What’s Happening In Oroville For Sept. 4
Environmental education for ages 7-12, from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, in Lake Oroville State Recreation Area. Locations vary. Free, but limited space, so call early to register and for locations. Free parking. 538-2219.
New and gently used items for sale Saturday, Sept. 4, at Veteran’s Memoral Hall, 2374 Montgomery St. Hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. JoAnn Rinehart, 534-7787.
Saturday, Sept. 4 from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at Berry Creek Grange #694, 1477 Bald Rock Road. Donation $6 for adults, $3 for kids 12 and younger. Breakfast cooked to order. Information, 589-2695 or 589-2961 after 5 p.m.
Served from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, at 4910 Foothill Blvd. Take out orders available. Public welcome. Donation: $6 adults, $3 children under 12. 589-3194.
Free seminar Sunday, Sept. 5 from 4-5:30 p.m. at 3861 Detlow Road, Yankee Hill. Topics are stretching your food dollar and choosing types of fats to eat. Presenter “Chef Ron” Morgan leads interactive class which includes new recipes, cooking demonstrations and sampling. Series hosted by Golden Feather Seventh-day Adventist Church, will continue the first Sunday of each month. For more information or pre-registration, call 534-5383.
Monday, Sept. 6 at Elks Lodge No. 2026, 6309 Clark Road. Food served 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; 1/3 lb. sirloin burger with cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion, ranch style beans, potato salad, watermelon and iced tea. The color guard and The Paradise Community Concert Band performs at noon. Also performance by Elk’s Choir and ice-cream booth. Tickets $6.50 adult, $3.50 ages 10 and under. Information, Chuck Taylor at 873-6040.
Six sessions, Wednesdays from Sept. 8 to Oct. 13, at the Oroville Municipal Auditorium, for ages 7 to adult; 3:30-4:30 p.m. Materials provided. Cost $45. All skill levels. Jon Shult, instructor, 534-5474. Sponsored by Feather River Recreation and Parks District, 533-2011.
“Surviving Healthcare Reform: An Employers Guide to Navigating the New Law” is a free seminar sponsored by the Oroville Chamber of Commerce. Noon-1:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Centennial Cultural Center, 1931 Arlin Rhine Drive. information, Chris Robbins, 538-2542.
A new dance group forming, which will dance traditional Mexican regional dances, will hold its first fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 11, to raise money to purchase outfits for the group. The event starts at 6 p.m. at St. Thomas Fitzgerald Hall, 1380 Bird St. Cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. A $300 raffle drawing will also be held. Currently there are 17 teenagers and young children involved and others are welcome to join and learn about the culture through music and dance. For information, call Martha at 624-7077.
Sept. 11 dance canceled. Community dance for Butte County adults ages 50 plus, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, Silverhaired Country, at 2959 Lower Wyandotte Road. No partner necessary. $6 donation. Birthdays for month celebrated at first dance of month; we provide cake and punch. 534-0818.
Volunteers are needed to help with parade, fesitival games and booths. The festival is Saturday, Sept. 11, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. downtown with parade at 11 a.m.; park activities at 1 p.m. at 2350 Ludlum Ave. Theme is “Past and Present.” Palermo Community Council, 534-6565, for vendor applications; Parade Chairman Cathy Adams at 533-1276 for parade applications or go online to www.palermocommunity.net/festival.
Open house, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Palermo Grange, 7600 Irwin Ave. Drawings for opportunity quilt and door prize; quilting technique demonstrations; samples of quilt projects, finished and unfinished. Quilting, sewing materials and projects sold in a country store/merchantile setting. Desserts and beverages sold. Held in conjunction with the Palermo Festival.
Enter your hot rods, tricked-out vehicles or motorcycles in the Saturday, Sept. 11, show at Christian Faith Center, 7695 Melvina Ave. Registration 9-11 a.m.; show noon-3 p.m. Dash plaques for all entrants; trophies awarded for best car, best truck, best import, best motorcycle and festival favorite. Cost: $15 pre-registration; $20 event day. Information, 370-3880 or www.palermocommunity.net/festival.
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Tri-tip dinner, with baked potato, salad, roll and dessert bar, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Bangor Hall, 7500 Oro Bangor Hyw. Cost is $8 adults, $4 ages 4-11 and free to ages 3 and under. Proceeds benefit the Fire Department and Bangor Community Park Association.
Free seminar, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, presented by Sam Paredes, executive director of Gun Owners of California, on “Confrontational Politics.” Held at Evangelical Free Church, 3785 Olive Hwy. Bring brown bag lunch; water, coffee and soda provided. For every person attending, a cash donation will be made to “Operation Homefront,” which helps men and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Limited space, so RSVP to Mary at orovilletea@gmail.com.
Traditional Dance Club and Country Tradition band offer dances 8-11 p.m. Sept. 11 and 25 at Gridley Moose Lodge Hwy. 99. Tickets at door; $6 for members, $7 for guests. Non-members welcome.
Join volunteers 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Sept. 14, for the Ribbons of Hope project and jewelry making sessions at Family Resource Center, 1720 Daryl Porter Way. Projects are for support, outreach and fundraising for those experiencing cancer and survivors. Special events and booths Oct. 2 and 14th. Community members welcome. LynnDee Caput, 533-0780, or 533-4137.
Artists in all media except video are invited to participate in a juried art show at The Artists of River Town, which will run Oct. 1 to 31. The theme is the Oroville scene, “Mystery,” and the deadline to enter works is Wednesday, Sept. 15. Contact Machelle Conn at 533-4140, e-mail machconn@gmail.com or check the website artistofrivertown.com for entry form and information.
Butte County Library Literacy Services is offering tutor training the evenings of Sept. 15, 20 and 22 at the Chico Branch Library.Tutors work through the volunteer-based service for adults wanting to improve their basic reading and writing skills. Previous experience is not necessary but volunteers need to attend all three sessions.For more information, to register for training or if you know an adult in Butte County interested in working with a volunteer tutor, contact Literacy Services, (888)538-7198.
Butte County Historical Society doll and miniature exhibit. “Members only” preview Friday, Sept. 17; main exhibit display Sept. 18 and 19 at the Butte County Historical Society museum, 1749 Spencer Ave., at Baldwin. Admission $10 adults, $5 children 12 and younger; free for children 4 or younger. Admission price allows re-entry for September and October. Tickets at the Ehmann Home, 1480 Lincoln St. and at museum. For more information, to help with the exhibit or if you have a doll or miniature you would like to have exhibited call 533-9418.
Club members are selling tickets for a Benelli Model M-2 12 GA. 3 inch shell, 28 inch barrel Camo Max 4 for drawing on Friday, Sept. 17. Tickets $10 or 3 for $25. Tickets also available at Huntington’s and The Hof Brau restaurant. Beneli on display at Huntington’s Sportsman’s Store, 601 Oro Dam Blvd. Proceeds go to Las Plumas and Oroville high school Key Clubs for their community projects.
Saturday, Sept. 18, hosted by Country Crest, 55 Concordia Lane. Hot competition, food and fun. Looking for Rib Cook Off teams, entertainment, sponsors, volunteers and donations. Tickets $15 adults, $6 for children age 12 and under at Country Crest. Jana Frazier, community outreach coordinator, 533-7857, ext. 362.
Registration for the rally/poker run is from 7-9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Feather Falls Casino, 3 Alverda Drive, with the poker run beginning at 8:30 a.m. Pins, wristbands and T-shirts for the first 200 registered. $25 single, $15 passenger. The poker run is a 117-mile scenic route through the Sierra Foothills and starts and ends at Feather Falls Casino. From 5-7 p.m., awards ceremony with $500 high hand, $300 low hand. Live music from Crossroads. All proceeds benefit Veterans Memorial Park Fund. Information: James D. Townsend, 589-5748 or visit www.orovilleveteransmemorialpark.org.
Ridge Community Family Festival: The festival will take place Saturday, Sept. 18 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 767 Elliott Rd. The event will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and admission is free. Activities include BINGO, Community vendors, food and beverages, games, Paradise Dancers, a raffle with cash prizes up to $500 and more. The festival is sponsored by more than 20 community members, local groups and local businesses.
Festival Sept. 18 in Live Oak Memorial Park, Live Oak. Begins at 10 a.m. with parade through commercial district. Activities at the park, Pennington Road and P Street, start at 11 a.m.; entertainment by local groups, barbecue rib cook-off, pony rides, petting zoo, car show. Also scarecrow contest for all ages, individuals, families, clubs, groups and businesses. Information, application forms, Live Oak Chamber of Commerce, 695-9777 or www.liveoakchamber.org. Free admission.
Food and beverage tasting event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, in Sank Park, 1067 Montgomery St. Taste samples from locally crafted wine, olive oil and other products, Oroville restaurants, coffee houses and caterers. Live music by local bands on two stages; art and family1
Sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24-25, at the PAWS Thrift and Gift Shop store and parking lot, 2075 Baldwin Ave. All store inventory marked down, including jeans for $2.50 each. Store closed Sept. 23 to prepare for sale. The PAWS (Promotion of Animal Welfare Society of Butte County) store will move during the first week of October to the PAWS Mike Chestnut Spay/Neuter Clinic and share the building at 3557 Oro Dam Blvd. Information, store at 534-5713 or Linda, 589-1265.
Starts Friday night, Sept. 24, with an evening of food and dance at the annual salmon and tri-tip barbecue, Feather River Nature Center, Montgomery Street and Old Ferry Road. Saturday, Sept. 25, Food, crafts, recreation and education, including Salmon Run, tours of Fish Hatchery, Maidu Salmon Ceremony at Nature Center, Family Fun Day in Bicentennial Park and downtown Street Faire. Also kayaking on Feather River, Live Like a Champion Non-profit Alley and a family circus. Most events free. Shuttles run between various venues starting 10 a.m. Information, 538-2542 or www.orovillechamber.net Street fair vendor applications may also be downloaded from Website or call Mike Isch, 534-9005. Sponsored by Oroville Chamber of Commerce.
The second annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. on Sept. 25, in the Las Plumas High School multipurpose room. The 2010 inductees are Ken Arnold, Bill Cheff, Ruth Lowman, Norm MacKenzie, William Marr, Will Mattly, Donald Richter, James Rossas, Ernest Steadman and Morrow Steadman. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased before the event at the Superintendent’s office. Call 538-2300, ext. 107 for more information.
Served from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, Sept. 27, at the Odd Fellows Hall, 1470 Oliver Ave. Adults $5; $2 to children under 12. 533-4482.
The event, 5:30-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, will be held in the banquet room of Gold Country Casino, at 4020 Olive Hwy. The theme is 1950s Sock Hop and guests may dress in 1950s styles. Includes no-host bar, dinner catered by Gold Country Casino, DJ music from the ’50s and early ’60s, a dance floor, silent auction and raffle. Advance tickets $35; at the door $40. Table for 10 is $300. Tickets sold at Heaven Scent Candles and More, 877-2900; PAWS Thrift and Gift, 534-5713; and PAW Prints Quality Thrift and Boutique, 892-2687. To purchase tickets by mail, send payment and request to PAWS at P.O. Box 5715, Oroville, CA, 95966 by Sept. 28. Information and table reservations for 10, 534-5713, 679-0116, or 589-1265.
Friday, Oct. 22, casual no host get-together 7 pm. at Papacito’s Restaurant. Saturday, Oct. 23, no host cocktails 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m. at Western Pacific Brewery, 2191 High St. Cost for Saturday evening activities/dinner is $30 per person. Invitations were sent in August. Those who haven’t received invitations or who want more information should contact Erma Rodgers, 1590 Sweem St., Oroville, CA 95965; or call 533-5593.
The alumni of Las Plumas High School, along with the school, are planning this two-day event for October of 2011. For information, to donate funds or to volunteer to help, contact Shawn Sanders Davis, 533-5335; Jim Logan, 533-2599; Karen La Rose, 674-1998; or visit lasplumas66-71.com or lasplumas69.com.
Nonprofit groups and community organizations can submit items for “What’s Happening in Oroville” by e-mailing the pertinent information to whatshappening@orovillemr.com, fax it to 342-3617 or mail it to: What’s Happening in Oroville, P.O. Box 9, Chico, CA 95927. Please include your name and telephone number on all correspondence.
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