The Graduate: Restaurant and Bar!

The Graduate is a great place to go when you are looking for some nice grub or a good drink.  They offer plenty of seating, a large variety of bar-styled food to fill your belly and wrap it all together with a classy environment.  Many TV's are stations throughout The Graduate allowing anyone to view their sports team while having a great conversation with a friend.  Arcade games for the kids and even a pool table allow this place to be perfect for a family gathering as well.  Try out their burgers or tri-tip, they are both excellent!

I give them a 5/5 for the great service, food and excellent atmosphere.

The Struggling Youth Of Butte County

Living in Butte County can be extremely difficult for young individuals in this day and age.  Much of the region is dedicated to elderly retirement yet is surrounded by drugs, alcohol binge drinking, massive college parties and recent gang violence.  Any of these things can take an excellent youth and drag them down.  I am in no way saying that people who drink or use marijuana can't succeed in this world.  But overindulgence can  cause a massive side-track of their life and change their attitude on the world.  In this economy having those kind of distractions can break a young man or woman's entire future.  Some of the young adults in the region however have chosen the right path and are working, tax paying and excellent role-models for our small society.  We need to really band together and help promote a generation of success and individuality rather than telling them to follow the crowd and end in the overall downhill spiral.

Oroville Father Charged For 16-month-old's DEATH

A father of what would have been a 16 month old baby boy that had died 2 1/2 years ago with severe head injuries appeared in court Monday for the death of the toddler

Butte County Superior Court Judge Michael Deems arraigned Michael Leslie Dollar, 25, of Bangor, on a felony count of assault on a child leading to death.

If convicted, Dollar could be sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison. Dollar did not enter a plea, but asked if he could choose a court-appointed attorney to represent him.

Deems told Dollar he could retain private counsel, but the court-appointed attorneys are selected at random. The judge appointed defense attorney Mark Stapleton to represent Dollar.

Dollar's next court appearance is this morning, when he may enter an initial plea.

The charges stem from a Nov. 11, 2010, event where Dollar and his girlfriend took 16-month-old Deagan Jackson to the emergency room at Oroville Hospital with unknown injuries. Hospital officials called the police department and reported the child had a grave head injury, according to earlier reports.

The child was transferred to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, but was pronounced dead the next morning.

Dollar lived with the boy in Oroville at the time of the incident. Dollar initially told police the boy had been playing in a bedroom with his 2 1Ž2-year-old half-brother and that he believed Deagan had fallen out of his bed, District Attorney Mike Ramsey stated in a press release.

An autopsy determined the causeof death was blunt-force trauma. The child's skull was fractured in five places, Ramsey said.

Oroville Police Department has been investigating the case for two years.

Deputy district attorney Jennifer Dupre-Tokos said on Monday investigators had worked to eliminate possible causes of death while investigating other factors. She said a recent discovery of additional evidence led to the filing of charges.

Dollar was arrested Thursday in Bangor.

Dollar is in custody at Butte County Jail with bail set at $1 million. Judge Deems also ordered that the defendant stay away from Dollar's two children and Deagan's mother.

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Paradise woman hit by car, transported to Enloe

image from the scene

A 39 year-old Paradise woman was hit on Friday night at about 7 p.m. while riding her bike out of the Safeway parking lot onto Elliott Road. Deanna Bau was leaving the parking lot when she was hit by a black Dodge truck traveling east toward Clark Road. The truck was driven by Oscar Torres, 31 of Corning. 

“The bicyclist was coming out of the Safeway parking lot and failed to stop at the posted stop sign, and came into the lane and was stuck by the pickup truck,” Paradise Police Officer Robert Wright said. 

Bau was flown to Enloe Medical Center to be treated for compound fractures and possible internal injuries, Wright said. Torres was in Paradise at the time of the accident to drop off a bounce house, passenger Danielle Halvorson, 31 of Corning said. “Witnesses say that she was drinking a soda and was on her phone when she hit him,” Halvorson said about the accident. Police agreed, and said that "from what they understand" Bau was allegedly heavily distracted, Wright said. Bau was allegedly in the wrong lane while riding out of the parking lot, he said. The driver and passenger of the vehicle said that they are wishing for the best for Bau. 

“We are really shook up,” Halvorson said. “We are hoping she is OK.” The accident is still under investigation, said officers when questioned.

Article is a courtesy of By Nicole Gerspacher -- Staff Writer from Paradise Post

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It's No Walk In The Park

"It's No Walk in The Park"

Abuse Victims Memorial Walk

This walk is being held in rememberance of the women who suffered the catastrophic emotional pain, and lost their lives and the children caught in the crossfire in the horrific tragedy of Family Violence and Domestic Abuse.

Join us in our walk as we remember these beautiful women and children who were not fortunate enough to become survivors. As we honor their memory by coming together to stand up and speak out against about the realities of abuse.

So Stand Up, Speak Out, and Reach Out with us:

July 21st 2013

8:30AM-10:30AM

at

 "One Mile Recreation Area"

Bidwell Park

E 5th St. and Woodland Ave.

Chico CA 95928

For more information please call:

(530)743-7823

This event will be followed by:

Prevention Awareness

1st Annual "A Day in the Park" Family Carnival

10:30AM to 4:00PM

Please bring the family down and enjoy, live music, great food, bounce houses, obsticle course, games, face painting  and much more!

100% of Proceeds from this event will contribute to:

Victim Services and Abuse Prevention Programs

Inspiration For You

Life is like performing in front of an audience, if you make mistakes the show must go on.  Take these mistakes and use them in a positive manner.  Use them in assisting your personal growth in your character and overall existence.  You truly are who you choose to be.  If you think negative and choose to think you will be nothing more than a simple individual with a simple job.  That is exactly what will happen.  But, if you think positively and you aim your head up high.  Your options are endless.  Don't give up and keep going no matter what.  If you want something to happen, make it happen.  Only you can, you just have to choose to do so.

It's A Grind - New Coffee shop in Chico California

 Me very tired before my coffee!

Walking to an interview this morning my eye caught the new It's A Grind coffee shop in Chico off the Esplanade.  I quickly enjoyed a cafe' latte with some caramel.  Let's just say the flavor of the coffee was wondrous.  Even the smell sent my senses souring.  They offer a great assortment of beverages hot, iced, and blended.  Try the funky monkey if you want to have an amazing blended experience.  They gave me a free sample during my visit.  Samples seem to be offered to guests quite frequently which must work very well for them.  Go to them to try their amazing coffee and drinks!

Workers and their ordering counter

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A Downtown Chico Eventful Day

The Fountain In Downtown Chico

While by the center fountain in downtown, Chico I observed a woman give out five cups of coffee she had purchased to the needy.  This is such a great generosity to witness and observe and it seems there is plenty of it to go around.  Though the homeless have been a growing problem for businesses, the people of Chico California continue to show them their support by offering them odd jobs, giving them recycling and food and overall continuing to show them that we are all a part of this community.  Sadly shortly after I witnessed a major domestic disturbance right in the same area.  A group of men and women were cussing and arguing, as well as violently swinging their arms and fists.  A park ranger showed up shortly and wrote them a ticket.  The group quickly dispersed thereafter.  Just goes to show there are positive and negative sides to everything.

Where the domestic dispute took place. If you look closely you can see the park ranger 

standing just right of the building.

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