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During December, the program at the Oroville branch of the Butte County Library, 1820 Mitchell Ave., asks the community to fulfill their shopping lists with books for the library.
Gridley-Biggs levee meeting set
A community meeting will be held 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Black Bear Diner, 1586 Highway 99 in Gridley, about protection for homes and businesses from flood.
The event will run from 3-9:30 p.m. Fridays through Sundays in December, at 3476 Smith Ave., Biggs.
Annie B's makes bank in tough fundraising year
When each number was counted and the funds added up, efforts in the 2009 Annie B's Community Drive might have surprised any Wall Street economist.
Inns strive for success through teamwork
The innkeepers of the Historic Inns of Grass Valley and Nevada City pose in front of the Elam Biggs House on Colfax Avenue in Grass Valley.
Rampart Casino announces Progressive Pai Gow Poker winner
Rampart Casino is excited to announce another Progressive Pai Gow Poker Jackpot winner.
Entry forms for this year's parade, Dec. 12, themed "Holly Jolly Christmas and Downtown Oroville," are available now at Gallery Interiors or Betty Jean's on the 1900 block of Bird St.; the Chamber of Commerce; or download forms from the events calendar at www.orovillechamber.net. Information, 533-3430. More Books, Please! During December, the ...
Every August, California rice growers gather at the Rice Experiment Station near Biggs, Calif., to find out what the station's talent has been toiling away on for months and years.
Entry forms for this year's parade, Dec. 12, themed "Holly Jolly Christmas and Downtown Oroville," are available now at Gallery Interiors or Betty Jean's on the 1900 block of Bird St.; the Chamber of Commerce; or download forms from the events calendar at www.orovillechamber.net. Information, 533-3430. * More Books, Please! During December, the ...
Change calls at Redondo Beach's King Harbor
A new arch has gone up across Catalina Avenue, loudly broadcasting entry to King Harbor.
Step back in time and stroll the boardwalks under lantern light in a 1800's replica town from noon-8 p.m., Saturday, Nov.
Jon Shult will teach a class sponsored by the Feather River Recreation and Park District, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, through Dec.
Arrests Kari April Beatty, 27, Red Bluff, was arrested at Cone Grove Park by the TCSD on suspicion of burglary.
Editorial: Veterans' history is nation's history
Two holidays honor veterans for their sacrifices, but the days are distinctly different.
Pilot's tales bring to life what Veterans Day is about
Included among the thousands of American flags that will fly over Butte County today for Veterans Day will be the one on the flag pole in Lloyd Andes' front yard.
Biggs, Gridley out of flood plain ... for now
In a move that even surprised the officials who asked for the intervention, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials have removed Biggs and Gridley from a list of communities where flood insurance would be required.
State parole agents repeatedly lost track of Garrido, report says
Dave Biggs, Deputy inspector General, center, describes a chart which shows the tracking of Phillip Garrido during the past ten years of his parole.
The man who runs the Oroville Salvation Army says he's never seen conditions this bad.
The intersection of ignorance and indifference
There's been so much misinformation floating around about health care reform that the nation has gone a little nuts on the subject.