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WE CELEBRATE THE RETIREMENT OF OUR LOCAL LEGEND: KEVIN DOLAN

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CONTENTS

Local Legend: Kevin Dolan

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COMMUNITY11 | Local LegendA look at Kevin Dolan’s mischievous childhood and inspiring teaching career.

17 | New & Cool Local shops have back-to-school wants and needs.

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HOME & GARDEN32 | We Built This City: Chico MuseumThe history behind the building and what’s next for the museum’s exhibits.

33 | Real EstateLocal real estate agents present the area’s best and brightest.

39 | DIY: Succulent Planters

40 | New Again Kitchen & Bath presents: HousecallA house is flipped to perfection

FOOD45 | Meet the FarmerClaude and his Creative Cacti brighten up any garden.

46 | Recipes Hula’s House of Bamboo bring Asian persuasion to the table.

48 | DIY: Meal in a Jar

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49 | Teacher FeatureReaders shared appreciation for teach-ers who have impacted their lives.

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Born on February 23, 1953 at Enloe Hospi ta l in Chico, Kevin Dolan is about as local as i t gets . The s ixth of seven chi ldren in a s t r ic t Cathol ic family, i t would have been more of a surpr ise i f he hadn’t spent his younger days s tereotypical ly causing s t r i fe for his school teachers year-af-ter-year. As an alumnus of Notre Dame School here in Chico, he s t i l l recal ls the par t he played in the ret i r ing of one Sis ter Marie Denise f rom the nunnery during his fourth grade year—a hal-lowed accomplishment by the s tandards of any young man who once frequented a Cathol ic pr i -vate school . Perhaps i t was this same legendary ski l lset and l is t of notable accomplishments that led to his acceptance af ter e ighth grade to an al l boys Cathol ic high school in San Jose.

Alone, and over two hundred miles f rom home, Kevin set out to make a name for himself a t Bel larmine College Preparatory in San Jose. Home to some one thousand young men, Bel larm-ine was known for teaching the fundamentals of univers i ty l i fe a t an ear l ier age. Doing one’s own laundry and eat ing al l meals in a cafeter ia with al l the other s tu-dents quickly ushered in the s tar t of adul thood, and the dis tance placed between himself and any-one of the opposi te gender only intensif ied i t . Though the ush-er ing in of adul thood brought a considerable amount of “new” with i t , Kevin maintained his lev-el of old chi ldhood mischief . A frequent res ident of the detent ion

hal ls—known at Bel larmine as JUG or “Judgment Under God”—he often found himself f inishing off the school day with an hour of s i t t ing up s t ra ight with a quar-ter squeezed t ight ly between his knees; i f the quarter were to drop during that hour, he could count on an extra hour of JUG.

In addi t ion to everything else that came with this boarding school , i t was here that he met his Engl ish teacher Mr. Roma-no. A s t r iking man at 6’3, three

hundred s ixty pounds, and never seen outs ide of a three-piece sui t , Mr. Romano had a cer ta in disdain for Kevin, and Kevin he. The two were at odds throughout the class , and though Kevin never cared for the teacher or his c lass , he cred-i ts him for, i f nothing else , plac-ing the f i re in him to become a bet ter teacher.

Discipl ine was never too far behind at Bel larmine. With a to-ta l of three suspensions, each with i ts own requirement of one

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hundred l ines of Bible verse memorizat ion, i t was no surpr ise that i t d idn’t take long before he decided i t was t ime to head back home. Having done what he set out to do in making a name for himself , Kevin decided to f ind his way back to Chico at the end of his sophomore year in 1969, and made Bel larmine’s decis ion to re lease him inexpl icably easy. He appl ied to audi t ion for a po-si t ion on the cheerleading squad, which was decided solely by pop-ular vote of the s tudent body. On the day of the audi t ion, he s tood in f ront of the crowd and asked them to fol low him in a spel l -out . “Give me an S,” he shouted, “Give me an E!” The crowd re-sponded hast i ly, and before any-one could s top him, he f inished with, “Give me an X! What do we want?!” The crowd vehemently shouted back, “SEX, SEX, SEX!” The s tunt amounted to his third suspension and removal f rom the vot ing bal lot . St i l l , he won the posi t ion as a wri te- in . One would think that the notor ie ty f rom such a s tunt and the instant s ta-tus boost in high school would be more than enough to convince a young man to s tay put , but Kev-in wanted something different .

He—and his three suspensions in three years—convinced his fa ther to a l low him to return home.

He s tar ted the second quar-ter of his junior year of high school a t Pleasant Val ley High School in Chico. Sport ing yel low cuffed pants and penny loafers , he s tood out not iceably in a sea of blue jeans and white t -shir ts . Due to a more r igorous seven pe-r iod schedule a t Bel larmine, he had already completed al l of his prerequis i tes to graduate as ide from two semesters of PE, and a semester of both psychology and government . He s igned up for regular junior c lasses including Engl ish as i t was one of the few subjects he was t ruly interested in . Kevin cont inued in normal fashion to chal lenge his teachers’ perspect ives and produce book reports for his c lass on novels , l ike Catcher in the Rye that were, a t the t ime, on the banned read-ing l is t .

On the f i rs t day of his senior year, Kevin elected to s i t in the back row of his Engl ish class , and was lucky enough to have an avai lable seat open next to him. The back of the classroom is where he had been perpetual-ly mischievous his ent i re l i fe ,

grooming himself fur ther and fur ther away from the watchful eyes of his teachers throughout his school years . Now he found himself in the back row and in the perfect locat ion to meet Renee, the woman who was perpetual ly la te to everything and always in need of the las t avai lable seat in the room. She sat next to him and he lost a l l focus. He regained that focus the next day, met her out-s ide of c lass and asked her out . The two marr ied each other four years la ter and have been marr ied for thir ty-nine years s ince. Meet-ing the love of his l i fe on the f i rs t day of his senior year s ignaled the s tar t of the best year of his school career. He played vars i ty basketbal l , nabbed the majori ty of votes for s tudent body presi-dent , and graduated in 1971 with a GPA that didn’t a t a l l ref lect his previous discipl inary record.

Off ic ia l ly an adul t , and with high school in his rearview mir-ror, Kevin mustered up the cour-age to te l l h is fa ther he was ready to fol low his dreams of teaching and coaching basketbal l . His fa-ther, however, had his own set of plans for Kevin. He gave a de-f ini t ive, “No” to both teaching and basketbal l , and told Kevin he

The night my uncle informed my fami ly he was ret i r ing, we were si t t ing at a table in the f ront window of Tres H om-bres, a common place to f ind us on a Fr iday night. W e have had count less conversat ions s i t t ing in that window ; whether i t was the last day of school , post-e x h ib i t ions, af ter a win, af ter a loss, or a don’ t -postpone- j oy- for- l i fe mo-ment. W e ’ve heard the good and bad looking out that window. I t was only f i t t ing to receive th is news over Cadi l lac margar i tas, on the rocks, wi th no sal t .

W e c l inked glasses and immediately began ref lect ing. . . . on the l ives he touched, the lessons he taught and the legacy he lef t wi th many generat ions of young people in Chico. As the night grew darker, we made our way out the large double doors to head home. Just as we reached the edge of the pat io, we heard a common phrase, “ H ey, Mr. Dolan ! ” This happens of ten, whether we are at a smal l restaurant in Santa Barbara or at a local spot l ike Tres. There is always someone who was taught by Mr. Dolan. As he does with every student, he gave the gent leman a f i rm hug and asked how he was doing.

Before Mr. Dolan could f in ish his usual q uest ioning, the young man began reci t ing: “ Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in th is petty pace.. . ” This young man was almost th i r ty, had been out of h igh school for 12 years, meaning he memorized the Macbeth sol i lo q uy over 15 years ago, and st i l l reci ted i t perfect ly. H e thanked my uncle for changing his l i fe and giv ing him guidance dur ing a t ime when he was struggl ing. This gesture is a summary of K ev in Dolan’s legacy.

K ev in, K D, Mr. Dolan, U nc le K ev in you have been my coach, teacher, f r iend, uncle and mentor. One short story is not near ly enough. The wal ls of F-5 may have conf ined your students physical ly yet you did not let those wal ls con-f ine their imaginat ions. I n every aspect, you were teaching me something. There has not been a s ingle day since I walked off the Chico H igh campus, across the street to Acker and now to the Bay Area that I have not been reminded of a lesson or discussion we’ve had. W EST is your legacy. I t wi l l never be forgotten by your niece, your col leagues nor the rest of your students who have had the pleasure to drop their barr iers and e x press themselves. Y ou are an educator of l i fe.

Thank you from your player, student, f r iend, and niece.

I love you.Tay

would be an at torney instead. In one f inal act of def iance, Kevin lef t home that summer at e igh-teen years old on a bicycle with a f la t t i re and decided to l ive with his f r iend instead. Kevin picked up a job as a sheetrock f inisher and, with his f r iend, eventual ly found their way to managing the apartments on Floral Street .

At twenty, he decided i t was t ime to come back to his l i fe plan. He returned to Pleasant Val-ley High School and ta lked to his former counselor, Bob Cranston, about a posi t ion assis t ing one of the basketbal l coaches. His coun-selor set him up with Coach Sam Simmons, who would turn into a l i fe long fr iend and coaching par tner.

Ready to re turn to school , he s igned up for two years a t But te Col lege, a t twenty-one dol lars in tui t ion per quarter, and never bought a text book. After com-plet ing the necessary prerequi-s i tes , he t ransferred to Cal i fornia State Universi ty Chico, where he f inished the remainder of his two years in Engl ish, with a minor in speech and drama—a last minute addi t ion to help his s is ter Ei leen feel more at ease in those classes . He completed his third and f inal year a t Chico State by receiving his teaching credent ia l . Kevin s tudent taught a t Wil lows High School , serving a as the head var-s i ty basketbal l coach.

Armed with the necessary pa-perwork, Kevin set out to fulf i l l

the second half of his dream. A job opened in special educat ion at Biggs High School with a bas-ketbal l coaching posi t ion includ-ed. He decided to make the move with just an Engl ish credent ia l in hand. Needing the proper prereq-uis i tes to teach a special educa-t ion class on his own, he found an accelerated s ix-week course at San Jose State , completed al l of the course work in one week while s taying with his f r iend, and returned home with his cer t i f i -cate .

St i l l unsure of how to best teach his somewhat unconven-t ional c lass of s ix special day s tudents , Kevin procured s ix re-fr igerator boxes and put one over each desk. He cut holes in the

K ev in and the W EST program truly have had the most profound and last ing impact on me throughout my educa-t ion. From him, I learned invaluable l i fe lessons ; most important ly, I gained the abi l i ty to stand on my own two feet and defend what I know in f ront of my peers. K ev in has always possessed the uni q ue abi l i ty to get the most out of every student, f rom al l walks of l i fe. H is uncanny gi f t to command a room with an infect ious energy leaves those in at tendance hanging on every word, leaving al l involved looking forward to the ne x t meet ing. I am forever grateful for h im chal lenging me to not j ust th ink outside the bo x , but to analyze the crap out of that bo x and appreciate the j ourney of d iscovery. No matter the sub j ect , assignment, or e x erc ise, K ev in made everything worthwhi le, teaching in a manner that capt ivated everyone around him whi le giv ing his students the tools needed to develop into the best versions of themselves. That is precisely what he gave me--the best version of mysel f . H is legacy does not s imply end with his ret i rement f rom teaching. Now he f inal ly has the t ime to complete every s ide pro j ect that never got the proper at tent ion. H is col leagues and former students to which he gave guidance and wisdom to for so many years wi l l cont inue to bestow that same brand of humorous, chal lenging, dynamic for t i tude to al l they encounter or even teach along the way. Congratulat ions K ev in ! Y ou have j ust ly earned the opportuni ty to spend your t ime how you see f i t . Thank you for being you and al lowing me to be a part of the r ide.

I love you ! Timmy Feaster


boxes for windows and a door, and encouraged the s tudents to think of their desk as their own space away from everything else . They decorated the boxes to make them f i t their own personal i t ies , and Kevin would del iver and re-

t r ieve assignments through their windows. The State of Cal i for-nia’s Department of Educat ion vis i ted to review the class , and though intr igued by the different method of teaching, asked him to get r id of the boxes.

At the end of that f i rs t quar-ter, a posi t ion for a ful l - t ime En-gl ish teacher opened at his high school ; Kevin appl ied for the job and was quickly hired. Due to Biggs’ small enrol lment , the po-si t ion required him to teach his s tudents through three of the four years of their high-school career, and that experience shaped how he would teach from that point on.

With lesson plans handed over f rom the previous teacher, Kev-in began teaching his s tudents . When he found his s tudents less than interested in learning about the technical i t ies of gerunds (adding - ing to words) , he threw out the old lesson plans and de-cided to create a new one on the spot . Asking s tudents to take out a piece of paper, fold i t once, and number i t one- to-f i f ty, he handed each a te lephone book and asked them to f ind f i f ty names that they

thought were unique and exci t -ing. Once completed, he handed out f i f ty maps and asked them to f ind a c i ty, s ta te , or locat ion that they thought was interest ing. Final ly, he asked the s tudents to take out one las t sheet of paper,

number i t one- to-f i f ty and docu-ment f i f ty words that they l iked. He handed each s tudent a l is t of his favori te f i f ty words as wel l . With these tools in hand, he had them read a short s tory three t imes and then f inal ly ass igned them their homework. “You’ve got characters , you’ve got places , you’ve got words,” he said, “now wri te me something.” The s tor ies re turned, unsurpris ingly, were both imaginat ive and incredible .

The next lesson cal led for documenting f i f ty things a col-or is . Fif ty different images, in-tent on producing in the reader ’s mind, a s ingle color. Seemingly s imple on the surface, most s tu-dents f igured out i ts t rue com-plexi ty before f inding their way halfway down the l is t . The as-s ignment would s t ick as a main-s tay for the fol lowing thir ty-four years of his teaching career. The way s tudents reacted to his as-s ignments aff i rmed his t rust in his own inst incts , but he cont in-ued to quest ion them as he wasn’t teaching as most teachers nor-mally would.

After f ive years a t Biggs High School he went searching for a

bigger school with an Engl ish de-par tment larger than just himself . He interviewed at Red Bluff but didn’t receive the posi t ion. He cont inued to search and found a posi t ion open in the Anderson school dis t r ic t . A younger school

a t just three years old, Kevin was hired by West Val ley High School in Cot tonwood. He moved to Redding with Renee and decided to get as involved with his new school as possible . As one of f ive Engl ish teachers in the depart-ment , he also became the head basketbal l coach for the boys’ team, coached the gir ls’ sof tbal l team, taught in the drama depart-ment , and ran al l of the school’s ra l l ies . He remained at West Val-ley for e leven years before his fa-ther passed away. The event drew him towards his mother in Chico, and as a resul t , to Chico Senior High School .

Having heard about a new program in i ts infancy cal led Chi-co High West , Kevin ventured out to Chico and met with his long t ime fr iend Chris Goldmann, an Engl ish teacher a t Chico High. The next spr ing, when a posi-t ion opened up in the Engl ish de-par tment , Kevin appl ied and was hired to teach Engl ish and Chico High West the fol lowing year.

He began his f i rs t day at his new school by f inding a note in his mai lbox from his old fr iend and coaching par tner, Sam Sim-

As a graduate of Notre Dame Junior H igh l ike K ev in, the t ransi t ion to Chico H igh School was an interest ing one to say the least — s i x per iods per day surrounded by th i r ty fami l iar faces to s i x per iods per day surrounded by j ust over two thousand. The Chico H igh W est program made that t ransi t ion considerably easier through i ts smal l learning com-munity environment. Throughout my school years, I can conf ident ly say that no program prepared me for the outside adul t wor ld l ike W est d id. I submit ted papers and found mysel f resubmit t ing them with modif icat ions af ter the or ig inal had been graded, because as K ev in taught us f rom the very beginning, “ Y our work is never done — i t ’s j ust due. ” That phrase has haunted me since high school in the best possible way, encouraging me to see the wor ld and my l i fe as a set of pro j ects that deserved improving rather than j ust complet ing. The presentat ions that f i l led the curr iculum imposed the necessi ty of not only being knowledgeable about a sub j ect , but the importance of being able to apply i t as wel l . I could go on and on about the program and what i t has meant to me, but the s ingle most important lesson I learned from W est was to never j udge a book by i ts cover. That lesson came packaged in a s i x - foot- two man with icy blue eyes that could speak volumes to you without a word, and a booming voice that rat t led an ent i re wing of the high school when the si lence of h is glare wouldn’ t suff ice. H e spoke in a language only his students could understand, and we al l grew as people by learning i t . On the cover, he was loud, demanding, and seemed to e x pect the most. I n real i ty his pages proved him pr ivate, humble, and only e x pect ing us to be our best. I personal ly couldn’ t have asked for a better teacher throughout my high school years or a better f r iend since.

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mons; i t read, “Hey, you want to help me coach?” Kevin took over as ass is tant coach to the boys’ vars i ty basketbal l team with Sam as head coach, again took on the drama club, and began his f i rs t year a t Chico High West in Chico Senior High School .

The program, though differ-ent f rom the t radi t ional s t ructure of high school , fe l t l ike home for Kevin. I t a l lowed him to cont inue to teach s tudents he met during their f reshman year on through their senior year, s imilar to what he had enjoyed at Biggs High School . I t was a rare occurrence to f ind s tudents a t the center of the classroom experience rather than the subject mater ia l i tself , and the change only drove Kev-in to work harder to develop the program fur ther with his fe l low West teachers .

The locat ion of the classes in the B-wing at Chico High al-lowed for the wal ls separat ing four c lassrooms to be opened, and through i t , Chico High West could change from four rooms with f i f ty s tudents each, to one large room with two hundred. I t

was here , in these large group classes , that cross-age projects were of ten pi tched. Aptly named, “exhibi t ions,” these projects en-couraged s tudents to explore var-ious topics by researching them, producing projects that showed the knowledge gained by the re-search, and then publ ic ly present-ing the projects and knowledge to a large group of their peers as wel l as small groups of communi-ty members .

The school-within-a-school not only spanned four dis t inct age groups, but i t was cross-dis-cipl inary as wel l . Spanish, En-gl ish, math, science and P.E. were al l incorporated into the program in the ear ly years and each brought a different angle to the exhibi t ion projects that made the program so unique. The abi l i ty for s tudents to take these classes together throughout a l l four years of high school helped foster l i fe long fr iendships be-tween peers who had experienced so much together in such a short per iod of t ime. Equal ly import-ant to these l i fe long fr iendships were the team-bui lding t r ips that

popped up in the West schedule . From Mount Lassen cl imbs that saw complete white-outs a t the summit to ropes courses faci l i ta t -ed by Odyssey Teams, there were few places where s tudents could receive the level of interpersonal connect ion during high school as they did here .

In 2001, the teachers in West set out to tackle the fundrais ing for Chico High’s Safe & Sober Grad Night by invi t ing commu-ni ty members to join s tudents in bui lding bird houses that would then be auct ioned to ra ise mon-ey for the event . In the f i rs t year, f i f ty s tudents par t ic ipated and raised $5,000. In 2005, one hun-dred eighty-seven s tudents par-t ic ipated and raised over $20,000. During the ten consecut ive years of the fundraiser, the program raised over $100,000 for Safe & Sober Grad Night . This event is s t i l l held each spr ing with the next c lass of seniors .

In 2010, af ter f i f teen years of the West program, Chico High School decided to take a different approach to the overal l s t ructure of the high school environment

I have high school Engl ish papers f i led away at home because I t reasure the red ink cr i t i q ues decorat ing the mar-gins. I can st i l l spel l SAT words and repeat their d ict ionary def in i t ions verbat im. Verbat im is one of those words. Macbeth’s sol i lo q uy can be dusted off and rhythmical ly played over and over in my head l ike lyr ics to an old song, and old songs are str ipped down to dramat ic performances with characters l ike John Mel lencamp’s Jack and Diane who I remember l ike c lassmates. These are gi f ts I received from K evin.

K ev in stood in f ront of the c lass wi th three main poses.1: The l is tening stance. Arms folded, one hand up to his chin, eyebrows raised … H e was l is tening to your idea, but

was probably amused by ei ther the high-school ishness you were e x h ib i t ing or the gigant ic task you were assigning to yoursel f .

2: The e x c i tement dance. Fists c lenched, arms bent and slow-mot ion hula-hoop hip twists. Get ready for the ne x t uni t , ne x t idea, ne x t crazy creat ive th ing we were about to embark on.

3: The “ Y ESSS ” of approval . One leg up on a chair, a c losed-eyed, c losed-mouthed smi le and a f is ted arm e x tend-ed, then pul led in l ike his team j ust scored as he slowly shakes his head and rumbles “ Y Y Y ESSSSSS ! ” This is what gave me the guts to perform Q ueen’s Bohemian Rhapsody as a schizophrenic ’s monologue in f ront of hundreds of people. The “ Y ESSS ” of approval was what gave my nerdy, awkward sel f enough conf idence to get through high school .

Before you could leave Chico H igh W est , you were re q u i red to complete an “ emot ionless minute. ” Standing before 200 of your peers, you had to remain straight- faced, st i l l and si lent as they watched your every bl ink and breath. Ten years later, as a teacher in Taiwan, I s tood in f ront of a c lass fu l l of e x pectant strangers in a strange land and fel t at home.

A fel low “ W est ie, ” c lassmate and fr iend, Devin passed away our senior year of h igh school , our W est c lass hiked by the l ight of a fu l l moon to the summit of Mount L assen. At the icy top, we dedicated the hike to Devin, wrapped our arms around each other and sang “ L ean on Me. ” K ev in taught us how to lean on one another.

The lessons I learned from K evin and from Chico H igh W est wi l l s tay wi th me forever. H e has shaped the way I teach, the way I approach obstacles and the way I share j oy. H e has encouraged me to wonder, invest igate and celebrate. H e has taught me how to be a part of something and how to embrace others into being a part of that something. H e has taught me to t rust mysel f and that i t ’s ok to lean on others.

K ev in, there are not enough words to thank you with. On behal f of mysel f and al l your other “ W est ies, ” thank you. Y ou taught us wi th love and sensi t iv i ty, sound and fury, and i t s igni f ied everything.

-Br iana L indstrom


and moved away from the smaller learning communit ies approach that Chico High West had been a par t of . Disappointed in the de-cis ion to send him to Bidwell Ju-nior High, Kevin took some t ime to gather his thoughts , and rath-

er than s imply cal l ing i t the end, went in search of the next loca-t ion whose s tudents could benefi t f rom his unique brand of teach-ing.

After near ly a semes-ter of ref lect ion, Chris Goldmann reached out to Kevin to not i fy him of a posi t ion that had opened at Fairview High School for someone to open their independent s tudy program. He appl ied for the job and was hired. He s tar ted the fol lowing Monday with a c lass ful l of three s tudents . The class s ize grew quickly and he soon found him-self with an average of for ty three s tudents . He was responsible for each of his s tudent’s ent i re high school t ranscr ipt and path to graduat ion.

Employing the same lesson plans he s tar ted in his teaching career a t Biggs and the cross-cur-r icular ones developed in West , Kevin set out to br ing the same lev-el of one-on-one teach-ing to his independent s tudy s tudents a t Oak-dale . Over the fol lowing

three-and-one-half years Kevin worked closely with school pr in-cipal David McKay to invent and form a new independent s tudy program and curr iculum. The program was successful , and the

graduat ion rates proved i t .This summer marked the end

of those three-and-one-half years a t Oakdale Secondary, and with i t , Kevin’s formal teaching ca-

reer. Making the decis ion to re-t i re af ter 34 years wasn’t a t a l l an easy one, but doing so having posi t ively affected yet another school , made i t the r ight choice at the r ight t ime.

Anyone that knows the f i rs t thing about Kevin Dolan, knows that re t i rement could never neces-sar i ly mean ret i rement though—at least not by the s tandard def i -ni t ion of the word. On top of the many projects he has l ined up for the near future , he has a lso been asked to del iver a TED Talk at TEDx in Berkeley this October on the way to approach Common Core in the classroom. That ta lk wil l lead to working with the UC Berkeley Educat ion Department to help with the onset of Com-mon Core. With so many schools now looking at a l ternat ive means of teaching to rekindle s tudents’ f i re and love for learning, Kevin is perfect ly posi t ioned and qual i -f ied to help them do just that .

After thir ty-four years of teaching and an unwavering com-mitment to his s tudents , i t i s a l -most lackluster to s imply cal l him a “local legend,” but for those of us who were lucky enough to have had him as a teacher and fr iend, i t i s l ikely the least of our praises . We look forward to seeing what his experiences and knowledge wil l br ing to shaping the learn-

ing environments for future gen-erat ions of s tudents to come and would l ike to wish him the best in his newfound “ret i rement .”

I t seems an impossible task to wr i te about a teacher l ike K ev in Dolan, and not j ust because he is my dad. Some people were s imply meant for greater th ings, blessed with a lens that looks at the wor ld di fferent ly. My father is a v is ionary, a leader and constant force moving those around him forward. W h i le he has taught me copious amounts of lessons – - f rom ty ing my shoes to making a gin and tonic--perhaps his greatest g i f ts of knowledge were bestowed upon me as one of h is students. I t was these moments where he would force you to not j ust look at a problem but tackle i t . Solve i t . Change i t . Not to look around for answers, but to stand on your own two feet.

The col lapsible wal ls of Chico H igh became a space of growth, d iscomfort and sel f - revelat ions that I have carr ied wi th me to the c lassroom and professional d iscussions at Berkeley but also in my relat ionships, f r iendships and par-t ic ipat ion in the wor ld. Pat Conroy once wrote, “ No story is a straight l ine. The geometry of a human l i fe is too im-perfect and comple x , too distorted by the laughter of t ime and the bewi lder ing intr icacies of fate to admit the straight l ine into i ts system of laws. ” My father ’s work has been a swir l ing j ourney that t ransformed the hearts and minds of those who crossed his path. The beauty about th is ending is that i t t ru ly is a beginning.

-Jessica Dolan

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Last year we were filled with warm fuzzies as we ran through the aisles of Kohl’s with members of the local chapter of the Active 20-30 Club In-ternational and a whole bunch of kids! Each grown-up was paired with a child who was in need of some back-to-school essentials.

Throughout the day, bonds were formed and a group of local kids who go through most days as “underpriv-ileged” were treated like kings and queens.

It’s happening again this year, and it’s going to be even bigger and bet-ter. This year 45 children will partici-pate, a 30 percent increase from last year. Local groups such as North Val-ley Catholic Social Services, Boys & Girls Club, Youth for Change, Valley Oaks Children Services and The Es-planade House nominate these chil-dren who are then paired up with an Active 20-30 partner. The children come prepared with a shopping list including needs, wants and sizes and the Active 20-30 partners have $100 to spend on each kid.

Mike Lash from Lash’s glass is cooking breakfast for the group, in-cluding families and friends of the chil-dren who were chosen to participate. Quilla Sharbino and others from Di-mensions Salon will be set up to give each kid a back-to-school haircut.

Anna Griffith, Optometrist and Active 20-30 Club member will be doing vi-sion screenings and Family Eye Care will follow up with full exams for all of the children and free glasses for those who need them.

Throughout the year, the Active 20-30 Club of Chico works tirelessly rais-ing money to help local children. The Club is filled with passionate young people who are excited to help and willing to volunteer their time to make our community a better place for kids, creating a brighter future for the world in which we live. They were involved in the Superhero Run for CASA,

PVHS Sober Grad Night, Hooked on Fishing, and they hosted a wild-ly successful Margarita Mix-Off. The proceeds from the Mix-Off are used for Thanksgiving dinners, adopting families during Christmas, donations to children’s charities, and of course, the Children’s Shopping Spree. This year they were also able to use some of the money to purchase games and equipment for a fair for children with disabilities. These extremely active members pour their time, money and energy into helping out local young-sters and are truly embodying their motto: “One never stands so tall as when kneeling to help a child.”

We conquered the compli-cated zippers on superhero hoodies, pinched the tips of new Nikes to see where the toes hit, and stocked up on

basics like socks and undies.

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Help support the Active 20-30 Club’s efforts to help children with special needs in our community by attending their events, becoming a member, or volunteering your time. Businesses can sponsor a child or donate their time to help make next year’s Children’s Shopping Spree even better.

For more information visit: www.chico2030.org

Please email any questions, comments or suggestions to: [email protected]

BY: BRIANA LINDSTROM / PHOTOS: BRIANA LINDSTROM


Summer is far from over, and if you’re itching for some more adventure we have good news for you! Chico and its surrounding areas are home to countless opportunities for fun on the water. Whether you’re seeking the rush of white water rafting or the serenity of a calming canoe ride, a good time is closer than you might think. Don’t have your own equipment? Don’t sweat it! We’ll tell you where you can rent everything you need and where you can go to enjoy it.

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torcycle. Aquatic rehabilitation pools with submerged treadmills, resistance jets, and video feedback systems currently set the standards for sports teams such as the Arizona Cardinals, Cal Berkley Bears,

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Long distance runners can run for hours on end. Olympic champions train up to 30% of their mileage in pools.

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Every athlete that is looking to take their skill and physical performance to the next level will soon be training in a hydrotherapy pool. Adrian Peterson, RGIII, and Mo Farah are just a few examples of professionals that train in these pools. Are you ready for the next level?Visit Chico Hydrotherapy Center on Facebook or call 530-717-7202 for an appointment.

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What are kidney stones?Kidney stones are solid, hard crystals that form inside kidneys.

When urine is too concentrated, various salts in the urine can form crystals that stick together and become stones.

MEDICAL Q&A

How do I know if I have kidney stones?

With small stones, you may not have symptoms. Larger stones or stones that move through the urinary tract can cause:

- Severe pain in your side and back, below your ribs- Pain spreading to your lower abdomen and groin- Pain that comes and goes changing in intensity- Pink, red or brown urine- Cloudy or foul smelling urine- Painful urination- Urinating more than usual- Nausea, vomiting, chills

What puts me at risk for devel-oping kidney stones?

A family history of stones increases risk, as do certain medications. Diet is also important Inadequate water intake puts people at risk. Some people have kidney abnormalities that put them at risk.

Are there different types of stones?

Yes. Calcium stones are the most common. They usually form from extra calcium and oxalate that aren’t flushed out of the kidneys. Oxalate is a salt made in your liver and found in some foods. Calcium comes from food and is stored in your bones.

Struvite stones are made from the mineral struvite and are seen most commonly in women. They form be-cause of urinary tract infections.

Uric acid stones form when too much uric acid is present in urine. Uric acid is made when your body breaks down certain foods like red meat and seafood.

Cystine stones are rare. They form be-cause of a condition called cystinuria

which causes your kidneys to make too much of the amino acid cysteine.

How are kidney stones treated?

The goal of treatment is to get rid of the current stones, avoid complications and prevent further stone development. Treatment will depend on the type of stone, its size, and its location.

Small stones may pass on their own. You would be encouraged to drink plenty of water and prossibly started on pain medication.

Stones that are too large to pass, or block the flow of urine may require surgery. We use shock wave lithoripsy (ESWL) which uses shock waves to break up stones so they pass more easily. We also use ureteroscopy which allows us to pull a stone out, or break it up into smaller pieces to make passage easier.

What can I do to minimize my risk?

Small changes can help prevent kidney stones in the future.Reduce sodium intake! The more sodium you take in, the more calcium there is in your urine. To reduce sodium intake, eat fewer processed foods like deli meats and canned foods.

Drink water! Drinking water is perhaps the most important thing you can do. Water helps keep urine from becoming too concentrated and forming crystals.

Limit animal protein. Animal protein has purines. Purines break down into uric acid in the urine. If you develop uric acid stones, reduce consumption of animal proteins by getting protein from low-fat dairy.

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Could an athlete become a gold-medalist without a coach? Could a surgeon excel without a teacher? Would the president be an effective ruler without an ad-viser? To reach one’s maximum potential, a little help goes a long way. In order to improve your life, you must improve your lifestyle, and with a coach, success is a re-alistic goal. Introducing: Live the Lifestyle, where health goes beyond the appearance of one’s body and Amy Lacey, President and Certified Health Coach is ready to teach her clients to live with a healthy body, healthy mind and healthy finances. “Our goal is to provide people with different options for optimal health,” Amy explains.

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Q: Is there a good dry shampoo for bru-nettes? I have heard that it is not good to wash your hair too often and have tried dry shampoos as a substitute in between washes. The problem is they leave a dusty, whitish coating on my hair.

A: Not all dry shampoos are created equal, and as far as I have seen, none are partic-ular to any specific color of hair. Typically, any salon quality brand will suffice without leaving a dusty white coating on your hair. Every stylist and client has a favorite- Bed Head Rockaholic, Kenra, and Dove are just a few to list. Practically every brand has their own version of a dry shampoo, and to be quite honest, without true trial and error you aren’t going to be able to single out one that is just right for your hair. Because after all, everyone’s hair is different right? To be honest oftentimes when trying new routines and products such as dry shampoos, we sort of pick and guess as we go, hoping for the best. So before you go wasting a bunch of money trying several different dry shampoos, I would first rule out if you are using the product as directed. I would recommend shaking the bottle vigorously between each spray/ application, as well as leaving a good distance (10”-12”) when spraying on your scalp. After the application it’s a good idea to lace over the hair with a comb or a light brushing to get any residue off that may be visible. Oftentimes it isn’t the product necessarily that is the real problem, it’s a simple adjustment of how we are ap-plying or using the product that can make the world of difference.

- Natalie Carmichael Stylist & owner of My Salon

Q: I need help with my swimmer’s hair! I love spending the summer swimming in lakes, pools and the ocean, but my hair al-ways feels so dry, tangled and lackluster. Is there something I can do to bring the life back to it?

A: When it comes to swimmer’s hair there is a plethora of remedies that can be done to bring the life back to it. Similar to skin care, a lot of hair care is preventative, and when it comes to maintaining your hair’s luster during the summertime, preventative action is most necessary. First of all, it’s very im-portant to get a healthy “trim” on those ends before they become over-exposed and trashed by natural damaging elements such as the sun and the water. Next, a leave-in conditioner should be in your beach bag right next to your SPF and your sunglasses. By protecting your hair BEFORE it becomes dry and tangled, you will save yourself a lot

Q: What is the best non-greasy daily SPF? I know applying SPF daily is good for your skin health and appearance, but some tend to be so greasy. What SPF should I look for and what products will work to protect my skin without making it feel greasy?

A: There are two types of sunscreens: chemical and physical. Chemical sun-

screens are what you’ll find in standard moisturizers. Unfortunately, yes they can feel greasy and to be effective they need to be reapplied throughout the day. What I use and recommend are physical sunscreens. Fortunately we have a wide variety available these days in mineral makeup. The main mineral used is Zinc Oxide which is a won-derful sunscreen! If you don’t wish to ap-ply color to your skin, several product lines have translucent mineral powders. Because it’s a physical blocker, you only need to ap-ply once in the morning.

- Kathy Anderson Esthetician

of frustration and breakage. Again, every-one has a favorite leave-in conditioner, but an overall stylist favorite is It’s A 10 brand. It retails for about $20 on average and claims to be a miracle product. I personally testify to that claim and swear by this product for more reasons than just preventative care, but as repair and conditioning. Whatever brand you feel comfortable going with is up to you, but the most important thing to remember is it’s always better to take the steps to best prevent damage than to “fix” it with a counter full of products you don’t use.

- Natalie Carmichael Stylist & owner of My Salon

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UVA= Aging: Damages the skin at a deep level, where skin cancers can originate. The skin looks wrinkled, dehydrated, and rough.

UVB= Burning: damages the uppermost layers of the skin, causing redness, peel-ing, blisters, and altering the ability of the skin to repair itself.

C = Color: The use of sunscreen does not stop your ability to get tan. By wearing and re-applying a sunscreen with SPF 30 to 50 every 2 hours, the skin will gradually darken as melanin builds to protect itself from the sun.

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If hyperpigmentation (sun damage) occurs, it can be treated by a KTP laser (K-potas-sium titanyl phosphate crystal) or IPL (in-tense pulsed light) to break up the melanin clusters so they will fade and slough off. If a spot looks suspicious (irregular edges or un-even color), you should see a dermatologist to determine if a biopsy should be done. Sun protection is something that should be practiced from the time we are children through adulthood to prevent future dam-age to the skin.

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To introduce the “We Built This City” series of articles focusing on how this area has grown into what we love to call home today, we felt it would be good to start at the be-ginning. The Chico Museum holds some of the oldest maps, artifacts and pieces of history from our pock-et of northern California and the mu-seum’s building itself is an important piece of the past.

Andrew Carnegie (Yep, Carnegie Hall Andrew Carnegie) was a great philanthropist. He encouraged those with money to invest in improving the society and led by example by funding the establishment of pub-lic libraries throughout the United States, Britain and Canada. In 1904, Mr. Carnegie gave Chico a $10,000 grant to build a public library. Stone & Smith of San Francisco designed the building in the late 19th century Romanesque style with an octago-nal tower. In 1939, Story & Brouchoud of Chico renovated the building as Mediterranean Revival. It stood as the city’s public library from 1905-

1982. Though the building has seen many transformations since its con-struction 110 years ago, its contents remain sacred. It no longer houses books, but is home to revolving col-lections of historical relevance for our area and is known as the Chico Museum.

Looking deeper into the roots of our area, one will undoubtedly land on the Mechoopda (Mik ‘Cupu Dy) Maidu Indians as the first inhabi-tants of this land. To pay respects to, and explore the customs and history of these original Butte county resi-dents, the Chico Museum will open an exhibit on October 4 with arti-facts and history of the Mechoopda tribe. The exhibit will be called “Mik ‘Cupu Dy: This Is Our Home, Here We Remain.”

Stop in to the Chico Museum to experience our own little Carnegie Hall and take a look back at our roots. Be sure to pick up a “Chico… Where the Nuts Come From” t-shirt while you’re there. Entry is free and donations are appreciated.

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We Built This City AN EXPLORATION OF OUR FOUNDATIONS

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NEAT, CLEAN, & READY TO GO! Granite counters in kitchen & an amazing retro stove. 2BR + bonus, 1077sq .ft., over .25 acre of easy care lot. Backyard is fully fenced. Detached single garage, w/ room for a work area.

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AMAZING CHICO HUD home in desirable Chateau East. L arge master, tons of light, cozy gas insert in living room, built in bar area with mirrors. Att. two car garage, upstairs is a 2nd BR & bonus room that is open as a loft.

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BEAUTIFUL 2 BR/ 2 BA home on .24 acre lot in the pines! Open living room w/ vaulted ceilings, freestanding woodstove, central heat & air. Beautifully landscaped & private back yard. Att. 2 car garage & RV parking.

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FANTASTIC PARADISE NEIGHBORHOOD! Custom Built 3 BR/ 2 BA 174 6 sq .ft. Fully landscaped front and backyard yard give this property a park like feel w/ a greenbelt type setting. Must see!

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PRIVATE AND PEACEFUL! Custom built 3 BR/ 2 BA home. Beautiful greenbelt lot w/ mature trees lining both sides of the property and in the front. Fully fenced in yard. L iving room has vaulted ceilings.

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LOCATED N LOWER PARADISE! 1991 Custom 4 BR/ 2BA, 2,298 sq .ft. home nestled on 3.24 Acres at the end of a private Cul-De-Sac. This home has a natural backyard where you can a take a walk down to the year around creek and sit under the shade of an oak tree. The home is all single level. Hardwood floors in the entry, kitchen and formal dining room. New Trane central heating and air system. Call for your private tour. $350,000

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STUNNING LAKESIDE HOME! Hard-to-find 3400+ sq.ft. 3BR, 3.5BA, Elegant L odge H ome style living space with over 6 00 feet of L ake Front Access & Privacy on 5 W ooded Acres! Beautiful wrap-around decking with easy access to the kitchen, dining & living room. Cathedral W indow Views. W alk-Out L ower L evel living space with large Family Room with Free-Standing Propane Fireplace, Sleeping area, Full Bath and separate K itchenette room with W alk-I n Pantry. Open the Sliding Glass Doors and step out to the lower level patio and take a stroll down to the L ake Side and drop your Fishing L ine in the water. $690,000

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A terrific Michael Galli floor plan updated and remodeled from head to toe about a year ago. Stainless steel appliances, granite counters, plush carpets, decorator lighting, exterior and interior painting, lush park like yard, sparkling in ground gunite pool, newer 10x10 outdoor shed, wood stove, shows truly like a model home. Open floor plan with so many upgrades!


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Light Strong light and a few hours of morning sun is ideal.

Fertilizer Low nitrogen with trace elements is the best fertilizer. You may fertilize organically with bone meal and green sand.

Air & Temperature Most succulents take hot temperatures during the vegetative period from March to October. Air circulation is also necessary; plants become weak in stagnant air. In winter, put plants in an unheated but frost-free place.

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New Again Kitchen & Bath Presents

House CallThe Call

August 2014: It Was A Drive-By!

Debbie HoagInterior Designer

The Call

The Client

BEFORE

Small, closed in space, no natural light

Unusable back wall

Counter space reduced because of low-hanging cabinets

Dingy floors

Outdated cabinetry, hardware and appliances

Ric Powers of New Again Kitchen & Bath never just considers a client a client. Each month as I work with him on the House Call stories, he sends me a preliminary email full of excitement and adoration for his clients who quickly become his friends. In the case of Debra Hoag, it turns out they were friends long before they collab-orated on this home, but didn’t even real-ize it until they started working together. “It took awhile,” says Ric, “but after a few meetings we realized we had a long histo-ry together. Hoag is a prominent Corning name going back to the early founders of Corning. When I learned her maiden name [Smiley], I realized that I had graduated

“It was a drive-by!” says Debbie. She drove by New Again Kitchen & Bath and decided to stop in. After pricing everything out at big-box stores, she was happy to find that going local was better for design and price. Ric knows how to measure, de-sign and layout a useable, modern space while respecting a budget, and the two of them made a great team.

“Working with an interior designer was fun,” says Ric. “I was the trade design-er at my company in Los Angeles and I know that house flippers need two things: quality and the best price. We take a lot of pride at New Again Kitchen & Bath in offering both.”

High School with her brother and that she had worked at the city pool in Corning when I was a teenager and we had been pretty good friends.” These small-town connections are hard to resist or escape living in our Northern California communi-ty, and this the true story of a connection turning into local businesses helping one another to build something beautiful.

Debbie has been in the interior design in-dustry for 25 years. As the owner of Se-lective Interiors Design, she has plenty of experience staging homes and providing design advice and expertise to homeown-

ers and sellers alike. She has teamed up with her daughter and son-in-law who help with the buying, selling and construc-tion, and together they have flipped seven houses. With all the time and heart put into these remodels, Debbie admits she has fallen in love with each house she’s flipped. As you walk into this particu-lar home, you can see it is no different. Beautiful art and thoughtful space plan-ning guide you through the home into the kitchen, which she calls “the hub of the house.” It is clear that this kitchen has had a beautiful facelift and a lot of love.

Together, Debbie and Ric designed a new space with plenty of room for storage and a more open, up-to-date feel. Honey Spice Maple Shaker cabinetry was chosen from New Again’s showroom and Ric designed a perfect layout to maximize space and functionality while keeping things on-budget and aesthetically pleasing. “I love Shaker Cabinets,” he says, “I sold them 20 years ago in the same stain and people are still buying them. They are timeless.” Looking at the warm, modern kitchen the team has created, we absolutely agree with Ric.

The finished product is a gorgeous, welcoming kitchen

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AFTER

Maple Shaker Cabinetry in Honey Spice.

Layout of cabinets created more counter space.

Fully modern updates maximizing space inside of cabinets

Pass-through window broadened.

Floors replaced with wood floors from the home’s master bedroom.

Granite and backsplash finishing touches done by Debbie.

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To much surprise, limbs fail and drop out of mature trees quite frequently in the months of July and August. This happens when the weather is extremely hot and to trees that appear very healthy. The hot weather can cause stress to trees; it can cause drought and moisture tension. Young trees have not been very prone to this situa-tion, but it is important to check on your mature trees.

Watering regularly to keep the soil on the ground moist and having your trees properly pruned on a regular basis will help prevent the summer limb drop.

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newest technology in the tree in-dustry. It can go into the unseen area of the trunk of your tree to tell you if there is any decay in the middle. Many trees have fallen that look perfectly healthy on the out-side, but have decay on the inside. The resistograph can tell exactly how much decay is in the tree and exactly what part of the tree the decay is located in. This can help with educating each homeowner about the trees on their property so they can feel safe at home when the wind starts to pick up in the fall.

If you have any questions about the trees at your home, call your local arborist, Marc Wesley, with M & S Wesley Tree Service. Keep Chico’s trees safe and beautiful.

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Two of the most common problems facing investors today are taxes and inflation. Since inflation is not something we can control, reducing taxable income is a primary focus of financial planning.

Investors who seek current income that is generally ex-empt from both federal and state tax may want to con-sider municipal bonds issued in your primary state of residence. These can be purchased individually, within a mutual fund, as an ETF or a closed end fund. Municipal bonds are fixed income securities issued by states, cities, and towns, or other entities like transportation authorities and public utilities.

According to Morningstari , over the past 20 years mu-nicipal bonds have outperformed taxable bonds 65% of the time when adjusted for a 25% tax rate. If you are a resident of California and own California municipal bonds or bond funds then the interest that you receive is 100% tax-exempt. The current annual yield (as of 6/30/14) for the Barclays Municipal bond index is 2.50%ii. The tax-able equivalent yield for someone in a 25% tax bracket is 3.33%.

25% may seem like it is only the tax rate of the 1% but that is not true. If you live in California, are married and make $125,000 a year your marginal tax rate (federal + state) for 2014 is 27.6%. This calculation does not include either the Medicare or social security tax or if applicable, the

affordable care tax.

Principal, yield, and/or share price will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and, when sold or re-deemed, you may receive more or less than originally invested. Municipal bond offerings are subject to avail-ability and changes in price. If sold prior to maturity, municipal bonds may be subject to market and interest rate risk. An issuer may default on payments of princi-pal or interest of a bond. Bond values will decline as interest rates rise. Depending upon the municipal bond offered alternative minimum tax and state taxes may apply. Investors should consider their investment ob-jectives, risks, charges and expenses associated with municipal fund securities before investing. This infor-mation is found in the issuer’s official statement and should be read carefully before investing.

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BY: ALYSSA WORLEY / PHOTO: BREE CHUN

Claude Geffray traveled a long way from his home in Normandy, France to a city many of us know as the city. Claude’s love for succulents began in San Francis-co when he happened upon his first plant at a flea market in the city. Fascinated by the textures, color differences, and variety of shapes within the succulent species, Claude’s collection quickly grew. He moved to Chico in 1985, plants in tow. Three years later, he opened Geffray’s Gardens, a premier retail and wholesale provider of cacti and succu-lents for the Northern California region. Succulents are ideal for those of us who need low maintenance plants that can survive with little water. As a college stu-dent, plant upkeep isn’t high on my list of priorities, but I have kept my succulent bowl alive for a year and it’s still grow-ing! That just goes to show anybody can take care of this species of vegetation. Claude explained to me that “succulent” is actually just a general term for a plant that can keep water in its roots. Whenever I have the opportunity to walk the Thursday night farmer’s market,

there is no question of where to head first. Creative Cacti & Succulents has an inspir-ing array of plants to choose from and each one is special. Depending on your need, there are larger plants for landscapes, mid-sized succulents appropriate for any oc-casion, and small ones that are perfect for indoor decorating. Claude and the people who work with him are incredibly adept at explaining what plant to choose, how to take care of it once you’re home, and what techniques you can use to keep them hap-pily growing. Claude explains “This is really an op-portunity to exercise my artistic talents and spread knowledge of growing succulents and cacti in our Northern California envi-ronment with the goal of creating one-of-a-kind living art designs.” Swing by Creative Succulents at Chico’s Thursday and Satur-day farmer’s markets or make an appoint-ment at his nursery to familiarize yourself with the succulent species. Claude is ex-tremely personable and would love to share his passion for plants with you!

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teacherFEATURE

It’s back-to-school time and we live in a town full of teachers! We asked our

readers to share stories and praise for the teachers who have made an impact on their lives. Thanks so much to all the

incredible teachers who have inspired and shaped us from preschool to adulthood.

Your patience, dedication, creativity and encouragement are admirable.

We moved to Chico to be with family but the fact that there was a tuition-free Waldorf school in town made the decision that much easier. Our family moved to Chico in November of

2009 when Avary was just six years old. Brianna Lee was also in her first year of teaching at Blue Oak Charter School. We knew immediately that this was a special teacher. What stood out right away was the fact that she talked to Avary by crouching down to her level, and more than that, she is funny-in our family funny goes a long way. Ms. Lee is also smart. She loves teaching and learning and her personal love of reading, math, music and art have inspired our daughter in a way that mere instruction never could. In our first week she assigned another student to be Ava-ry’s buddy and she gave us her home number so we could call with concerns. She came to our house so she would know what our fam-ily was like and how to best teach Avary where she was. What a blessing that our school gives the opportunity for a teacher to stay with their class from 1st to 8th grade because we have now completed 5th grade with Ms. Lee and are grateful that she has committed to taking us through 8th grade. Over the years she has become a member of our family along with the other families in our class. I have watched Avary go from a timid child to a girl with a love of reading and math, a quick wit, and a profound pas-sion for music. Ms. Lee has been everything I could wish for in a teacher, we could not be happier that she is in our lives.

TO LEVEL WITH A CHILD- BRIANNA LEE -

BY WENDI HART “AVARY’S MOM”

BY: ALYSSA WORLEY / PHOTO: ERIN WENHAM


George Cuomo taught me more about writing than anyone else, though

when I first enrolled in his creative writing class nearly a half century ago, I wasn’t always pleased by what he wanted me to learn. Every generation, it seems, produces a little spawning of writer wannabes, and I was in my coeval’s crop, a very thin and very sensitive young man who’d spent a lot of time reading and who want-ed to be like those writ-ers who’d kept him in thrall with their stories and their profundities about the human experience. I was also very taken with the idea of cre-ative genius, and hoped that maybe, just maybe, I might be one of those brooding and romantic types who could strike off sparks of blaz-ing insight and beauty while drinking a glass of wine and staring at the moon.

George Cuomo wasn’t the kind of writer, or writing teacher, who was going to encourage my view of what writers did, or how they did it. When I first laid eyes on him, he was probably 35, and he’d written and published a whole bunch of short stories and five or six novels, so he knew that moony guys like me who wanted to write only when they were “inspired,” or when the muse descend-ed to whisper in their ears were never going to amount to much when it came to the actual production of good work. One of the first, and one of the most disappoint-ing things George Cuomo told that class in which I had en-rolled was that writing re-quired discipline. Boy, did I ever not like the sound of that. My role models were guys like the fictional Cyrano de Bergerac, great swordsman

THINGS I LEARNED FROM GEORGE

BY JAIME O’NEILL

and extemporaneous poet who could skewer his foes with wit or rapier, effortlessly and without much in the way of what seemed like disci-pline at all. He just “had it,” a gift for swords and words, and that was kind of what I was hoping for. If the truth were told, I only enrolled in creative writing so that an actual published author could see just how good I was, and then bring me to the attention of peo-ple who would implement my fame and fortune potential.

That first lesson I learned from George made it possible for me to learn all of the other lessons I needed to learn about writing. Writing is a craft, and like most crafts, it’s hard to learn. George told his students that most writers worthy of the name wrote every day, and that they revised cease-lessly. I had wanted to be-lieve that the best writing was spontaneous, illuminat-ed by flashing bolts of cre-ative lightning, perfect in the flash, beyond the reach of revision. That is almost never true, though the prac-tice of the craft helps a craftsman know the difference between when lightning has struck and when he’s simply blown a fuse.

I think I took three or four classes from George Cuomo. One of his novels—Among Thieves—was published on my birthday a few years after I’d gotten to know him, and I remember giving my-self that book as a present. He was only the second pub-lished author I’d ever met, and I was star struck, in awe of his accomplishments and his talents. It was a very heady thing for me as a young man when he took me in as a friend, inviting me to his house, introducing me to his wife, offering me a beer.

We’ve been friends ever since, a friendship that has meant as much to me as any I’ve known, though we’ve

been separated by a conti-nent for most of the years since those days when I was his student. Long after he was being paid to do so, he read my manuscripts, offer-ing counsel, encouragement, and criticism with a gener-osity of time and energy no one should ever expect from another busy person. He turned aside from his own writing to read and com-ment on mine, some of which was pretty bad. But he has a gift for kindness, and a deft hand at helping to sand the rough spots off of writers who can’t see where the rough spots are.

George Cuomo taught me lots of specific things about writing, too, and not in abstract ways. He allowed me to see where I was being repetitive, or how much the rhythms of sentences mat-tered, or how to cut un-necessary words even when I loved them too much.

But on that fundamental lesson about how essential discipline was to learn-ing the craft of writing, George taught by example. Once, when I was his stu-dent, I went to his office to get some advice about a story I’d written. His door was shut, but I could hear the clickety-clack of his typewriter. I hesitat-ed, not wanting to disrupt the flow of his words. But he’d encouraged all of his students to come and see him without concerns about interrupting him, so I knocked lightly. “Come in,” he shouted, without miss-ing a beat on the keys. But when I entered, his work at the keyboard stopped. For the next half hour, I had his full attention, and so did my writing. But, when our session was finished and I started for the door, he was already typing before that door closed behind me.

Talk about discipline.

TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE - NICOLE NYE -BY ANDREW HIDBON

Like many children entering kindergar-ten, our son was ea-

ger to start the school year. As a parent, you are always looking out for your child’s best inter-ests in all areas of their life, and the educational experience is one of the most important. I’m here to tell you, we got the very best teacher our son could have had that year, Miss Nicole Nye.

Chico Country Day is a charter school, which means parents are asked to put in volunteer hours in order to keep class sizes small. The teachers embrace this concept and Miss Nye made it apparent that the teacher-parent relationship is very

crucial to the child’s suc-cess during the school year. She was able to develop a good relationship with the parents of her students, and she made it a priority to know each of her students individually in order for them to have the very best school experience.

Miss Nye is creative, pos-itive, organized, an ex-cellent communicator, and most importantly for young children, she is PATIENT! She makes learning fun. As parents, we were both able to spend some hours in the classroom. As we observed Miss Nye, we could see how the love for her job and her students came through. When a child was acting out in class, she always remained calm, always saying “please” to the child, followed by a few corrective words. She was always able to gently guide the child back to good behavior.

Miss Nye made a BIG differ-ence in our child’s life!

During the year, we faced a few challenges with our child. Miss Nye was able to speak to him calmly in class and help us create a plan for his success. Our child learned to respect the au-thority of his teacher and control his behavior bet-ter through her gentle guid-ance. As a result, our child learned school can be an awesome experience and he had great success in kin-dergarten! Miss Nicole Nye’s influence contributed to our child’s success during his first year in the school sys-tem. THANK YOU MISS NYE!

Have you ever met Michelange-lo? Ever tried to paint the Sistine Chapel? I have. I was

nine years old and in the fourth grade when Michelangelo walked through the door. He looked dis-arranged holding his paint, paint-brushes and sketchbook. He had a scruffy unruly beard, coffee-colored brown hair, and spoke with a thick Italian accent. There was something though...something odd about ‘Angelo. Something pink caught my eye and I was quickly drawn to his feet. Michelangelo wears Jimmy Choo high heels?

Michelangelo was my mother, Jacqueline Lincoln, dressed in full character walking through the doors of Notre Dame School to teach an art les-son on Michelangelo and his fresco technique. She made us all lie on our backs on the floor of the classroom and tape a huge piece of white paper on the bottom of our desks. With paint in one hand and Monteverdi playing in the back-ground, we too painted the Sistine chapel.

That is what my mother does greatest. She brings teach-ing to life no matter what lesson she is teaching. For Greek mythology, her students tasted Greek food and designed their own togas for a toga party af-ter their lesson on Greek Gods and Goddesses. In her earthquake lesson, she held the, “Great Shake Off,” bringing Chico State engineering students to test

the children’s hand-constructed popsi-cle houses with CSU’s computerized earthquake simulator. In her lesson on animal adaptation, she surprised her students by bringing in a real life tiger! She truly encompasses each lesson she teaches.

She is all the pieces and parts that truly make a brilliant teacher. She walks into the classroom every day wearing her brilliant smile, light-ing up the room with her happiness. She brings creativity with her lessons, intelligence with the way she implements them, charisma and love. Every day she reminds her children how smart, how capable, and how loved they are. She opens her students’ eyes to the fascination of life, welcoming and encouraging them with open arms to join her on her magnificent journey of learning!

MICHELANGELO IN HEELS - JACQUELINE LINCOLN -

BY MACY LINCOLN


From the first day of kin-dergarten to the last day of college, I’ll

have had countless teach-ers. Luckily, just about ev-ery single one has taught me something of worth and giv-en me knowledge that will continue long into the fu-ture. There are some teach-ers, though, that leave more than facts and numbers rat-tling around in your brain. They leave you with real life experiences that shape you into the person you can and want to be. For me, that teacher was Lance Brogden.

All throughout junior high I was involved in an amazing leadership class led by Bill Battaglia and my passion for student govern-ment grew uncontrollably. I loved every second of that class and when I found out Pleasant Valley High School had a highly involved stu-dent government class I was thrilled. Mr. Brogden, Brog-Dog, or just Brogden had a passion for educating and a charisma in his job like no other. He taught us how to plan events, improvise when chaos erupted (which it of-ten did), and take respon-sibility for our actions. We were allowed to exercise our creativity without being criticized or held back. He also sometimes wore wigs and rode around on this little motorcycle bike, so that was pretty cool.

I attribute many of my skills--social, organiza-tional, and critical think-ing to Mr. Brogden. Without the tools he gave to suc-ceed and the format of that class, I would be a different person. He was there in sup-port during some of the most difficult times of my life

My ninth grade English teacher, Ms. Volk, made a huge impact on my

life. She is kind and car-ing, and I knew she would always be there for me when-ever I needed help. Looking back on the year she was my teacher, I realize that En-glish class definitely wasn’t an easy class. Every day I knew that I would be pushed to try to turn in work that was my absolute best. Ms. Volk challenged me every month, every week, and every day I was in her classroom. She always had comments and suggestions about my writ-ing, which motivated me to become a better writer.

I love Ms. Volk’s teach-ing style. She had a vari-ety of units in her class. We did skits and presenta-tions, projects, and writing assignments. My favorite unit was Romeo and Juliet. I loved reading Shakespeare because of the Elizabethan language. When we were read-ing Shakespeare’s “Twelfth

Mrs. Levin at Paradise Elementary has the kindest heart. Every

single child in her room is received with love and af-fection. She takes great pride in meeting each child where they are academically. Whether a child is advanced or delayed, Mrs. Levin will work with each child to en-sure they are on track before moving on to first grade. On any occasion, stop into her classroom and you will find her full of energy and en-thusiasm. Her positive out-look on life is truly in-spirational! Thank you Mrs. Levin, for not just teaching children how to read, but inspiring us all to be bet-ter versions of ourselves!

With Much Admiration,“Aaron’s Mom”

ALL-STAR BROG-DOG- MR. BROGDEN -

BY ALYSSA WORLEY

A TEACHER FOR ALL LEARNERS- MS. VOLK -

BY ANNABELLE STEIN A KIND HEART- MS. LEVIN -

BY “AARON’S MOM”

with every ounce of certain-ty that I would emerge an even better person. When you have a teacher like that, you really gain the confi-dence to know you can accom-plish any goal regardless of situation. Plus, now I have awesome handwriting due to painting so many posters for events our class planned...that’s the stuff money can’t buy.

Thanks for all that you continue to do for your stu-dents Mr. Brogden! ROCK ON ALL-STAR!

Night,” we had to act out part of the play. I was re-ally nervous to perform in front of the class because presenting is a little out of my comfort zone, but once my group started performing, I actually began to enjoy it.

One of the reasons Ms. Volk was such a good teach-er was that she had a vari-ety of teaching methods. As I get older, I realize how difficult it is to become a teacher-especially when you have five or six classes to teach! The reason Ms. Volk made such an impact on my life is because she addressed the fact that not everybody works and learns the same way, and so she made a point to teach a variety of ways.

Thank you Ms. Volk for being such an inspiration.

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A STABLE MENTOR - STEVE ROCHE -

BY MICHELLE CAMY

When asked to think of a favorite teacher, we most often think of someone who made a differ-ence for us at our school. Of course there are

many fantastic teachers who inspired me at school, but I want to take this time to appreciate a different kind of teacher. Steve Roche is a local horse train-er. Chances are if you have been involved with horses in the area, you have heard of or taken a lesson from Steve Roche.

As a young child I had always wanted riding les-sons, only to be told by my parents that I couldn’t because I didn’t have a horse. So I always cut out the horse section of the classified ads and put them in my dad’s lunchbox hoping that he would read them during his break at work and change his mind about buying me a horse. That is how we came across Steve’s ad in the local paper. He not only gave riding les-sons to all ages, he provided the horses. My parents thought this would fix the problem of buying me my own horse so they signed me up.

I loved taking riding lessons and Steve shared my enthusiasm for horses. When I was older he let me work for him at the stable in trade for riding his horses since I didn’t have my own. Steve has those unique characteristics that make a teacher memorable to their students. He was always willing to put in time on the weekends, stay after hours and is still always available for questions or assistance. Steve also taught the horse group for our 4H chapter and taught riding classes at Butte College. He tireless-ly drove myself and the other students along with his own children to horse shows, rodeos and parades throughout my childhood and young adulthood.

I didn’t come from a background that had any in-volvement with horses. If it weren’t for Steve and his kindness, patience, generosity and excess of bay horses I may never have had the opportunity to learn so much about the equine world. I greatly appreciate all that he has taught me and the effort he made to provide a positive experience for all of his stu-dents.

LOVE, LAUGH, LEARN- MR. PALMER -

BY SUMMER DUNCAN

The passion that Mr. Palmer has for his profession and the diverse student population of Citrus Elementary is apparent when you walk into his classroom. He is actively searching

for new and exciting ways to get all of the different person-alities that he teaches to be engaged and to fall in love with learning as much as he has. His dedication to the oldest elemen-tary school in Chico is seen in his involvement in the many com-munity meetings to keep the school open, and by volunteering his time to help with after-school student events. Mr. Palmer also brings humor into the classroom and the laughter heard through the halls of the school is infectious.


BELOVED TEACHER - BRENNA HALL -

BY BILLY DIBONO

ACCIDENTAL OPTIMIST - RAYMOND CARVER -

BY MATT MANFREDI

Brenna Hall, (or Ms. Hall I should say, as she’s known to her students

at Paradise High School) has taught World History, Resource, ELA Intervention, Link Crew, and recently has taken up the ambitious duties of Leadership, all in just her first two years of teaching. To me, she’s much more than my girlfriend of five years; she’s an everyday inspiration to me as well. She graduated Chico State University with full intentions of exclusively teaching World or U.S. History. Resources, ESL, Link

This August marks the 26th anniversary of Raymond Carver’s death and though

he wasn’t a Chico native, his time in the area as a CSU student provided him with the instrumental tools which would one day transform him into a great American fiction writer. Carver has always been one of my iconic idols. His lessons always proved to be vital, both with writing and dealing with everyday quandaries. In his early 20s, supporting his family with several odd jobs, pounding the Chico sidewalks over and over, Carver began to find his calling within the writing of realism. No, I am

Crew and Leadership were allduties she was asked to fulfill, and as one can imagine, each new subject doubles her workload. Not once did she ever consider declining any the above teaching assignments. Having played soccer almost her whole life, she understands how an individual can contribute to the overall team that is now Paradise High School. Her hard work pays off in more ways than just a check, however.

I recently had a chance to read what some of her students wrote to “Ms. Hall” in her yearbook, and I’ll admit, it was quite moving to see what they had all written to her. It was student after student, passage after passage writing her the sweetest things a student could probably tell a teacher. I certainly never wrote anything that niceto any of my teachers! All of

not referring to the quickest way to get real drunk, which something Carver was also very good at. His writing was a remedy- a medicine for his own troubles and readers could always connect and identify these with their own struggles. A relentlessly hard-working father of two, Carver was forced into adulthood at a very young age. “If you work hard and do the right things, right things would happen,” a statement Carver would begin to oppose with his writing, claiming right things sometimes do not always happen and hard work can wear a person down. Though, no matter how severe the struggle or addiction, Carver always found a way to fight through the problem, even if it was a direct route to another dilemma.

Writing didn’t come easy for Carver in his formative

these entries were a direct result of Brenna’s passion and sincere caring of each individual kid. That kind of caring for students is something no university can teach. There’s not a doubt in my mind that she has touched the lives of hundreds of students, and as long as she’s a teacher, that will surely turn into thousands.

I will never get to experience her as my teacher, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t learned from her nonetheless. Her selflessness to provide whatever she can do to help Paradise High and its students, even if it means taking on new subjects, influences me everyday to put my best foot forward in my life too. She’s as inspiring to me as she is to those kids.

years. Getting out a notepad and scribbling down some prose during his short lunch breaks or taking a minute to jot down short story fragments before he would get out of his truck to return home to his family were the only chances he got to write. This perseverance is what set him apart and would ultimately rival his work with such literary giants as Steinbeck, Hemingway and Whitman. When reading Carver’s poetry and short fiction, it becomes very apparent his life was filled with over-bearing struggle and animosity, but even through darkness he would find someway to uncover shades of hopeful optimism. Carver passed this lesson, unintentionally or deliberately, in every piece he wrote.

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B y definition, with the earth as our place and humani-ty as our commonality, all of us are part of the same community. Although oceans, mountains, deserts, re-ligion and language sometimes feel like impenetrable

barriers between cultures, the simple truth of being human and shar-ing the planet at the same time as another human is all it takes to bridge these gaps.

Those with open minds, open hearts and open homes have an extremely unique opportunity to facilitate the uniting of the world through international exchange. The NW Services PEACE (Pro-moting Education and Cultural Exchange) Program is a nonprofit international exchange organization for high school students whose mission is to “contribute to the world in positive ways; promoting world peace and understanding, and building families and friend-ships through exchange programs.” Students from more than twen-ty countries around the world have the chance to come to the U.S. to improve their English, learn about our culture, share their cultures, and make everlasting bonds with their host families, school friends, teammates and other international students within the program.

Regional Director for PEACE, Tami Farrell became involved with student exchange eleven years ago. “My husband and I both

love learning about different cultures and customs,” explains Tami. “Once we started our family, our traveling was limited and we thought hosting was a great way to continue to discover other cultures and customs and educate our children.” Tami has hosted international students seven times and has developed such a passion for the program that she is now involved in overseeing the quali-ty of the program in California and works with international agen-cies in a partnership to accept quality students to attend California public high schools. The students who Tami brings in through the PEACE program come in on J-1 visitor visas. “The J-1 visa visi-tor program is administered by the US State Department. The US visitor program began in 1961 to strengthen relations between the US and other countries. It is believed by many to be the United States’ best foreign policy. Our students are all on a J-1 visa which requires the host families to be volunteers and the US government pays the public schools their tuition just like an American student.” Because of this system, Tami explains that students receiving a J-1 visa must demonstrate a high level of academics, English fluency and maturity.

Accepting intelligent, independent, motivated students into our schools has obvious advantages, but the benefits go far beyond the

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BY: BRIANA LINDSTROM / PHOTO: ERIN WENHAM AND COURTESY APRIL STEIN


classroom. “It is good to teach others about our culture and customs and for the students to see what a loving and welcoming nation we are. Hosts learn more than just anoth-er culture, but also learn about themselves during the year of sharing, accepting and loving this child,” says Tami. In the end, hosts end up with “a new family in a differ-ent part of the world to care about and vis-it.” As we met with exchange students who were back in Chico to visit and host families who never wanted their exchange students to leave, it was hard to ignore the true affec-tion they have for one another. Their bonds are strong regardless of geographical dis-tance and they are inspiring proof that we, as humans, never have to be a world apart if we can create a world together.

Tawny Cleveland: Has hosted 18 stu-dents, sometimes two at a time.

“I wanted my kids to be exposed to different cultures. I didn’t want them to be prejudiced against skin colors and I didn’t want them to fall into the temptations of only hanging out with someone who they know and who looks like them.” She recalls a pair of students she hosted simultaneous-ly- one from Seoul, South Korea and one from Okinawa, Japan. Living together, the two learned to abandon prejudices against one another instilled by their home coun-tries and left the experience calling them-selves brothers.

“I’m happy to see how spontaneously welcoming my kids are,” she says. Her ex-change students and her own children have formed true sibling bonds. “We even Face-Timed one of our students at my son, Jim’s wedding last month,” she smiles. These lifelong bonds are common in the PEACE program and Tawny is very encouraging of others to take on the duty and joy of hosting. “If you have room in your heart and want to share your love for your country, give it a try.”

April Stein: Community Coordinator and Host Mom

“I didn’t think I was ready to host, but when I received student applications, I fell in love with one of them and we decided to host.” As coordinator, April acts as a liaison between families, students and the schools. When it comes to hosting, PEACE does not discriminate. “Whether you’re a single parent, you have teens, young kids, no kids, are an empty nester, a samesex couple… it doesn’t matter.” There are always enough kids eligible to come to the U.S. and the more hosts, the better. As a parent of an only child, April says, “I love so much to be able to give Annabelle a sibling connection.”

Annabelle Stein: Host Sister“I have learned about sharing and have

been exposed to lots of different cultures and countries. I’m excited to have a sib-ling.” She gives a few words of advice to potential host-siblings, “Be open and enjoy the experience. It goes by fast so be thankful they are there. You will be helping someone live their dream and you’ll have connections forever with someone on the other side of the world.” After a tearful goodbye to her “sister” Helene, Annabelle’s family is taking a trip to meet Helene’s family in Germany. “We have remained friends and I am visiting her in a few weeks. I am going to her last two days of school with her in Germany!” Annabelle shows none of the fear of the un-known many adults have when traveling to a foreign land, she is simply going to visit her sister and her excitement is contagious.

Paloma: Exchange student from Madrid, SpainKeenan: Host Mom/ Sierra: Host Sister“I wanted to learn English and I thought coming to America would be a good way,” says Paloma. At first she had a hard time understanding Americans, “especially when they joke, they speak so fast. But now I can understand them much better.” Paloma was an exchange student in August of 2012 and is back visiting Keenan and Sierra who she

considers family and says, “I will always keep this lifelong friendship.”

Margherita: Exchange student from Mi-lan, Italy“I love Chico. It is super lively. I love my host family, but my program only let me stay for six months, so I’m back here vis-iting and taking a class at Chico State.” Margherita’s host sister has been to Italy to visit her as well. “She even met my grand-ma!” She laughs, “They couldn’t understand each other, but it was so fun.” Margherita has such a close bond with her host mom, she often calls her from Italy for advice. “I have a great relationship with my mom, but sometimes I just need to talk to my host mom,” she explains. Through her experi-ence in the PEACE program, she didn’t only gain a family, she also gained strength and perspective to apply to her own life. “[The program] has changed me completely. I am self confident now, I believe in myself. I’m more independent and traveling made me understand what I want from life. Finally I have the strength to be the person I want to be.”

If you’d like to hear more about the NW Services, Inc. PEACE Program, or are interested in hosting a student, please vis-it www.nw-services.com or call or email Community Coordinator, April Stein at [email protected], 530-591-0484.

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Adam DeJesus

I ntricate Sharpie lines build a motorcycle’s en-gine. Full of color and detail, the only parts left white on the drawing are

those that represent polished chrome. Thirty-three year old Paradise resident Z has recre-ated a 2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide on paper, down to its impeccable paint job of curvy magenta shapes and skulls. Adam has Autism. On the spec-trum, he is considered a savant, which is someone who demon-strates profound capabilities de-spite an intellectual impairment. It seems that his specialty is art.

Adam has been doing art since he was five years old and began working with Made in Paradise last April. “I’ve never ridden a motorcycle,” he says. And he admits that he wouldn’t want to ride one right this minute, but those that do would admire his

ability to capture the metal beasts on paper with Sharpie.

Adam frequents Hall’s Harley-Da-vidson in Chico and takes photos with his camera phone as inspira-tion for his drawings. “He can take a picture, like a snapshot, and draw it,” says the coordinator of Made in Paradise, Sharon Hardin. Adam goes to Made in Paradise three times a week, and usually finishes a piece each visit. When he’s not at Made in Paradise, he does his art elsewhere.

“I visit my friends at the Cantee-na,” Adam says. The Canteena is a small restaurant and bar in Paradise, and for his birthday this year, on April 12, they gave him his very own table where he could sit and draw whenever he wants to. His art is also shown there.

“He goes to the Canteena a lot and draws while drinking Shirley

Temples and Mountain Dew,” says Sharon.

Adam graduated from Paradise High School in 2000, and re-calls an art teacher named Jack Wroble. “I learned how to draw with charcoal pencil and do a lot of designs and detailing.” It’s clear that his detailing is expert, winning him first place at the fair this year with his drawing of the 2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide.

Aside from motorcycles, Adam likes to draw cars, trucks, peo-ple, dogs, cats, houses, and RVs. His work can be purchased at Made in Paradise, and he is willing to do custom pieces for people. Contact Sharon to get your own personal masterpiece made by this incredible artist.

MADE IN PARADISE provides a creative outlet and small business expe-rience for individuals with developmental disabilities

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Samson is an African Lion. He was born in the summer of 2012 and had Osteogenesis Imper-fecta. Osteogenesis Imperfecta is a disease that causes the bones to be extremely fragile. �ere is not yet a cure for this disease, however, Sam-son miraculously made a turn around. We are the �rst facility to do any research with exotic big cats regarding this disease. All of the re-search we have and are acquiring will be shared with other facilities. We are very fortunate and thankful that we had our veterinarian along with four others collaborating on this case. 87% of our animals have special needs with various disabilities.

Name: SamsonAge: Approximately two yearsDiet: Beef chuck, turkey, quail, lamb, rabbit, goat, etc.Diet in the Wild: Anything that moves!Native Area: AfricaProtection Status: Protected

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