Butte County, CA: Guide to Chico, Paradise, Oroville, Gridley

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Chico Soccer

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The Chico Force: Professional Basketball League:

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Featured World Site

Afri-Cam: Fantastic site! Live images of Africa's impressive animals. Contest for viewers who capture unique images. If you like observing wild animals, this site will keep you enthralled.

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Mount St. Helens Volcano Cam

Take a look at the volcano which seems to be reawakening.

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Current Events...

Free First Friday Movies

in the Park
May 1 - Aug 7: Sundown

Downtown Oroville's FREE First Friday Movies in the Park has begun! Come early; bring a blanket, chairs, family & friends. Don’t miss the YMCA Snack Shack with nachos, drinks, candy and popcorn available for purchase. The movie starts at sundown at Bicentennial Park at the corner of Huntoon & Robinson Streets in Downtown Oroville.

Upcoming First Friday movies are: June 5 - Bee Movie, July 3 - Hitch, and August 7 - Kung Fu Panda.

Major support for Movies in the Park comes from the downtown businesses who want to invite the public to enjoy shopping & dining before the movie begins. Contact Info: 530-533-2721 - David Glover

Lend Me A Tenor

May 14-June 7

Theatre on the Ridge - Paradise
Theatre on the Ridge Presents: Lend Me A Tenor This night in September of 1934 is the biggest in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera company. For more information call (530) 877-5760 or visit the website.

The Butte County Fair - 2009
August 26-30

Join us as we celebrate the Butte County Fair August 26 - 30, 2009. The Butte County Fair has been creating memories for 72 years. Tree lined streets, children laughing, aroma of fair food, and fun events and shows, the Butte County fair is a feel good family event. The friendliness of the Butte County Fair and the fairgrounds sets it apart from other events.
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Johnny Appleseed Days
October 3-4, 2009
Paradise Aquatic Park &
Paradise Intermediate School
In 2009 Paradise will celebrate the 129th year anniversary of the fall festival and the 40th year under the name of Johnny Appleseed Days. Over 150 artisans will display their crafts and wares. The always popular children’s area will highlight, face painting, games for the young and old alike and prizes. Beginning in the year 2000 approximately 75 Paradise and Magalia area residents volunteered and continue to volunteer to help bake & sell 1200 apple pies that are made with local apples from Nobles Orchard in Paradise.
There will be continuous entertainment both days. Local non-profit groups will be serving a selection of delicious edibles in two food court areas to suit every palette. So come join us for two days of fun, food and entertainment in beautiful Paradise!
Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau

Chico Running Club Fun Runs

First and third Saturday of each month ~ Time: 9:00am
Contact Phone: 879-9000

The Chico Running Club now has fun runs every first and third Saturday of the month. Runners should meet at Bidwell Park One Mile Recreation Area, north side parking lot. These are untimed, non-competitive fun runs for fitness and camaraderie. All runners and walkers are welcome.

For more information check out their web site.

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Visit Our

Local Farmer's Markets!

Time: Saturdays, Year-Round

7:30am-1:00pm, Rain or Shine
Place: 2nd & Wall, Downtown Chico

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Thursday Night Market
Every Thursday
Time: 6:00pm -9:00pm
Downtown Chico Business Association presents "Thursday Night Market," through September 27th. Come and explore Downtown Chico's Certified farmers Market offering the season's freshest assortments of fruits and vegetables, cut flowers, nuts, herbs, and house plants along with vendors & authentic crafts and artwork, handmade clothing and jewelry, delicious foods, personal services and non-profit organizations. Entertainment for the whole family! Held weekly, located on Broadway between 2nd - 5th Streets. Contact Phone: 345-6500. More Info

Volunteer Thursdays in

Bidwell Park
2:00 to 4:30pm
Volunteers will remove invasive plants, including privets and Spanish broom, help transplant native plants, and remove litter. Meet at the Five Mile parking lot on the south side of the creek (take Centennial Avenue east across Manzanita Avenue to the parking lot). Contact Info: 530-896-7831 - Lise Smith-Peters

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Bidwell Park

From 1905-2008 Bidwell Park has been a major focus of Butte County's heritage and recreation. With over 72 miles of hiking/biking trails, the Chico Nature Center, Bidwell Mansion, Shakespeare in the Park, the Yahi Trail, One-Mile and Five Mile swimming areas, and a beautifully kept park, it affords a wonderful variety of activities for local families and visitors alike.

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People Helping People

Would you like a web site for your special service project? If you are a non-profit organization or have a worthwhile "people-helping-people" idea or cause, contact us about the possibility of a free web site.

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Parents ~ Educators ~

Students

We hope you like our EDUCATION STATION site with links to excellent online ideas for teachers' planning, parental help for children, and homework help for students. We are also featuring great teaching ideas from local teachers. If you would like to submit an idea or lesson to The Education Station, please e-mail us.

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Butte County Real Estate...

For those of you who are looking for a home or acreage in Butte County, take a look at our Real Estate Page with links to local real estate web sites.

Local News

Butte County Newspapers:

w Chico Enterprise

w Paradise Post

w Oroville Mercury

w Gridley Herald

w The Chico Beat

w North State Parent

News Links

Be sure to visit our News Links site where you will find links to local news online: Chico ~ Paradise ~ Oroville as well as to newspapers and web sites around the world. Check out our News Links site. Come back again and again, and... watch your world expand!

Silver Dollar Fair

Silver Dollar Fairgrounds

Year-Round Activities

CHICO, CA

      Hope you had a great time at the fair this year!

     Since 1950 the Silver Dollar Fair has been growing strong! Did you know that the fair got its name because of a publicity campaign in 1950? "Old Hutch" Hutchison ordered 50,000 silver dollars from the U.S. mint to use for the fair's business transactions that year. The silver dollars started showing up all over town and Northern California.

     You can find out more about the fair's history at the Silver Dollar Fair's official web site. Also, you can discover all the other activities that go on at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds year-round. Take a look at their website.

Gas Prices in Butte County

Would you like to know where the lowest gas prices are in Butte County? Click here for the stations with the lowest gas prices in Chico, Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Gridley, and Magalia.

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Employment in Butte County and the Surrounding Areas

We notice that many people who are searching our site are looking for jobs in Butte County. So...we decided to put together a Jobs Page of links to local, state, and national employment information. We hope this helps...and good luck with your search.

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Feather River Fish Hatchery

Panoramic Tour Book

The Feather River Fish Hatchery has always been an interesting and educational attraction for tourists, as well as the Butte County community. Now, thanks to David Blakely and the California Department of Water Resources, you can take an online panoramic tour of the facility. Wonderful pictures and detailed information!

Click here to start the tour.

Another video produced by the Department of Water Resources depicts the importance of working together to best use Oroville's Water Facilities for the benefit of our local community as well as the entire state. Go to that site for some great views of Lake Oroville, Oroville Dam, and the Feather River, as well as the video of local and state personalities at the Oroville Facilities relicensing settlement agreement ceremony.

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Gifts Made in Butte County...

If you are looking for a special gift "made in Butte County" take a look at our GIFTS page. There are many unique items: nuts, soap, photos, tools, wood art, honey, wine, jewelry, sachets, art glass...more!! ButteCounty.Com is searching for web sites which offer local items that can be ordered and shipped quickly. If you have such a site, just let us know, and we will put you on our "Gifts Made in Butte County" page. No charge! Just consider it a gift from ButteCounty.Com.

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Table Mountain

Don't miss seeing the beautiful wild flowers at Table Mountain. Check out this site with photos that were taken in the past two years.

Table Mountain in Butte County California

If you love hiking and beautiful pictures, this site is a "MUST SEE!" Larry Matthews eloquently proclaims his love of Table Mountain with verve, vigor and awesome photos. There is also a fascinating history of the "O" on Table Mountain which was placed there in 1929 by the graduating class of Oroville High School.

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Lake Oroville Is Waiting!

Lake Oroville is Northern California's premier recreation lake. With 167 miles of shoreline, hundreds of campsites, miles of trails, and 15,000 surface acres of warm water, Lake Oroville is the perfect vacation destination. Check out the website created by the Oroville Chamber of Commerce for loads of great information about boating, camping, fishing, horseback riding and more

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Quick Facts about Butte County

The U.S. Census Bureau gives us lots of quick, recent statistics about Butte County. QuickFacts Data is derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, and the 1997 Census of Governments.

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Gray Lodge Wildlife Area

If you haven't taken a tour of the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, you're really missing out on a wonderful experience. In the Fall and Winter especially, you will see a wonderland of migrating birds along this Pacific Flyway. During the rest of the year, wildlife is also abundant. If you're a wildlife/nature enthusiast, don't forget your camera! Click here for more details about this must-see attraction in Butte County.

Paradise, CA

Feather River, Butte County, CA

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Experience Butte

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Northern CA Travel

and Tourism Information Network: Wonderful pictures and info about Butte and surrounding regions! Like to fish? Check out their Northern California

Fishing Report.

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Valley Facts galore

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Oroville

A great guide to Oroville's museums and history.

Oroville Chamber of Commerce

City of Oroville

Chico Chamber of Commerce

Downtown Chico

City of Chico

(Official Site)

Chico Museum

A guide to the local museum which contains 85 exhibits celebrating the distinct heritage of Chico...

Paradise Chamber

of Commerce

Gridley Chamber of Commerce

Northern California Fishing Report

Extensive report, updated every Tuesday...

Fishing Guide

An interactive guide produced

by the State

of CA

Sacramento River Guide: A Guide to Recreation and Public Access

Butte County's Most Wanted Fugitives

Butte County

Fair

California

Travel & Tourism: CA's official source of travel and tourism information.

Meriam Library

Web Cam

Larry Matthews'

Websites Local history buff tells great stories (with photos) of Butte County sites...

Click here for up-to-date weather news with current pictures of the local area...by LocalNews1.

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