon’t understand the importance offixing the soil, having all the bene-ficial micro-organisms in the soil.Many people just think ‘dumpchemicals on it, and fertilizer.’Yousure don’t want to dump poisonson it … because that wrecks thewhole ‘soil community.’” As forfertilizers, “you put too much ofone thing or another on the soiland it throws everything off bal-ance, and you are endlessly puttingstuff on it instead of building ahealthy soil.”

The soil in certain parts ofChico is either depleted or “wasnever good to start with,” saidMurphy. He recently boughtsome bokashi for a friend of histo use to amend the soil in hiseast-Chico garden: “You can’teven call that stuff soil—it’sabsolutely terrible! Ω

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The aim of the clever Ultra 10 line is to act as an antidote to therampant overpurchasing of clothes (which, among other things,wastes perfectlygood resources)—the 10 pieces areintended to be allthat is required for awoman’s wardrobefor an entire year.The line incorpo-rates sustainablysourced and recy-cled fabrics to boot.

“We created it asa conscientiousresponse to theoverconsumptionthat is too often associated with fashion,” the Ultra 10 designerswere quoted as saying. Head to www.weareultra.com to check outthe clothing.

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DOIN’ THE RIGHT THING Woodstock’s Pizza is rounding up volunteers forits first-ever Woodstock’s Community Clean-Up Day on Mar. 31, from 1 until 3:30p.m., which it is hosting in conjunction with the city of Chico’s Park Divi-sion, Recology and ChicoBag. An after-party will take place at Wood-stock’s starting at 4 p.m., featuring the music of Swamp Zen (the band isdonating its time for the event).

“We’re trying to do a huge cleanup for Chico,” said Woodstock’s Gener-al Manager Jeff Davis. “Right now, we have about 400 people who have vol-unteered so far.” The ambitious event will take place in 10 locationsthroughout Chico, including along Lindo Channel near the bridge adjacent

to S&S Organic Produce & NaturalFoods, and near the bridge at TheEsplanade and Cohasset Road, aswell as along Big Chico Creek in Bid-well Park’s One-Mile Recreation Areaand along Nord Avenue near theChico State campus.

“Having a good time, communityfellowship and cleaning up” are whatparticipants should look forward to,said Davis. He is encouraging bothindividuals and groups to sign up tojoin in the fun. “We’re just trying tobe involved in the community. Chico’svery much into ‘green,’ and we said,

‘Hey, what can we do for that?’”And, of course, there’s the after-party, which will offer pizza samples

and free drinks for cleanup volunteers, as well as a raffle for a number ofprizes from local businesses, including Klean Kanteen, ChicoBag andPullins Cyclery, which has donated a bicycle. The general public is alsoinvited to the party, though they will have to purchase raffle tickets (vol-unteers will each get a free ticket); all proceeds from the raffle will go tothe local Boys and Girls Club.

“We want to make it an annual event,” Davis said. “We want to get it sobig that soon the after-party will be in the plaza!”

Volunteers are encouraged to sign up by Mar. 28 via Woodstock’s Face-book page (www.facebook.com/woodstockschico), by walking into Wood-stock’s (166 East Second St.) or by calling Steve Hoffman at 893-1500. Volunteers will be given trash bags and rubber gloves.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY, EXTENDED As part of its 12 Tastes of 2012 wine-and-food-pairing series, Farwood Bar & Grillin Orland (705 Fifth St., 865-9900) isoffering a tasting featuring Irishwhiskey, Orland Farmstead Creamerycheese and other locally sourcedtreats from 2:30 until 4:30 p.m. onSaturday, Mar. 24. Cost is $15 per person. Go to www.farwoodbar andgrill.com for more info. Learnmore about Orland FarmsteadCreamery at www.orlandfarmstead.com.

SCHOOL-GARDEN MARKET Local food activist Laurie Niles apprised me ofHooker Oak K-8 Open-Structure School’s new school-garden farmers’ market,which started up on Mar. 15, offering lettuce, red chard, broccoli, herbs,flowers and plant starts. Next one will be held Mar. 29 from 2:30-3:30 p.m.,with future markets occurring every other Thursday. School location: 1238Arbutus Ave. Phone: 891-3119.

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When sheriff ’s officerscame to arrest Daisy Bramand her husband, Jayme

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“My babies,” she wails continu-ously. “They took my babies! Whatis he going to eat? He’s only 3 weeks old!”

Bram and Walsh were arrested that morn-ing on charges of cultivating marijuana, pos-session of marijuana for sale and child endan-germent. Walsh was charged additionally withmanufacturing a substance other than PCP—an alleged “honey oil.” Charges against Bramof child endangerment were subsequentlydropped, and the child endangerment chargeagainst Walsh was later dismissed.

But the damage had been done. It wouldbe nearly six months before the parents werereunited with their sons, Zeus and Thor.Bram, who was released on bail shortly afterher arrest, was granted visits, during whichshe would breastfeed her boys. Their dietswere supplemented with formula, somethingshe was strongly against.

Bram also opposed unnecessary visits tothe doctor. While in foster care, Zeus andThor were in and out of pediatricians’ offices(though test results showed they were quitehealthy). And one day, when Bram arrived atthe Butte County Children’s Services Divi-sion offices for a scheduled visit, she sawThor’s golden ringlets had been cut short.She’d missed his first haircut.

“I’m missing all these moments,” she toldthis reporter in December. “I can never getthose back.”

Bram and Walsh are among hundredsof Butte County parents whose children weretaken into custody by Butte County’s Chil-dren’s Services Division last year. Many ofthose children surely needed help, havingbeen abused or neglected by the very peoplewho brought them into this world. Some ofthose people willingly gave up their parentalrights, either not wanting responsibility for

their children or simply believing they’d bebetter off in another home. Others, like Bram,fought to keep their kids.

About a dozen parents have approachedthe CN&R over the past six months with sto-ries that would bring tears to the eyes of eventhe most heartless among us. Those parentsaren’t quite as brave as Bram, many of themfearing that publicizing their situations wouldhave a negative impact on their ability toregain custody of their children. They’re rightto be afraid, as history has shown that speak-ing out is rewarded with punishment.

Take, for instance, Al Perry, a kind-heartedman and the father of Dorothy, a develop-mentally disabled young woman who gavebirth to a baby boy three years ago nextmonth. Perry approached the media after hisgrandson was taken from his family whilethey were seeking help in nursing the boy,who was born with a cleft palate. Because ofthat media contact, he said, his visitationrights were terminated.

The Perrys, whose story has appeared inthe CN&R several times over the years, arepart of a relatively new group calling itselfButte Families for CPS and Court Reform.The group staged several protests outside theButte County Superior Courthouse, the firstof which was held on National Adoption Dayin November, when family court celebratedthe finalization of several adoptions. Theywanted to remind people that a happy day forsome is a sad day for others.

The group is pushing for more transparen-cy in the family-court and foster-care systemsas well as a policy shift that puts moreemphasis on rehabilitating families than rip-ping them apart.

Because of Bram’s and Walsh’s medical-marijuana charges, they have gained the sup-port of the local cannabis community. Andonce members of that spirited group caughtwind of the protests by Butte Families forCPS and Court Reform, many of them decid-ed that the issue was about more than justProposition 215—it was about families and

individual rights.The two groups have since come together,

offering each other support in court andorganizing a petition drive that resulted in amass request for the Butte County Grand Juryto investigate CSD.

“They hide in the juvenile courts,” Perrytold the CN&R in November. He was refer-ring to the fact that many jurisdictions,including Butte County, keep matters involv-ing child custody and the foster-care systemsealed from the public. They cite privacy andsafety concerns for the children, but manychild-welfare experts, including the presidingJuvenile Court judge in Los Angeles County,have recently called for a more transparentsystem that would provide more checks andbalances. In fact, after a state bill that wouldhave opened the courts in California wassquashed, last month L.A. County JudgeMichael Nash ordered his dependency courtopen to the press.

“There were furious objections to thepresence of these observers, a reminder thatthe idea of openness is profoundly unsettlingin a courthouse accustomed to doing its workin private,” reads a Feb. 12 L.A. Times edito-

rial. “But privacy has bred arrogance andresistance to notions that otherwise suit soci-ety well: that the public has a right to observeits institutions at work, and that public ser-vants should not be allowed to hide behindsecrecy to disguise inefficiency, incompe-tence or worse.”

The ramifications of Los Angeles Coun-ty’s now-open Juvenile Court system have yetto be realized. Another L.A. Times editorialnotes that the secrecy kept both the failingsand the successes of the children’s-servicessystem from being publicized.

In Butte County, Shelby Boston seesa CSD system that employs hard-workingindividuals and helps children and families inneed. As assistant director of the Departmentof Employment and Social Services, whichincludes CSD, Boston says the system works—but she isn’t one to deny there are areas that

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for their familiesfor their familiesParents band together to get their seized children backand to change the child-welfare system

See for yourselfLog onto http://cssr.berkeley.edu/ucb_childwelfare for more information on Californiaand individual counties’ performance when itcomes to child welfare.

Daisy Bram with her two sons, Zeus and Thor, during asupervised visit in December 2011.PHOTO COURTESY OF DAISY BRAM

need improvement.Every three years, the CSD is

mandated to evaluate its perform-ance and set goals. The county sub-mits those goals to the state, which inturn answers to the federal govern-ment. In a quarterly report Bostonsubmitted on Feb. 29 (obtained bythe CN&R through a Public RecordsAct request), she outlines how ButteCounty’s CSD is doing in relation toits goals set at the end of 2010. Sheexplains the three areas of concentra-tion: to increase the percentage ofchildren with no recurrence of mal-treatment; decrease the percentagewho re-enter the CSD system afterreunification; and increase place-ment stability.

The explanation of the thirdoffers some insight into the system:“A key contributing factor todecreased placement stability forchildren is our current practice ofplacing children into a temporaryshelter home versus an ‘emergency’relative placement. … A workgrouphas been established to develop anew Emergency Relative PlacementPolicy which will allow for earlierrelative placements, with an antici-pated roll out date in April 2012.”

A graph accompanying theexplanation shows that just more

than half (52.5 percent) of childrenwho’d been in foster care for 12 to24 months as of the third quarter of2011 had been in two or fewerhomes. The others, presumably, hadbeen in three or more homes.

“That’s one of the things that,when looking at the county’s data,we realized that other counties areperforming better than we are,”Boston said during a recent phoneinterview. “San Luis Obispo Countyhas amazing numbers in this area, sowe’ve been in communication withthem to find out, ‘What is it that youdo?’ and then we’re doing our bestto replicate that in our county.”

She said she expects the newemergency-placement policy to beready for review by the end of April.

Recent numbers released by theCalifornia Child Welfare Perfor-mance Indicators Project (a productof UC Berkeley’s Center for SocialServices Research and the stateDepartment of Social Services)break down child-welfare statisticsby county and offer a bigger-pictureview of how Butte County is per-forming. (Note: When asked forButte County’s most recent statis-tics regarding children taken fromtheir homes, the local CSD officepointed to the results of the project.)

According to those results, in2010, Butte County CSD received3,930 referrals. Of those referrals,819 were investigated and found tobe substantiated. Of those, 377 chil-dren (46 percent of the substantiatedcases) were taken from their homesand placed in foster care. Addition-ally, on a single day—July 1, 2011,the most recent date available—there were 588 children in ButteCounty’s child-welfare system.

“Just because we substantiatethat an abuse or neglect hasoccurred, it does not mean a childwill be put into foster care,”explained Boston. “We do every-thing possible to keep the child athome safely.”

The numbers indicate there’sstill something to be desired ofButte County’s performance, how-ever. The National Coalition forChild Protection Reform used themost recent statistics available onUC Berkeley’s website and com-pared the number of children takeninto CSD custody to the number ofimpoverished children in eachcounty. Those were then used todetermine rates of removal.

“As a group that believesstrongly in family preservation, wefeel that a high rate-of-removalalmost always is a sign of a badsystem,” the report reads. “But alow rate-of-removal is not neces-sarily a sign of a good system.” Toremedy this, the report alsoincludes two key “safety” cate-gories—the rate of children beingre-abused within six months andthe rate of children being returnedto foster care after reunification.

Butte County ranked low on allcounts, with its rate of removalranking No. 1 among Californiacounties with 10,000 or moreimpoverished children (see chartthis page for more info).

Boston could not comment onthat data, as she was unfamiliar withthe report.

“I believe that most of us in thefield are in it because we feel calledto it,” she said. “We see the valueand the importance in our role and abenefit to the community and thechildren in our community.”

Bram’s story has touchedpeople and gained quite a bit ofattention. When she handed outfliers with a picture of her and hersons and a short explanation of hercircumstances, people listened.

“Attention Butte County citi-zens,” the flyer reads. “On themorning of September 29, 2011 theButte Interagency Narcotic TaskForce (BINTF) kicked in our doors,arrested my husband & I, and inworking with CPS, kidnapped our

children. My 3 week old newbornwas ripped from my arms and heand his brother, 15 months old,were taken and placed in astranger’s home. Neither of thesebabies have ever been away fromtheir mother. …

“If it can happen to me and myfamily, it can happen to you,” itcontinues. “The state should not beable to enter anyone’s home, abductthe family, severely traumatize theyoung children, and do so with pub-lic tax dollars.”

Bram came to the CN&R seekinghelp in putting her family backtogether. Her husband was in jail,she was forced to sell her car andmove out of their house in Concowto pay for her own bail, and she wasallowed to see her sons just a fewhours each week. We decided to holdoff on the story because her childrenwere at stake. Now that they’re backin her custody, it’s time to tell it.

Bram explained how the socialworkers and Juvenile Court JudgeTamara Mosbarger required her toattend drug-rehabilitation counseling,and how the counselor turned heraway, saying she had no drug problem.

She explained how reunificationservices were ordered for her butnot Walsh, because he was incarcer-ated (and how she feared she’d beforced to choose between her hus-band and children).

And she explained how she wasallowed to breastfeed Zeus andThor in the Children’s Servicesoffices until she made somebodyuncomfortable. It was her custom tofeed both boys simultaneously,making modesty difficult. Asidefrom that, she’s of the mindset thatbreastfeeding is a natural thing and,as she was in a room alone with hersons, she saw nothing wrong with

removing her shirt to feed them.That, apparently, did not sit well

with the social worker who walkedin during their meal. After tellingBram she was being inappropriate,she left the room and returned witha male supervisor, who informedBram she’d need to cover up. Sheeventually, reluctantly, gave in.

What played out in her nextcourt appearance gave her reason topause when next considering talk-ing back to CSD. It was at thispoint, weeks after Bram’s arrest andseparation from her children, thather social worker decided to recom-mend to the judge that she notbreastfeed until her drug tests cameback negative for THC.

“If they were so worried aboutme breastfeeding, why did theywait so long?” she asked. To Bram,it appeared a clear case of retribu-tion, and it wouldn’t be the last.

She and Walsh—who wasreleased on bail in December—brought a slew of supporters to afew recent hearings. They believethe increased attention on their casehad a direct effect on the court’sdecision to return Zeus and Thor totheir parents last month. Then, lastweek, Butte County Assistant DAJeff Greeson filed child-endanger-ment charges against Bram. She’sdue in court April 3.

Tamara Lujan learned ofBram’s fight through reading herflier and listening to the audio Bramhad posted online of her and Walsh’sarrests. Upon hearing the woman’sscreams for help, she knew whereshe’d be concentrating her effortsfor the conceivable future.

“As a mother, a grandmother anda woman, I said no,” said Lujan, hersoft Southern accent soundingendearing but her tone painting apicture of a woman not to be messedwith. Lujan, who recently moved toOroville, immediately contactedNORML (the National Organization


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Butte County ranks No. 1 in theNational Coalition for Child Protec-tion Reform’s most recent rate-of-removal index, which takes a look at Califor-nia counties’ “propensity to adopt a ‘take-the-child-and-run’ approach to child welfare.” The rate ofremoval is the number of removals of children fromtheir homes for every 1,000 impoverished children.Below are the top five counties. See the online version ofthis story (www.newsreview.com/chico) for a link to thefull report.

Impoverished Entries RateCounty children, 2009 into care* of removal

Butte 10,398 381 36.6San Francisco 16,221 439 27.1Riverside 114,807 2,977 25.9Sonoma 12,445 243 19.5Kings 10,256 198 19.3

*for year ending March 31, 2011

Rate-of-removal index

A group of parents, including Al Perry (left),protest outside the Butte County SuperiorCourthouse in November 2011.FILE PHOTO

for the Reformation of MarijuanaLaws) and started a local chapter ofthe NORML Women’s Alliance.

“I just thought, maybe this issomething they’d be interested in,”she said. “This is not just aboutcannabis. This is about our rights asfamilies and individuals. They’retaking something as simple as thefamily unit and destroying it.”

She helped lead the charge on arecent petition drive and collectionof complaints from local parentsthat were compiled and sent to thegrand jury.

“We’re asking for an audit ofCSD’s funding and an audit of affil-iated nonprofits,” Lujan said. “If wedon’t feel the grand jury’s responseis appropriate we’ll pursue otherlegal avenues.

“When I contacted NORML,they identified Butte County as anurgent-need county,” she continued.“The resources of NORML arebehind us.”

Lujan isn’t stopping there,though. She’s using her backgroundin PR and marketing, and her roleas local leader of the NORMLWomen’s Alliance, to create a pro-gram called Have a H.E.A.R.T.(Hands-on Emergency Action &Response Team).

“I kept thinking about mothers,and how we’re the heartbeat of thefamily, and of our communities,”she said. “This is how I can have animmediate impact.”

Have a H.E.A.R.T., which Lujansaid will launch in the next month,will offer support to families upontheir first contact with CSD. It willoffer information on individualrights, legal connections and sup-port in the form of a nice card or awarm meal.

Her goal is to start Have aH.E.A.R.T. in Butte County, expandto the rest of the state and ultimatelytake it national.

“You can be a child molester andhave more rights than a parent witha child in CPS custody,” Lujan said.“I see what’s happening—there’snot a focus on keeping familiestogether and using foster care as alast resort. Why are they not keep-ing kids in the home if they’re notin imminent danger?”

For Lujan, who has connectedwith 20-25 parents in just the pastfew months who’ve had dealingswith CSD, the battle has onlybegun. She hopes the grand juryinvestigation will yield results.Beyond that, she wants to arm ButteCounty families with knowledge ofhow the system works and how toprotect their rights.

“If it takes my last breath, thiswill stop,” she said. Ω

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Where are they now?A look at the families we interviewed in 2010

As if by coincidence, while preparing for this cover story afew weeks ago, two phone calls came in. The first was

Dorothy Perry, the mother of a newborn taken by Children’sServices Division in April 2009. The second was Gloria Garvey,the grandmother featured alongside Perry and her parents ina CN&R cover story about CSD (“Ripped apart at the seams,”Dec. 16, 2010).

Both offered updates on their current state of affairs.For Dorothy, whose parents, Al and Rita Perry, also fought

for custody of her son, she wanted to finish her story. In thethree years since her son was born, she slowly saw less andless of him. Her last contact was more than a year ago. Shedoesn’t even know whether he’s been adopted.

Al Perry has kept the fight going for the whole family. He’s beenout on the frontlines with Butte Families for CPS and Court Reform,holding signs outside the Butte County Superior Courthouse andtrying to raise awareness of what he sees as discrimination againstdisabled parents. (Dorothy is developmentally disabled.)

Garvey’s story is somewhat different. Her daughter, Elaine,was in prison in 2010 when that first story came out. She wasreleased last week. In the interim, Garvey said Elaine wastricked into signing away her parental rights.

“The social worker told Elaine that, ‘If you sign, you’ll have vis-itation, and your daughter can go back with you if she wants to,’”Gloria explained recently. “So, she signed.”

After signing away her parental rights, Gloria said the socialworker started humming a different tune and no longer offeredanything to Elaine as far as reunification with her daughter.

“They fed her all this propaganda to keep [her daughter]from us so they can get their bonuses,” Garvey said, distraught.She was referring to the fact that the federal government offersfinancial incentives to local agencies that increase the numberof children adopted out. (See “Ripped apart at the seams” formore on these incentives.)

Al Perry continues to fight for the rights of disabled parents,and Garvey said her daughter is contesting the loss of herparental rights on the grounds she signed under duress. Neitherthe Perrys nor the Garveys have seen their children in morethan a year.

—Meredith J. Graham

Gloria Garvey is shown here with a poster her granddaughter made for her. She was denied custody while her daughter was in prison.FILE PHOTO BY MEREDITH J. GRAHAM

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Lake Worth, Fla., might not be whatimmediately comes to mind when you hear or

see Viva Le Vox. Then again, the vaudevillian punkband doesn’t spend much time at home.

The band’s core members—drummer Antoine Dukes and gui-tarist-vocalist Tony Bones—havesettled into an almost circus-per-former lifestyle, traveling the coun-try, performing for anyone whowill listen and sleeping in their van.Musically, Viva Le Vox evokesturn-of-the-20th-century vaudevilleand End of the Century punk ener-gy … performed by visitors fromanother planet.

“We didn’t go into it with a par-ticular style in mind,” explainsDukes, who rattles off a short-listof artists—Fats Domino, CharlieParker, L.A. lunkhead punksFear—that he and Bones hold dearto their hearts.

In February Viva Le Voxreleased their second full-length,Dirt For Sale, an album Dukessays was intentionally not recordedin the spirit of their riotous live per-

formances. The record sounds surprisingly elegantand serene, filled with layers of guitar strums as wellas fiddle, kazoo and even a saw, all of which com-mingle with Bones’ throaty, 30-grit rasp. It’s also theband’s first release to feature Kentucky-born, Chico-approved Joe Buck on upright bass (Buck will jointhe band on tour in May). The songs tend to steerclear of real-world topics (or do they?)—“Cardio-vascular & Otherwise,” “Bloodstains & Bumholes”and “Confessions of a Masochist” all sound like theproducts of men who do their best work during the

small hours.It’s in the live setting where one gets the full

experience. Think if the circus came to town fromthe Messier 83 galaxy. Of course, with that you getplenty of tattoos and Dapper Dan, and moustachessculpted into imperials and handlebars, but there’sjust enough ’70s camp burrowed deep to keep thingsinteresting. And whether Viva Le Vox is four-piecemode (with accordion and bass added), or rippingthrough songs with Bones’ distorted acoustic guitarand Dukes’ over-simplified drum kit (as they will fortheir Chico performance), the energy is always con-tagious. That’s not to say they sacrifice musicianshipfor showmanship.

“When people are enjoying themselves, you can’tgoof off too much,” Dukes insists. “Although it’sdefinitely an in-the-moment kind of thing.”

It’s been a long road for Viva Le Vox, from theband’s early days performing at 24-hour laundro-mats on Friday nights to playing larger gigs all overthe country. And as the audiences have swelled, sohas the lifestyle. Last year the duo was on the roadfor nine months straight. The current tour finds VivaLe Vox booked through June (Bones insists that“he’s just gotta move”).

And there’s a good chance Bones and Dukes willfind places to play in between. Aside from theirlong-standing laundromat gig, Viva Le Vox haveplayed their share of tattoo and record shops in addi-tion to art openings and even at a Hot Topic in FortLauderdale. Bottom line: These blokes are quitecomfortable in their tatted skin. Call them the every-men of circus rock.

“Sometimes it’s nice to play a big place with abig stage, but sometimes you feel like you’re aloneup there—especially as a two-piece,” says Dukes.“We’ve played 800-person theaters and we’veplayed to bartenders who are probably thinking, ‘Getme the fuck out of here.’” Ω

THURS22Special EventsA NOT SO STILL LIFE FILM SCREENING: A viewing

of a film exploring the lifelong journey of GinnyRuffner, an artist who overcame a braininjury to create again. Ginny will be on hand asa special guest. The evening also includes livejazz by Robert Karch and Sharon DeMeyer. Th,3/22, 6:30-9pm. $10-$18. Sierra Nevada BigRoom; 1075 East 20th St.; (530) 345-2739;www.sierra nevada.com/bigroom.

Art ReceptionSTAY UP FLY-ON RECPTION: An opening reception

for artwork by Christian Garcia. Th, 3/22, 6-9pm. Free. BOHO, 225 Main St. D; (530)895-3282.

MusicPARADISE HIGH SCHOOL & COMMUNITY BANDS:

Brass and woodwind talent from ParadiseHigh School and Paradise Community ConcertBand perform. Th, 3/22, 7pm. ParadisePerforming Arts Center; 777 Nunnelly Rd. inParadise; (530) 872-8454; www.paradise performingarts.com.

TheaterKIMBERLY AKIMBO: Set in suburban New Jersey,

Kimberly Akimbo chronicles the story of ateenager with a rare condition causing herbody to age faster than it should, often withhilarious (or heartbreaking) results. Th-Sa,

7:30pm through 4/15. Su, 3/25, 2pm; Su, 4/15,2pm. $12-$18. Theatre on the Ridge Playhouse,3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise, (530) 877-5760,www.totr.org.

FRI23Special EventsCOMEDIAN CONOR KELLICUT: Bay Area comedian

Conor Kellicut, noted for his keen observa-tions about life’s simple things, performs fourweekend shows. The conversational StefanDavis opens. 3/23-3/24, 7pm; 3/23-3/24,8:30pm. $10. The Last Stand, 167 E. Third St.,3541936, www.laststandcomedy.com.

COMEDY SHOW: A night of comedy hosted by theBlue Room and Bustolini’s Deli andCoffeehouse in which five new amateurs willbe making their first appearance. F, 3/23,10:30pm. $10-$14. Blue Room Theatre; 139 WFirst St.; (530) 895-3749; www.blueroomtheatre.com.

Art ReceptionIMPROVISATIONS RECEPTION: A reception for

improvised paintings, photography, prints andsculptural ceramics by Maria Phillips,Barbara Morris and Delbert Rupp. F, 3/23, 5-8pm. Free. Avenue 9 Gallery; 180 E. Ninth Ave.;(530) 879-1821; www.avenue9gallery.com.

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Florida’s Viva Le Vox live for life on the road

Long live the punk-rocksideshow.PHOTO COURTESY OF VIVA LE VOX

Circus comes to town

Arts & Culture

PREVIEWViva Le Vox

performs withRachel Brooke and

Bran Crown Friday,March 30, 8 p.m.,

at Monstros. Cost: $5 donation.

Monstros Pizza628 W.

Sacramento Ave.

DERVISHFriday, March 23Laxson AuditoriumSEE FRIDAY, MUSIC

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MusicDERVISH: Having recently earned the distinction

of becoming the first Irish band to perform atRock in Rio (in front of 240,000 people), theCeltic act will bring bring their inspiringmelodies to Laxson Auditorium. F, 3/23, 7:30pm.$12-$25. Chico State; 400 W. First St.; (530)898-6333; www.chicostateboxoffice.com.

TheaterKIMBERLY AKIMBO: See Thursday. Theatre on the

Ridge Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd. in Paradise,(530) 877-5760, www.totr.org.

SAT24Special EventsCOMEDIAN CONOR KELLICUT: See Friday. The Last

Stand, 167 E. Third St., 3541936, www.laststandcomedy.com.

WALK 4 WATER: Raise money and awareness forsafe drinking water and water conservation indeveloping countries. Bring your own bucketto carry on the 2K or 5K course with educa-tional booths along the way. Starts at the OneMile Recreation Area. Go online for registra-tion. Sa, 3/24, 8:30am. Bidwell Park; BidwellPark; 3425746; http://tinyurl.com/yj9w3uj.

Art ReceptionSYDNEY WYATT: Join Sydney Wyatt for an art

show fundraiser benefiting the Paradise Elks’sAdopt-A-Class Program. The fundraiser willfeature many illustrations that depict a widerange of subjects from sports to nature. Sa,3/24, 3:30-6:30pm. Paradise Elks Lodge; 1100Elk Ln. in Paradise; (530) 877-3977.

MusicSPRING EQUINOX EXTRAVAGANZA: A foot-stompin’

good time at the Grub Collective with music bylocal drum ensemble Wolf Thump, plusWapanjea, Soul Union and DJ Luke Anderson.Sa, 3/24, 7:30pm. $10. GRUB Cooperative; 1525Dayton Rd.; (530) 828-6390.

THE UNAUTHORIZED ROLLING STONES: Acelebration of 50 years of the RollingStones with popular tribute band TheUnauthorized Rolling Stones. Historicimages from Rolling Stone Magazine pho-tographer Robert Altman will be ondisplay. Sa, 3/24, 7pm. $15-$18. El ReyTheatre; 230 W. Second St.; (530) 342-2727.



PHIL & SUE’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE: ChicoCabaret’s final event at their current location.Phil and Sue take a look back at 11 years ofexciting performances in Chico with slides,award and video. Reservations required—there will be no general admission tickets. Sa,3/24, 7:30pm. $20. Chico Cabaret; 2201Pillsbury Rd., Suite C-1; (530) 895-0245;www.chicocabaret.com.

SUN25Special EventsCHICO KITE DAY: A Chico springtime tradition

reminding parents to get out and play withtheir children. Prizes will be awarded for thebest homemade kites. Call Bird in Hand formore info. Su, 3/25, 4pm. Free. CommunityPark; E. 20th St.; 893-0545.

DINNER FOR GLOW OF HOPE: A traditionalPakistani dinner, fashion show of internationalclothing, silent auction and raffle accompa-nied by music and dancing. Proceeds gotoward building a vocational school for womenin Pakistan. Buy tickets at Zucchini and Vineor Azad’s Martial Arts. Su, 3/25, 4-7pm. $35.The Palms; 2947 Old Nord Ave.; 566-7603;www.glowofhope.org.

OUT IN THE SILENCE FILM SCREENING: A stunningdocumentary about the successful battle of agay teen and his motheragainst school authori-ties after he wasbrutally attacked forcoming out. Film directorJoe Wilson will be on-hand. Su, 3/25, 6:30pm.Donations. PageantTheatre, 351 E. Sixth St.,(530) 343-0663,www.pageantchico.com.

SONS OF ITALY SPAGHETTIFEED: Enjoy an all-you-

can-eat spaghetti and meatballs dinner, com-plimented by live music and raffle prizes, withproceeds benefiting local high school scholar-ships. Su, 3/25, 1-7pm. $7.50-$15. ManzanitaPlace; 1705 Manzanita Ave. Inside Chico ElksLodge; 682-6541.



MON26Art ReceptionsWHAT IS HOLY? A reception for BFA candidate

James Warren’s off-stretcher paintings andinstallations, where the artist will produce ahand-drawn US flag during the show. M, 3/26,5:30pm. Free. B-So Space; Ayres Hall On ChicoState Campus.

TUES27MusicBRANFORD MARSALIS: Grammy Award-winning

saxophonist Branford Marsalis is sure todeliver an evening of innovative jazz. Tu, 3/27,7:30pm. $23-$35. Chico State; 400 W. First St.;(530) 898-6333; www.chicostateboxoffice.com.

WED28Special 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.goldcountrycasino.com.

MusicDANCE OR DIE: Prolific house music producer

Robbie Rivera, Bass Jackers and PeaceTreatystop at the Senator on their 2012 Americantour. Bring glowsticks. W, 3/28, 8pm. $18-$23.Senator Theatre; 517 Main St.; (530) 898-1497;www.jmaxproductions.net.

BRANFORD MARSALISTuesday, March 27Laxson AuditoriumSEE TUESDAY, MUSIC

Art1078 GALLERY: El Chico de California, new

mixed media prints by visiting artist andinstructor at Chico State’s Department ofArt and Art History, Rogelio Gutierrez.Through 4/7.Thin Red Line, ceramic mixedmedia sculptures by Colleen Toledano ondisplay. Through 4/7. 820 Broadway, (530)343-1973, www.1078gallery.org.

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

AVENUE 9 GALLERY: Improvisations, paintings,photography, prints and sculptural ceram-ics by Maria Phillips, Barbara Morris andDelbert Rupp. 3/22-4/22. 180 E. Ninth Ave.,(530) 879-1821, www.avenue9gallery.com.

B-SO SPACE: What is Holy? Exhibiton, off-stretcher paintings and installations byChico State art student James Warren.3/26-4/6. Ayres Hall On Chico StateCampus.

BOHO: Stay Up Fly On, artwork by ChristianGarcia. Ongoing. Opens 3/22. 225 Main St. D,(530) 895-3282.

CHICO ART CENTER: Chico Arts CenterMembers Show, an exhibition of works byChico Art Center Members. Through 3/24.450 Orange St. 6, (530) 895-8726,www.chicoartcenter.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 CO.: Monuments, works byDiGrazia, who manipulates photographs todetach the structure from recognizablesurroundings. Through 6/1.CaliforniaMountain Series, serigraphs by Jake Early.Through 4/30, 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: Last Jews ofYemen, a unique collection of photos andjournal entries documenting an ancientJewish community’s struggles with civilwar and violent Antisemitism. Through 3/28.400 W. First St. CSU, Chico, Trinity Hall.

JAMES SNIDLE FINE ARTS ANDAPPRAISALS: Opposites Attract, Paula

Busch’s latest encaustics on display. Tu-Sa,9am-5pm through 3/30. 254 E. Fourth St.,(530) 343-2930,www.jamessnidlefinearts.com.

SALLY DIMAS ART GALLERY: Dance of Spring,watercolor paintings of landscapes andmore on display. Through 4/21. 493 East Ave.#1, (530) 345-3063.

TURNER PRINT MUSEUM: Sustaining Cultures:Native Peoples, marking the 100th anniver-sary of the discovery of Ishi featuringcontemporary prints by Native American,Inuit and Australian aboriginal artists. 3/26-4/15. 400 W. First St. Meriam Librarybreezeway, CSU, Chico.

UPPER CRUST BAKERY & EATERY: Fine ArtPrints, works by Chico printmaker MichaelHalldorson on display. Through 4/1. 130 MainSt., (530) 895-3866.

Call for ArtistsBOOKMARK DESIGN CONTEST: A bookmark

design contest for grades K-3 and 4-6, witha theme “Libraries Are an Open Book.” Cashprizes will be awarded for winners in bothgrade groups, while the bookmarks will bedistributed at the library’s circulation desk.Pick up an application form in the Children’sRoom. All designs must be submitted byThursday, March 29. Through 3/29. ButteCounty Library, Chico Branch, 1108 ShermanAve., 8970675, www.buttecounty.net/bclibrary.

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: The Bicycle:Life on TwoWheels, an exhibition that will explore worldof cycling, from the history of the bicycle,the science of staying upright and the ben-efits of riding. F through 6/22. $2-$3. 141Salem St., (530) 891-4336.

CHICO MUSEUM BENEFIT: A pottery sale tobenefit the Chico Museum featuring localartist David Yager, complete with compli-mentary hors d’oeuvres. F, 3/23, 5-8pm; Sa,3/24, 12-4pm; Su, 3/25, 12-4pm. Prices vary.Chico Museum, 141 Salem St., 891--4336.

GATEWAY SCIENCE MUSEUM: Noise!, an exhibitincluding 11 hands-on activities, including ascream chamber and a pipe organ madefrom PVC tubes. Through 4/25. $3-$5.Toys:The Inside Story, an exhibit featuring 12hands-on stations illustrating the simplemechanisms found in most toys. W-Su. $3-$5. 625 Esplanade.

Visual improvThree local artists are steppingoutside the structure of theirusual work in order to “seek the

unpredictableas they follow

their creative urges in new direc-tions” for the Improvisations showopening this Friday, March 23,(reception 5-8 p.m.) at Avenue 9Gallery. The small-group show features the large paintings of Avenue 9 co-owner Maria Phillips; the water-themed paintings, prints and photos ofBarbara Morris and Delbert Rupp’s ceramic sculptures. See FRIDAY, ArtReception, for details.

—JASON CASSIDY

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CommunityALTERNATIVE-FUEL TRAINING CLASS: A two-day

class designed to educate college students,fleet managers, auto mechanics, first respon-ders, service and maintenance personnel andothers about the benefits of alternative fuels.Call to register. 3/23-3/24, 8am-5pm. Free.Transfer Flow Manufacturing Facility, 1444Fortress St., 893-5209, www.transferflow.com.

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB BENEFIT: A tri tip dinnerhosted by Quota International of Paradise, foreat-in or take-out. Festivities also include araffle and bake sale, with all proceeds to ben-efit the Boys & Girls Club of the Ridge. Th, 3/22,5-7:30pm. $5. Boys &Girls Club Teen Center,6241 Skyway in Paradise, 877-8721.

CAMPUS TREE TOURS: A 90-minute tour of ChicoState’s beautiful trees with knowledgeableguides. Meet at the Bidwell Mansion. F, 3/23,10am. Bidwell Mansion, 525 Esplanade, (530)895-6144.

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.

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR CANCERSURVIRORS: A workshop designed to help indi-viduals share their life experiences and“embrace life beyond cancer.” Call for reser-vations or more information. M, 3pm through4/16. Free. Feather River Cancer Center, 5629Canyon View Dr. in Paradise, 876-7184.

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. Call fordetails, 891-6524.

DIABETES DAY: Mini presentations, glucose andblood pressure screenings, educational infor-mation and more. Presentations include: “Howis Diabetes Diagnosed,” “Healthy Eating,” and“Being Active.” Tu, 3/27, 1-4pm. Free. EnloeConference Center, 1528 Esplanade, (530) 332-7370.

DOG TRAINING CLASSES: Butte County KennelClub is offering dog training classes: basicobedience, rally, beginner novice, conforma-tion, and puppy/toddler. Go online for moreinfo. Tu, 3/27, 6:30-7:30pm. Manzanita Place,1705 Manzanita Ave. Inside Chico Elks Lodge,893-4982, www.buttecountykennelclub.org.

EAT AND PLAY TOGETHER: Families in Oroville areinvited to play together with activities likedodge ball, Latin hip-hop, muscle strengthen-ing and swimming. Call ahead to reserve aspot. Sa through 3/31. Oroville YMCA, 1684Robinson St. in Oroville, 538-7201, www.orovilleymca.org.

FARMERS MARKET - CHICO STATE: The OrganicVegetable Projects weekly sale of fresh-pickedgreens of chard, kale, cabbage, flowers, herbs,veggies, farm-fresh eggs and more in thecampus plaza. W, 11am-2pm. Chico State, W.First St. Plumas Hall.

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.

FEATHER RIVER HIKE: Meet at the Chico Park &Ride (East Eighth and Fir streets) with a lunch,water and appropriate hiking gear. Su, 3/25,9am. Free. 342-2292 & 893-5123.

HABITOUR: An in-depth tour of Habitat forHumanity, offering an opportunity for ques-tions about the organization’s operations andfacilities. W, 3/28, 5:30-6:30pm. Free. Habitatfor Humanity of Butte County, 220 Meyers St.,(530) 343-7423.

HISTORY & ECOLOGY OF 6 BIRD SPECIES: WilliamHaas will present his research on riparian

systems with an emphasis on six avianspecies. M, 3/26, 6:30pm. Chico Creek NatureCenter, 1968 E. Eighth St., (530) 891-4671,www.bidwellpark.org.

A HUMDINGER OF A GARAGE SALE: A huge garagesale with proceeds benefiting the PatrickRanch Museum, the Stansbury House, ChicoMuseum and Bidwell Mansion. 2748 San JoseStreet, Chico. 3/23-3/24, 8am-2pm. Pricesvary.

INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: Teaching duringthe first hour, followed by request dancing. Nopartners necessary. Call for more informa-tion. F, 8pm through 5/25. $2. Chico CreekDance Centre, 1144 W. First St., 345-8134.

KNIT WITH SPIRIT: Drop-in knitting group with ateacher to help students and answer ques-tions. F, 3/23, 12-1:30pm; F, 3/30, 12-1:30pm. $5.Age of Aquarius, 852 Manzanita Ct. Ste. 155Behind the Holiday Inn, 520-1900, www.ageofaquariuschico.com.

LUV-A-BULL: Attendees will receive discountedadoption rates on all dog breeds, a free hotdog, raffles tickets and maybe even a newfamily member. Sa, 3/24, 12-4pm. ButteHumane Society, 2579 Fair St., (530) 343-7917.

MUTT STRUT: Each week this spring, ButteHumane Society will host a tour of one ofChico’s beautiful parks. Attendees will get achance to introduce their canine companionsto areas they otherwise might not explore. Goonline for scheduling and registration infor-mation. Last day for registration is March 2.Su, 2-3pm through 4/8. See listing for details,See Listing, www.buttehumane.org.

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

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

POETRY WRITING AND BOOKMAKING WORKSHOP: Afive-hour workshop with Cathleen Michaels,covering writing tribute animal poems andbookmaking with mini-print and foam blockcover labels. Su, 3/25, 10am-3pm. $70. 1078Gallery, 820 Broadway, (530) 343-1973,www.1078gallery.org.

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

SELF DEFENSE WORKSHOP: Face the world head-on with a sense of security only masteringself-defense can provide. Email to register. M,3/26, 6:30pm. $10-$20. Azads Martial ArtsFamily Center, 313 Walnut St. 150 Corner ofWalnut and 4th St., (530) 892-2923,www.azadsmartialarts.com.

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.

WILDFLOWER TOURS AT TABLE MOUNTAIN: Tourswith Dept. of Fish and Game naturalists. EverySaturday in March and April. Go online or callfor registration or more information. Sa, 10am& 1pm through 4/28. See listing for details, SeeListing, (916) 358-2869, www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region2/northtable.html.

For KidsCAMP CHICO CREEK: Available as a half or full day

all week, this day camp for children isdesigned to provide outdoor activities tofoster awareness of nature. This year’s themeis “Wild World of Bidwell Park,” wherecampers will learn about bears, mountainlions, beavers, coyotes and more. Call or goonline for more info. Through 3/23, 8am-4pm.$70-$130. Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E.Eighth St., 891-4671, www.bidwellpark.org.

CHILDREN STORY TIME SERIES: Reading eventssponsored by Lyon Books. Every other Th, 3pm.Free. Butte County Library, Chico Branch, 1108Sherman Ave., (530) 891-3338,www.lyonbook.com.

SPRINGTIME HORSE CAMP: A week-long campopen to children ages eight and over that willgive kids a chance to learn about horses,including safety and respect of the animal.Camp is held rain or shine, call for more infor-mation. Through 3/23, 8am-noon. 343-1814.

SEWING, KNITTING & CRAFTS CLASSES FOR KIDS:Classes for kids hosted by Earth Girl Art. Goonline for class schedule. Ongoing. Earth GirlArt, 3851 Morrow Ln., (530) 354-2680,www.earthgirlart.com.

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 internationally acclaimed Iranian dramaA Separation, winner of this year’s Oscar for Best For-

eign Language Film, presents itself in rather modest andunassuming fashion. And that patient, low-key approach has

everything to do with its success as a remark-ably complex and unexpectedly affectingdrama.

Initially it is a story about the impendingbreak-up of a marriage. Simin (Leila Hatami)wants a divorce from Nader (Peyman Moadi)so that she can raise their daughter Termeh(Sarina Farhadi) in some place other than Iran.Nader refuses to leave his job and his ailing,aging father, and so the couple separates, buthis wife stays in Iran and his daughter stayswith him.

That turn of events brings another conflict-ed family of three into the picture. Nader hiresRazieh (Sareh Bayat) as a daytime caregiverfor his aged father. The caregiver, who is preg-nant, must hide the fact of her employmentfrom her husband Hodjat (Shahab Hosseini),who is surly, unemployed and tradition-orient-ed. Her peculiar work habits are met with thedispleasure of Nader, who ends up dismissingher with a literal shove out the door.

The upshot of these various domestic dis-putes is that both families are soon back incourt. Razieh has suffered a miscarriage afterNader’s rough dismissal, and she wants himprosecuted for it. He in turn has her chargedwith elder abuse. Simin is not convinced herhusband is innocent, and Hodjat goads Raziehon, and berates nearly everyone involved,including himself.

Nader and Simin are more modern and lib-eral while Razieh and Hodjat are much moretradition-bound. But writer-director AsgharFarhadi doesn’t push us to take sides. In thistale, there is no clear-cut rooting interest. Eachof the main characters has some good reasonsfor his or her conduct, and none of the fourever seems entirely in the right.

What emerges is partly a quietly heart-

breaking study in the elusiveness of truth. Butit’s not simply a Rashomon-style standoffamong competing versions of the truth.Rather, Farhadi’s characters are complicit intheir own entrapment within whichever net-work of values (social, moral and sometimesspiritual) they’re trying to live by.

In a way, it’s a low-key tragic drama playedout in specifics of the daily life from a particu-lar contemporary setting and culture. It mightalso be taken as a critique of Iranian society,but the sober humanism implicit in Farhadi’seven-handed approach seems to transcendparochial and polemical concerns.

A couple of key events in the story are onlyhalf-seen, from the limited point-of-view of asingle character, and Farhadi excels at under-lining the characters’ uncertainties and quan-daries with semi-obstructed angles of vision,casually incomplete observation of detail,“blind spots” in the ongoing action, etc.

A remarkably patient judge (Babak Karimi)does what he can to sort things out in the courtscenes (which take place mostly in a tinyoffice). But the most haunting judgment of allcomes in a glance exchanged, near the end,between Termeh, daughter of Simin andNader, and Somayeh, daughter of Razieh andHodjat. Ω

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Street. The trailer had an underwhelming line-up ofslapstick action clips, stupid punch lines and loud the-atrical music. But, as it turned out, in the completemovie all that fluff translated to funny.

This drama-remade-as-a-comedy stars ChanningTatum (Jenko) and Jonah Hill (Schmidt) as mediocrenewbie cop partners reassigned to the 21 Jump Streetundercover division. Captain Dickson (Ice Cube, play-ing the “tough black cop” stereotype with hilariousreflexivity) has the boys go undercover as highschoolers to buddy up to the young drug dealers dis-tributing a super hip but highly dangerous new syn-thetic drug called H.F.S. (holy effin’ shit).

There have been plenty of movies with a typicalhigh-school backdrop, where popular pretty jocks rulewhile the nerds are on the sidelines. But Jump Streetswitches up the stereotypes to show how easily high-school “coolness” fluctuates from year to year. Thesedays, it’s the eco-liberal kids who stand at the top of the

food chain, with a handsome socially conscious drugdealer (Dave Franco) leading this new granola pack.Now Schmidt’s and Jenko’s traditional roles areswitched: The once-nerdy Schmidt is now the sensitivepopular kid, and former jock Jenko doesn’t know howto fit in with the new generation of cool. The tensiondrives a wedge in their friendship and undercover work,but the ridiculous high-school drama and subsequentshenanigans provide much comic relief. Plus, the chem-istry between Tatum and Hill is surprisingly strong, soyou root for this bromance through thick and thin.

All that stupid stuff from the trailer, and then some,is still in the movie—ridiculously over-the-top carchases, shoot-’em-ups, and dumb raunchy humor (lotsof dick jokes and lines with “motherfucker”)—but foran R-rated action-comedy based on an ’80s TV show,it all serves its big, dumb and pretty damn funny pur-pose. And in the end, it’s a lot less painful than highschool can be. Ω

Reviewers: Craig Blamer, RachelBush and Juan-Carlos Selznick.

Opening this weekA Dangerous MethodThe latest from director David Cronenberg(A History of Violence, Crash) is an historicaldrama about the pre-WWI relationship tri-angle between Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung andbeautiful-but-troubled psychologist SabinaSpielrein. Pageant Theatre. Rated R.

The Hunger GamesAn adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ popularyoung-adult novel about a post-apocalypticNorth America (now known as Panem)where young people are chosen by lottery tocompete against one another on television ina government-sponsored battle to thedeath. The film tells the story of a teenagegirl (Jennifer Lawrence) who volunteers totake her younger sister’s place in the com-petition where the last person standingreceives food and gifts to last a lifetime. Cin-emark 14, Feather River Cinemas and Par-adise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13.

October BabyA faith-based film that follows the journey ofa young woman after she finds out that shewas adopted following a failed abortion. Cin-emark 14. Rated PG-13.

Oscar-Nominated Short FilmsA compilation of the 2012 Oscar nominees forBest Short Film (Live Action), plus a fewother notable short-form selections. Thecollection includes Pentecost, Raju, TimeFreak, Tuba Atlantic, and the Oscar-winningpiece from Hotel Rwanda writer/directorTerry George, The Shore. Pageant Theatre.Not rated.

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321 Jump StreetSee review this issue. Cinemark 14,

Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema7. Rated R —R.B.

Albert NobbsGlenn Close and Janet McTeer were nomi-nated for Oscars for Best Actress and BestSupporting Actress, respectively, in thisstory of a woman (Close) who has lived as aman for more than 30 years in order towork as a butler at a fancy Irish hotel. Par-adise Cinema 7. Rated R.

5The DescendentsGeorge Clooney plays Matt King, a

Hawaiian businessman, soon-to-be-wid-owed father of two troubled daughters andhead of a clan whose roots in Hawaii go backto the 19th century. He’s a mild sort of take-

charge guy who’s also a bit of a cluelessdoofus. Writer-director Alexander Payneputs Clooney/King at the center of thingshere, but the center in this case is alwayspart of a larger and ever more entangledsituation: King’s comatose and dying wife,the sorrows and travails of the two youngdaughters, the belated discovery of thewife’s infidelity, and the impending sale ofvirgin wilderness that has belonged to theKing clan for more than a century. It’s thestuff of soap opera and tragic melodrama,but Payne and company enliven and compli-cate all that by taking it in yet anotherdirection—toward the comedy of contem-porary middle-class manners. Each of thestory’s plot strands involves a test ofregions of King’s character that he hasheretofore neglected, and the zig-zag pathof his quirky integrity is comically crucialbut never independent of the tougher issuesinvolved. Pageant Theatre. Rated R —J.C.S.

3Dr. Seuss’ The LoraxWith The Lorax, the fourth Dr. Seuss

book re-imagined for film, we get a directmessage: The Lorax “speaks for the trees,”promoting environmentalist ideals aboutconserving natural resources. The film ver-sion follows preteen Ted (Zac Efron), wholives in the over-industrialized town ofThneed-Ville, where the citizens are brain-washed into thinking that their plastic envi-ronment is paradise. When his crush Audrey(Taylor Swift) reveals her desire to see areal, live tree, Ted sets out on a quest tolearn about what happened to the naturalworld, leading him to the home of the myste-rious hermit The Once-ler (Ed Helms, ingreat voice and timing), who it turns out, islargely responsible for the deforestation.Danny DeVito is the (disappointingly sub-dued) voice of The Lorax, who urges Once-ler to reconsider his greedy ways and notcut down the beautiful Truffula trees for hisown gains. It’s The Once-ler’s flashbackscenes that make the film especially remi-niscent of Dr. Seuss’s original tale. Theforested world is brought to screen with thesame vivid color schemes and fantasticalillustrations as in the book. Cinemark 14,Feather River Cinemas and Paradise Cinema7. Rated PG —R.B.

3John CarterA young adventurer is thrust into a

vast conflict on a planet far, far away andfinds himself drawn to a warrior princessfighting to save her tribe. Our hero is aidedby a loveably ugly squat sidekick and a tallerone prone to flamboyant language and ges-tures … Well, you get the point. The long-awaited adaptation of Edgar Rice Bur-roughs’ proto-fantasy swashbuckler APrincess of Mars has the uphill battle oftelling a story within the restrictions of con-temporary genre tropes. Debuting in 1917,the franchise served as ground zero foreverything from Superman to Star Wars,and everything fantasy in between. What

was blazingly original in the early days ofthe 20th century has since been cherry-picked to the point where there’s not muchfruit left on its limbs to dazzle a 21st-centu-ry audience. Nonetheless, John Carter stillmanages to be an entertaining piece of workin its own right. Director Andrew Stanton(WALL-E and Finding Nemo) has found theheart, imbuing the proceedings with awhimsical touch that makes it more endear-ing than most space operas while also deliv-ering on the epic sweep of the space opera.Cinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas andParadise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13 —C.B.

Project XThings get ridiculously and hilariously out ofhand when three high-school buddies throwa house party to try and make a name forthemselves. Cinemark 14. Rated R.

3Safe HouseAt least part of the time, Safe House is

high-octane action-movie entertainment.Some of that time and other times as well, ittakes on the air of a political thriller whilealso taking time here and there to poseenigmatic questions about its two centralcharacters. The central premise has ayoung, untried CIA agent named Matt West-on (Ryan Reynolds) charged with the des-perate task of bringing in Tobin Frost (DenzelWashington), a notorious rogue agent. Thatincreasingly complicated pairing plays outagainst the larger backdrop of counter-espionage and intra-agency scheming, allostensibly in the name of national security.Initially, Frost is the larger-than-life antago-nist to Weston’s perhaps life-size protago-nist, but the nature of that match-up shiftsas events unfold. The plausibility of theseshifts (and of Weston’s own character) getsincreasingly thin as the twists of plot andcharacter become more frenetic. And themovie itself, after starting out with a grabbag of disparate but intriguing premises,gradually reverts to merely generic moves.Cinemark 14. Rated R —J.C.S.

5A SeparationEnds tonight, March 22. See review

this issue. Paradise Cinema 7. Rated PG-13—J.C.S.

Still hereAct of ValorCinemark 14, Feather River Cinemas andParadise Cinema 7. Rated R.

Journey 2: The Mysterious IslandCinemark 14. Rated R.

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Henri can barely turnaround these days without

seeing a reference to “comfortfood,” from high-end restaurants

serving meatloafand mac andcheese to cook-books and mag-azines devotedentirely to the

subject. And why not? Don’t wenaturally seek comfort in uncom-fortable times? Whether the sourceof our discomfort is the weather,the economy, post-911 anxiety, orright-wing radio talk show hostsspewing inanity, insanity and pro-fanity, we want to feel better, andcertain foods and their associa-tions—with friendship, family andbetter times—can be a huge help.

Confession: Henri’s comfortfoods tend to extend the conven-tional definition a bit and comefrom a more widely cast net. Infact, Henri can hardly think of afood or drink that wouldn’tbring at least some degree ofcomfort—including one ofmy favorite comfort foods, aBloody Mary, especially onewith two crispy strips of baconfor garnish.

That said, Henri has a fewstandbys that are rather more tradi-tional, perfect for staving off a cold,the cold or the cold-hearted. Thefirst is mac and cheese, ofcourse. I discovered this deli-cious variation in the current“Comfort Classics” issue ofCooking Light magazine (MarkBittman’s recipe).

Steakhouse Side Mac and CheeseIngredients:4 teaspoons olive oil 2 teaspoons salt8 ounces uncooked whole-wheat penne

pasta or macaroni 3 bacon slices 10 ounces mushrooms, quartered 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 (5-ounce) packages fresh baby

spinach 1/4 cup plain 2% Greek yogurt 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled 1/2 cup whole-wheat panko (Japanese

breadcrumbs) 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Preheat oven to 400. Coat 2-quart glass or ceramic baking dish

Comforting the afflictedHenri warms the soul with his favoritecomfort-food recipes

with 1 teaspoon oil. Set aside.Bring a large saucepan of water toa boil; add salt and pasta. Cook for6 minutes or until just barely tender.Drain pasta in a colander over abowl; reserve 1 cup cooking liquid.

Cook bacon in a large skilletover medium heat until crisp.Remove bacon from pan, reserv-ing 2 tablespoons drippings inpan; crumble bacon. Add mush-rooms to drippings in pan; cookfor 8 minutes or until browned,stirring occasionally. Add pepper,garlic and spinach (in batches);cook 3 minutes or until spinachwilts, tossing occasionally.

Combine yogurt and cheese ina large bowl, stirring until almostsmooth. Add pasta and mushroom

mixture; toss to combine. Stir in1/2 cup reserved cooking liquid (ormore if mixture looks dry). Spoonpasta mixture into prepared dish.

Combine crumbled bacon,panko and parsley in a bowl.Drizzle with remaining 3 tea-spoons oil; toss to combine.Sprinkle evenly over top of pasta.Bake for 20 minutes or until gold-en and bubbly. Excellent with aBurgandy or Pinot Noir.

Henri’s Slow-cooked TurkeyThighs With PolentaIngredients:2 turkey thighs2 tablespoons olive oil4-6 garlic cloves, minced1 large onion, sliced2 or 3 large bell peppers (red, green

and/or yellow) sliced3 or 4 large carrots, sliced3 or 4 celery stalks, sliced4 cups beef or vegetable broth1 cup polenta mix (or cornmeal)1 tablespoon butter

Pour olive oil in large slowcooker, and add turkey thighs.Add vegetables, fresh ground saltand pepper and cover with broth.Set cook time at 6 or 8 hours.Check from time to time to makesure vegetables and thighs are stillcovered with broth. If not, addwater or more broth.

A half hour before the turkeyis done, bring four cups of waterto boil in sauce pan. Add the but-ter and a pinch of salt. Pourpolenta in slowly, stirring con-stantly. Reduce heat, and continueto stir until polenta is done (abouta half hour).

Spoon the cooked polenta intolarge, shallow soup bowls andladle the turkey thighs and vegeta-bles on top. (Turkey will befalling apart, so you can serve itinto more than two bowls.) Alsogood with a Pinot, though Coletteprefers a Chenin Blanc.

Note: Feel free to improviseon the vegetable mix, dependingon what you have around. I’veadded artichoke hearts, NewMexico chiles, raisins, cranber-ries, pistachios, wild rice, variousherbs, salsa, even curry. You canalso serve it over pasta, rice orother grains, including quinoa.

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22THURSDAYBLUES 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.

JOHN SEID: John Seid, Larry Petersonand Steve Cook playing the blues, theBeatles and standards. Th, 6:30-9:30pm through 3/29; Sa, 3/31, 7-10pm.Free. Johnnies Restaurant; 220 W.Fourth St. inside Hotel Diamond; (530)895-1515; www.johnniesrestaurant.com.

MATTEO PLAYS FILM SCORES: Classicalguitarist Matteo plays film scores andlight classics. Th, 6pm. Free. AngelosCucina Trinacria; 407 Walnut St.; (530)899-9996.

MCBRIDE BROTHERS: The authentic ’60srock’n’roll experience. Th, 3/22, 9pm.Free. Tackle Box Bar & Grill; 375 E. ParkAve.; (530) 345-7499.

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

REGGAE & DANCEHALL NIGHT: Weekly Th,9pm-1:45am through 3/29. Lost OnMain; 319 Main St.; (530) 891-1853.

TRAINWRECK: Live blues and rock. Th,3/22, 6-9pm. Free. LaSalles; 229Broadway; (530) 893-1891.

23FRIDAYDERVISH: Having recently earned the

distinction of becoming the first Irishband to perform at Rock in Rio (infront of 240,000 people), the Celtic actwill bring bring their inspiring melodiesto Laxson Auditorium. F, 3/23, 7:30pm.$12-$25. Chico State; 400 W. First St.;(530) 898-6333; www.chicoperformances.com.

FURLOUGH FRIDAYS: A night of high-energy rock with local acts FurloughFridays, Case In Theory, CrashedGiraffe and Strange Habits. F, 3/23,8pm. $5. Café Coda; 265 Humboldt 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.

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.

LED ZEPAGAIN: A Led Zeppelin tributeband in the brewery. F, 3/23, 9:30pm.$5. Feather Falls Casino; 3 Alverda Dr.in Oroville; (530) 533-3885; www.feath-erfallscasino.com.

LIVE MUSIC SHOWCASE: Rich andKendall’s weekly music revue featuringThe Blue Merles. F, 3/23, 4:30pm. Tackle

Box Bar & Grill; 375 E. Park Ave.; (530)345-7499.

PETE STRINGFELLOW: Country music withChico State grad Pete Stringfellow.Glenn Dawson opens. F, 3/23, 8pm. $5.LaSalles; 229 Broadway; (530) 893-1891.

RED CARPET EVENT: A red-carpet danceparty with live performances fromBrian Dean, Defyant Circle, Tex theUnfamous and Nick Russo. Did wemention red carpet? F, 3/23, 7-11pm.The Soda Shop; 809 Fourth St. inOrland; 865-7567.

STRANGE FICTION: New local rock crew. F,3/23, 9pm. Free. The End Zone; 250Cohasset Rd.; (530) 345-7330.

24SATURDAYAMAROK: Local doom-metal act Amarok

headlines. The Empty Set and Aseetheopen. Sa, 3/24, 8:30pm. $5. Café Coda;265 Humboldt Ave.; (530) 566-9476;www.cafecoda.com.

ASCENT MUSIC ACADEMY RECITAL:Budding musicians from the AscentMusic Academy perform. Sa, 3/24,5:30pm. Café Coda; 265 Humboldt Ave.;(530) 566-9476; www.cafecoda.com.

BLUEGRASS JAM: Every fourth Saturday,open bluegrass jam. Fourth Sa of everymonth, 2-5:30pm. Free. Augies FineCoffee & Tea; 230 Salem St.; (530) 894-3764.

BLUEGRASS JAM: An open jam for blue-grass musicians hosted by Lucy Smith.Fourth Sa of every month, 1-4pm. Free.Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door tothe Pageant Theatre; 514-8888.

GUITAR PROJECT: Warren Haskell’s clas-sical guitar project showcase. Sa, 3/24,7:30pm. $10. 1078 Gallery; 820Broadway; (530) 343-1973;www.1078gallery.org.

JAMES SLACK BAND: Live country andsouthern rock. Sa, 3/24, 9pm. Free.Rolling Hills Casino; 2655 Barham Ave.in Corning; (530) 528-3500;www.rollinghillscasino.com.

KELLY BAUMAN: Formerly of Deathstarnotoriety, Kelly Bauman headlines atthe Maltese. Rick Barnett and DaneBarbo open. Sa, 3/24, 9pm. Free.Maltese Bar & Taproom; 1600 ParkAve.; (530) 343-4915.

LADIES NIGHT W/DJ: Ladies night: danc-ing every Saturday. Sa, 10pm-1:30am.Crazy Horse Saloon & Brewery; 303Main St.; (530) 894-5408.

REWIND: Live classic rock at the TackleBox. Sa, 3/24, 9pm. Free. Tackle BoxBar & Grill; 375 E. Park Ave.; (530) 345-7499.

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BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET: GrammyAward-winning saxophonist BranfordMarsalis and his quartet are sure todeliver an evening of innovative jazz.Tu, 3/27, 7:30pm. $23-$35. Chico State;400 W. First St.; (530) 898-6333;www.chicoperformances.com.

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ducer Robbie Rivera, Bass Jackers andPeaceTreaty stop at the Senator ontheir 2012 American tour. Bring glow-sticks. W, 3/28, 8pm. $18-$23. SenatorTheatre; 517 Main St.; (530) 898-1497;www.jmaxproductions.net.

JAZZ LUNCH: Every Wednesday withCarey Robinson Trio. W, 12-2pm. Free.Cafe Flo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door tothe Pageant Theatre; 514-8888.

THE LAST HUMP SONGWRITER SHOWCASE:Lasalle’s monthly songwriter show-case. This week: Casing thePromisedland, Aubrey Debauchery,Lish Bills, Sean Galloway and MichaelLee. W, 3/28, 8pm. $5. LaSalles; 229Broadway; (530) 893-1891.

MUSICAL BLISSFEST: A night of perform-ances by local singer-songwriters,including Edward Okum of CrashedGiraffe and Michael Bone of Clouds onStrings, minus their bands. AamirMalik and Misanthropic Trees roundout the bill. W, 3/28, 7-10pm. $5. CafeFlo; 365 E. Sixth St. Next door to thePageant Theatre; 514-8888.

OPEN JAM NIGHT: Join the jam. Drum kit,bass rig, guitar amp and PA systemare provided, bring your own instru-ments. All ages until 10. W, 7pm. Free.Italian Garden; 6929 Skyway inParadise; (530) 876-9988; www.myspace.com/theitaliangarden.

SALSA BELLA: Live Salsa music in therestaurant. W, 8-11pm. Tortilla Flats;2601 Esplanade; (530) 345-6053.

SWING DANCE WEDNESDAY: EveryWednesday night, swing dancing les-sons 8-10pm. W, 8-10pm. Free. CrazyHorse Saloon & Brewery; 303 Main St.;(530) 894-5408.

DJ DANCINGCRAZY HORSE: DJ Hot Rod and mechani-

cal bull contest. F, 9pm-1:30am. CrazyHorse Saloon & Brewery, 303 Main St.,(530) 894-5408.

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 Alverda Dr. 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. (530) 893-1891.

MADISON BEAR: Dancing upstairs and onthe patio. W-Sa, 9pm. Madison BearGarden, 316 W. Second St., (530) 891-1639, www.madisonbeargarden.com.

MALTESE: Dirty Talk: LBGT dance Partyw/ DJ2K. F, 9pm-2am through 4/6. Free.Maltese Bar & Taproom, 1600 ParkAve., (530) 343-4915.

MONTGOMERY ST.: W, F Sa, 8pm. Free.Montgomery St. Pub, 1933 Mont-gomery St. in Oroville, (530) 533-0900.

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

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,

9pm. Free. Crazy Horse Saloon &Brewery, 303 Main St., (530) 894-5408.

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. (530) 893-1891.

LAST CALL LOUNGE: M, Th, 8pm-midnight.Last Call Lounge, 876 East Ave., (530)895-3213.

LYNNS OPTIMO: F, Sa, 9pm. Lynns Optimo,9225 Skyway in Paradise, (530) 872-1788.

MONTGOMERY ST.: Tu, 8pm. Free. Mont-gomery St. Pub, 1933 Montgomery St.in Oroville, (530) 533-0900.

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.

TORTILLA FLATS: Karaoke en Espanol. Su,8-midnight. Free. Tortilla Flats, 2601Esplanade, (530) 345-6053.

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The 2007 album HotFebruary Night, recorded

live during Neil Hamburger’sopening stint for frat boy favorites

Tenacious D,opens with thecheers of a largelyunsuspectingaudience waitingto laugh. Thecheering turns toconfused mutter-ing, then angryjeers, in the shorttime it takesHamburger toclear his throat ahalf-dozen timesand deliver justtwo jokes—oneabout Santa Claussexually assault-ing BritneySpears, the otherabout Gerald Fordbenefiting fromrevisionist history.

Unlike many comedians, Ham-burger doesn’t crave laughs or seekvalidation. Instead, he revels in anaudience’s revulsion, incited byskewering anyone and anything inhis path with an arsenal of off-kil-ter, off-timed jokes most comicswould consider comedy killers. It’santi-comedy, so horrible and inten-tionally stupid that people withcertain sensibilities find it hilariousand brilliant.

Comedians can be difficult tointerview, because sometimes theyseem to try too hard to be funny.Here Hamburger is different, as hishumor is more akin to Andy Kauf-man-esque performance art. It’sdifficult to tell where the characterends and the real person begins,what’s real and what he’s pullingstraight from his sadomasochisticid. This interview was conducted

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SCENE

PREVIEWNeil Hamburger

performs at The Last Stand,

Saturday, March 31, 7 p.m.

Tickets:$12/advance;

$15/door.

The Last Stand167 E. Third St.

345-1936www.laststand

comedy.com

byKen Smith

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Laugh, youpigs!

Neil Hamburger bringsthe comedy and theuncomfortable pain

America’s Funnyman,Neil Hamburger.PHOTO BY ROBYN VON SWANK

by phone from the road betweenstops in “Paso Robe-lays” and “alittle town called Las Vegas, NewMexico.” CN&R: You sometimes knockyour own albums. Are there anyyou do like?Hamburger: They’re all exception-al; it’s like if you have children,they’re all going to be exceptionalto you. Unless some of them turnout to be bad eggs. You get theoccasional child who grows up tobe a lout. They often get involved indrugs and/or sometimes even mur-der their own parent. I’ve seen thistime and time again, and if you’re anewspaper reader, you’ll see thesame thing. It’s scary, and when it’syour own children you have to beafraid of, that’s when you start towonder if it’s all worth it. Is there a point when you canfeel the audience start to turn?You can definitely tell what you’reworking with, whether you’ve gotsome good hometown folk or justanother collection of pigs. Thenyou have to move in the directionof what’s going to work, what yourstuck with with these people. Youjust gotta get up there on stage andsay a few things and see what youget. Is it harder to do what you dothe better-known you get, themore people know about youract and expect it?No, it’s easy. It’s like asking aGreyhound bus driver if it’s easieror harder to drive the more they arewell-known. And of course a lot ofthese Greyhound bus drivers do getwell-known, because they’reknown in the community as suppli-ers and manufacturers of crystalmethamphetamine. You know whatI’m saying? It’s like as you so elo-quently put it, ‘That’s just the world

we live in.’ [I never said this].Music or comedy, which do youprefer?Comedy. Music, that’s sort of asouvenir for people to buy. Peoplelike to listen to music and tap theirfeet and hum along and that sort ofthing. I’d much prefer doing thiscomedy; that’s what I’m trained in.What’s your formal training incomedy?Doing thousands of shows for pigs.Considering how angry peopleget, do you travel with protection?I do bring some hand sanitizerswith me at all times because youshake someone’s hand and the nextthing you know you have theSARS or something of that nature.So you do have to protect yourself,yes, thanks for asking. Who do you think is the mostdespicable celebrity out therenow?Well, there were some in the pastbut they’ve long since gone. Likemost folks got really angry whenAbbot and Costello were alive. Itwas very easy to get frustrated andangry with them, but they’re gonenow. I do have a strong dislike forMadonna. She’s made this newmovie now, which is ghastly. She’smade numerous bad recordingswhere they’ve taken her sour voiceand fixed it on a computer screenand just shit it out all over. You’rejust going about your business andone of these new Madonna songsjust lands on you like a bowelmovement from heaven, exceptthey come straight from hell. …She’s everywhere and always terri-ble. It’s sad because you would likea break from that. But no, it’sessentially like McDonald’s: Thequality is poor but it’s everywhere.They know it’s bad and we knowit’s bad but there it is. Ω

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Frying on this RockWhite Hills

Thrill Jockey

These space cadets from New York are all aboutpropulsion on Frying on this Rock, White Hills’third LP for the otherworldly Thrill Jockey label.Of course, they don’t shy away from a mean-dering psychedelic passage or three, either. In fact, over the past sevenyears White Hills has done a lot of that, leaving in their wake a purplehaze of CDRs, 7-inches, EPs and a couple of long-players that are as much

druggy fun as a felt black-light poster in a dim base-ment. Frying on this Rock captures the band live as the

psychedelic squalor gets a bit of a makeover—more controlled chaos,less infinite space jams. Even on the 12-minute “Robot Stomp”—thealbum’s longest song—there’s purpose in the repeated riff. Over thecourse of five songs that span 45 minutes the band rips through peaksand valleys of distortion while scraps of electronic noise fill in the cracks.Opener “Pads of Light” cranks out the most heat, an explosive stoner-rock beast with a solo that’s just as fiery. Only “Song of Everything”treads into ’60s psych parody with its goofy spoken-word breakdown. Bythe time that happens, you’re already on board.

—Mark Lore

TravellerAnoushka Shankar

Deutsche Grammophon

In a decade long ago, and a place far away, I sawRavi Shankar demonstrate his mastery of thesitar in an atmosphere heavy with the scent ofpatchouli and pot. I wasn’t then, and I’m not now,a big fan of Indian ragas, but I really like this album by the less famous ofShankar’s two gorgeous and extremely talented daughters. (Norah Jonesis the other one.) To my ears, Anoushka Shankar has a genetically trans-mitted affinity for sitar, and a hard-earned mastery of the instrument to

go with it. But she also brings a spirit of innovation toher music, notable here for the melding of traditions of

East and West, and the fascinating interweaving of Spanish and Indianmusical genres. Shankar is joined on several pieces here by Javier Limón,a man as gifted on guitar as she is on sitar. Together, they blend ragasand flamenco seamlessly, a blending that seems obvious once heard, butan affinity I wouldn’t have thought of before I heard this album, despitethe fact that flamenco has roots in India. (There is even a Spanish band—Ojos de Brujo—that has become popular by celebrating that shared her-itage.) If you are, yourself, a “traveller,” this album will take you on a fas-cinating auditory journey, rich, exotic, but oddly familiar.

—Jaime O’Neill

HellfireJoe Louis Walker

Alligator Records

Bay Area bluesman Joe Louis Walker wastesno time getting up to speed on the title trackof this CD—his first for Alligator Records—which he calls the hardest-rocking and mostdeeply soulful album of his career. “Hellfire”is a rambunctious, psychedelically infused tale of good ver-sus evil on which Walker blasts straight through the fabled crossroads ofblues mythology and rampages down the “devil’s highway” looking forsalvation with “flames nipping at my feet.” Walker, whose first band, TheDictionary of Soul, was named after an Otis Redding album, has long

incorporated soul into his performances/recordingsand here he adds gospel into the mix. With the assis-

tance of The Jordanaires (Elvis’ backup group) he again faces off againstthe devil on “Soldier for Jesus” and also tosses in some terrific slide gui-tar. His slide-guitar work also peps up “Ride All Night,” a Rolling Stones-like rave-up as well as his own “Black Girls,” with the aptly descriptiveline, “Well, the blues I’ve been hearing lately, it sounds like rock and roll.”No kiddin’. I’ve got the same complaint, even with this CD—as enjoyableas most of it is—and that includes a rousing version of Hank Snow’s C&Wclassic “Movin’ On.” Why he tries to play harmonica escapes me and itruins the otherwise tasty “I’m on to You.”

—Miles Jordan

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I’LL BE THE JUDGE OF THAT At times, Arts DEVO’s own private arts fetishes break freefrom the Energy Dome to make a mess all over this page. Like last week, when I made thecall for some “slightly off (or completely messed-up) representations of pets, people,clowns or some combination of all three”—basically, art that spoke specifically to meand probably only me. And, to my surprise,you responded! Thank you!

I am a man of my word, so the winnersof the first-ever Arts DEVO juried art showof fun, new, funky art are printed righthere for all of us to enjoy:

Second runner-up: “Pacific Grove, 2,” byJoe DiMaggio. I’ve regularly communicatedwith DiMaggio (publicist for Chico State’sSchool of the Arts) for nearly a decade, and Iforgot how dark and fun his digital photocollages are. Visit DiMaggio’s online gallery(www.nine9nine9.deviantart.com) formore.

First runner-up: “Twisted Pooches,” byPaula Beehner. The empty eyes (and oneswirly tongue) of these ghost dogs makeme want to sleep with the lights on. VisitPaula’s Photo Art (www.paulasphotoart.com)and see Beehner’s extended portfolio(including an un-twisted version of thepooches).

Best of show: “BFF,” by Sea Monster. Whatcan I say about this lovely clown, wearingher desires all over her face? Christine“Sea Monster” Fulton has painted this“spechill” for this exhibit, and I couldn’t bemore pleased. Visit Fulton online (www.seamonsterart.com) and look up Sea Monsteron Facebook to enjoy more of her twistedbeauties.

DEVOTIONS•Buy a donut, build a truck Arts DEVO’sfavorite local donut shop, Donut Rising, isgoing mobile. I just got word from co-ownerGabrielle Leavy-Obeng that the 1008 WestSacramento Ave. location isn’t working out, sothey are going to try to move operations intoa food truck. To kick-start their new plan, theshop is hosting a two-day fundraising partyMarch 30-31, with a live DJ and food, includingplenty of donuts. (Bacon-topped, maple-glazed, sweet-and-salty O Canada Bar, here Icome!)•Where’s Mer? Sigh. Mer is gone. Well, not gonefrom Chico yet, but CN&R Managing Editor andfriend Meredith Graham has left the paper andsoon will be leaving the country with her hus-band Josh (and two of their four dogs) so hecan work on becoming a serious badass at apastry school in the South of France. It’s hardto feel anything but excitement for their newadventure (in my dream vacation spot!), but Iam going to seriously miss my friend alwayssitting just 20 feet away from me, giggling atevery single funny thing, listening to my com-plaints, and editing the airheadedness out ofmy copy.

Bon voyage, mes amis! Thankfully, though, the transition is being

made smooth by the glorious and timely return from maternity leave of my other galpal, Melissa Daugherty, who moves to Mer’s desk from her old news editor post. I justhope that I don’t scare her away by hollering out AP-style questions over 7 times aday. (Or is it, “more than 7”? Or, maybe “over seven”?) Hey, Mel!

“Pacific Grove, 2”

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ficTiTiOUs BUsiNessFICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as CHICO PAINT MART at 255 E 20th St. #150, Chico, CA 95928.MARTIN AUTO COLOR INC,7622 Van Nuys Blvd. Van Nuys, CA 91405. This business isconducted by a Corporation.Signed: DARYL FIELDERDated: January 9, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000043Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as NORTHSTARENVIRONMENTAL at 111Mission Ranch Blvd #100Chico, CA 95926.M A P ASSOCIATES INC,111 Mission Ranch Blvd.#100, Chico, CA 95926.Signed: MARK ADAMSDated: February 15, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000263Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as BIRTHDANCEMIDWIFERY at 1032 Sarah Ave.Chico, CA 95926.PAULA EMIGH, 1032 Sarah Ave.Chico, CA 95926.This business is conductedby an individual.Signed: PAULA EMIGHDated: February 23, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000313Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as PV DEPOTat 567 Morgan Dr. #1, Chico, CA 95973.TRAILS VENTURES LLC, 567Morgan Dr. #1, Chico, CA 95973. This business isconducted by a LimitedLiability Company.Signed: DEREK SINEDated: February 21, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000284Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as DEADLIFEMIXED MEDIA GROUP at 14432 Carnegie Rd. Magalia, CA 95954.EARL HIGGS, 6368 Lincoln Bl.Oroville, cA 95966.ANTHONY J SORTILLON, 14432 Carnegie Rd. Magalia, CA 95954.JEDEDIAH THORNBURG, 9148 Skyway, Paradise, CA 95969.This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership.Signed: ANTHONY SORTILLONDated: February 8, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000213Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as YAGER INDEXINGSERVICES at 5 Mione Way,Chico, CA 95926.ANN M YAGER, 5 Mione Way,Chico, CA 95926.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as CHICOWEBMASTERS at 1335Sherman Ave. #5, Chico, CA 95926.RANDY MICHAEL LEDBETTER,1335 Sherman Ave. #5,Chico, CA 95926.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: RANDY LEDBETTERDated: February 22, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000296Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as THE DEPOTSTEAKHOUSE at 2191 High St.Oroville, CA 95965.JAMES KELSIE HAWTHORNE,66 Apache Cir. Oroville, CA 95966. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: JAMES HAWTHORNEDated: February 22, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000298Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as MIRACLE AUTO BODY at 2304 Park Ave. Chico, CA 95928.MICHAEL DEAN MASSEY, 31 Fairway Dr. Chico, CA 95928.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: MICHAEL MASSEYDated: February 22, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000295Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME - STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENTThe following person hasabandoned the use of thefictitious business nameMIRACLE AUTO PAINTING AND BODY REPAIR at 2304Park Ave. Chico, CA 95928.MICHAEL D MASSEY, 31 Fairway Dr. Chico, CA 95928.This business was conducted by an individual.Signed: MIKE MASSEYDated: February 22, 2012FBN Number: 2010-0000637Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as CHICO KIDSENTERTAINMENT LLC at 728Cherry St. Chico, CA 95926.CHICO KIDS ENTERTAINMENT LLC, 728 Cherry St. Chico, CA 95926. This business isconducted by a LimitedLiability Company.Signed: KAYGAN BRITTDated: February 14, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000256Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as VALORSECURITY SERVICES at 1950E 20th St. #727, Chico, CA 95928.MYDATT SERVICES INC, 7135 Charlotte Pike, #100Nashville, TN 37209This business is conducted by a Corporation.Signed: SCOTT EMERSONDated: February 10, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000229Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as FIX MYCOMPUTER at 51 Westgrove Ct. Chico, CA 95973.DOMINIC BATTEZZATO, 51Westgrove Ct. Chico, CA 95973.DREW M DYER, 371 Autumn Gold Dr. Chico, CA 95973.This business is conducted by Copartners.Signed ROBERT BATTEZZATODated: February 21, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000282Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as THERESISTANCE at 2961 Hwy 32,#45, Chico, CA 95973.MATTHEW KEVIN COPPENS,2961 Hwy 32, #45, Chico, CA 95973.ZAKARY MICHAEL HANNS, 4331 Hedstrom Way Suite A,Chico, CA 95928.DANIEL THOMAS JACOBONI,1296 Glenshire Lane,Chico, CA 95973.This business is conducted by a General Partnership.Signed: DANIEL JACOBONIDated: February 16, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000266Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as CHICO WINDOWS at 113 Via De La Cruz Way, Chico, CA 95973.ROY DANEHY, 113 Via De La Cruz Way, Chico, CA 95973.This business is conductedby an individual.Signed: ROY DANEHYDated: February 27, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000323Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as ELEVATE YOGA at1015 Mangrove Ave. Chico, CA 95926.GRETCHEN KLEIN, 1089 E 7th St. Chico, CA 95928.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: GRETCHEN KLEINDated: February 2, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000184Published: March 1,8,15,22,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as ALL ABOUT EQUINE VETERINARYSERVICES, ALL ABOUT PETS VETERINARY HOSPITAL at 680 E 9th Ave. Chico, CA 95926.DAWN MARIE ALVES, 3045 Chico Ave. Chico, CA 95928.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: DAWN M ALVES DVMDated: February 28, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000326Published: March 8,15,22,29,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as ARCADIAHOME CARE & STAFFING at2057 Forest Ave. #7,Chico, CA 95928.ARCADIA HEALTH SERVICES INC, 9320 Priority Way West Dr.Indianapolis, IN 46240.This business is conductedby a Corporation.Signed: Matthew MiddendorfDated: February 16, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000271Published: March 8,15,22,29,201

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as BUSINESSLEARNING SYSTEMS at 540 Black Oak Dr. Chico, CA 95926.RICHARD ALAN NIELSEN, 540 Black Oak Dr. Chico, CA 95926. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: RICHARD NIELSENDated: February 24, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000315Published: March 8,15,22,29,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as AONAMI at 1008 WSacramento Ave. Suite H,Chico, CA 95926.JIMMY LEE, 811 Brennan Place, Willows, CA 95988.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: JIMMY LEEDated: March 1, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000345Published: March 8,15,22,29,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as XTRMSTRUCTURAL STEEL at 3Chaparral Dr. Oroville, CA 95966.KELLIE DIAZ, XAVIER DIAZ,3 Chaparral Dr. Oroville, CA 95966. This business isconducted by a Husband and Wife.Signed: XAVIER DIAZDated: February 15, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000262Published: March 8,15,22,29,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as PINNACLEPUBLISHING at 3430 Glen Ave.Oroville, CA 95966.DAYN ROBBAN PATTERSON,3430 Glen Ave. Oroville, CA 95966. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: DAYN R PATTERSONDated: February 27, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000321Published: March 8,15,22,29,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as SUCCULENTOUTDOOR LIVING at 1130 Laburnum Ave. Chico, CA 95926.TYLER BODNAR, 1130Laburnum Ave. Chico, CA 95926. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: TYLER BODNARDated: February 28, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000334Published: March 8,15,22,29,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as HIDDENTREASURES at 9490 Yokum St.Chico, Ca 95928.SHASTINA FORRESTER, 9490 Yokum St. Chico, CA 95928.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: SHASTINA FORRESTERDated: March 5, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000356Published: March 8,15,22,29,2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as DRAGONSTAR WEB DESIGN at 1045 Normal Ave. Chico, CA 95928.STEVEN AQUINO, 1045 Normal Ave. Chico, CA 95928.Signed: STEVEN AQUINODated: February 15, 2012

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as ENDLESSTREASURES at 503 Broadway,Chico, CA 95928.HOBART VOGEL,KATIE VOGEL, 1260 Howard Dr. Chico, Ca 95926.This business is conducted by a Husband and Wife.Signed: HOBART L VOGELDated: March 12, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000383Published: March 15,22,29,April 5, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as WWW.CHICPUP.COM at 168 Estates Dr. Chico, CA 95928.JESSICA GRAHAM, 168 Estates Dr. Chico, CA 985928.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: JESSICA GRAHAMDated: March 7, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000370Published: March 15,22,29,April 5, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as CHICO CANYON RETREAT at 15749 Old ChicoCanyon Rd. Forest Ranch, CA 95942.Emily Dulcina Dulcy Schroeder15749 Old Chico Canyon Rd.Forest Ranch, CA 95942.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: DULCY SCHROEDERDated: March 12, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000385Published: March 15,22,29,April 5, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons is doingbusiness as MILLER PROJECTMANAGEMENT ANDENGINEERING, MPMENGINEERING at 363 E 6th St.Chico, CA 95928.TAMARA MILLER, 2988Butterfly Lane, Chico, CA 95973. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: TAMARA MILLERDated: March 5, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000358Published: March 15,22,29,April 5, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business as EXTRASTORAGE - OROVILLE NORTH at 60 East Grand Ave. Oroville, CA 95965.DANIEL KENNEDY, 800Cynthia Lane, Paradise, CA 95969.ROBERT LAVINSKY, 4502 Shinnecock Hills Cr.Garland, TX 75044This business is conducted by a Joint Venture.Signed: DANIEL KENNEDYDated: February 22, 2012FBN Number: 2012-000301Published: March 15,22,29, April 5, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as UNIQUEEYEBROW at 3028 Esplanade, Suite D, Chico, CA 95973.ABDUL S SHOLIAY, 1594 Gray Ave. #11, Yuba City, CA 95991.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: ABDUL SHOLIAYDated: March 7, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000371Published: March 15,22,29,April 1, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons is doingbusiness as CUPCAKECOUTURE at 7750 Lindsey Ave. Orland, CA 95963.JULIE MARIE VOGT, 7750Lindsey Ave. Orland, CA 95963.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: JULIE VOGTDated: March 19, 3012FBN Number: 2012-0000433Published: March 22,29,April 5,12, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business asALTERNATIVE ACCESSORIES,C AND C ACRES at 2589 Pincrest Rd. Oroville, CA 95966.CAMILLE CROMEENES,CLARISSA DILBECK, 2589Pincrest Rd. Oroville, CA 95966.This business is conducted bya Limited Partnership.Signed: CAMILLE CROMEENESDated: February 24, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000314Published: March 22,29April 5,12, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as CONRAD’S PLUMBING at 954 E Lassen Ave. Chico, CA 95973.CONRAD C GRINKIEWICZ, 954 E Lassen Ave. Chico, CA 95973. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: Conrad GrinkiewiczDated: March 19, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000435Published: March 22,29,April 5,12, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following persons aredoing business asAFFORDABLE BOUNCYCONNECTION at 840 Kern St. Chico, CA 95928.Christopher Douglas Charmley,Misty Roze Charmley, 840 KernSt. Chico, CA 95928.This business is conducted by a Husband and Wife.Signed: CHRIS CHARMLEYDated: March 14, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000397Published: March 22,29,April 5,12, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as TACOS MARY at 429 Ivy St. Chico, CA 95928.MARIA DE LA LUZ MUNOZ,1133 W Sacramento Ave. #9, Chico, CA 95926.This business is conducted by an individual.Signed: Maria DeLa Luz MunozDated: March 7, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000365Published: March 22,29,April 5,12, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENTThe following persons have abandoned the use of thefictitious business nameCHICO NAILS at 968 MangroveAve. Chico, CA 95926.VINCENT THANG TRAN, 2547Newyorkton Way, Sacramento, CA 95928.DUC HUU TRAN, 7768 South Breeze Rd. Sacramento, CA 95928. This business wasconducted by a GeneralPartnership.Signed: Vincent Thank TranDated: March 14, 2012FBN Number: 2008-0001681Published: March 22,29,April 5,12, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as CHICO NAILS at968 Mangrove Ave. Chico, CA

95926.VINCENT THANG TRAN, 2547 Newyorkton Way, Sacramento, CA 95928. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: Vincent Thang TranDated: March 14, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000395Published: March 22,29,April 5,12, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT OFABANDONMENTThe following person hasabandoned the use of the fictitious business nameBURRITOS EL CAPORAL at3005 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95973.JOVITO HERNANDEZ, 5250Bennett Rd. Paradise, CA 95969. This business wasconducted by an individual.Signed: JOVITO HERNANDEZDated: March 15, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as BURRITOS ELCAPORAL at 3005 Esplanade,Chico, CA 95973.Carlos E Guzman Hernandez1748 Neal Dow #2, Chico, Ca 95926. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: Carlos E G HernandezDated: March 15, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000413Published: March 22,29,April 5,12, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTThe following person is doingbusiness as CHICO LASER COMBAT at 2675 El Paso Way #219, Chico, CA 95973.KENNETH A CLARK, 2675 El Paso Way #219, Chico, CA 95973. This business isconducted by an individual.Signed: KENNETH A CLARKDated: March 19, 2012FBN Number: 2012-0000436Published: March 22,29,April 5,12, 2012

NOTicesNOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALEIn the Estate of:SHARON LEE MONIZ akaSHARON L MONIZ, Decedent.Case No. PR39963Please take notice that theAdministrator, MARCIA GILMERintends to sell the real property which is the subject of this estate located at 930 North Graves Ave. Chico, California and more particularly described as follows:PARCEL 1 OF PARCEL MAP RECORDED JUNE 4, 1981, IN BOOK 83 OF MAPS AT PAGE 8, OFFICIAL RECORDS OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA UNDER RECORDER’S SERIAL NUMBER 81-18830.APN: 004-490-066Offers will be accepted after the date of the first publication of this notice. The terms of the sale are asfollows:a. Deposit: Deposit in the amount of $1,000.00 upon pre- senting an offer. The balance of the funds are to be placed in the escrow account prior to the close of escrow.b. Other terms: Sale is made “as is”, no warranties express or implied.All sales are subject to courtconfirmation within 30 days upon acceptance of the offer.For questions about thisproperty please contact theAdministrator, Marcia Gilmer at (530)892-9607.Signed: MARCIA GILMERDated: January 28, 2012

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NOTICE OF PETITIONTO ADMINISTER ESTATEEDWARD LEE KELLYTO all heirs, beneficiaries,creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: EDWARD LEE KELLYA Petition for Probate has been filed by: RANDALL KELLY and ELAINE STEIDLMAYER in the Superior Court of California, County of Butte.THE Petition for Probaterequests that: RANDALL KELLY and ELAINE STEIDLMAYER be appointed as personalrepresentative to administer the estate of the decedent.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: March 29, 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, 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: PR40167Attorney for petitioner: Clayton B Anderson20 Independence CircleChico, CA 95973(530)342-6144Published: March 8,15,22, 2012

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN OWNER- SHIP OF ALCOHOLICBEVERAGE LICENSETo Whom It May Concern:The name of the applicant is:ASHKHAN INCThe applicants listed above areapplying to the Department ofAlcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:2365 Esplanade

Chico, CA 95926-1975Type of license applied for:41 - On-Sale Beer and Wine -Eating PlacePublished: March 15, 2012

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONFOR CHANGE IN OWNER- SHIP OF ALCOHOLICBEVERAGE LICENSETo Whom It May Concern:The names of the applicants are:ADDIS T DESALEGNE,NOAH A DESALEGNEThe applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:735 Nord Ave.Chico, CA 95926-4609Type of license applied for:41 - On-Sale Beer and Wine - Eating Place.Published: March 22, 2012

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:DEREK SIZEMORE, Vacuum, chairs, boxes, microwave, couch, table, telescope,scooter, totes, clothes, mattress, dresser, misc.STEVEN DAVIS, Weight bench, mattresses, vacuum, chairmonitor, speakers, boxes, totes, table, shelf, shoes.To the highest bidder on:April 7, 2012Beginning at 12:00pm.Sale to be held at:Extra Storage, 2298 Park Ave.Chico, Ca 95928.Published: March 22,29, 2012

NOTICE OF LIEN SALENOTICE OF SALE OFPERSONAL PROPERTYPursuant to the California self- storage facility act:(B&P code 21770 et.sec.)the undersigned will sell the contents of:TATUM CROSS, Kids items, christmas tree, table/chairs, totes.SALLY YANEZ, Briefcases, tool box, totes, boxes.VALARIE VARGAS, TV’s,luggage, dresser, furniture, speakers.CHRIS HARNESS, Platform bed, pot belly stove, tools, furniture.To the highest bidder on:April 7, 2012Beginning at 2:00pmSale to be held at:Extra Storage, 60 E Grand Ave.Oroville, CA 95965Published: March 22,29, 2012

NOTICE OF LIEN SALENOTICE OF SALE OFPERSONAL PROPERTYPursuant to the California self- storage facility act:(B&P code 21770 et.sec.)the undersigned will sell the contents of:TIFFNY SMITH, xmas items, household items, home repair items. JOSH RUSSELL, large dresser, crock pot, floor lamp.JOSH RUSSELL, desk, crib, couch, tent, hope chest,wedding dress.To the Highest Bidder:On April 7, 2012Beginning at 1:00pm.Sale to be held at:Extra Storage, 3160 Olive Hwy,Oroville, CA 95966Published: March 22,29, 2012

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMETO ALL INTERESTEDPERSONS: PetitionerPERNEET KAUR GORDONfiled a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:Present name:PERNEET KAUR GORDON

Proposed name:NEENA ALEISA KAURTHE 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: April 13, 2012Time: 9:00am Dept: TBAThe address of the court is:Butte County Superior Court655 Oleander Ave.Chico, CA 95926Signed: Robert GlusmanDated: February 21, 2012Case Number: 155981Published: March 1,8,15,22, 2012

WORKER’S COMPENSA-TION APPEALS BOARDSPECIAL NOTICE OFLAWSUIT(Pursuant to Labor Code 3716 and Code of Civil Procedure Section 4120)To: Defendant, IllegallyUninsured Employer:Applicant:CURTIS M MCNAMARDefendants: DENNIS MICHAEL ROBBINS INDIVIDUALLY & DBA ROBBINS PLUMBING1)A lawsuit, the Application for Adjudication of Claim, has been filed with the Workers’ Com- pensation Appeals Board against you as the named defendant by the above-named applicant(s).You may seek the advice of an attorney in any matter conducted with this lawsuit and suchattorney should be consulted promptly so that yourresponse may be filed and entered in a timely fashion.If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney reference service or a legal aidoffice (see telephone directory).2)An answer to the Application must be filed and served within six days of the service of the Application pursuant toAppeals Board rules: therefore, your written response must be filed with the Appeals Board promptly: a letter or phone call will not protect your interests.3)You will be served with a Notice(s) of Hearing and must appear at all hearings or con- ferences. After such hearing, even absent your appearance, a decision may be made and an award of compensation benefits may issue against you. The award could result in the gar- nishment of your wages, taking of your money or property or other relief. If the Appeals Board makes an award against you, your house or other dwelling or other property may be taken to satisfy the award in a non-judicial sale, with no exemptions fromexecution.A lien may also be imposed upon your property without further hearing and before theissuance of an award.4) You must notify the Appeals Board of the proper address for the service of official notices and papers and notify theAppeals Board of any changes in that address.TAKE ACTION NOW TOPROTECT YOUR INTEREST!Issued by: Workers’Compensation Appeals BoardName and address of Appeals Board: 2115 Civic Center Dr.Room 15, Redding, CA 96001Name and address ofApplicants AttorneyHarley E Merritt, 1280 E 9th St. Suite D, Chico, CA 95928NOTICE TO THE PERSON

SERVED:You are served as anindividual defendant, as the person sued under the fictitious name of: ROBBINS PLUMBINGPublished: March 1,8,15,22,2012

SUMMONSCITATION FORPUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE ANDINSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 CHILDS NAME: B.S.S.Case Numbers: J-35950To: JOSH UNKNOWN and CANDACE C. STRUVE and anyone claiming to be a parent of B.S.S. born on 7/03/11 atEnloe Hospital, Chico, CA.A hearing will be held: Date: May 15, 2012at 8:30 a.m.Dept: TBA Room: TBAThe address of the court isSuperior Court of California,County of Butte,Juvenile Branch 1 Court Street, Oroville, CA 95965. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker orprobation officer.The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all yourparental rights to the child will be terminated.You are required to be present at the hearing, to presentevidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford one, the court will appoint anattorney for you.If the court terminates yourparental rights, the order may be final.The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.Dated: March 16, 2012Signed: Kimberly FlenerPublished: March 22,29, April 5,12, 2012

CITATION FORPUBLICATION UNDER WELFARE ANDINSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION 294 CHILDS NAME: A.M.G.Case Numbers: J-35571To: BRENDEN MATTHEWRIDDLE and anyone claiming to be a parent of A.M.G. born on May 31, 2005 at Enloe Hospital, Chico, CA.A hearing will be held: Date: May 22, 2012at 8:30 a.m.Dept: TBA Room: TBAThe address of the court isSuperior Court of California,County of Butte,Juvenile Branch 1 Court Street, Oroville, CA 95965. At the hearing the court will consider the recommendations of the social worker orprobation officer.The social worker or probation officer will recommend that your child be freed from your legal custody so that the child may be adopted. If the court follows the recommendation, all yourparental rights to the child will be terminated.You are required to be present at the hearing, to presentevidence, and you have the right to be represented by an attorney. If you do not have an attorney and cannot afford one, the court will appoint anattorney for you.If the court terminates yourparental rights, the order may be final.The court will proceed with this hearing whether or not you are present.Dated: March 13, 2012Signed: Kimberly Flener

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SUMMONSNOTICE TO DEFENDANT:ADRIANNA E BOCHYOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:BUTTE COUNTY CREDITBUREAU, A CORP.NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the informationbelow.You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in 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 county library, or thecourthouse 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 legalrequirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legalservices from a nonprofit legal services program. You canlocate these nonprofit groups at

the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org),the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The Court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.The name and address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OFCALIFORNIA,COUNTY OF BUTTE,655 Oleander Avenue,Chico, CA 95926LIMITED CIVIL CASEThe address and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney is:Alfred W Driscol III1339 The EsplanadeChico, CA 95926

(530)345-8472Dated: JULY 18, 2011Signed: Kimberly FlenerCase Number: 154283NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual defendant.Published: March 22,29,April 5,12, 2012

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For the week of March 22, 2012 by Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Notbad for a few weeks’ work, orplay, or whatever it is you want tocall this tormented, inspired out-burst. Would it be too forward ofme to suggest that you’ve gone along way toward outgrowing thedark fairy tale that had beenhaunting your dreams for so long?And yet, all this may just be awarm-up for your next metamor-phosis, in which you make anaudacious new commitment tobecoming what you really want tobe when you grow up.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): This week I’mtaking a break from my usual pep talks. Ithink it’s for the best. If I deliver a kind-hearted kick in the butt, maybe it willencourage you to make a few course cor-rections, thereby making it unnecessaryfor fate to get all tricky and funky on you.So here you go, Taurus: 1. The last thing youneed is someone to support your flaws andencourage you in your delusions. Truefriends will offer snappy critiques and crispadvice. 2. Figure out once and for all whyyou keep doing a certain deed that’sbeneath you, then gather the strength andget the help you need to quit it. 3. It’s yourduty to stop doing your duty with such asomber demeanor and heavy tread. To keepfrom sabotaging the good it can accomplish,you’ve got to put more pleasure into it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Germanword Weltratsel can be translated as“World Riddle.” Coined by the philosopherFriedrich Nietzsche, it refers to questionslike “What is the meaning of existence?”and “What is the nature of reality?”According to my reading of the astrologicalomens, Gemini, you’re now primed todeepen your understanding of the WorldRiddle. For the next few weeks, you willhave an enhanced ability to pry loose usefulsecrets about some big mysteries. Certainpassages in the Book of Life that havealways seemed like gobbledygook to you willsuddenly make sense. Here’s a bonus:Every time you decipher more of the WorldRiddle, you will solve another small piece ofyour Personal Riddle.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “The reason-able man adapts himself to the world; theunreasonable one persists in trying toadapt the world to himself. Therefore allprogress depends on the unreasonableman.” So wrote George Bernard Shaw in hisbook Man and Superman. From the hints Ihave gleaned, Cancerian, you are now in anideal phase to be the sort of unreasonableman or woman who gets life to adapt so asto better serve you and your dreams. Evenif it’s true that the emphasis in the pasthas often been on you bending and shapingyourself to adjust to the circumstancesothers have wrought, the coming weekscould be different.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In his book WordHero, Jay Heinrichs offers us advice abouthow to deliver pithy messages that reallymake an impact. Here’s one tip that wouldbe especially useful for you in the comingdays: Exaggerate precisely. Heinrichs givesan example from the work of the illustriousraconteur, American author Mark Twain.Twain did not write, “In a single day, NewEngland’s weather changes a billion times.”Rather, he said, “In the Spring, I havecounted 136 different kinds of weatherinside of 24 hours.” Be inspired by Twain’sapproach in every way you can imagine,Leo. Make things bigger and wilder andmore expansive everywhere you go, but doit with exactitude and rigor.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Liminality” is aterm that refers to the betwixt andbetween state. It’s dawn or dusk, when nei-ther night nor day fully rules. It’s the moodthat prevails when a transition is imminentor a threshold beckons. During a rite ofpassage, liminality is the phase when theinitiate has left his or her old way of doingthings but has not yet been fully acceptedor integrated into the new way. Mysticaltraditions from all over the world recognizethis as a shaky but potent situation—atime and place when uncertainty and ambi-

guity reign even as exciting possibilitiesloom. In my estimate, Virgo, you’re nowensconced in liminality.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Argentinianwriter Antonio Porchia said there were twokinds of shadows: “some hide, othersreveal.” In recent weeks, you’ve been in con-stant contact with the shadows that hide.But beginning any moment now, you’ll bewandering away from those rather frus-trating enigmas and entering into a dynamicrelationship with more evocative mysteries:the shadows that reveal. Be alert for theshift so you won’t get caught assuming thatthe new shadows are just like the old ones.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Every winter,hordes of ants have overrun my house. Atleast that was true up until recently. Thiswinter, the pests stayed away, and that hasbeen very good news. I didn’t have to fightthem off with poison and hand-to-handcombat. The bad news? The reason theydidn’t invade was because very little rain fell,as it’s supposed to during NorthernCalifornia winters. The ants weren’t drivenabove ground by the torrents that usuallysoak the soil. And so now drought threatensour part of the world. Water shortages mayloom. I propose that this scenario is ametaphor for a dilemma you may soon face,Scorpio—except that you will have a choicein the matter: Would you rather deal with alack of a fundamental resource or else aninfluence that’s bothersome but ultimatelypretty harmless?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):You’re entering one of the most buoyantphases of your astrological cycle. Yourmandate is to be brash and bouncy, frothyand irrepressible. To prepare you, I’verounded up some exclamatory declarationsby poet Michael McClure. Take them withyou as you embark on your catalyticadventures. They’ll help you cultivate theright mood. McClure: “Everything is natu-ral. The light on your fingertips is starlight.Life begins with coiling—molecules andnebulae. Cruelty, selfishness, and vanityare boring. Each self is many selves. Reasonis beauty. Light and darkness are arbitrarydivisions. Cleanliness is as undefinable andas natural as filth. The physiological body ispure spirit. Monotony is madness. Thefrontier is both outside and inside. The uni-verse is the messiah. The senses are godsand goddesses. Where the body is—thereare all things.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Youknow those tall, starched white hats thatmany chefs wear? Traditionally they had 100pleats, which denoted the number of ways areal professional could cook an egg. I urgeyou to wear one of those hats in the comingweeks, Capricorn—or whatever the equiva-lent symbol might be for your specialty. It’shigh time for you to express your ingenuityin dealing with what’s simple and familiar ...to be inventive and versatile as you showhow much you can accomplish using just thebasics.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): As I wasdriving my car in San Francisco late onenight, I arrived at a traffic signal that con-fused me. The green light was radiant andsteady, but then so was the red light. I cameto a complete stop and waited until finally,after about two minutes, the red faded. Isuspect you may soon be facing a similarjumble of mixed signals, Aquarius. If thathappens, I suggest you do what I did. Don’tkeep moving forward; pause and sit still untilthe message gets crisp and clear.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A womannamed Joan Ginther has won the TexasLottery four times, collecting more than$20 million. Is she freakishly lucky? Maybenot, according to Nathaniel Rich’s article inthe August 2011 issue of Harper’s. He notesthat Ginther has a Ph.D. in math fromStanford University, and wonders if she hasused her substantial understanding of sta-tistics to game the system. (More here:http://tinyurl.com/LuckAmuck.) Be inspiredby her example, Pisces. You now haveexceptional power to increase your goodfortune through hard work and practicalingenuity.

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.

Paradise resident Ralph Ring tells a tale too farout there for most to believe. He claims to havehelped build and flown a man-made flyingsaucer controlled by mental telepathy in theearly 1960s. But these efforts through a companycalled OTC Enterprises were shut down and itsmaterials confiscated by the government, hesays, for fear of breaking up society’s monetarysystem. Since then, Ring and his associates haveworked on rebuilding their ships to bring freeenergy to the world. Ring and his wife, Marsha,speak publicly throughout the country aboutthis and liberating mankind from corporateservitude. Go to www.bluestarenterprise.comfor more info.

What was flying that saucer like?Very strange. An associate and I were in the45-foot-wide craft with the company founder,Otis T. Carr. When it came time to take off,nothing seemed to happen. But when Otis toldus to check our pockets we found twigs andstones in them. He told us we’d flown the craftfor miles using mental energy. It wasn’t untildays later that we slowly remembered flying,landing and picking up the debris from theground as souvenirs.

Who was Otis T. Carr?He was a protégé of Nikola Tesla, who inventedradio, fluorescent lights and popularized theelectricity that comes out of our wall outlets.Tesla told Carr to continue his work of bringingfree energy to mankind because the powersthat be in his time wouldn’t support him. Carrdied in 1982.

Where do you work on this technology?We’re building models controlled by mentalpowers in clandestine places we call podsaround the U.S. The technical secret is thatonce you match the vibrational energy of anyobject you can change or even levitate it.We’re waiting for the general consciousness tobe raised to accept these gifts.

What subjects do you speak about?I’ve been speaking since 2006 about how ener-gy can’t be destroyed, so we’re all immortalbeings. Time and space don’t exist. If you useyour spiritual mind you’ll see that there’s onlyone truth and reality. We’re all brothers andsisters who must be honored. My main destinyon this planet is to get us back to using freeenergy to free our minds.

How do people react to your message?They love it. They enjoy my telling them not tolearn another thing until they remember theyare their subconscious and super-conscious,or God. I get about 100 follow-up emails perday. I never ask for anything in return. Thelove, respect and connections I receive are myrewards.

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ReceivingI’ve been crying rather a lotlately, partly out of gratitude.I’m grateful for the many peo-ple, maybe you, who have givenmoney for my wife’s cancertreatment. I’m also astounded,

humbled, and maybe flummoxed. I know that peopleare essentially good and can manage our own affairsreasonably well without threat of violence, and still ifI think about your compassion and generosity I endup slack-jawed at the awesomeness of you. Then Icry.

Even people I’d never heard of have given usmoney, sometimes hundreds of dollars, one time, two.A guy I barely know handed me a C-note in the co-op,just put it in my hand, to help pay for Janice’s treat-ment. That time I got to the parking lot before I cried.

Some years ago, trying to raise money for analternative newspaper, I happened to take part in ameeting with a billionaire. His office was obvious, andhe started with a story about how when his fatherhad been sick recently he’d simply hired a plane andhad the old man flown out to the best place on thecontinent for what he had. Those of us with experi-ence with the obscenely rich were duly impressed

with this guy’s selfless generosity toward his also-rich father’s health care. The three of us were therebegging for chump change, and he was braggingabout his wealth like we might have missed it.

And I want to do the same for Janice, spare noexpense, just keep doing what’s working and I’ll takecare of it, and I know that I can’t take care of squat.Sometimes that makes me cry, too, that after a life-time of trying to accumulate more and better stuff, Idon’t have much. Part of me feels responsible and afailure, for a little while anyway, for not having beenbetter at wage slavery or even capitalism—morecause for weeping.

So far the hardest part is learning to receive thegifts of the universe, this time obviously routedthrough you, and also more commonly and subtlyrouted where I least expect it. I’m grateful for gettingto know Janice better. Her persistence is somethingto behold. She makes me feel flighty, another reasonto cry.

My emotional life is such that I’m perfectly capa-ble of bursting into laughter or tears at any moment.There’s so damn much profundity and joy and awe inmy life, I don’t know what to expect from one minuteto the next, which is probably just as well.

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