Issue: April 23, 2015
Good morning, readers!
I hope everyone had a nice Earth Day yesterday--it was a beautiful day to
be outside enjoying the, well, Earth. This week we have another special
issue for your reading enjoyment--the annual Bike Issue! Check out our
features on a blind mountain bike racer--and his involvement in an upcoming
Chico Velo race--a couple of fellows who are freaks for their fixies, and a
group of women who are killin' it in Upper Park and other mountain bike
trails. We have a handful of other stories dedicated to two wheels, too,
including an interview with a local bicycle-making badass, so please
peruse. Also included in this week's paper (hard copy only, or click on the
flip-book edition online) is the official guide to the Wildflower races.
In other news: We check in with the Durham Patrol and other neighborhood
watch groups who are helping keep their communities safe; we tell the story
of Deborah Owens and how sheriff's deputies were finally able to put her
killer, husband Marvin Owens, behind bars 36 years later; Arts Devo gives
us the low-down on this year's CAMMIES winners; and Editor Melissa
Daugherty offers a touching column dedicated to her grandmother.
As always, I can't include everything right here. So, log on or pick up a
paper for more.
Read on!
Meredith J. Cooper, associate editor
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An ode to two wheels
Our annual tribute to the bicycle, a simple and sweet means of transportation, recreation and competition.
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Challenge adapted
Blind mountain bike racer Bobby McMullen helps involve disabled riders in the upcoming Challenge Fondo.
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Fixie fanatics
Nikko Shelton and Max Feiler haven't let having one speed hold them back.
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Ladies of the trail
Women-only mountain bike group fosters friendship and develops skill.
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Durham after dark
Neighborhood watch programs shine spotlight on community policing.
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Heavy metals and explosives
City Council revisits Chico Scrap Metal, considers proposal to legalize fireworks.
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Closure at last
After 36 years, Oroville man is sentenced in wife's murder.
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Fractured victory
Board of Supervisors bans storage of fracking byproducts in Butte County.
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PG&E and tree control
Utility company holds public input meetings.
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Robbed and beaten over booze
Four men arrested in connection to robbery, stabbing in Chico.
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Speaking of booze
City Council adopts two new laws on local alcohol establishments.
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Pedaling to work
America closing in on one million bike commuters.
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For the birds
A new program by the local Audubon chapter aims to encourage replacing lawns with native habitat for birds and other animals.
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Obamacare check-up
Experts offer ‘report card’ on the Affordable Care Act.
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Bike for life
As if you need more reasons to ride your bike, it’s cheap, gets you in shape and can protect your heart.
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Measles, shmeasles
California outbreak is over, according to state health officials.
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Who needs feelings?
Ingredient in Tylenol and other pain relievers may limit range of emotions.
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Celebrating end-of-life care
Paradise Adventist Academy senior launches fundraiser for hospice, palliative care.
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Grass isn’t always greener
In this time of drought we must learn to live with a brown yard.
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Everyone’s roads
All of us need to do our part to ride and drive responsibly.
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Big Blue and my green bike
The author’s preferred mode of transportation involves two wheels.
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Crafting bicycles for life
Mitch Pryor builds high-end, custom-engineered bicycles in North Chico.
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Drinking & biking
A look back at Chico’s plan to beautify downtown bike racks leads me to Sierra Nevada’s lead designer.
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Where there’s a Will
Chico State theater alum returns from Broadway to direct spring musical.
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A laugh riot
Downtown Chico was filled with comedians for inaugural comedy fest.
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Batman ’66 Meets the Green Hornet
Same Bat-time, new Bat-channel.
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Dog on our side
A Hungarian-produced dog-centered parable of human oppression.
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In the middle of life
A rom-com at the crossroads of adulthood.
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