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|  Something for Everyone - My Links, Useful Links Phone area code is (530) in the Chico areas. (Use your browser's search feature on the page by pressing the Control-F keys.) - Whatever You Are Going to Do, Come Here and Read First - Air Quality - Butte County Air Quality Management District, Local Forecasts & Conditions, National Association of Clean Air Agencies, Air in national parks, Older adults and air quality, International air quality, , Today's national air quality forecast, Air Quality Index (AQI), Air quality national outlook, Air Now, UV Index forecast map, Visibility in our nation's parks and wilderness areas, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Envirofacts - Who is polluting in your city?) Art & Artists, Craft - Artists of River Town - Oroville, Etsy - buy or sale all things handmade, Wool Peddler, Ozark Handspun - Artisan-Crafted Natural Yarns, Mango Moon Yarns, Sacramento Tribal Zanzibar Fair Trade, Darn Good Yarn, Heart Strings Yarn Studio (1909 Esplanade, Chico), Lesley Harrison Fine Art & Gifts, Stoelzle Glassware Audio & Car Security - Chico Car Audio & Security Just-Installs by Justin W. Leathers, Mobile Electronics Certified Professional (MECP - Certification Program for Mobile Entertainment, Navigation & Security Systems), MT2 Mobile Technical Training, Directed Electronics, Car Audio & Electronics Magazine, Sema Action Network, Installer Institute, BOYO - License Plate Camera by Vision Tech America, Directechs - the best tech support in the 12 volt industry, Acoustic Edge Institute, Jump-Start a Car: Connect terminals in the following steps => Positive terminal on the dead car -> Positive terminal on the working car -> Negative terminal on the working car -> Negative terminal on the dead car => Start the working car and turn off lights and accessories in both cars. => Then start the dead car as you normally would. => Remove the cable clamps in reverse order. Auto - Autobytel.com, Autoextra.com, Autoland, Carmax.com & AutoNation(superstores are more expensive), Cars.com, Carsdirect.com, Carsmart.com, AAA (save 20% on carfax at AAA site), Carfax.com (Recall Check by VIN or by Manufacturers), AAA Safety, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, AAA Traffic Safety Resources, AAA Battery Recycle, Kelly Blue Book, National Auto Research Black Book, Edmunds.com (Used Car Appraiser) (TMV-True Market Value In Your Area), Toyota, Excite Autos, The Car Connection, Cost to Drive, DMV (24/7 Service 800-777-0133 for forms, publications, appt., * driving test appt. during M-F 8-5 only), (24/7 DMV's Automated Voice Recognition Service 888-921-1117 for appt., reg. renewal), United States Enviromental protection Agency (EPA) - EPA's Green Vehicle Guide, Hertz Rental Car Sales, NADA (National Automobile Dealers Association), IntelliChoice -Choose your car wisely, CA Smog Check, SmogTips (coupons), SmogSearch.com, Smogsite (technician school), DriveHealthy (800-952-5210 Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Automotive Repair - Consumer Assistance Program Application), Nor-Cal Mobility Accessible Vehicle Rentals (877-333-8267), National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (Inexpensive Title Check), Chico Craiglist Auto, Redding Craiglist Auto, Sacramento Craiglist Auto, Yahoo Auto, Automotive.com (Used Car Research), VLane.com, Toyota USA Newsroom, Toyata Certified Used Vehicles, United States Departments of Motor Vehicles Contact Information (California DMV), Mazda (Email Mazda), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SaferCar.gov, WireWerx - Auto Alarm Wiring, Ask the Experts for Car Questions, Move Over America - Forty three states have passed “Move Over” laws, which require motorists to “Move Over” and change lanes to give safe clearance to law enforcement officers on roadsides, e-Bay Motors, CalTran (California Department of Transportation) Current Highway Traffic Conditions, Glenn County Planning & Public Works Agency Road Conditions, Colusa County Public Works Road Closures, Butte County Public Works Road Closures
Bird Watching - Gray Lodge Wildlife Area (West of Gridley, 846-7505,fee, 10 am Sat. & 1 pm Sun. tours til Feb., Pennington Road off the Colusa Highway: 3-mile auto loop/0.6-mile self-guided nature trail/2.5-mile levee trail), Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Plumas County Visitors Bureau (Sierra Valley), Chico Snow Goose Festival, Sacramento Wildlife Refuge ($3/day/car, Interstate 5 off Norman Road exit, weekends 8:30 am tours), Llano Seco unit of the Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (West of Durham, off Seven Mile Lane between Ord Ferry Road & Nelson Road: parking lot platform/0.66-mile trail & platform), Klamath Falls Winter Wings Festival, BirdJam - The Revolution in Bird Song Identification, Ducks Unlimited - World Leader in Wetlands Conservation (California Events), California Watchable Wildlife & Calendar, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, Sutter National Wildlife Refuge, Delevan National Wildlife Refuge, Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area, Mount Diablo Audubon Society Camping - The Camping Club (Checklists, Camping Songs, Fun Games, State & Federal Guides, Top Outdoor Locations in 14 Catagories, Top 100 Family Campgrounds), CampingWorld, Cabela's, REI (Outlet Clearance), Sierra Trading Post, Gander Mountain, Camping Gear Guide (Store Guide), Reserve America - to reserve a camp site, Oak Bottom campsite in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area near Redding (Reservation through Forever Resorts 359-2269) Clubs - Chico Elks Lodge (Manzanita Place), Elks Lodge - Locator, Paradise Elks Lodge (877-3977), Mooov’n Moose RV Club of Paradise Moose Lodge #2227 (877-9391), Paradise Fraternal Order of Eagles (877-8687), Eagles Aerie Foe 218 (342-5696), Oroville IOOF (534-1097), Stony Creek Lodge 218 Independent Order Of Odd Fellows (865-7669), Orland Eagles Hall (865-2568), Red Bluff IOOF Lodge 76 (527-2938), Feather River Lodge 234 (832-1320) Dating (Social dating. 100% free. Please date with caution.) - Plentyoffish.com (free), Professionals Guild - the ultimate singles party, Pro Guild Social (Sacramento & Bay Area), Online dating review, dating tips, Mingle2, Engage - nice to meet you, Yahoo Personals, PersonalsOnline.com, Date.com, Reciprodate - reciprocal dating, Love.org, DatingDirect.com, AmericanSingles.com, CyberDating.net, SoloSingles.com, eHarmony Advice, Great Reasons to be Single During the Holidays - You can be Fun, Flirty and Fabulous at all the Holiday Parties. (Put on your best party dress or suit and revel in the holiday spirit. Without the stress of having to make sure your significant other is having fun think of all the time you’ll have to collect kisses under the mistletoe.), Love in 90 Days, Your Tango - Smart Talk About Love, Dinner for Six (Chico), The Ninety Day Love Challenge Finale (The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet), JoeDate.com, DateHookUp (free), YouDate.net (free), Be2.net (free), OKCupid.com (free), SinglesNet.com (free), DateInAsia.com (free), Hot Match Up Dating Advice, Mingle2.com (free, old JustSayHi), ConnectingSingles.com (Taiwan), DateMeEasy.com, AnastasiaDate.com, www.DateMeFree.org, www.FreeWebDating.net, MetroDate.com (free), Oprah's Valentine's Day - Relationships Earth, Eco-, Green, Sustainable, Energy, Environmental, Global Warming, etc - Global Stewards, Community Seeds Eco Magazine (Chico, Paradise, Durham), Fight Global Warming, Kids Fight Global Warming, Tree Hugger, Green Seal (Phosphate free products), Paste for removing bathroom stains: Three parts baking soda and one part vinegar, Window cleaning: Use vinegar and wipe with newspaper, Build Green Schools, Pay It Green, Earth Day Network - Every Day for Everyone, The Institute for Sustanable Development - CSUC, Cal Water - Use water wisely, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Sense, Caroma Dorf - High efficiency dual-flush toilets, Stop the TANC Power-line Proposal, GreenDrinks - Where environmental people meet, Great Valley Center's Energy Program, Reduce "Phantom Loading" - Disconnect (Unplug, Use a power strip) appliances with following features when not in use (AC adapter, Battery charger, Instant-on, Internal memory, Permanent display, Remote control, Sensor.) because the they continue to drain energy when they're not in use., Butte Environmental Council - Protect the North Valley's Land, Air, & Water, PG&E Energy Efficiency Rebates, US Department of Energy - Rebates by States, Cash for "Appliance Clunkers" Q&A, Consortium for Energy Efficiency CEE - Energy Star Rating Information (e.g. Tier 2), Sears Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Information, Bosch Rebate Resource Center, Power Inverters - How many watts do you need?, How to calculate wattage for power inverters by Outside Supply - Inverter power from power inverters and solar panels Education, School, Classes, & Learning - PESI, PESI Healthcare (Free PESI Weekly Nursing Tips Email), Exercise ETC. Inc., Pearson Vue (computer based testing), Butte College Study Abroad Program, The Way to Happiness - A Common Sense Guide to Better Living - A Non-Religious Moral Code (by Church of Scientology): Take care of yourself, Be temperate, Don't be promiscuous, Love and help children, Honor and help your parents, Set a good example, Seek to live with the truth, Do not murder, Don't do anything illegal, Support a government designed and run for all the people, Do not harm a person of good will, Safeguard and improve your environment, Do not steal, Be worthy of trust, Fulfill your obligations, Be industrious, Be competent, Respect the religious beliefs of others, Try not to do things to others that you would not like them to do to you, Try to treat others as you would want them to treat you, Flourish and prosper. Oroville Adult Education (Career and Technical Center), RefDesk.com, Start Spot (Library Spot, Homework Spotf), Forest Ranch Charter School, GlobalTeleClass (free), Athletes' Performance, CEPA - Clinical Exercise Physiology Association, Club Industry, Cooper Institute, Corex System, Cross Country Education, Desert Southwest Fitness, Diabetes Training Camp, Fitness Learning Systems, Health Promotion Journal, International Association for Worksite Health Promotion, IDEA (Exercise Video Library), International Council on Active Aging, Japan Fitness Association, Medical Fitness Association, National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health, New England Health Racquet & Sports Club Association, NYU Medical Center, Road Runners Club of America, Sports Nutrition Workshop, Totally Coached, TRIFEST Events, Wellcoaches, Marinello - Shool of Beauty (895-8900), Rose Scott Open-Structured K-12 School (354-3101), Chico Cafe Culture, Communities in Schools - Helping kids stay in school & prepare for life, BoostUp.org, Chico Green School (Use Waldorf methods, a well established pedagogy that reinforces and nurtures the high school student’s developing capacity for abstract thinking, ethical judgment, and creative imagination. Prepare students to be free, capable, and unique human beings who choose to inhabit the world with intention and purpose. ) Fashion, Clothing & Shoes - Trucker Deluxe, CACharmerGirl, Restored Clothing Company, Fashion Show Photos, Newport News, Spiegel, ShoeDazzle, CR - Charlotte Russe, SSENSE, Ideeli - free membership, Hemstay pants solution - No more pants sticking to your heels, Women's Apparel by PriceGrabber, Dollhouse Apparel, RedcatsGroup - In line with you, FreshPair - Buy underwear in your underwear Fishing - Take Me Fishing, Banjo Minnow, California Department of Fish and Game (Poacher/polluter hotline 888-334-2258, State headquarters 916-358-2900, Region 2 local headquarters 916-358-2900), Free Fishing Days (One in June, one in September), Sacramento River (King salmon July-December, Striped bass March - May, Wild rainbow trout Redding to Anderson all year, Steelhead heavily regulated, Fly-fishing for wild rainbow trout Upper Sacramento River above Lake Shasta), Lake Oroville (Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, king salmon, catfish, bluegill, crappie, brown trout) (Bass spring summer & fall, Salmon & brown trout winter & spring, Catfish & crappie summer evenings), Thermalito Forebay & Afterbay (Rainbow trout winter & spring, Bass Afterbay spring & summer), Feather River (King salmon Afterbay Outlet June - October, Striped bass shad sturgeon steelhead rainbow trout smallmouth bass @ Lower Feather), Lake Shasta (Largemouth, smallmouth, spotted bass, rainbow, brown trout, king salmon, catfish, crappie, bluegill), Lake Almanor (Fly fishing) (Rainbow trout, brown trout, king salmon, smallmouth bass), Foothill lakes (Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, catfish, bluegill, best crappie fishing) (Uncrowded outing @ Black Butte, Stonyford, Stony Gorge, East Park reservoirs), Mountain lakes (trout, smallmouth bass) (Buck's Lake, Philbrook Reservoir, Whiskeytown Lake, many in Lassen & Plumas National Forests), Butte Creek (Excellent flyfishing for trout, spring-run salmon protected & heavily regulated), Horseshoe Lake in Bidwell Park (Catfish, bluegill, crappie, bass, carp) (May -kids' "Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs"), Stream fishing (Deer Creek, Mill Creek, Butte Creek) (Stocked trout & resident fish), Outer areas: Lake Tahoe, California Delta (Bassmaster's largest catch), Clear Lake (California's best lake for bass over 10 pounds), Susanville Eagle Lake (Home of the large and feisty Eagle Lake strain rainbow trout), Trinity Lake (California record for smallmouth bass). Chico Bass Club (PO Box 1195 Chico 95927), Chico Area Flyfishers (PO Box 3583 Chico 95927), Trout Plant Hotline (916-351-0832), WesternBass.com, California Free Fishing Days, California Free Pier Fishing, Okie Noodling, Dirty Secrets of Farmed Salmon Food, Cooking, Cooking Classes, & Restaurants - California Food Guide, Chico Restaurant Guide, N&R dining reviews, N&R All You Can Eat, Bacio, EatDrinkorDie.com, Top Chef Tom Colicchio, Lundberg organic rice, Gardeners swap meet, Germanfoods, Le Cordon Bleu in North America (Sacramento & Seattle), Bacio Catering, Superfoods Everyone Needs (beans, blueberries, broccoli, oats, oranges, pumpkin, salmon, soy, spinach, green or black tea, tomatoes, turkey, walnuts, yogurt), Chocolate Mystique Cafe (530-891-0408), Berkeley Olive Grove 1913 (in Oroville), Health Castle (Nutrition Advice by Registered Dietitians), Leonardo's Food Solutions (530-899-7114 leonardofoods@yahoo.com Catering), Petra Mediterranean Cuisine (899-9958), Ojiya Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar (899-1199), The Rawbar (897-0626), The Steak House at Gold Country Casino (800-334-9400), El Rey Mexican Grill (342-4121), Massa Organics California Whole Grain Brown Rice, Sustainable Sushi, Guittard Chocolate Company, Priority Club Dinning Rewards in Chico: (Jack in the box, California pasta production, The end zone, Kwando chinese buffet, Christian michaels, Crush 201), Flavor Falls Buffet (M-S Lunch 11-3:30 Dinner 4-9:30, Sun Dinner 11-9), Chico Peter Chu Chinese Restaurant (894-8276, 2424 Cohasset road), Oroville Tong Fong Low Chinese Restaurant - Charley's Chop Suey (533-1488, 2051 Robinson street), Chico Food Network, Red Tavern, Butte View - Olive Oil, Barbecue University by Steven Raichlen ( Primal Grill), Barbecue Galore, Epicurious.com - For People Who Love to Eat, Center for Science in the Public Interest ( Ten Worst/Best Foods), Eat Better America, Cooking.com, America's Test Kitchen, Ann Leon's ( Leon Bistro) cooking class, Create TV's Cooking TV Shows, FDA US Food and Drug Administration, FoodSafety.gov, Yahoo Food, Daisy Cooks (Daisy Martinez - Puerto Rican Cooking), New Eggs - Everything About Eggs, EllieKrieger.com, Food Network.com - Ellie Krieger, Fiskars Homeware & Tools, CooksCountryTV.com, Bustolinis, Dirty Secrets of Farmed Salmon Golf (Under construction) Health, Healthcare, Insurance, Drug, Medicine, & Prescription - Hand Hygiene (A Hospital Germ on the Warpath), Mended Hearts, Paradise Lyme Disease Diagnostic Center (530-877-6666), CalPers (Anthem Pers), WebMD, Walmart ($4 Prescriptions Program), US National Library of Medicine (Heart Disease), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Heart Disease), National Cancer Institute, ClinicalTrials.gov, DailyMed (Current medication information), Medline Plus (Trusted health information for you), National Center for Biotechnology Information, PubMed Journal Database (Other databases), MedCo Pharmacy (Health & Wellness), Chico Lotus Guide, Your Total Health - Heart Health (A service of NBC & iVillage), National Heart Lung & Blood Institute - National Institutes of Health (The Heart Truth), PureSleep - The Stop Snoring Solution, Hypertension (American Heart Association Just Move), Omron Healthcare Products, Club Stairways - Mental Health Recovery, Amanda Loewen - Certified Massage Therapist (530-570-8696), Mazine LeClerc - Colon Hydrotherapy (530-566-9419), Women's Health Specialists, Mystic Valley Retreat in Yankee Hill California, Barbara Brennan School of Healing, Insight Healthy Living - Nevada City - Grass Valley - Auburn, O.M.E.N. Internet Radio, Earth Haven (Gayle Kimball) - Center for Spiritual Enrichment, Chico Lotus Guide, DrugDigest.org, Cancer Treatment Center of America, MedWatch - FDA Safety Information & Adverse Event Reporting Program by U.S. Food & Drug Adminstration, Hospital Compare - A quality tool provided by Medicare, HHS - US Department of Health & Human Services, CDC - Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District (Fogging Advisory & Email notification signup), HealthBeat Email Newsletters (Fitness, Diabetes, Nutrition, Arthritis, Women's Health, Prostate, Heart Health, Aging Well, or Men's Health) signup from the Harvard Medical School, California West Nile Virus Website, Soul Healing by Dr. Sha, Medscape ( Today), Medscape CME - Continue medical education), Soul Healing, Therapeutic Solutions - Providing compassionate comprehensive care solutions for a wide variety of psychiatric and substance abuse conditions, Club Stairways - Mental health recovery, Butte Home Health & Hospice, Chico Passages Center, Home-Generated Sharps Disposal (Butte Regional Household Hazardous Waste Facility 866-429-2288 1101 Marauder Street, Chico CA 95973, Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) (Butte County Fire Station No.64, Kelly Ridge, 538-7228, 22 Walnut Ave., Oroville, Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.) (Northern Recycling & Waste Services, 876-3345, 920 American Way, Paradise, CA 95969, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Enloe Public Library, MedMovie.com ( Cardiovascular Media Library) - visualizing health and medicine. Advance Health Care Directive, Bausch & Lomb - Ocuvite Vitamin, FreeMD.com - Your Virtual Doctor, California Pharmacists Association, My Brez (The Natural Way to Stop Snoring), Epiduo Gel acne medication, H1N1 Global Situation & Update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, H1N1 Current Situation from the International Travel of the US Department of State, NeilMed Pharmaceuticals: Sinus Rinse Nasal Wash ( video) Regular Kit & NasoFlo Neti Pot ( video) (Product Directions), Fleming Pharmaceuticals: Ocean Complete Sinus Irrigation, MajoClinic.com, FamilyDoctor.org, American Diabetes Association, Fight Against Heart Failure, American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), AAA Prescription Savings in Chico, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association ( CE program), California Nurses Association, Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition ( Whole Grain) (Whole Grain & Health CE), CECity - Where CME Comes Together, GetBack2Life.com - 12 minute back pain solution, PCNA (Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association) - Education, The Beverage Institute For Health & Wellness ( Hydration Calculator, Webinar Archives), US Department of Health & Human Services, Up To Date AHA Learning Library - Hypertension Community, Learning About Diabetes, Microsoft HealthVault, Google Health, Patients Like Me, US Department of Health & Human Services HealthFinder.gov - Your Source for Reliable Health Information, Medical Library Association - Resources for Health Consumers, Glaucoma Research Foundation - Learn About Glaucoma, National Eye Institute - Glaucoma Patient Information, WebMD Eye Health Center - Glaucoma & Your Eyes, The Glaucoma Foundation, The Dr. Oz Show, NursesNewsWire.com - evidence-based information, Red Bluff Tumor Institute CAIR - California Immunization Registry ( Swine Flu Update), EZ-IZ (California VFC Program) - A one stop shop for immunization training and resources, Enloe Stethoscope, United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - Computer Workstation Ergonomic Checklist, Butte County Health Public Health Evnironmental Health Division - Medical Waste Providers & Hazmat ( Hazardous Materials), California Department of Public Health (CDPH) - Home Generated Waste, My Life Check - The Simple 7 Action Plan by American Heart Association, US Department of Health & Human Services ( HHS) - Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, NCBI - National Center for Biotechnology Information, PubMed Central ( PMC) - U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature (e.g. Aspirin in the primary and secondary prevention of vascular disease), PubMed (PubMed comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Citations may include links to full-text articles from PubMed Central or publisher web sites.), Help - HelpCentral.org, Butte County Department of Employment & Social Services (538-7538 Medical & food-stamp), Paradise Help For People (872-4357 Food & links to social services), Oroville The Hope Center (538-8398 Food, clothing, personal grooming supplies & household goods.), Chico Jesus Center (345-2640 Serves two meals a day Monday to Saturday), Paradise Ridge Family Resource Center (872-3896 Counseling, Parent support.), Dorothy Johnson Neighborhood Center (895-4707 Low-cost lunches, dances, legal assistance for seniors), Social Security Online, CBSCares.tv, American Red Cross, Salvation Army, National Guard, Mood Tracker - Online tool for depression and bipolar Disorder Home Security - Vrinda Glass Essential - Security products for forced entry protection, Parr-Micron Security Products - security window bars and related products for forced entry protection Hospitals, Health Center, Clinic, & Care Facilities - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, Butte County Public Health Chico Clinic (695 Oleander Ave., 879-3665) & Oroville Clinic (78 Table Mountain Blvd., 538-7341), Chico State Student Health Center for Enrolled Students Only (898-5241), Del Norte Clinic Chico (680 Cohasset Road, 342-4395) & Oroville (2800 Lincoln, 534-7500) & Gridley (50 Kentucky St., 846-6231) Family Health Center & Dentistries, Enloe Children's Health Center (277 Cohasset Road, 332-6000), Feather River Health Center/Canyon View Clinic (5125 Skyway, Paradise, 872-2000), Feather River Tribal Health (2145 Fifth Ave., Oroville, 534-5394), Magalia-Pines Family Medical Clinic (14662 Skyway, Magalia, 873-1676), Northern Valley Indian Health (845 W. East Ave., Chico, 896-9400), Shalom Free Clinic (1190 E. First Ave., Chico, 518-8300), HelpCentral.org - A searchable directory of health & human services in Butte County How To, Why & DIY - Bob Vila, Do It Yourself, eHow, HGTV how-to video center, How stuff Works, How to do things, How to study, Instructables, Sefl help & more, This old house, wikiHow, Wonder how to, FixYa, Lynda, Yahoo Answers, Answers.com, Ask How, Question Point (Reference Services), WiseGeek, Life Hacker - Tips & Downloads for Getting Things Done, DIY Network (Do It Yourself), Lowe's, Home Depot, Ask The Builder, PBS This Old House, Yahoo Knowledge (in Chinese), Need Plumbing Supplies, Consumer Reports - Ask Our Experts, Tricks Pro Video, WiseGEEK - Clear answers for common questions Hunting Preserves & Clubs - Butte County Hunting Club (982-0234 Butte City), Gaines Ranch (882-4607 Durham), Merlo's Gun Club (894-3825), H&H Hunting Club (343-9263), Knowles Ranch Sporting Clays (934-5595 Willows), Ducks Unlimited (PO Box 305, Chico 95927) (873-2655 Paradise), Chico Rod & Gun Club (PO Box 701 Chico 95927-0701), Paradise Bowhunters (877-7907) Insurance - Geico, Progressive, Travelers, AAA, TravelGuard ( *** Please note that most of your credit cards already have coverage for travel insurance such as lost luggage, car rental, trip cancellation, and life insurance. Check with your credit card company first before buying travel insurance.) Investment, Money, Economy, & Cost of Living Resources - Bloomberg, CNBC, Fidelity, Morningstar, Scottrade, Vanguard, XE Universal Currency Converter, Unit Converter, FDIC (MyFDICInsurance.gov), Market Value Graph (Morningstar's Fair Value Estimates), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (See where and how your tax dollars are spent), HSBC online accounts, Jim Cramer (CNBC Mad Money) unedited interview "Part One" & "Part Two" by the Daily Show with John Steward, Forbes.com, Bloomberg.com, Fitch Ratings - know your risk, Economic Research Institute, Payscale's Cost of Living Index FAQ, Payscale's Cost of Living Calculator, ACCRA Cost of Living Index, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (Meric) Cost of Living Data & etc., St. Luke's Hospital Moving to Houston Cost of Living Calculator, Bankrate's Cost of Living Comparison, CNNMoney's Relocation Calculator, CNNMoney's Retirement Calculators, Bureau of Labor Statictics' (Many Indexes) Consumer Price Index (CPI) & Inflation Calculator, Economic Mobility Project - An Initiative of the Pew Chartiable Trusts, Urban Institute - Nonpartisan Economic & Social Policy Research Economic Mobility, Learn to Save Money at BillShrink, Money Magazine's 2009 Best 100 Complete List, Franchise Tax Board, BillShrink, Wamu, Suze Orman, My Dollar Plan by Madison DuPaix (a personal finance site focused on retirement planning, college savings, investing, tax strategies, financial goals, credit and budgeting), FatWallet - Forum, MyDollarPlan, MoneyShow.com - Profitable Advice from Investing & Trading Experts Jobs - ChicoJobs.com, Dice, Redding Help Wanted.com, Chico Help Wanted.com, Payscale.com, Butte Community Employment Center (Butte County Department of Employment & Social Services), Employment Development Department, Private Industry Council of Butte County Inc. (Chico 895-4364, Oroville 538-7301. Job training, assessment, & referrals.), Taiwan Yes123 Job Search Site (in Chinese), T-Mobile Careers Lake & Water, Kayak, Boat & Sailing - Thermalito Forebay North ( Chico State Associated Students Aquatic Center 624-6919) & South (Swimming beach), Black Butte Lake (530-865-4135, 530-865-4781, Black Butte Marina 530-865-2665), Butte Creek, Lassen National Forest (530-257-2151) and Lassen National Park (530-595-4444), Sacramento River (Irvine Finch Access Site, Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park), Feather River ( Plumas County & Visitor Bureau 800-326-2247), Lake Oroville (Bidwell Marina 530-589-3165 800-637-1767, Lime Saddle Marina 530-877-2414 800-834-7517, Visitors Center 530-538-2219), Lake Shasta ( Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association 530-365-7500 800-474-2782), Lake Almanor ( Chester-Lake Almanor Chamber of Commerce 800-350-4838), Chico State Associated Students Adventure Outings (898-4011), Rutabaga - the Paddlesport Shop Reference Articles, Paddling.net, BoatsToGo - Inflatable Boats & Accessories, PaddleBoy - Transportation Carts Comparison, PaddleBoyPaddleBoy, Leisure Pro Scuba Diving, Dolphin Scuba, EskapeKayak.com - Custom Classes & Tours (Nobody does the California Coast like Eskape) Mail, Email, Junk Mail - (1) Ask your Postman not to give you supermarket fliers by posting a "No Bulk Mail" sign inside your mailbox. (2) Call the credit reporting industry at 888-567-8688 to remove youself. (3) Register and delete yourself (last for 3 years) from the Direct Marketing Association ( Direct Mail 101: Credit offers, Catalogs, Magazines, Donations-banks-retail promotions). (4) Call Val-Pak Coupons at 800-676-6878 to remove yourself. (5) Call American Online Discs at 800-827-6364 to remove yourself. (Call Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes at 800-645-9242 to remove yourself. (6) Do not sign up for any drawings or sweepstakes. (7) When forward email messages to a group of people, always (a) delete any email addresses in the original content and (b) when appropiate, use BCC (blank carbon copy) instead of CC (carbon copy) to send email messages. (8) Consistently mark unwanted email messages as SPAM so your email server can help you filter out these messages., Mailbox Works - Designer mailboxes. Mailboxixchange, SeattleLuxe - 1200 mailboxes, Jayco Industries - Commerical Mailboxes, Hold USPS Snail Mail (USPS - United States Postal Service Options for Receiving Mail) Market, Shopping, Farmer's Market, Auctions - Denio's Auction (Friday 10 - 3, Sat. & Sun. 7-5) 916-782-2704 ( 1947, Placer County, BBB) in Roseville (2013 Opportunity Dr. Ste. 140) - Open Air Farmers Market, Chico Certified Farmers' Market (Sat 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Second & Wall parking lot), Chico Grub Farmers Market - Community Supported Agriculture (Friday 2-6 p.m. Chapman Elementary School, 1071 E 16th St., 891-3100), Chico Enloe Farmers Market (Tu. 2-6 p.m. Enloe Conference Center, 1531 Esplanade Ave., 332-7370), Oroville Firehouse Farmers Market (Thurs. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., El Medio Fire Department, 3515 Myers St., 624-8844), Oroville Farmers Market (Fri 4-8 p.m., Thermalito Grange, 479 Plumas Ave., Corner of Plumas & 5th St., 532-4539), Local Harvest, Mendocino County Farmer's Market, Chico Summer Thursday Evening & Saturday Morning Downtown Markets, Enloe Summer Tuesday Morning Market, Chico State Organic Vegetable Project Garden at the University Farm off Hegan Lane - Friday 9 am - 1 pm Mother, Father, Baby, Elders, Family, & Parenting - Chico Mothers Club, Dorel Juvenile Group, AAA Car Seats, Baby Development Month by Month, Pregnancy Calendar (What to Expect), Baby Zone, Parents.com, WonderTime.com, Chico Baby's Boutique, FamilyFun.com, FamilyGo.com, A Parent's Guide to Safe, Simple, & Kid-Friendly E-Mail, National Responsible Fatherhood Clearninghouse (Take Time to be a Dad Today), GrowingUpChico (Chico, Paradise, Oroville), Enloe Mother & Baby Education Center, Enloe Babies Online, Tr'es B'eb'e Photography, Minna's Closet (Consignment), Millionaire Babies (Raising self-reliant kids in a self-indulgent world), One Call A Day, Ultimate Book of Kid Concoctions, LMK - Life Online by Girl Scouts & Windows (Know-how to safely navigate your online life and even help your parents to understand it), SmartCremation, Time to Talk - TimeToTalk provides easy-to-use guides and tips to help you have ongoing conversations with your kids to keep them healthy and drug-free. Museum - Paradise Gold Nugget, Redding Turtle Bay, Northern California Natural History Museum, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Mars exploration, Butte Creek Canyon Colman Museum, Bolt's Antique Tool Museum in Oroville ($2, 11:45 am - 3:45 pm, closed Monday), Museum Spot, Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum, Harold E. Lemay Museum, Hays Antigue Truck Museum -Heidrick AG History Center, Petersen Automotive Museum, Towe Auto Museum, National Automobile Museum, BlackHawk Museum, California Academy of Sciences, Chico State Gateway Science Museum - The Northern California Natural History Museum Music, Bands, & Instruments - Ukuleles of Paradise, Playa Cofi Jukebox (100 Golden Years' top songs), Playing for Change - Peace through Music (2), BirdHouse Concert Series, Military Music, Oh Mr. Sousa, Tommy Emmanuel - Walnut Valley Festival (Pickersparadise.org) in Winfield Kansas, Banjo Man - Gordy "The Banjo-ologist" Ohliger, Hawaii Kauai's Leilani Rivera Bond (Slide show, Youtube video) Pets, Horses, Dogs, Cats, & Animals - Barrel horses from Running Brook Ranch, Camelot Equestrian Park in Butte Valley, Safe Haven Horse Rescue and Sanctuary in Cottonwood, Roberta Kirshner's (Kirshner Foundation) Friend of the Animals in Durham, Small Dog Rescue, Oroville Paws Place, ZooToo (Bring pet lovers to gether to help pets & each other.), The Canine Connection (training), Companion Pet Rescue (PetFinder), Pet Winter Protection by Chico Police Department's Animal Control Unit (897-4960): Provide outside shelter (large enough to stand up and lie down comfortably, small enough to retain body heat, elevated, dry, and draft-free), keep young and old pets inside, needs more food to provide energy, check water dish (fresh & unfrozen, use plastic bowls & not metal-tounge can stick when temperature is freezing), bang on your car's hood to scare animals hiding under your car before starting your engine, keep antifreeze out of reach of pets (sweet odor and taste to pets), Orland Farm Sanctuary, Butte Humane Society, Bob's Dog Training (566-7412), Luv My Pet (Clinics at Petco), Doctors Fosters and Smith, Petco, VIP Pet Care 800-427-7973 (Clinics at Butte Humane Society), Live Aquaria, PetEducation.com (by Doctors Fosters and Smith), Petco Fetch Pet Care - Professional pet sitting & dog walking services (888-738-3382), American College of Veterinary Nutrition, Balance It - Homemade Pet Food, PetDiets.com, Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), Animal & Veterinary of FDA, CVM (Center for Veterinary Medicine) of FDA, Brainy Dog - Chico Dog Hotel & Training, Trail Blazer Pet Supply - Chico's Natural & Organic Pet Supplies, IDA - In Defense of Animals Phone, Cell Phone - Numbr (free temporary phone number), Do Not Call National Phone Registry (888-382-1222 Your number stays in the registry for five years.), Hard to Find 800 Numbers, Skype (free computer-to-computer calls), EyeJot (free video mail without installing a program), GizmoCall (cheap & some free calls), Amazon 800-201-7575, EBay 800-322-9266, GetHuman Database, 411 Locate (Reverse Lookup), Yellowpages.com, Local.com, Google Information Lookup Free Service (800) 466-4411 - Give the name of the business and get address and phone number (even dial for you), Cell Phone Safety Video 1 (Good drivers just drive), Cell Phone Safety Video 2 (400% increase in accident rate), Consumer Cellular - cell phone offers for AAA members, Cell Phone Safety Video 3 (Pay attention or pay the price), World Privacy Forum Top 10 Opt Outs - Explains how the opt-outs work and includes links and phone numbers. OptOutPrescreen.com (888-567-8688) - Stop Preapproved Credit-Card Offers, Direct Marketing Association Mail Preference Service (Catalog list, Email list, Deceased, Caretaker) - Register to purge your name from the DMA 3600 + companies' mailing lists, Financial Institution Opt-outs by Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Consumers Union's Guide to Security Freeze Protection (FinancialPrivacyNow.org), FERPA - To stops schools from releasing student directory, contact your school's Record Office, BillShrink for cell phones, AT&T Manage Your Pre-paid Go Phone, Cell Phone Voice Mail Key Shortcuts - (33 to fast forward a message to the end) (7 to delete a message) (To check your voice mail - Call your cell phone number from any phone, when connected press "*", then enter your voice mail password and a "#" sign.) (To change your voice mail password - Call your cell phone number from any phone, when connected press "*", then enter your voice mail password and a "#" sign, then press 4 (to change personal option), then 2 (to change administrative option), then 1 (to change password option). You may press "*" anytime to back up one menu level), Cell Phone Free Calls - (611 automated customer service, may not work in all areas) ("*777#" to check available minutes in text message format) (911 emergency) (AT&T 1-800-901-9878 customer service), Magic Jack, Enjoy Prepaid Emerald Calling Cards, Distraction.gov - End the dangerous practice of distracted driving on our nation’s roadways, Ban the Phone Book - Phone book banishment, Yellow Pages Goes Green Photography Tutorials & Reviews - Good Tutorials, PCWorld Digital Focus, Digital Tool Shed, PhotoSig, Digital Photography Review, 5 Min Arts, New York Institute of Photography (articles), NYIP Photo View, Photoshop Quick Tips, PodAngo, Studio Lightening, PhotoJoJo, Gimparoo, Photo.net, Geoff Lawrence.com, Tutorial Outpost, Flickr.com Photo Sharing, PhotoBucket Photo Sharing, Philip Chao, Art Wolfe, Leigh Hilbert Hawaii Photography Real Estates, Mortgage, & Housing Tax Credit - Belvedere Heights, Serenity Modular Homes, www.FederalHousingTaxCredit.com, www.cch.com, www.irs.gov, www.MortgageLoan.com, HomeThinking.com, Mortgage forgiveness debt relief act, Matthew Herman realtor (Market Snapshot, Chico Neighborhoods), Oroville The Ridge, NetrOnline (real estate & public record), Butte County Market Watch Statictics by Tammy Aviles (Realty Executives) & Chico Blog Central, Modern Building Inc., Federal Housing Administration's (FHA 800-225-5342) HOPE for Homeowners program (H4H 888-995-4673), Southern Pine Awareness Network, Zillow.com - Your edge in real estate, Butte County Official Website (Treasurer - Tax Collector Property Tax Status Search use no dashes), Siskiyou County Official Website (Treasurer - Tax Collector Tax Default Property Auction), Sandi Bauman's Chico Home Forclosure Search, Matthew Herman's Chico Real Estate, Ken DuVall North Valley Real Estate Guide News Columns, The Termite Institute. Chico Association of Realtors, North Valley Real Estate, Department of Housing and Urban Development (2010 newrequirements in pdf format: HUD's standard Good Faith Estimate & HUD-1 Settlement Statement), The Future of Fair Housing by CivilRights.org, International Property: Global Property Guide, Phil Serna, The Home Builder Implode-O-Meter, The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter, Implode-Explode (All the implodsion news that's fit to aggregate: Mortgage lender, Hedge fund, Home builder, Bank.), Homeowners for Better Building Creekside Village Mobile Home (591-3854 3549 Esplanade, Chico, 40,000~100,000), Trulia Search - the best place to start your search, Trulia Hindsight (An animated map of homes in the US. The animations use the year the properties were built to show the growth of streets, neighborhoods and cities over time. e.g. LA), Owners.com, For Sale by Owner, MLSLI.com, HSH today's loan rates (Publisher of Consumer Loan Information), The Paper Source (The Largest Resource For Cash Flow Brokers and Investors), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), FannieMae, Freddie Mac, Grupo Pronova in Mazatlan, Mexico (Articles, Lifestyle Mazatlan), FHA Loan (800-488-9641), HUD Home by PEMCO (California, Georgia, Hawaii, Guam, Marianas), US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) (Buying HUD Homes through the Index), Structural Insulated Panels Homes (SIP), Foreclosures.com, Centex Homes, Del Webb (Pulite Homes), DelTech Homes (Low maintenance, Energy efficient, Hurricane proof), The New Economy Home (Adaptable. Sustainable. Beautiful ... Within Your Means.), Scott Wolf - Green Realtor, California Association of Realtors, Credit Union National Association, California Real Estate Dynamic Data (California MLS), Real Estate Book, MauiRealEstate.net, ForSalebyOwner.com, US Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (Energy Savers Building & Electronics), It's Lovely - I'll Take It (Just for fun), Sperling's Best Places - Cost of Living/Schools/Crime/Comparison/Climate (Find Any Place - Any cities), Sperling's Chico Overview, Building Science Corporation, Energy & Environmental Building Association (EEBA), Toolbase Services - Home Building Technical Information Resources, Park Forest near Bidwell Park, Chico - First Time Home Buyers Mortgage Subsidy Program, Paradise - Housing Information, Cindy Haskett Paradise Realtor, Valic Mortgage Calculator (Compare Costs of Renting vs. Buying a house), Loan Shopping Good Faith Estimate by HUD, San Diego Sapphire Tower, Primedia - New Home, Rentals, & Apartment Guides, Monterey (Noni McVey, Shankle, Eileen Begley), San Diego (), Maui (Maui Real Estate-electronic magazine the Hansen Ohana), Lori Akers Recreational Vehecle (RV) - MotorHome Magazine, RV Park Virtual Tours by Trailer Life Directory, Good Sam Club, GoRving, Conversion Van Marketing Association, Pleasure-Way - Canada's #1 Selling Class B Motorhome, Vantastic Vans - Home of the small RV, McMahon RV's Pleasure-Way & Roadtrek, Carolina Coach, Van City RV - The motorhome you can drive everyday, Craig Smith Ohio RV Center, Roadtrek - Fuel efficient motorhomes you'll love to drive, Roadtrek International Chapter (FMCA) - Serving Roaktrek owners ( for sale) since 1993, Johnson RV Portland Oregon, Heritage RV Tomahawk Wisconsin, e-Bay Motors Recycle - Roofing - (Infomation Based on Consumer Reports June 2009), Owens Corning ( Homeowner Index, Installer locator) Oakridge & Berkshire Collection, CertainTeed ( Installer locator) Landmark & Landmark Premium & Grand Manor, Atlas Pinnacle, PG&E Cool Roof Rebate, Cool Roof Rating Council, Tamko Heritage 50, Query by Contractor License Number from the Department of Consumer Affairs - Contractors State License Board, Vulcan Vent, Natural Light Tubular Skylights, Whole House Fan - Vents, SuperFan, Roofing.com, Radiant Guard - (Radiant barrier, foil insulation, and reflective insulation products help you save energy and lower utility bills.), Lightning Protection Institute ( LPI) Safety Gear - LifeTone Bedside Fire Alarm, E-A-R Protection (Aearo Safety Technologies), California Fire Alliance - fire safety, Butte County Sheriff's Office (Non-emergency 891-2711), Paradise Fire Safe Council Wildfire Preparedness Seminar (877-7069), Gracie Combatves - Self Defense (Lesson1.com), DiscountSafetyGear.com, Randmn Safety Products, Safety Glasses USA, SafetyGlasses.com, Safety Glasses Inc., #5 Dan's Data (Flashlights), #4 Light-Review's Reviews (Sortable), Consumer Search - Ratings of Sources (Top 6, What to Look for, Full Report, Compare All 6), #2 Flashlight Reviews (Top 50's) - Archive, OpticsPlanet.com - Flashlight Review, Bright Guy Inc. - FAQ, MetaEfficient - The Best Flashlights (2008), Flashlight King, Flashlight Reviews - Top Picks, #3 LED Museum - Index, #1 CPF Reviews - Flashlight Reviews, Professional Equipment, Smoke Alarm (First Alert SA302CN or Kidde PI9000) & Carbon-Monoxide (CO) Alarm (First Alert CO615 or First Alert OneLink SCO501CN) from Amazon, Office World, AO Safety, AOSafetyGlasses.com, SafetyGlassesINC.com, DiscountSafetyGear.com - catagorized by prices & brands Scam & Fraud Information, Your Rights - Federal Trade Commission top 10 online scams ( FTC - Protecting America's Consumers - Consumer Protection) , Internet Crime Complaint Center (FBI & NW3C) crime schemes, 419Legal.org fraud and scam forum, United States Postal Inspection Service, FakeChecks.org, Scam Artists are Using Forged Letterhead of Lenders to Con Californians (real estate & loan), Office of the Attorney General, IDWatchDog, IdentityTheft.Info, RipOffReport - by consumers for consumers, Complaints.com, BBB (Better Bussiness Bureau), Fight Back by David Horowitz - a leading consumer advocate, Consumer Action Handbook by Federal Citizen Information Center, MyMoney.gov - by US Financial LIteracy & Education Commission, Federal Trade Commission - Protecting America's Consumers, CarFax Lemon Check - Under Free Services (Lemon Check, Record Check, Recall Check, Problem Car Check), AARP - Educational information for consumer rights for everyone, IRS, BeenVerified.com - Background Check Shooting Ranges - Safer Arms (893-2235), Chico Rod & Gun Club (PO Box 701, Chico 95927-0701), Duck Blinds Unlimited (800-257-8979), Hunter Safety Instructors (Butte County Search & Rescue 896-9935) Snowshoe, Ski, Mountain, Hikes - Lassen National Park (saturday afternoon ranger-led snowshoe walks), USDA Forest Service Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center, Shasta Vortex Adventures, Sierra Wilderness Seminars mountain guides, The Middle Mountain Foundation - The Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust - Guided Hikes, Feather Falls Hike (from Hwy 70 in Oroville, take Hwy 162 east/Olive Hwy for 6.7 miles, turn right on Forbestown Rd for 6.3 miles, left on Lumpkin Rd for 11.4 miles to marked entrance, sign in & out), Ishi Wilderness Area - Black Rock (Drive to Paynes Creek on Hwy 36, take Ponderosa Way about 20 miles south) (drive up Cohasset Road into Deer Creek Canyon and pick up Deer Creek Trail there), SummitPost.org, Paradise Flume Trail, eSnowShoes.com, Ski Area Citizens Coalition - Ski Area Environmental Report Card
Swim - Oroville YMCA open swim (533-9622), Thermo Spas (Info 800-449-8822, Customer Service 800-338-9090), Endless Pool (800-977-9070 Video), The Sacramento River - go tubing, One-Mile in the Lower Bidwell Park, Brown's Hole, Salmon Hole, Bear Hole, Big Chico Creek throughout the length of Lower Bidwell Park, Butte Creek Canyon Time Wasters & Games - How many of me in the US?, Village of Joy (e.g. 50 strange buildings), Paint Marilyn, Betty boughter bought a bit of bitter butter - Betty bought a bit of better butter to put in the bitter butter to make the bitter butter better. Mom's Song, Favorite Time-Wasters of 2007, Front Fell Off (YouTube - hit replay), J-Walk Blog (Moving Big Rocks), G4TV, Mind Bluff (weird puzzles and memory teasers), Magic Pen, Not Doppler, Reel Fishing, Quiz Rocket, EVE Online - Game Universe, Test Your Reaction Time - how are your reflexes, SharkBreak - Online Aquarium Tools (Tree Pruning) - ACCU-Measure 27' Versatile Manual Pole Saw (~$120+$30) & Supplies, Reach It Add-A-Pole Electric Pole Saw (~$450-$550 + shipping) - Up to 24', iVillage Garden Web - Forum Best manual pole saw, TreeHelp (Pear Tree Fire Blight - streptomycin sulphate bactericides), Rope Saw (~$46+shipping) with 48" Blade, Silky Manual Pole Saws - HAYAUCHI 390 (~$185 + shipping) up to 21', Stihl Gas Power Pole Pruner - Stihl Telescoping HT 131 (~$640) up to 11.5' or fixed length with Marvin head and Jamieson pole, Florian Manual Pruning Tool - 201 Maxi Pole Pruning System (~$320+shipping) up to 14' & Mini Pole Pruning System 6'-18' (~$263 + shipping) up to 19.5' using patented Ratchet-Cut mechanism, Fiskars - Manual Tree Pruners (Power-Lever ® 9301 Manual 14' Tree Pruner & Telescoping Pruning Stik ® 9240 Manual 12' Tree Pruner), Ryobi 12' Gas Pole Pruner ( RY52604, RY52905), Poulan Electric Pole Pruners ( Poulan PLN1510 & McCulloch 12' MCP1510), Pole Pruners review by about.com ( Top 4 Pole Pruners - Other Pruning Tools for Tall Plants), Pole pruner (Hedge trimmers for overhead work) review by Consumer Search, Black & Decker NPP2018 18V Cordless Electric 10' Pole Saw (~$120), Gilmour Manual Gear Driven Telescoping Tree Pruner 6' - 18' (~$110), American Gardener YardSaw 24-Volt Cordless 14' Pole Saw #PS24, Remington Wizard Electric Pole Saw 41AZ01PG983 (~$97), Selecting Tools for Pruning Plants Trees & Shrubs by about.com, Black & Decker NPT318 18-Volt Cordless Electric 6.5' Pole Hedge Trimmer (~$115), Giraffe Long Reach Pruner v2.0 (1' $35, 3' $45, 5' $55, 7' $69) & T-Rex 15" Sawblade w/ Special SFA Hook & Easy Wingnut Attachment (When Buying A Pole Pruner For Light Pruning, Which Are The 14 Most Critical Things To Look For), Tanaka 12" 25cc Prosumer Gas Inspire 7.5' Pole Chain Saw (~$480) 1: Keys Soap Solar Rx Therapeutic Sunblock SPF 30, 2: Trukid Sunny Days Facestick Mineral Sunscreen UVA/UVB Broad Spectrum SPF 30+, 3: California Baby Sunblock Stick No Fragrance SPF 30+, 4: Badger Sunscreen SPF 30, 5: Marie Veronique Skin Therapy Sun Serum, 6: Lavera Sunscreen Neutral SPF 40, 7: Vanicream Sunscreen SPF 35, 8: UV Natural Sunscreen SPF 30+, 9: Sun Science Sport Formula SPF 30, 10: Soleo Organics Sunscreen all natural Sunscreen SPF 30+. Transportation - North Valey Shuttle (from Chico to Sacramento, 891-1219), Chico Checkers Taxi (899-9997) Trees, Fruit Trees, Plants, Garden & Yard - UBC Botanical Garden & Centre for Plant Research (Forums), Green Thumb Corner, Mark's Fruit Crops, Fast Growing Trees Nursery, Almond (blossoms mid-February to mid-March, harvest August to early September), Prune (blossoms late-February to mid-March, harvest July and August), Asian Pear (blossoms late-February to mid-March, harvest in mid-September), Kiwi (blossoms in April, harvest October to early November), Walnut (not bloom, self-pollinate, harvest October), Pistachios (not bloom, harvest in mid-September), The Worm Farm, Chico City Leaf Pickup (894-4200, RightofWayMaintenance@ci.chico.ca.us), GRUB - Growing Resourcefully Uniting Bellies, Common Vision Fruit Tree Tour, YGD - Yard & Garden Decor, Kinney Nursery & Topsoil in Vina, Chaffin Family Orchards in Oroville, Morse Mandarin Farms in Oroville - Satsuma Mandarins, North Valley Agriculture Service, Helena Chemical Company, Maryblyt v.7 (free) - Validated fire blight forecasting software, Jennifer Jewell (Resource links) - Garden Writer, Grass Valley Hydrogarden TV ,Shows, & Stuff - TV & Satellite Antena, Fancast, Create TV, PBS, Solid Signal, Antennas Direct, Sears (Spanish), Winegard Direct (Email Recommendation Request), L-Com Global Connectivity, ZIP Installation, HomeAntennas.com, CyberEStore.com - Bring the World to Your TV, Pronto TV Antenna, ATDHE.net - Live sports & TV, Justin.tv - Live video & chat Vacation Homes & Cities, Timeshare - Diamond Falls Estates in Franklin (North Carolina), Running Y Ranch in Klamath Falls (Oregon), St. James Plantation in Southport (North Carolina), Del Webb's Suncities in Phoenix & Las Vegas (Arizona), Research Triangle (North Carolina - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill), The Vineyards at River Landing in Wilmington (North Carolina), Worldmark The Club by Wyndham (Resorts), Time Share Relief Walk, Run, Skate, Bike & Bicycle - Wheeled Migration, Active.com, Chico Duathlon and 5K, American Heart Association Heart Walk, Chico Walk for Farm Animals, Paradise Skate and Bike Park, Dangerous roadways or intersections for bikes in Chico: Second Street, Mangrove Avenue, Nord Avenue (east of Stewart Avenue), Esplanade, East Avenue (west of Mariposa Avenue), East First Avenue, Manzanita Avenue (west of Moreland Drive), Intersection at E. 20th Street & Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, Intersection at Cohasset Road & Manzanita Court (near Holiday Inn), Eighth & Ninth streets., PBW Bikes (Peregrine Bicycle Works - for specialized bikes: Greenspeed of Australia, Trice Trikes of England, Hase of German, Custom-ordered Catrikes from Florida), Butte Bicycle Coalition, March of Dimes (California Chapter), Chico Women's Triathlon Club Water Filter System & Refrigerater Cartridges - Sears Kenmore Water Solutions - Water Softeners and Drinking Water Filters, Fresh Water Systems - Water Filters & Systems, Water Filter Comparisons, FiltersFast - Refrigerater Filters, KleenWater.com 877-553-3698 (2.5 x 10 inch Activated Carbon Block Water Filter for Kenmore 34373), WaterFilters.net, Pure Water Products ( Standard Filter Cartridges e.g. 9.75 x 2.5), Mr. Water Filter - Replacement Water Filter Cartridges (expensive), AquaTell - Filters & Cartridges, FilterWater.com, Filters Water & Instrumentation - Carbon Filter Cartridges, AquaDepot Weather - Weather Reports (5 days), The Weather Channel, Ten Day Weather (5 days), WeatherBug, Weather.org, Weather Forecasts, MSN Weather, Intellicast, AccuWeather (15 days), Weather For You, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pt. Arena Weather Buoy, National Weather Service Forecast Office - Eureka, National Weather Service Hotline (707-443-7062), KOZT Radio Coastline (800-39Coast), Salt Point State Park Dive Line (707-847-3222), Cabo San Lucus 10-day Mexico, Ensenada 10-day Mexico, Taipei Taiwan 10-day | |
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