Visitors Guide 2011

Fall & Winter 2011-12
Visitor & Newcomers Guide
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rovilles history, like the roads winding their way here from the foothills, is filled with hills, valleys, twists and turns. 2008 marked a crest for Oroville celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the building of Oroville Dam, which created 15,500 surface-acre Lake Oroville giving us water, electricity, flood control, and recreation. In a sense, the story of Oroville begins and continues around a winding, flowing, life-giving river. In 1808 when Gabriel Moraga, the first known visitor to this area, viewed the lush green valley here, there was no Visitors Center or Chamber of Commerce to direct him. Groves of oak trees, wild game, shy native Indians, and an unnamed, tree-lined river were what he saw. It wasnt until 1820, when Captain Luis Arguello explored this area, that the river that was to give so much was named. Noticing an abundance of wild pigeon feathers on the river, Arguello called it Rio de las Plumas, the River of Feathers. In 1848, three years after the first permanent white settlement here, John Bidwell discovered gold on the Feather River, and thousands flocked to this area to seek their fortune. On the present-day site of Oroville, Ophir City became a tent town almost overnight. In 1856 the name was changed to Oroville, Spanish for the City of Gold. Cattle ranches along with citrus, nut, and olive orchards dotted the land around Oroville at that time, too, and later became numerous as unlucky miners turned to the land for a living. At the same time, trees were being harvested, the first sawmill was built, and the lumber industry began to grow. In the early 1900s, the ripe olive packing industry was born here thanks to Freda Ehmann, who had perfected the ripe olive curing process. Her 1911 home is preserved here. At about the same time, the Feather River began being used as a source for electricity, and in 1967 the Feather was tapped again when the Oroville Dam was completed. When visiting the sights described in this guide, we felt history come alive. Whether hiking along trails first trod by Native Americans, touring a 49er museum, an 1856 home, or an 1863 Chinese temple, visiting one of our many California Historic Landmarks, or watching one of the multiple Visitor Center movies about the history of Oroville, we hope youll forget youre living in twenty-first century, and that youll step into the lives of our earlier residents. Or, if your tastes run to playing a round of golf with an awe-inspiring view, bicycling or horseback riding through spectacular scenery, looking for that special antique in a downtown shop, strolling through one of the towns many gardens or along crepe myrtle-lined streets, observing or photographing the multitude of wildlife found in the area, houseboating, water-skiing, or sailing at the lake, or fishing from a boat or along a tree-lined river bank; you can do it all in Oroville. Oroville is also the Gateway to the Feather River Canyon National Scenic Byway, dedicated in October 1998. We think youll enjoy Discovering the Gold in Oroville/Gridley, and hope youll feel, as we do, that theres gold here to be discovered during any season of the year. Happy exploring!
Table of Contents
Quick Resources/Community Events................................................... 2 Greenline Tour ...................................................................................... 3 Riverbend Park ..................................................................................... 4 Golf Courses & Disc Golf...................................................................... 5 Historic C.F. Lott Home in Sank Park & Old-Fashioned Garden ....... 6-7 Oroville Chinese Temple & Garden .................................................... 8-9 Bolt Tool Museum............................................................................... 10 Centennial Plaza ................................................................................. 11 The House That Olives Built & BCHS Museum .................................. 14 Historic State Theater ........................................................................ 15 Oroville Heritage Mural Walk .............................................................. 16 Pioneer Memorial Museum ................................................................ 17 River Walk, Fish Hatchery & Nature Center........................................ 18 Ishi: Closing a Chapter in History ....................................................... 19 The Mother of Orovilles Oranges ....................................................... 20 Lake Oroville Visitors Center ............................................................. 21 Oroville Dam ...................................................................................... 22 Enjoy Lake Oroville ............................................................................ 23 Map: Lake Oroville Recreation Area .............................................. 24-25 Bidwell Bar...Past and Present ........................................................... 26 Oroville Wildlife Area........................................................................... 27 Wines, Tastings & Tours................................................................. 28-31 Mandarin Farms & Ranches ............................................................... 32 Table Mtn., Cherokee, Oregon City .................................................... 33 Forbestown Museum ......................................................................... 34 Feather Falls Hike ............................................................................... 35 Scenic Drive through Feather River Canyon ...................................... 36 Hike Bald Rock ................................................................................... 37 Welcome to Gridley ............................................................................ 38 A Bit of Gridley History & Famous Firsts in GrIdley............................ 39 The Heart of Town .............................................................................. 40 Welcome to Biggs .............................................................................. 41 Gray Lodge & Sutter Buttes .......................................................... 42-43 Dining & Lodging Guide ................................................................ 44-47 Oroville/Gridley City Maps & Important Resources ............................ 48
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SBC residential ..............................................................................800-310-2355 SBC Business..................................................................................800-750-2355 California Water Service.........................................................................533-4034 oroville-Wyandotte irrigation District ...................................................533-4578 City of oroville, Public Works ................................................................538-2420 lake oroville Area Public Utility District ................................................533-2000 thermalito irrigation District .................................................................533-0740 norCal Waste Systems of Butte County ................................................533-5868 Better Business Bureau...................................................................916-443-6843 Bidwell Canyon (Ca. State Parks) ..........................................................538-2200 City Animal Control (S.P.C.A. Animal Shelter).......................................533-7636 oroville Association of realtors..............................................................533-9112
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City of oroville - info. ...................................................................538-2401 City Attorney .........................................................................................538-2533 Building/Code enforcement..................................................................538-2425 Business licensing .................................................................................538-2412 City Administrator, Clerk, Mayor & Council Members .........................538-2405 finance, treasurer..................................................................................538-2410 Housing/Community Development .....................................................538-2495 Parks & trees .........................................................................................538-2415 Planning ................................................................................................538-2430 Public Works ..........................................................................................538-2420 Human resources..................................................................................538-2407 Police Department-Business ..................................................................538-2448 emergency line .....................................................................................538-2444 records ..................................................................................................538-2455 City Police Chief ....................................................................................538-2451 fire Department/fire Chief....................................................................538-2480 emergency line ................................................................................538-2444 non-emergency ...............................................................................538-2448 fire Prevention & Protection Planning ..................................................538-2425 oroville Hospital ....................................................................................533-8500 Ambulanceemergency ......................................................................533-5101 Hearing impaired ..................................................................................533-5109 feather river tribal Health.....................................................................534-5394 feather river recreation & Park District ...............................................533-2011 Cal trans .......................................................................................800-427-roAD AMtrAK ........................................................................................800-872-7245 Butte regional transit (oroville, Chico, Paradise) .................................342-0221 toll free ...............................................................................800-822-8145 Calif. State Auto. Assn.AAA ................................................................533-3931 oroville Area transit System ..........................................................800-822-8145 oroville express .............................................................................800-822-8145 oroville Municipal Airport .....................................................................533-1313 Greyhound ............................................................................................533-1333 Dept. of Motor vehicles.........................................................................538-2241 U.S. Post office......................................................................................533-4515 yMCA ....................................................................................................533-9622 PG & e, Customer Service .............................................................800-743-5000 AmeriGas - Propane ......................................................................800-414-0720 Coast Gas - Propane ......................................................................800-873-6673 K-Gas - Propane.....................................................................................532-9366 tri-flame Propane..................................................................................532-0130
Mid-Oct.-Late-Jan. - Nature Walks Saturdays 10 a.m. & Sundays 1 p.m., Gray Lodge Wildlife Area. Info, 846-7505 Oct. 20 - Quota Wine Tasting & Silent Auction. Info, 846-0869 Oct. 29 - Halloween Carnival Night (12yrs/under) Community Cntr. 846-3264 Nov. 30 - Tree Lighting CeremonyBiggs/Gridley Mem. Hospital. 846-3142 Dec. 1 - Christmas Light Parade & Holiday Preview Downtown, 6 p.m. Dec. 1-3 - Lady Bulldog Holiday Classic. Info, 846-4791 Dec. 3 - Breakfast with Santa 9-11-a.m. Community Center. Info, 846-3264 Dec. 3 - Business Improvement District Craft Faire. Community Center. 846-3687 Dec. 8-10 - Gridley Invitational Basketball Tournament Info, 846-4791 Jan. 28 - Chamber Annual Awards Dinner, Info, 846-3142
Oct. 21-Nov. 6 - An Evening of One Acts 7:30 pm Th-Sat, Birdcage. 533-2473 Oct. 22-23 & 29-30 - Open Studios Tour Oroville art studios. 533-4140 Nov. 11 - Silent Movie Night The Gold Rush at State Theater. 538-2401 Nov. 11 - Veterans Day Parade, downtown. Call 533-0438 Nov. 11 - Red, White & Blues Review & Auction. Call 538-2542 Nov. 20 - History of Ehmann Home100th Anniversary, 2 p.m. 533-5316 Dec. 2-18 - Anne of Green Gables 7:30 p.m. Th.-Sat., Birdcage. 533-2473 Dec. 3 - Frontier Christmas at Lake Oroville Visitor Center, Noon-5. Pioneer crafts, games, music, food & gold panning. Call 538-2219 Dec. 3 - Holiday Concert 7:30p.m., State Theater. 538-2401 Dec. 4 - Victorian Mistletoe Party at Lott Home, Sank Park. Refreshments & tours of home. Call 538-2497 Dec. 10 - Light Parade Call 533-2721 Dec. 16 - Peggys Dancers Show 7:30 p.m. at State Theater. 538-2470 Dec. 18 - Foothill Church Christmas Program 9a.m, State Theater. 538-2401 Jan. 20-Feb. 5 - Sylvia 7:30 p.m. Thur-Sat, Birdcage. 533-2473 Feb. 11 - Year of the Dragon Tea, Ehmann Home. Call 533-5316 Feb. 16 - Kaori Fujii & Eric Cecil 7:30 p.m, State Theater. 538-2401 Feb. 24-Mar. 11 - Scheherazade 7:30 p.m. Thur-Sat, Birdcage. 533-2473 Feb. 25 - Winter Concert 7:30 p.m, State Theater. 538-2401 Mar. 5 - The American Spirit 7:30 p.m, State Theater. 538-2401 Mid-Mar. -Old Time Fiddlers Championships. Info, 538-2542 Mar. 30-Apr. 15 - Guys & Dolls 7:30 p.m. Thur-Sat, Birdcage. 533-2473 Oroville & Gridley Visitor & Newcomers Guide 20112012 Oroville-City.com
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Orovilles Greenline Tour

this oroville Greenline map loCates many of the attraCtions in the visitors Guide. use this map while followinG the Green line down the Center of the street to eaCh of the featured attraCtions.
even of the Greenline Tour historical attractions are now included in a cell phone walking tour. Exploring historic Oroville with narratives about each of the attractions using your cell phone is easy and fun. Simply dial 530-539-3004 on your cell phone and press the numbers for the location that you are visiting. The numbers to press are represented with a cell phone icon and the appropriate number on the page describing the attraction in this guide. For example, go to page six in the guide where you will see the Cell Phone Walking Tour Sights cell phone icon and the number 101. Dial 530-539-3004 and press 101 for the Lott Home narrative. You can take the tour on foot or by car following the Greenline and street signs.
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eather River Recreation and Park District and the City of Oroville are proud to welcome visitors to the new Riverbend Park. Located at the west end of Montgomery Street, the park features a stunning arched gateway that invites visitors to the scenic Feather River. Depending on the season, the area is aglow with a profusion of wildflowers and swarms of butterflies. Later in the year, flocks of birds and local wildlife can be seen. There is ample parking and improved restroom facilities. A string of open-air pavilions are interspersed throughout the park and are available for picnicking or nature viewing. Designed by Land Image the pavilions incorporate wildlife motifs. There are a number of play areas for children as well. The first phase of the park project opened to the public in May 2006 and the improvements are ongoing. Over the next several years, the park will add an Aquatic Park with the Olympic-sized swimming pool, waterslides, an exercise pool, a diving pool, a wet playground and spray features. The 10lane competition pool will include three lanes for warming up and a spectator stand will be added for special events. The two-story Recreation Center will have a conference facility, offices and a reception area with a charming patio. In addition, the gymnasium will be open to a host of recreational activities and the
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elevated jogging track on the second floor will look out over the main floor. The viewing tower allows visitors a unique viewpoint of the adjacent Aquatic Center. An Ecology Center is planned that will be open for a variety of educational and research purposes. It has been designed to include solar power and recycled materials. An overlook station will accommodate bird watching, astronomy events, air quality monitoring and other ecological studies. A wedding gazebo and retail stores and restaurants round out the completed park project.
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f you enjoy spectacular views along with your game of golf, the Kelly Ridge Country Club is sure to please. Located at 5131 Royal Oaks Drive, this nine-hole, par 66, 4,160 yard course overlooks glistening Lake Oroville. The course is hilly, which adds to the challenge, and you may have to delay a swing to allow the deer that live in the area to wander out of range. Quail are also frequently spotted on the course, and the water hazards often feature ducks. The course is open seven days a week, 7 a.m.7 p.m., and reservations are recommended. Theres a driving net by the Pro Shop and two practice putting greens. Carts and golf lessons are offered. For information, call 589-0777. On the other side of town is Table Mountain Golf Course, which offers an 18-hole, par 72, 6,472 yard course. This popular course located on Oro Dam Blvd., two miles west of Highway 70, is open seven days a week and offers a driving range, two practice putting greens, and a practice sand trap. The course is situated between the South Afterbay and Oroville Airport, giving it a pleasant atmosphere. Trees line the course with water hazards and sand traps to increase the challenge. Table Mountain Golf Course offers a summer junior program, with both instruction and actual supervised play on the course. At the end of the program, students may participate in a tournament for prizes. Table Mountain Golf Course is open from dawn to dusk and reservations for tee off times are recommended. Facilities include a fully stocked Pro Shop, equipment rental, and golf lessons. For more information, call 533-3922. South of Oroville, off Highway 70, is Dingerville USA. Dingerville is a 9-hole, par 27, 1,271 yard long course (90 yards/shortest; 192 yards/longest) with raised greens. Pull-cart and club rentals are available. Dingerville is located at 5813 Pacific Heights Rd., Oroville. For more information, call 533-9343.
Riverbend Park Disc-Golf Course was designed by Ed Hedrick, the father of disc golf, and was a project of Sunrise Rotary. Discs can be purchased at the downtown Municipal Auditorium. The 18-hole course is located at the west end of Montgomery St. at Highway 70. For more information, call at 533-2011.
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Victorian gothic revival style cottage, the C.F. Lott Historic Home, built in 1856, serves as a cultural repository for decorative art objects which are typical of the homes of Orovilles pioneer families. The collection includes furniture, paintings, rugs, textiles, clothes, silver and glassware of the Cell Phone Walking Tour Sight period, 18491910. With a law degree in his pocket Charles Fayette Lott joined a wagon train bound for California in 1849. Finding the need for lawyers greater than for miners, he began his law practice at Bidwell Bar. Elected State Senator for Butte County in 1851, he moved to Oroville when the county seat was moved there in 1856. In the same year, Lott married Susan F. Hyer of Pennsylvania. To them were born three children: Sarah Virginia who died at the age of two years, Charles Fayette Jr. and Cornelia. Interested in the agricultural development of Oroville, Lott became the first president of the Oroville Citrus Association. He was active in many organizations and in politics. He was elected judge of the 2nd. Judicial District in 1870. He lived to his 94th year. Fayette Jr. never married, though he lived in the home until his death in 1927.
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Cornelia grew up in Oroville, attending Bird Street School, then the Irving Institute in San Francisco. After the deaths of her father and brother, Cornelia married Jesse Sank. As tributes to his wife, Jesse built many of the interesting features of the garden. Cornelia died August 15, 1953. Jesse willed the property to the City of Oroville in her memory with the stipulations that picnic tables be provided for public use.
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Admission: Adults $2 , Children under 12 Free Hours : Fri., Sun., Mon. 11:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. Group Tour Reservations ($1.50 per person) may be made by calling: Lott Home (530) 538-2497 Portions of Sank Park, the Gazebo and the Patio with kitchen may be reserved for private functions by calling: (530) 538-2415
he Victorian garden was designed to express the taste and affluence of a successful businessman. These geometric style gardens were distinguished by regularity and symmetry. The Sank Park landscape architect was Vernon M. Dean. Straight paved walks, enclosed beds filled with a profusion of flowers, trees and shrubs were carefully grouped to create vistas inviting people out of doors. Picnic tables are located in what is left of the family orange orchard. Included are a rose and an herb garden, brick walks, fountains, a gazebo and covered patio which provide spaces for a variety of community uses. A Mistletoe Party in the Christmas season and The Craft & Flea Market in the spring during Feather Fiesta Days are annual events sponsored by the Friends of The Parks who support area parks and museums. To hear a narrative on this historic attraction, dial 530539-3004 and press 101.
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Chinese Temple, Tapestry Hall & Garden

he Oroville Chinese Temple was built in 1863 to serve a community of 10,000 Chinese. It includes three chapels for each of the major ways of life in China. The main chapel is called Liet Sheng Kong-Temple of assorted deities. It is a place of prayer for various worships including Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism. The Chan room is a Confucian room for reverCell Phone Walking Tour Sight ence of ancestors. Confucius taught that all human relationships depend upon proper maintenance of the family. The Moon Temple, so called because of its entrance, is Wong Fat Tong - Hall of the Yellow Buddha. The Council Room served a variety of civil and cultural needs of the worker; such as banking, letter writing, discipline and arranging for the burial of the dead. A major flood in 1907 decimated the Chinese community so that most Chinese left Oroville. Then the Chan Family assumed responsibility for the temple. In 1937 it was deeded to the City of Oroville and was first opened to visitors at the time of Californias Centennial in 1949.
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longevity. The potteries, bronzes, wood lacquerware, textiles and other objects of folk art are typical of those used by the Chinese during the period of the temple community. The priceless collection of Chinese and American costumes is arranged to contrast the two cultures by decades from 1850 to 1930.
THE TAPESTRY HALL
In 1968, Tapestry Hall was built to display the extensive collection of embroidered tapestries, parade parasols and other objects of beauty and value which characterize the best of Chinese folk art. In China, art was never separate from religious and ethical teaching. All objects in everyday use by the common people of China were ornamented by symbols expressing the religious ideas of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism. They are mostly red which is the color of happiness. They repeat the wish for happiness, long life, good fortune and many sons. Some symbols are: Unicorn bringer of noble sons; Buddha lionsymbol of power and valor; Deer, crane, peachsymbols of
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The three dimensional puppets are from the Oroville Chinese Opera Theatre. The rare shadow puppets indicate the variety and color of the ancient folk theatre used to entertain and teach generations of non-literate Chinese.
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Not an idle pleasure garden, a Chinese garden is designed as a place for meditation and reflection, and is an expression of artistic ideas emerging from an intimate feeling for nature. All its parts are symbolic reminders of the religious principles that guide the search for The Way - Tao. The essential elements are stones, representing mountains, and water. To these are added trees, flowers and elements of garden architecture: pavings, the pavilion, arbor, walls and gates. All the plants growing in this garden originated in China. Flowers are not chosen alone for their beauty, but as growing symbols for Taoist ideas. Bamboo, for example, is a symbol of longevity. The Oroville Chinese Garden is a memorial to the many original Chinese families and the many benefactors of the temple restoration. One of few Chinese gardens open to the public in the United States, it is maintained by the Oroville Park Department. A tea is held here annually in May by the Friends of the Park. The Temple is open daily from Noon4 p.m. To hear a narrative on this historic attraction, dial 530-539-3004 and press 102.
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Bolt Tool Museum

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he Bolt Tool Museum got its start because teenage boys wouldnt pay attention during shop class. Back in 1957, Carl Bud Bolt was a representative of Snap-On Tools, one of the innovators in modern tool design and production. He traveled to schools across the country giving presenCell Phone Walking Tour Sight tations to shop classes, but found the boys inattentive. He started collecting old tools to demonstrate the difference between the unwieldy collections that the boys fathers and grandfathers might have used and the modern detachable socket set. Not only did the boys begin paying attention, Bud began a life-long fascination with old tools. Although he vowed to stop collecting when he reached 1,000 pieces, the collection now numbers over 5,000 pieces. Each is meticulously cataloged and referenced, and research is ongoing, fulfilling Bud Bolts dream of having a collection that will be enjoyed and studied by tool aficionados, scholars, and students from around the world. This is the only museum of its kind, but Oroville almost missed out on getting this priceless collection. It was orig-
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inally offered to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, but they failed to produce a suitable location for a permanent display, which was one of Buds conditions. He didnt want the tools hidden in a basement, but made available to the public. The tools were on display at the Bolt home for many years, when the City of Oroville asked him to donate the collection. Finally, the tools have found a permanent home. All of the tools on display were manufactured during or prior to WWII. They include a hand-forged set of sockets, made by a blacksmith, that Bud found in a Kalispell, Montana junk store. Since the box was marked $3.50, thats what he paid. There is a collection of adjustable wrenches that measure from a tiny pair about 4 inches long to a giant 12-foot industrial wrench. A set of unusual tools includes a 3-in-1 tool for replacing the belt on a treadle sewing machine. One part of the tool cuts the belt to the correct length, another part punches holes in the new belt, and a third attaches the clamp that holds the belt together. The Bolt Tool Museum is open 7 days a week Mon-Sat 10:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Sun. 11:45 3:45 p.m. The museum is located at the end of Safford Street between Oak and Pine Streets near the Chinese Museum. To hear a narrative on this historic attraction, dial 530-539-3004 and press 103.
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ompleted in 2007 Centennial Plaza is a destination not to miss. It is located within easy walking distance of the historic Cell Phone Walking Tour Sight downtown area. You can also drive up either Lincoln Street or Huntoon Street to the parking area to begin enjoying the beauty of the plaza. As you meander through the environmentally friendly walkways, stop at each of the ten Interpretative Panels made of porcelain enamel steel containing historical information which will give you a great perspective of how Oroville began. Incredible vistas from every location within the plaza allow the visitor to see the Feather River up close, the big O on Table Mountain, hear the rush of water leaving the Feather River Fish Hatchery or just enjoy a quite-peaceful moment on one of the many benches and grassy areas. Native plants and trees are a delight to see as well as the decorative trellis system that provides balance to the plaza. The finishing touch to your visit will be seeing nine anatomically correct; chrome plated bronze fish sculptures that depict a group of salmon in natural swim formation. Decorative night lighting makes this a special vista. se layout the attached two designed in honor of the The plaza which was Citys Centennial is part "Activity" & "Awareness"of a long term vision for the revitalization of the historic downtown area. It 2 pageoffers the base for thethe opportunities that the vert. island for many Dahlmeier ad. Feather River provides to the community. bordering Ultimately, the entire levee area will connect the Fish Hatchery to the east, and all that Bedrock Park and Riverbend Park offer to the west. The planned Gateway Project at Montgomery Street & Feather River Blvd and the future walking and bicycle paths will be a final enhancement to the plan. The plaza is a living memorial to be enjoyed by all who pass thorough it and view the expansive vistas offered. The plaza is ADA accessible. A Proposition 40 grant of $3,000,000 and Redevelopment Agency Funds of $300,000 helped build the plaza. The plaza was the recipient of the 2008 American Society of Civil Engineers, Region 9; Riverfront Urban Transformation Project of the year. To hear a narrative on this historic attraction, dial 530-539-3004 and press 104.
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he Butte County Historical Society Museum at Baldwin/Spencer Sts. houses Ishis jail cell door, early gold scales, photographs, an amazingly detailed doll house, and many videos, among other items. The current major exhibit is Labor, Leisure, & Luminaries of Butte County. There is something of interest for all age groups, and group tours are available by arrangement. In the gift shop are BCHS quarterly Diggins publications, Ehmann brand olives, plates from their commemorative series, stationary, and other gift items. Both are open Fridays 9-Noon & Saturdays 113, or call 530-533-9418. Cell Phone Walking Tour Sight Dont miss their 100-plant, 45-species native plant garden! The Butte County Historical Society Archives are located around the corner at 2335 Baldwin Ave. and are open for research on Thursdays & Fridays, 9 a.m.Noon. Freda Ehmann and her son, Edwin, built a Colonial Revival style home at the corner of Lincoln and Robinson Streets in 1911. Around the home were stately Victorian homes reflecting the prosperity which had come with the gold rush. Having perfected a curing process for olives while living in Oakland, Freda and her son moved to Oroville and launched the ripe olive packing industry with markets across the country. For over a decade Freda had been developing her groves, having purchased the Fogg Olive Grove in Thermalito, and supervising the olive pickling vats. Freda earned the title Mother of the California Ripe Olive Industry. Edwin served as Orovilles mayor from 19191923. Both gave generously to the community. Butte County purchased the home, so conveniently situated, to use as an office annex to the 1857 County Court House across Lincoln Street. It provided the county with offices for nearly 55 years. The Ehmann Home has served as Butte County Historical Society (BCHS) headquarters since 1980, when the county deeded it to them. With the deed came the stipulation that the house be restored and made available to the public. Highlights of the home include intricate stained glass windows, dark wainscoting, hardwood floors, fireplaces, antique furniture, including a Chickering piano that came around the Horn, and a collection of European porcelain figures. The Ehmann Home Museum is open for tours by appointment and on Saturdays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Visit the gift shop for one-of-a-kind local items. For information on renting the home for weddings or other private functions, call 533-5316 or 877-7436. To hear a narrative on this historic attraction, dial 530-539-3004 and press 105.
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Historic State Theater of Oroville
he State Theater, located at the corner of Myers and Robinson, is a monument and integral part of downtown Oroville since the late 1920s. The facility was dedicated on April 7, 1928, and initiated the theater in the grand style of the day. The evening started with four great vaudeville acts and followed with the Paramount Cell Phone Walking Tour Sight Picture, Partners In Crime, starring William Powell, Mary Brian, Jack Luden, and Wallace Beery. T & D Enterprises, Inc. owned the State Theater, in addition to numerous PERFORMING ARTS CENTER theaters throughout California and Nevada. General Manager, M. A. Naify, A realized Oroville was a prosperous city on the move and was the driving force A City of Oroville Cultural Facility to see that the theater was built. C i t Timothy L. Pflueger and J.R. Miller designed the facility. These two architects y also created the lofty pinnacle ofoprogressthe Pacific Telephone & Telegraph f Building in San Francisco. Pride of craftsmanship is evident in the finished Since 1928 facility that we all enjoy today. O r o Your Home Town The theater was originally destined for fine vaudeville acts and films. T & v D Enterprises dedication towardil quality entertainment was evident in the line l Entertainment Venue up at the theater. Greta Garbo in e Divine Women and Gary Cooper in Legion of the Condemned were only two of the dynamite films of the 1920s era. C For Plays, Concerts & u Later United Artists purchased the building and showed only films. l t In 1986 United Artists was inu the process of closing down the theater. Great Performances r The City of Oroville worked with numerous community groups, including the a l Oroville Community Center Committee, Inc. (OCCC), for many years to bring a With Full Vaudeville Stage F performing arts center to the area. After extensive research, the City of Oroville a c & Movie Screen. along with OCCC joined to purchase the theater. i l The timing was perfect to incorporate renovation of the State Theater into i t the Downtown Renovation. Theyfacade was returned to its original grandeur providing a setting for cultural programming in the community. Now the State Theater is an active facility featuring an outstanding lineup each season of state and national touring companies presenting music, dance, comedy, and drama. In between these performances, it presents a schedule of 1489 Myers St. local events and an outstanding travel series. To get a schedule of upcoming presentations or ticket information, call Check box ofce at 538-2470 and the marquee for upcoming events. 538-2470. To hear a narrative on this historic attraction, dial 530-539-3004 Call 538-2406 for info to sponsor your event at the historic State Theatre. and press 106. Oroville & Gridley Visitor & Newcomers Guide 20112012 Oroville-City.com 15
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s you approach this storehouse of history, a plaque embedded in the sidewalk catches your eye. This building is dedicated to Truth, Liberty, & Toleration by Native Sons of the Golden West - May 12, 1932 it reads. Then you notice the face of the building, which is Cell Phone Walking Tour Sight covered with rock quarried from the winter quarters of the Toto tribe. And those heavy entrance doors theyre the window shutters from the original Masonic Temple in Forbestown. Next, you may notice the old steps - the first sidewalks of Oroville. And youre not even inside yet! Thats how it is at this remarkable museum - one historic treasure after another! You enter the original 1932 replica of a 49er cabin, and learns that the building has been enlarged to hold 6,000 sq. feet of historic relics. You can almost smell the food cooking in the old pioneer fireplace, and the docents take you to another world as they describe the museums holdings. Youll see the grand old clock from Bidwell Bar, a Dunham & Sons piano that came around the Horn, elaborate womens fans, antique dolls, (including a doll from the Donner Party), the original Oregon City School organ, an extensive hat collection, (including an 1849 bonnet worn by a wagon-trainer), much needlework, a miners vest tailored to hold different size nuggets, and a handmade gold needle made from a nugget -just part of the first room. Elsewhere, the printed invitation to an 1884 hanging, a Chinese tear jar, among other Chinese artifacts; a large Native American basket and arrowhead collection; mining tools; a buffalo robe, a hand-pulled water wagon, endless photographs, a saddle display, a replica of an old drugstore; a carpenter shop. Dont miss the area about Betty Davis family. Her mother, Florence Danforth Boyle, inspired by her fathers passion for history, founded the museum, and was also elected County Recorder in 1918-one of the first women officeholders The museum, operated by the City of Oroville and located at 2332 Montgomery St., is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, Noon-4 p.m. Admission is $2 for Adults ($1.50 a person for groups of 15 or more), children under 12 free. Special tours may be arranged by calling 538-2497. The museum is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12:00 AM - 4:00 PM, and closed from Dec. 15-Jan. 31. To hear a narrative on this historic attraction, dial 530-539-3004 and press 107.
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he construction of Oroville Dam by the Dept. of Water Resources altered the Feather River. Many miles of spawning and nursery grounds were lost to salmon and steelhead trout returning to their home stream to deposit eggs. To compensate for this loss, the Feather River Salmon and Steelhead Hatchery was opened in 1967. The facility was cooperatively planned by the Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Water Resources. The main hatchery building houses the spawning operation area and the incubators. The facility can accommodate 9,000 adult salmon and 2,000 adult steelhead. The incubators can hold 20 million eggs, and 9.6 million fingerlings can be reared in the eight concrete raceways. At the base of the barrier dam, salmon and steelhead enter the ladder to the hatcherys gathering tank. During their spawning runs, the fish can be seen through special view windows. Spring-run king salmon begin arriving in June, while steelhead and fall-run salmon arrive from Sept.-Nov. Eggs are taken from the fish and fertilized, incubated and hatched. The small fish are transferred to rearing tanks where they grow until large enough to go into the river. From the river, they return to the ocean to mature until beginning the migration back to their birthplace to renew the life cycle. The hatchery is open to the public year-round. Hours are 8 am-sundown. For tours, call 534-2303. Built of stone and sitting beside the river just across from the hatchery on Old Ferry Road, the 1930s WPA bath house has been restored and converted into a Nature Center. Beautifully constructed from natures gifts, its a great place to commune with nature during any season of the year. Many footpaths have been created around the center, and its a perfect place for a picnic! The grounds are open daily sunrise to sunset; Bath House Museum on Saturdays Noon3 p.m. For tours, call 533-5936; for more information, call 534-6684.
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t the corner of Oro-Quincy Highway and Oak Street stands a small monument designed and built by Jeff and Hack Mclnturf of Oroville. Made of fieldstone rocks gathered from the Deer Creek Canyon area, it bears a bronze California Registered Historic Landmark plaque, which reads: Ishi, emaciated, starving, and confused, was about 50 when he wandered into this area in 1911. He had been roaming the foothills alone since 1908 when the Oro Power and Light Co. sent surveyors near his cave in the Deer Creek area, and he had tried unsuccessfully to scare them off. Professor T. T. Waterman, an anthropologist from the University of California at Berkeley came to Oroville after reading about the stranger in the San Francisco Examiner. He took Ishi back to the university and was amazed to learn that he spoke a language that was thought to have been extinct.
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The Last Yahi Indian
For thousands of years the Yahi Indians roamed the foothills between Mt. Lassen and the Sacramento Valley. Settlement of this region by the white man brought death to the Yahi by gun, by disease, and by hunger. By the turn of the century only a few remained. Ishi, the last known survivor of these people, was discovered at this site in 1911. His death in 1916 brought an end to Stone Age California.
Ishi then worked at the school both as a janitor and as a teacher of his culture. Three years after he left the wilderness, Ishi died of tuberculosis. Dr. Saxton Pope wrote of Ishi when he died, He closes a chapter in history. He looked upon us as sophisticated children, smart, but not wise ... He knew nature, which is always true. His were the qualities of character that last forever. He was kind, he had courage and self-restraint, and though all had been taken from him, there was not bitterness in his heart. His soul was that of a child, his mind that of a philosopher. To learn more about Ishi one may request to see the film about him at the Lake Oroville Visitors Center or read Ishi, The Story of an American Indian by Kathleen Allan Meyer and Ishi In Two Worlds by Theodora Kroeber. In 1992, The Last of His Tribe starring Graham Greene as Ishi was filmed in the area. This movie was aired on HBO and is now available at video stores.
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The Mother of Orovilles Oranges

espite floods, freezes, fire, and disease, the 142-year old Mother Orange tree is still alive and being cared for here in Oroville. Mother Orange, a Mediterranean Sweet, was brought here from Mazatlan, Mexico as a seedling in 1856 by Judge Joseph Lewis who planted her near the Bidwell Bar Bridge and Tollhouse. In 1862, the tree was nearly swept away by a flood, but was moved to higher ground and that same year bore her first fruit, which spawned the generations that later led to Orovilles citrus industry. Mother Orange grew to a height of 60 feet, but she hasnt led an uneventful life. Twice it was feared that frosts or freezes had killed her. Once the hay stacked under her trunk was set on fire, and the inside trunk surfaces still show signs of charcoal from that fire. In 1963 Mother Orange was diagnosed as having heart rot and was treated and saved by State Gardener
Jerry Olrich. To add insult to injury, at the age of 107 she was told she would have to move. As plans proceeded for the building of Oroville Dam and the creation of Lake Oroville, in order to save the bridge, tollhouse, and Mother Orange, it was necessary to move them - a very complicated process. First, Mother Orange was topped by ten feet and some of her roots cut back to provide a balance and to ease the actual move . Then a trench was dug, and a fir box placed around her. Next, a 55-gallon drum with water holes was placed under the tree, and she was covered with a cloth for sun protection. To help deal with the stress from the move preparations, she was given vitamins and plant food. The actual move was made with two 60-ton cranes, which placed her on a trailer. During the move, power was shut off so that the electric wires could be lifted away as she passed under them. In 1964 Mother Orange was set in what was supposed to be a temporary site at the Department of Parks and Recreation Headquarters on Glen Drive until the final move to the bridge. When the time came for the final move, more trimming was required, so it was decided to leave her at the Glen Drive location. At the 1963 trimming, Olrich took 100 cuttings, two of which were given to Nolan Albright, who was the supervisor of the old Bidwell Bar State Park. Albright raised the Daughter trees until 1973 when he turned them over to the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area. The two Daughter Orange trees can be viewed at the Visitors Center on Kelly Ridge Road and at the new location of the Bidwell Bar Bridge and Tollhouse. Mother Orange is slowly recovering from the severe frost of a few winters ago, but shes holding her own, and youre welcome to visit her, too.
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isitors to the Oroville area, as well as school groups and organizations, find the Visitors Center worthy of a stop. At the center, one will find information about the State Water Project, Oroville Dam, the Feather River Fish Hatchery, history of the area, recreational opportunities, maps, books, and a museum containing displays of the State Water Project, animals of the area, Native American artifacts, and gold-mining artifacts. More than 40 videos are available for viewing on request, covering subjects from history of the gold rush and gold dredging, to wild animals, and ghost towns. Interpretive and educational items such videos on request at the lake as gold panning materials and childrens colororoville visitors Center ing books may be purchased at the front counter, WATER VIDEOS Length (minutes) and outside a 47-foot high viewing tower affords * Birth of Oroville Dam: Construction of Oroville Dam & Prepare to Protect (each)................. 10 spectacular views of the lake, mountains, and * Seeking Its Own Course: aerial view of Feather Falls &spillway release operation.................... 3 valley. Balancing Act: How Californias water works in harmony with the environment..................... 22 A self-guided nature walk begins at the What Do You Know About H2O?: Animated water stories ..................................................... 35 Center. Major plants are identified and natural Lure of Water: Water Safety on lakes & reservoirs ................................................................. 11 phenomena observed. The tower with its view* Water For Life: Story of the State Water Project..................................................................... 14 ing scopes provides an excellent view of the lake, * The Fish Hatchery: Feather River Salmon Production ........................................................... 12 dam, surrounding foothills and mountains and Wings Over Water: Aerial flight over the State Water Project ................................................... 6 the valley below. An excellent example of a bedTo Protect, Conserve, & Develop: Water in California & Groundwater (each)........................ 12 rock mortar where acorns and seeds were ground Californias White Treasure: How Snow Survey is used for forecast water ....................... 13 into meal for food by local Indians rests alongside The Living Marsh: Preserving wetlands for plants & animals ................................................ 13 the walkway to the Visitors Center. California State Water Project: Overview of the projects operations & Impacts ................... 14 Organizations are invited to reserve the High Water Floods of 1986: How a flood emergency was met .............................................. 20 For Generations to Come: Dam safety, design & construction .............................................. 11 theater by phoning the Interpretive Ranger California Water Story: History of water development in the State ........................................ 16 at 530-538-2219. Self-guided nature walks are The Water Cycle: 2 videos (Grades K-3 and Grades 4-6) ................................................. 1012 available. Pipeline: Construction of Coastal Branch of Calif. Aqueduct & Environment.......................... 23 Riding and Hiking Trails head out in two Free-Flowing Rivers .............................................................................................................. 18 directions from the Visitor s Center. HikPARK & NATURALIST VIDEOS ers and horseback riders can obtain trail * John Bidwells California: Documents Bidwells contributions to local history ...................... 24 maps at the information counter. Maps of Windows on the Delta: Highlights recreation, history in the Sacramento Delta ...................... 24 the lake and campgrounds are available Wild California-Land: Plants & Animals of California ............................................................. 25 as are maps of the undeveloped forest areas California Rice (this video also available in Japanese) ........................................................... 14 above the lake. California Indian Baskets ....................................................................................................... 30 Tours of the Feather River Fish Hatchery or Concow Maidu: Maidu Indian plant uses and songs .............................................................. 30 Oroville Dam are given on a prearranged basis * Ishi In Two Worlds: Life story of the last aboriginal in North America ................................... 20 by California Dept. of Water Resources personnel. * Ghost Towns: Western life during the gold rush ..................................................................... 18 Make reservations by calling 530-534-2306, or by * The Gold Rush/California Settlement: California history & gold rush days ........................... 16 writing to: Dept. of Water Resources, attention * Oroville: Past & Present (History & current attractions) ........................................................ 14 John Ford, 460 Glen Drive, Oroville, CA 95966. * Gold Dredge & Hard Rock Mining & Hydraulic Mining (each) .............................................. 20 Information on Lake Oroville is available online Tears from the Sun: Development of Gold Mining Technology 18561956 ........................... 19 at www.norcal.parks.state.ca.us. Animal Babies ........................................................................................................................ 10 The Lake Oroville Visitors Center is located The Predators: Animals that eat other animals to survive ....................................................... 26 above Oroville Dam at the north end of Kelly Looking at Fishes ................................................................................................................... 15 Ridge Road, and is open from 95, seven days Marty Stouffers Wild America: 6 videos (each) .................................................................... 30 a week year-round, except for Thanksgiving, Bird of PreyRed Tailed Hawk.............................................................................................. 14 Christmas, and New Years Day. 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Oroville Dam
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Surface Area (maximum) 24 sq. miles Capacity 3.5 million acre-feet Shoreline (maximum) 167 miles Depth (maximum) 690 feet Length (maximum) 21 miles
ake Oroville was born Nov. 14, 1967, when the second of two diversion tunnels which carried the Feather River beneath the embankment was blocked during construction. Oroville Dam is the tallest and one of the largest earthen dams in the USA. The dam, completed in 1968, stands 770 feet high with a crest (top of the dam) 6,920 feet long. Over 80 million cubic yards of material were needed to build the Oroville Dam. There is enough material in the Dam to build a two-lane highway around the earth. The dams inner core is a thin layer made of clay material which resists seepage. Gold dredger tailings (sand & gravel left from the early 20th century gold dredging along the Feather River) make up the remainder of Oroville Dam.
Beneath the dam a giant cavern almost as large as the State Capitol Building has been hollowed out to house six power generation units. Coupled with four additional units in the Thermalito Power plant, they can generate more than 2.8 billion kilowatt-hours of power annually. Other facilities in the State Water Project are the Thermalito Forebay and Afterbay, holding reservoirs located downstream that enable utilization of a pump-back procedure whereby water released from Lake Oroville to generate power during peak need periods, can be pumped back into the lake during off-peak periods for recirculation through the powerplants.
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tu Shanner looks over a memorial dedicated to the men who gave their lives working on the construction of the dam. The memorial sits atop of the west end of the dam. Stu is responsible for seeing that the memorial became a reality and his words In Memory include an oft heard comment by construction workers, "If something happens to me on the job, just put my name up there somewhere."
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OATING TIPS: Floating logs and other driftwood can be hazardous to boaters at any time of year, but particularly in winter and spring when rains carry debris into the water. A 5-mile per hour speed limit is in effect within 100 feet of a swimmer, 200 feet of any shore, boat launching facility, and within the vegetation retention areas. The upper reaches of the tributaries are too narrow for safe water skiing and have been designated for 5-mile-per-hour speed limits. Night boating is permissible provided your boat is equipped with the proper running lights and speed does not exceed five miles per hour. Please demonstrate the same concern for safety and courtesy that you would expect from others. The dumping of waste or refuse in any of the areas waters is prohibited at all times. Lake Oroville fluctuates daily throughout the year. This constant change of the surface level constantly changes the location of shoals near shore. Boaters are cautioned to be alert to these hazards. All boaters should be familiar with the ABCs of California Boating Law. Copies are located at park entrance stations. OVERNIGHT BOATING: Overnight boating is offered at Lake Oroville, but in order to prevent the lake from becoming contaminated, boats must have self-contained sanitary facilities and all waste and water outlets must be sealed. State Park Rangers may inspect your boat. Camping on shore is only permitted in designated Boat-in Campsites; however, visitors are welcome to go ashore to explore. Mooring areas are identified with buoys. SWIMMING: Loafer Creek and the North and South Forebays are the only designated swimming areas at the Lake Oroville Recreation Area. Lifeguard service is limited. TRAILS: A 44-mile riding and hiking trail meanders on the scenic Lower Feather River Canyon from Loafer Creek to the overlook above the Thermalito Diversion Dam. Park staff can suggest equally interesting hiking opportunities. FIRES AND FUEL: The lush grasses and heavy bush that grow in the foothills surrounding Lake Oroville dry up in the summer and create a condition of extreme fire hazard. For this reason, no open
fires are permitted anywhere in the recreation area. Please smoke in designated areas. Down wood is a normal part of the ecology, and its collection and use are prohibited. Driftwood is not part of the areas natural ecology; it may be collected. You are advised to bring your own fuel or firewood; fuel can be purchased at the park entrance. The grilladier-type stoves are excellent for charcoal briquets. Coleman-type stoves may be used in designated camping or day use areas. FISHING: With opportunities for both cold and warm water fishing, bring your fishing gear and be assured to have a great experience on what is recognized as one of the best bass fisheries in the western United States. Spend your day looking for spotted bass, chinook salmon, catfish and rainbow trout, then bring it back to your houseboat for a wonderful fresh dinner. Theres a 5 fish bag limit on bass (less than 12 inches or more than 15 inches). But largemouth and smallmouth bass arent the only type of fish youll find in the lake. Chinook, catfish, mackinaw, sturgeon, and brown trout can all be found in great quantities and great qualities. Nineteen pound mackinaw have been reeled in as well as 3 pound white crappie, and now the sturgeon (1/bag limit) that were planted in 1984 are expected to be the legal size of 48 to 72 inches.
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Lake OrOviLLe State recreatiOn area in Butte County of-
fers as wide a variety of outdoor activities as can be found anywhere in California. With recreation facilities operated by the State Dept. of Parks and Recreation, this key unit of the State Water Project offers camping, picnicking, horseback riding, hiking, sail and power boating, water-skiing, fishing, swimming, boat-in camping, floating campsites and overnight boat camping. The area is located on the Feather River in the chaparral-oak-pine belt of the northern Mother Lode area. Lake Oroville was created by Oroville Dam, which the State Department of Water Resources completed in 1967 after five years of construction. Lake Oroville conserves water for distribution by the State Water Project to homes, farms, and industries in the San Francisco Bay area, the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California. The Oroville facilities of the Project also serve to provide flood control and smog-free generation of electric power in addition to the recreation. When full to the 900 ft. elevation mark, the lake offers 15,500 surface acres for recreation and 167 miles of shoreline. Recreation areas are spotted around the lake, and boats can land at any point to explore the surrounding country. State property extends a minimum of 300 feet, and in some places as much as a mile, from the high water line. An annual control program keeps down the poison oak in developed areas, but visitors should be on the lookout for it. You are cautioned not to hike in slide areas. When planning an excursion to Lake Oroville, your best bet is to select the area to visit that offers the most in the kind of facilities you are looking for.
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The three hundred acre Thermalito Forebay North has a 15-space, enroute (1 night) camping area. It has planted turf and is regularly watered and mowed. Shade trees from many parts of the world dot the area, including European Sycamore, Olive, Pome, Valley Oak, and Zelkova. Ramadas (shade structures) protect picnic sites. Each site contains a stove and one or two picnic tables. Three large group areas are available by reservation through park headquarters. Potable water is provided by faucet and drinking fountain. The two hundred yard sandy swimming beach has mens and womens dressing rooms and toilets. The turf and beach areas of the North Forebay is closed to dogs; they are permitted at the Boat Launch grass area. There is no life guard service here. Paved parking is available at the picnic area and at the two lane boat launch ramp. The North Forebay is reserved exclusively for sailboats, canoes, and other non power driven boats. Picnic tables are located near the launch ramp, and a new 1,200 square foot aquatic center is available for sailing clubs. North Forebay has a handicap accessible fishing pier. N. & S. Forebay have frequent trout plants.
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Several boat-in camps are located around the lake. These campgrounds are identified by signs located at the beach area. These campgrounds can be reached only by boat and camping is allowed only in the designated campsites. Directions to the camp of your choice can be obtained at the park entrance station or launch area. Each camp contains several individual campsites. The camps have cleared and leveled spots for pitching tents, pit toilets, garbage cans, a table and a stove at each site. No water is piped to these areas, so bring chemicals to purify the lake water. There are two ways to reach the two most southerly boat-in camps. Craig Saddle, east of the spillway, is located behind an island-like land mass and can be approached from either the Middle or South Fork. Craig Saddle is the only boat-in camp with usable water. Foreman Point can be reached from the southeast from the lake itself or from the North Fork. Facilities at Bidwell Canyon include a shoreside marina, complete with fuel dock, boat rental, covered slips, open mooring, boat storage, and pumping station for boat holding tanks. For campers there are trailer facilities complete with hookups, a boat repair shop and seven lane launching ramp.
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A camping area with 137 developed family sites is located at Loafer Creek. Each site contains a parking space, table and stove. Piped drinking water and combination building with modern restrooms, hot showers and laundry tubs are nearby. There are no trailer hookups (these are available at Bidwell Canyon); however, trailers can use the sites. Trailer campers are asked to collect their waste water in a container and dispose of it in the waste water drains located at various points throughout the campground. A holding dumping station is available for self-contained trailers. The area has 100 individual picnic sites and a sandy swimming beach is located where Loafer Creek empties into the lake. A large paved parking area and a boat launching ramp are also found here. A new Horse Camp has recently opened. Please see page 26 for detailed description. On weekends in the Spring and Fall, horseback riding is available via Bidwell Park Stables or by calling 385-1680. Campsites in the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, including ten, two-tiered floating campsites, are subject to reservation. Reservations can be made through the Statewide Reservation System. For information about the reservation system contact the State Park nearest you or call 800-444-PARK (7275). All unreserved sites are available on a first come first serve basis. The phone number for Park Headquarters is (530) 538-2200. Campground Self Contained In Route Camping ~ ~ Floating ~ Campground Boating Boat Launch Hiking Trails Restrooms Wheelchair Accessible Visitor Info
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efore the coming of white man, Maidu Indians roamed the hills and all the vehicles of the horse and buggy days followed by those of the motor fished the streams of the Feather River country. They subsisted chiefly on age. This historic bridge was closed to traffic only in October, 1954. salmon, and on acorns ground to meal. In Lake Oroville State Recreation The most significant landmark to be submerged beneath 450 feet of water Area and elsewhere in the surrounding country, rock outcrops perforated with is Bidwell Bar, site of Californias second major gold discovery, with its Mother deep mortars attest to the industry of Indian women who gathered to pound Orange tree and suspension bridge. Through the concerted effort of local hisand sing traditional songs until their acorn meal was ready for leaching to torical groups a bill was passed in the state legislature calling for the removal remove its bitterness. of these landmarks to a suitable site. In 1848, soon after the initial discovery of gold in California, General John Prior to the construction of Oroville Dam, the historic Bidwell Bar suspenBidwell found some of the precious metal near the bar in the Middle Fork of sion bridge was dismantled and relocated on the south end of Lake Oroville in the Feather River. His discovery brought a throng of miners to the scene and Bidwell Canyon, one and one-half miles downstream from its original location. Bidwell Bar was born. Five years later, its population was three thousand and The bridge affords park visitors to Lake Oroville a look into Californias colorful Bidwell Bar became the first county seat gold rush days. of Butte County. Fours years after that, Community volunteers, along with For more information, contact in 1857, only two hundred residents state park staff, formed the Bidwell Bar remained in this gold camp. Association in 1980, with the goal of the Lake Oroville Visitors Center: But Bidwell Bar was not to be forpromoting and interpreting the history gotten, for memorials of her heyday of Bidwell Bar as well as the natural and (530) 538 2219 remaineda swinging bridge that recreational resources at Lake Oroville provided the means of crossing and an State Recreation Area. The association orange tree, which was soon to become the sponsors the annual Frontier Christmas mother of the citrus industry in northern celebration the first Saturday of December, California. and Bidwell Bar Day held late April or early The Bidwell Bar suspension bridge was May annually. swung across the river in 1856, its towers At these events, characters in period having been manufactured in New York dress bring gold rush history alive with and brought around the Horn to San entertainment, demonstrations of pioneer Francisco, then transported by riverboat crafts, gold panning, and other family activiup the Sacramento and Feather Rivers to ties. In addition, the Bidwell Bar volunteers Marysville. From there, it was hauled by open the toll house, now a museum and gift wagon train. shop, two Saturdays monthly throughout Around this old bridge, first of its type the summer so that visitors might get a west of the Mississippi, cling stories of roglimpse into Bidwell Bars colorful gold mance and tragedy. Over it have passed, for rush era. nearly a century, cattle and sheep going to and returning from mountain pastures, and
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urrounded by hundreds of acres of open grasslands, the 4,300 acre Thermalito Afterbay and its 26 miles of shoreline is popular with both powerboaters and fishing enthusiasts. Just east of the afterbay, the 5,700 acre preserve features 12 Not every community has miles of the Feather River, which creates willow 10,000 acres of preserved natural and cottonwood-lined beauty right outside the city limponds, islands, and channels throughout its, but the Oroville Wildlife Area the preserve. Canoes or car-top boats can is another example of the Gold be launched in several to be discovered in Oroville. spots along the river. The river holds salmon, steelhead, and shad for anglers. Catfish, bass, and crappie are found in the ponds and afterbay. Camping facilities are available at 5 locations in the southern half of the preserve area but is not permitted in the northern section or in the afterbay area. The preserve is home to at least 35 species of mammals & 178 species of birds. Most are permanent residents. An outstanding Heron and Egret Rookery can be viewed Feb. June (peak population April). Observe Great Blue Herons, Great and Snowy Egrets, and Black Crowned Night Herons. It is located 3.3 miles from Oro Dam Blvd. on Larkin Rd.; turn left off Larkin Road. Turn left upon entering area, then turn right, then left. Look to the right up in the trees. Maps with area regulations are provided at the entry spots.
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efore the olive, almond, and citrus orchards came to the Oroville area, there were many thriving vineyards nestled in the foothills surrounding the community. It seems that all changed when Prohibition came along. When wine could no longer be sold to the general public, area farmers turned to other crops. But times have changed, and now Oroville is home to three wineries two of which are now opening their doors for tastings and tours. A drive through the back roads just east of Oroville leads you to Grey Fox Vineyards, a hidden hillside vineyard stretching over almost 11 acres. Two couples own Grey Fox: Bruce and Pat Arrigoni and their friends Gary and Jeanne Cecchi. In 1996 the first vines were planted: Sangiovese, Barbera, Syrah, and Zinfandel. In addition to the main varietals Grey Fox has expanded its planting to now include Muscat, Dolcetto, Grenache and Viognter. The facility was small in the beginning and many hours were spent working at their old wooden basket press. Before long, production increased and Grey Fox grew into the new underground facility that you can visit today. A computer-controlled press and stainless steel tanks with temperature control now help facilitate the process, yet still allow for personal hands-on attention. The harvest started in early August last year and continued to mid-September. The wine-making, bottling, labeling, packaging and deliveries are still done by the partners personally. They invite you to share in their labor of love. Grey Fox is open for wine tastings and tours to the general public on Saturdays and Sundays, noon5 p.m. Group tours by appointment. Call 530-589-3920 for more information or try their web site at www.greyfox.net The French have a word for it, explains Long Creek Winery owner Lou Cecchi (no relation to Gary Cecchi at Grey Fox). That word is terroirthe right combination of soil, sun, wind, and water)and this terroir produces grapes with deep color, balanced acidity, soft tannins, and intense concentrated fruit flavors.
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Long Creek Winery, located at 233 Ward Boulevard off Olive Highway, grow and bottle Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah. Besides the estate wines, Long Creek also produces a Barbera, Sangiovese, Merlot, Muscat, Syrah Port, Chardonnay and three new blends Collage, Abrosia and Allergo. Ive run cattle on this land for 30 years, Lou continued, and that has enhanced A boutique winery nestled my soil greatly, I think. And our South Feather Water and Power irrigation in the Sierra Nevada water flows directly from clear, clean, mountain streamsterroir. Long Creek Winery uses very traditional, old-fashioned wine-making Foothills at 900 feet of methods. There is no blending or filtering of wines, which gives each variety elevation, located 1 hour a minimum sulfite content, and all wines are aged in medium-toasted oak north of Sacramento, barrels (French or American) for at least two years. in the gold rush town With seven acres in vines, Long Creek Winery produces 30 tons of grapes of Bangor. and bottles between 2,000 and 3,000 cases. Its amazing how involved this gets, says Lou. Ive put in 60,000 feet of wire, 15,000 feet of irrigation, and the winter pruning took 28 days. And in constructing the winery building, we had to set over 80 dynamite charges. The blasting opened up several veins of artesian springs, so we had to make a number of provisions under the foundation so we wouldnt have water running through the winery. The water now We are open for Tastings! runs under the foundation and is keeping the floor of the winery cool. Please call for an appointment today! Long Creek Winery is open Saturdays from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM and always by appointment for tastings and tours. You can phone them at 530589-3415 or visit them at LongCreekWinery.com. 77 Orange Avenue, Bangor, CA 95914 Quilici Vineyards grow five varietals on a gentle hillside, that has a view (530) 679-0679 across the valley all the way to the Costal Range mountains. Cabernet Savignon, www.hickmanfamilyvineyards.com Syrah, Zinfandel, Sangiovese (a Tuscan grape) and Barbara (from the Piedmont Oroville & Gridley Visitor & Newcomers Guide 20112012 Oroville-City.com 29
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region of Italy) on 10 acres totaling 5,000 vines. Gary Quilici, owner and wine maker explains that the wine is produced Italian style, with family, friends, common sense and love. The first vines were planted in 1998, after a trip to Italy to visit family that sitll live in Lucca, Lomeri and Pisa; the Tuscan region of Italy. All of the wines are aged in American and French oak barrels, unfiltered and unfined. The process also uses very little sulfites. Everything is estate grown, processed and bottled. We truly are a boutique winery; we bottle about 1,000 cases a year. The balance of the harvest is sold to home wine makers.
As a small, family-owned and operated winery we are able to control every element of our vintage from vine to bottle. Our process also uses very little sulfite, Gary commented. Whats new? A Golden Sangiovese. A limited bottling of this blush Sangiovese is only available at the winery and to wine club members. Also if you visit the winery ask about our blends. To find out more about whats happening and a list of events, visit on the web at quilicivineyards.com. To arrange for a tour and tasting, call Gary 5895088 or e-mail: gary@quilicivineyards.com.
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Syrah 2007 - Our Syrah has always been one of our best sellers, and the 2007 which was just recently released has been very enthusiastically received. Very delicious with overtones of blackberries and cherry. A superior wine pairs well with all meats. Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 - Our very best seller for the past eleven years. A very dark, robust wine with berry fruit aromas and flavors. It is very intense and pure with slight nuances of oak and soft tannins. Ambrosia 2007 - Our just released and already popular blend of Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon. It is soft and light and truly fit for the drink of the Gods. Allegro 2007 - A big wine just released with a tangl of a sweet spot. An outstanding blend of Syrah and Zinfindell. A happy wine for all occasions to be enjoyed with friends on happy occasions, which its name implies.
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Grey Fox Cabernet 2003 - Rich, smooth and full-bodied with blackberry and cherry flavors, crafted at Grey Fox Winery with premium Mendocino Grapes. Winner of the 2008 Grand Harvest Silver Award and the 2008 West Coast Competition Bronze Award. Grey Fox Barbera - Estate grown, medium-bodied wine, low in tannin - Our warm climate tames the natural acidity of this Italian varietal and enhances its complex and intense flavors. Grey Fox Syrah - A wonderfully sweet port-style wine rich with chocolate and berry flavors, pairs nicely with our Jamaican Jerk spice nuggets. Port Syrah - A sweet dessert wine with a chocolate and berry sensation. Our first Port wine and still our most popular!
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All of our wines are grown, produced, and bottled on our property, which makes them all estate wines. We have just released our 2006 wines and they have been very well received. Barbera 2007 - The older the grapevine gets, the better and darker the wine becomes. Barbera is another Italian varietal which originated in the Piedmont region of Italy. Our Barbera is a hearty wine with complex, earthy flavors and a smooth finish. It goes well with pork or roasted wild game. Cabernet Sauvignon 2007- This is a very popular varietal which grows very well in this area. Our Cabernet is a bold and full-bodied wine with hints of cherry and blackberry. It goes well with food, especially beef and pork. Sangiovese 2007 - It was a bronze metal winner at the 2009 California State Fair competition. This varietal originated in the Tuscany region of Italy. Ours is not an ordinary Sangiovese. It is bolder than most with smoothfresh fruit flavors. It is our most popular wine. It can be served with most foods or enjoyed before a meal. Syrah 2007- An emerging varietal that is well suited for our Northern Sierra Foothill climate. Our Syrah is very warm and smooth, with chocolate and black cherry flavors. It has become one of our most popular wines. It can be enjoyed with most foods. Zinfandel 2007 - Our Zinfandel tastes of raspberry flavors with a spicy peppery finish. Can be enjoyed with foods that have bold flavors.
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2009 Chardonnay - This is an interesting compromise of styles, having the buttery qualities of a barrel fermented Chardonnay, and some of the lighter fruit and acid structure of a stainless steel fermented Chardonnay. 2008 Zinfandel - is grown on a south-facing hillside in the Sierra Foothills where it basks in the summer sunshine. It was hand-harvested and fermented on the skins for 10 days. We punched down by hand and gently pressed the must in our basket press, extracting only the smoothest flavors. Aged in American oak, the wines aroma of Black Raspberry and Carmel undertones make it a very drinkable wine to take to any affair. 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon - Grown in the Sierra Foothills region at the perfect elevation. An approachable Cab that maintains its elegance and integrity. Deep berry flavors, with a hint of sweet wood. Perfect for drinking now with time revealing more. 2009 Pinot Grigio - Skins and stalks are immediately separated from juice and fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel to preserve all typical varietal characteristics: freshhness, crispness, and beautiful fruit aromas, distinctly Pinot Grigio. Oroville & Gridley Visitor & Newcomers Guide 20112012 Oroville-City.com 31
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andarins just might be everyones favorite type of citrus. Why? Because the mandarins grown in Oroville are sweet, juicy, seedless and easy to peel. They are also just the right size to fit in your pocket, purse or lunch pail. Mandarins continue to grow in popularity for all of these reasons and that they are very healthy. They are ripe right around Thanksgiving which makes them a wonderful addition to that cranberry dressing at the dinner table. They will be available through Christmas and until about mid-January. Make sure Santa has 2 or 3 to add to each stocking on Christmas Eve! Mandarins can be found in several places in Butte county, but a drive through the foothills just east of Oroville to the citrus corridor you will find the farm signs along the roadways of Olive Highway, Ward Blvd. Mt. Ida Road, Circle Drive, Oakvale Avenue and Feathervale Drive directing you to some of the best mandarins in California. There are over 19 citrus farms in this area. A trip to the farm is the only way to know that you will be buying fruit that was grown on that farm. There is a banana belt effect in this area that allows for cooler weather in the summer and warmer weather (by about 10 degrees) in the winter. This helps to keep the trees from freezing in the winter, but it does get cold enough to create the snap which provides the slight tang so typical of a good mandarin. According to the Butte County 2010 Ag Report there are 60 acres of mandarins and 94 acres of oranges, which is down from over 925 acres back in 1939 when the county first started
Our fruit stand is open daily 10am to 5pm during mandarin season which begins in late November until the middle of January. We ship holiday mandarin orders and gift baskets full of our wonderful mandarin products and fresh picked mandarins. We are located at 8 Feathervale Drive, Oroville. Visit us at: www.morsemandarinfarms.com 8 Feathervale Dr., Oroville Call us at (530) 589-2126 Seedless Tree Ripened Easy to Peel All Natural, no gases or colorings Filled with mandarins, lemons, local almonds, marmalade, syrup, meat seasoning & rub and local olive oil. A wonderful mandarin cheesecake gift kit full of mandarins, marmalade and a recipe delivered in an 8" cheesecake pan.
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compiling this type of i n for m at ion. What this means is that most of the mandarin farmers sell locally. On a worldwide basis, China leads in production of mandarins, followed by Spain, then Japan, Brazil, Iran, and several other countries. The United States has never been a major contributor to the world mandarin market. I guess we are all pretty lucky to live in a County that has this sweet treat. Folks from other states call our fruit natures candy and order it by the boxes. Some folks call the farmers to find out what these little oranges are and if they can get them year round. Americans eat approximately 3 lbs of mandarins per year, with most of this occurring in the Pacific Northwest. I would beg to differ that some of our mandarin fans consume 10-15 lbs each in just a couple of months. We invite you to the foothills again this fall and winter to sample natures candy. Morse Farms located at 8 Feathervale Drive in Oroville was established in 2002 when the family planted 400 satsuma mandarin trees and a variety of lemons, limes, navel oranges, grapefruits and minneolas. A visit to the fruit stand provides a selection of fresh picked mandarins in bags. They also produce mandarin marmalade, mandarin syrup and meat seasoning rubs. They ship mandarins and gift baskets during the holidays to make quick shopping for you. They will be open from 10 am to 5 pm during the mandarin season which normally runs from late November to midJanuary. Their slogan is Grown by our family to be shared with yours. You can also visit their website at www.morsemandarinfarms.com for additional product and shipping information.
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ome say that Paul Bunyan extended his mighty arm and with the sweep of his hand leveled off the top of a mountain in a motion so forceful that the mountain top landed out in the valley creating the Sutter Buttes. It was lunchtime, you see, and Bunyan needed a big table top, which is just what was left of the original mountain, now called Table Mountain. Scientists say that Table Mountain was created when volcanic craters erupted millions of years ago during the formation of the Sierras. The lava spread and crystallized into a lava cap several hundred feet thick, several miles wide Either way, in 1853 Solomon Potter, a school teacher in the Indian Territory, which eventually became the state of Oklahoma, arrived atop Table Mountain with a group of his students and began to mine the western edge. The Cherokees found gold in such great quantities that white miners learned of it and chased the Indians from the best part of the diggings. The new white miners named the camp Cherokee. From 1870-1886 atop Table Mountain the gold-mining town of Cherokee boomed with 17 saloons, eight hotels, three lodge halls, two churches, a school, a race track, and its own brewery. By 1881, the Spring Valley Hydraulic Gold Mining Company was operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week thanks to the electric lights that had been installed. The mine employed 200 men and used 40 million gallons of water daily with eighteen hydraulic monitors throwing 400 foot bursts of water at 406 pounds of pressure per square inch against Table Mountain bluffs. To recover the gold from the washings, nine miles of sluices were used. This all ended when hydraulic mining was outlawed in the late 1800s due to the environmental damage caused by the runoff of tailings, or slickins, to the farms in the valley below. Investors in the mining operation included such name as Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, and Gould. Other prominent Americans, including President Ru-
therford B. Hayes and General W.T. Sherman, visited Cherokee at the height of its boom times. Although gold mining was the most profitable of mining ventures in Cherokee, more than 200 diamonds of commercial quality were also found there. Many historic artifacts are on view in the Cherokee Museum. For a tour, call 533-1849. The people of Cherokee hold a parade and picnic every July 4. Museums and the School are open for the days events. No matter from which direction you enter Oregon City, youll pass a stone monument bearing a California Registered Historical Landmark plaque which reads: OREGON CITY Entering California over the Applegate and Lassen trails, a party of Oregonians captained by Peter H. Burnett, arrived here in Autumn of 1848 to establish the town of Oregon City. Burnett little more than a year later, became the first Civil Governor of California. Oregon City, for a time, continued to prosper as a gold mining and supply center and then declined into virtual oblivion. Oregon City is known not only for its pioneer history, but also for more recent events. Built in 1984, the communitys bridge was automatically authenticated by the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges because of its true detail to period design, complete with wooden trusses. Initiated by Clay Castleberry, the bridge cost $50,000 to build with the community donating labor, money and materials to supplement the $24,000 available for the original bridge replacement. Oregon City is also home to the Oregon City School, which was established in 1885. The school was deeded to the Butte County Historical Society in 1981, and now houses a small museum of local historical artifacts. For tours, call 533-5316. 33
Forbestown
Gold Trader Flat & Museum

his museum with adjoining picnic area is half an hour from Oroville in Forbestown. It is operated by the Yuba Feather Historical Association to preserve the history of eastern Butte County and northern Yuba County. Pioneer snowshoes for humans and horses, mining implements, antique clothing and furniture, and a working print shop are all to be found in the main building. Outside, a replica of an old gold-mining town called Gold Trader Flat features a blacksmith shop, general store, post office, saloon, a Wells Fargo office, a jail, and a replica of the old school house. Hours are Noon-4p.m. weekends and holidays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Admission is free, but donations appreciated. For special tours, write 19096 N.Y. Flat Rd., Forbestown, CA 95941 or call 530-675-1025 or 675-2508. www.YFHmuseum.org.
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Feather Falls Hike

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eather Falls, a beautiful 640 foot waterfall, is the sixth tallest in the continental United States. Hiking time to Feather Falls and back to the trailhead, seven miles round trip, is about four hours on the strenuous trail and a little less on the moderate trail. Allow time for picture taking, and for resting at the Forest Service overlook as you gaze in awe at the breathtaking view of the falls. Markers appear every half mile to show distance traveled. Remember, the last mile on the way back on the strenuous trail is uphill and can tire those not used to hiking. Allow yourself time to complete the trip before dark. Remember not to litter. Help preserve the beauty of the area by protecting the plants and flowers so that others may enjoy them. For your own safety and protection stay on the trail and do not shortcut. Take along plenty of drinking water, and be sure to wear proper clothing for the season and adequate footwear for the hike.
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Feather River Canyon Scenic Drive

riginally dedicated on Oct. 3, 1998, this 130-mile drive beginning in Oroville offers a spectacular view of the Feather River Canyon and is considered an all-weather route due to its relatively low elevation. The highway features miles of roadway that crisscross the north fork of the Feather River and many tributary streams. Construction on the highway began in 1928, with much of it carved out of solid granite and rock cliffs. In the Spring, youll view nearly 100 waterfalls and multiple brilliant wildflowers. In the Summer, gold miners, fishing enthusiasts (some of Californias best rainbow trout fishing waters are found here), and swimmers will be spotted. In the Autumn, the mountain slopes are filled with the shades of turning leaves. In the Winter, the rushing river and snow-capped mountains add yet another dimension to the views. The steel arch bridge located about 30 miles north of Oroville at the Pulga turnoff is one of the wonders of construction on this scenic drive. After three and a half years of labor, construction was completed in 1932 on the 680 ft. long structure that is 200 feet above the river and 170 feet above the Western Pacific Railroad bridge below. Workers had to dangle from ropes hung on sheer cliffs to build the concrete abutments and concrete and steel girders to join the two sides of the canyon. The bridge is unique in that it not only curves as it crosses the river, but is also banked, creating a span that both curves and twists at about a five-degree angle. The best place to view both the curvature and twist of the bridge is to turn onto the Pulga Road and look back. Between 18491852 more than 250,000 ounces of gold was mined in the four-mile stretch of river between Belden and Rich Bar. Gold is still being found here. Situated near the confluence of the North Fork and East Branch of the Feather River, at the mouth of Yellow Creek, Belden quickly became the hub of activity for the entire canyon. Until 1935 the Belden-to-Longville Stage Coach was the only link to the outside world for many communities to the north. Mail and other items were delivered on the W.P.R.R. to the depot
here to be sent along their way. In 1935 the highway was completed, opening the area to all. Trailheads to the Pacific Crest Trail, which runs from Canada to Mexico, are located on both sides of Highway 70 near Belden. Also near Belden is the Elby Stamp Mill, which has signage explaining how the huge iron stamps were used to crush gold-bearing quartz from mines from 18981937. Camping, RV hookups, kayaking, gold mining, fishing, & swimming are available in Belden. Along the drive, you will see several PG&E hydroelectric facilities, and will travel through three tunnels cut out of solid granite near Grizzly River, where the major southern tributary joins the Feather River. The third, and longest, tunnel is 1,187 feet and has periodic viewing windows on the north side giving visitors a look down the steep canyon at the river below. The tunnels were a WPA project, with some of the rock removed from inside the tunnels used in stone guardrails seen throughout the canyon. Perhaps an even greater achievement for its time was the Western Pacific Railroad line built in the canyon by immigrant labor 50 years before the highway construction. In Quincy dont miss seeing the four-story county courthouse built in 1921 and the history-filled museum, which is behind the courthouse. The museum holds a Maidu basket collection among other historic artifacts. In Portola, the Railroad Museum features historic trains and in the summer has train rides around a one-mile track. Farther along the drive, youll find the Beckwourth Cabin, built in 1852, an original hotel and trading post.
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Hike Bald Rock

or a spectacular view of the Sacramento Valley and coastal mountain ranges, visitors will want to make the forty-minute drive from Oroville through Berry Creek and walk the quarter mile trail to Bald Rock. Visitors will see magnificent views. A Maidu Indian legend tells of a monster called Uino that protects the middle fork of the Feather River from his dwelling atop Bald Rock. The rock formations here are quite unique and lend themselves to comparisons with everyday objects and living creatures. You may spot formations resembling an eagle, a giant mushroom, and a pregnant woman. Bald Rock can be visited by following Hwy. 162 (Oro-Quincy Road) to Berry Creek and turning right on Bald Rock Road. Continue until the recently-paved road begins. Drive 1.2 miles more and turn left. There is a small parking area downhill from the road and a cleared trail leading to the unique formation and the gorgeous views of the valley. The area is very popular with picnickers and photographers.
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Gridley Murals Make The Scene
Welcome to Gridley
The Small Town That Loves Company
ocated in the heart of the beautiful Sacramento Valley at the foot of the worlds smallest mountain range, the Sutter Buttes, youll find the picturesque farming community of Gridley. With a population of just under 6,000, Gridley has much to offer to those wishing to visit or relocate permanently. Rich in history, Gridley was founded in 1870 by George W. Gridley, pioneer sheep raiser. Youll find historic homes and businesses located in the downtown district, which is west of Highway 99 at Hazel Street. The City Hall and Police Department are located at Kentucky and Spruce Streets. Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital, Evergreen Health Care Center, Gridley Medical Center, and many other medical services are located on Spruce Street, west of Hwy. 99. Gridley offers a variety of shopping, unique speciality shops, professional services and restaurants. Business is primarily in the charming downtown district and along Highway 99. Gridley offers car dealers as well as two convenient motels on Hwy. 99.
Gridley has a variety of civic, community organizations and churches. The Gridley newspaper, The Gridley Herald, was founded in 1880, and is published twice weekly at 650 Kentucky. With its roots in agriculture, Gridley is surrounded by ag lands that provide a bounty of crops such as rice, peaches, walnuts, almonds, prunes and kiwis. The major employment in Gridley is centered around agriculture. We hope youll stop by the Chamber of Commerce at 613 Kentucky Street to receive a warm welcome to our special community that is filled with pride and tradition and visit our Gridley Museum featuring extensive military memorabilia. The museum, developed by the Rotary Club has hundreds of artifacts and photographs showing different eras. A diary of Philip Rose a ten man crew squadron leader in England in 1944 and a silver star awarded posthumously to Shigeo J. Tanimoto in 1945 can be seen at the museum. The Museum is open Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 10-2 PM.
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he town of Gridley was named after its founder and earliest landowner, George W. Gridley. He was born in the state of New York and later moved with his parents to Galena, Illinois. In 1850 he attempted to drive sheep and cattle across the plains to California. He lost the animals, but arrived safely himself and settled in this area. As early as 1852, he was prospering in the stock business, and with ten thousand dollars profit, he returned to Illinois. Again he started back to California with a large herd of sheep. This time, six hundred survived. That was enough to give George Gridley his start in the sheep raising business. He prospered in this venture, and his home ranch consisted of some 960 acres located west of Gridley. He married Helen Orcutt in Illinois, and she joined him in California in 1855. The Gridleys had 10 children. Mr. Gridley died at the home ranch in 1881, Mrs. Gridley 20 years later. Descendants of the Gridley family are still in the area today. With the decline of mining, agriculture became a more stable and attractive business in the 1860s. The Central Pacific Railroad laid tracks from Oregon to Chico in 1865. The railroad completed its path to Gridley in 1870, and that is when the community of Gridley began
A Bit of Gridley History T
to form. The principal products from the Gridley area were wool and sheep. Orchards, field crops and cattle would soon follow. In 1896, the Hunt Cannery was established and became one of the largest peach canning operations in the world. It now operates as the Tri Valley Growers. The first home and store in Gridley were built by L. C. Stone in 1874. Stone served as postmaster, the train depot and express agent, as well as a merchant. Wells Fargo & Co. opened its office in 1871 and soon other businesses followed suit. Two large fires, one in 1884 and one in 1891 destroyed much of the original business district. The district rallied and rebuilt around 1900. Much of the historic downtown district remains. Silk Stocking Row, the many well-preserved turn-of -the-century homes on Hazel Street, was so named because during the Depression, the only women who could afford silk stockings lived in these large Hazel Street homes. More of Gridleys history can be seen in the Gridley Museum at the Chamber of Commerce, 613 Kentucky St.
he Friesley Falcon airplane, developed in Gridley, made McCutcheon on the nine-foot tall black granite slab. McCutchits first test flight on April 17, 1921. It was a major event eon, who was 17 at the time, is believed to have been the first for the area and drew some 17,000 people from all over casualty of the bombing at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, while northern California. Among the celebrities in attendance was the he served as a machine gunner on the foremast of the U.S.S. World War I famous flier, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. Maryland. The Friesley Aircraft Corp. was named for its president HarThe memorial was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1996 with retired old M. Friesley. An aviation genius, Captain Bond M. Spencer Navy Admiral John Bitoff speaking. Bitoff remembered the veterans designed and flew the Falcon. by saying, They came from all over America . . . to help the forces of On May 15, 1921, the plane made its first passenger flight to freedom prevail in a life and death struggle that would change the San Francisco. Seats on board were sold to the highest bidders. course of the world. Many made the ultimate sacrifice so that others The Falcon would fly several passengers that summer. Its most might breathe the sweet air of freedom. publicized flight was in August when the Marysville baseball The memorial was erected by V.F.W. Gridley Post 5731 and team was flown to Woodland for a gamea first in baseball Biggs Post 3811 with the hope and prayer that future generations history. would Remember Pearl Harbor and defend America with the The Falcon proved to be ahead of its time as the market for same devotion shown by McCutcheon. commercial aviation had not sufficiently developed. The corporations debts were Inside Macs Hardware & Rental greater than its assets, and in May of Featuring: 1922, the plane was sold to the Chinese government for $3,000. Fire destroyed Old World Christmas the records of the Friesley Aircraft Corp. inge-glas and the drawings of the plane. Harold Garden Gifts Friesley died in 1949 and was buried in the Jewish Cemetery in Oroville. Nostalgic Toys The First to Fall World War II Me Childrens & Garden Books morial at the Gridley-Biggs Cemetery hon550 East Gridley Rd. ors all American veterans and carries the Gridley 846-0987 picture and story of area native Warren Oroville & Gridley Visitor & Newcomers Guide 20112012 Oroville-City.com 39
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The Heart of Town

HOPPING: Gridley is very lucky. Not many small towns have the variety and quality of specialty shops that Gridley has. Gifts for most any age or taste can be found at Deja Vu Boutique. Craft supplies (and classes) as well as party supplies and florist services are on hand at The Wishing Corner. And if you seek custom designed leaded or beveled windows, doors, lamps, or other items, check out the Stained Glass Junction. PARKS: Gridley has two city parks. Vierra Park is located at the south end of Washington St. and offers tennis courts, baseball
Specialty Shops & Parks

facilities, grills, picnic tables, and childrens play equipment for different ages. The Nick Daddow Plaza Park, downtown at Hazel and Virginia Streets, is known for its gazebo and as the location of the annual Red Suspenders Days each May. The park offers tables and electricity for special events.
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he history of Biggs dates back to 1870. That was the year the Oregon railroad was completed in the Sacramento Valley. The completion of the railroad enabled grain produced on the farms surrounding Biggs to be transported to metropolitan markets. So important was the grain industry to the area that Biggs was named after the Honorable Marion Biggs who was the first person to ship grain from the new train station. By 1907 the town had already been destroyed by fire on four occasions. At that time a Carnegie Library was under construction and the town boasted having a fire department which held the state championship for quick service. The building now owned by the Worth Bayless family on the corner of Sixth and B streets was originally the Sacramento Valley Bank building constructed in 1904. The Sacramento Valley Bank closed in 1927. In 1936 Bank of America opened a branch in the building which it operated until 1988. The Worth Bayless family has restored the building to its original grandeur showing off its ornate garland metal work, stained glass and large fortified vault door. One of Californias largest rice mills, SunWest Milling, is located in Biggs. The state-of-the-art plant was built after the 1999 fire that destroyed the original five-story wooden mill. The original mill, built in 1912, was a California institution, processing rice in
the Sacramento Valley and serving consumers in virtually every corner of the world as well as domestic markets. The new f a c i l i t y, w h i c h opened in 2001, incorporates 21st century technology and operates alongside original structures dating from the early 1900s. The facility is capable of processing 1,600 cwts. per hour of medium-grain Calrose-type rice grown in the Sacramento Valley, much of it exported to Japan. Unlike the old mill, the new mill was designed so that all processing operations take place on a single level. The building is an L-shaped structure with a 45,000 sq. ft. rice and by-product processing area along the long side of the L and a 30,000 sq. ft. packaging and warehouse operation on the short side. A 1,100 foot rail spur off a Union Pacific main line runs alongside the plant. The plant is set up to load up to eight covered hopper cars at a time for shipment throughout North America. For visitor information, call 530-868-5421 or visit www.sunwestfood.com.
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Explore Gray Lodge & Sutter Buttes
ith a back-drop of the worlds smallest complete mountain range, the Sutter Buttes, Gray Lodge Wildlife Area is a photographers dream come true, attracting more than a million ducks, 100,000 geese, and thousands of other types of bird life annually. Managed by the California Department of Fish and Game, its 8,400 acres are among the most extensively used wetlands in the entire Pacific Flyway. More than 80 miles of roads run through the area with miles of hiking trails ringing the many ponds. An outstanding specimen museum is located on the main road. Fall is an ideal time to visit Gray Lodge with the ash-colored, red-capped sandhill cranes arriving in September with many staying until March. By November, 80,000 Ross and Snow geese begin gliding in to meet the grebes, kestrels, owls, hawks, pheasants, quail, and other wildlife already there. On the heels of northern winter storms, teal, mallards, swans, widgeon, buffleheads, and as many as 200,000 northern pintail arrive daily. Bittern, gadwalls, and whitefaced ibis abound. In January, the rookery is filled with nests of great blue herons, black-crowned night herons, and egrets. Rookery life can be observed from a viewing mound located near the nests. By early March, nesting begins for the areas wood ducks. More than 200 nesting boxes that have sheltered ringtail, kestrel, and owls throughout winter begin holding the eggs of this distinctive duck.
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Great Blue Heron

ven with their height of 48 inches, youll have to look closely to see one of these herons standing at the waters edge due to their ability to stand statue-still. Spotting them in flight is easier due to their 72 inch wingspan, their slow flapping of the wings, and trailing long legs. Either standing or flying, their neck is crooked, whereas that of a crane is extended.
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Quiznos Sub Ricks Royal Subs

1115-A Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville 530.534.7730
Roxys Golden Poppy Deli

1963 Mongomery St., Oroville 530.534.4800
$2.99-$6.50 $1.29-$8.58 $5-$8 $2-$8
Subway Sandwiches & Salads

1900 Oro Dam Blvd. E., Oroville 530.534.7827

455-C Oro Dam Blvd. E., Oroville 530.538.9237

1540 Hwy. 99, Gridley 530.846.0333

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CAFS & COFFEE HOUSES
490 B Street, Gridley 530.868.1500 9607 Oro Quincy Hwy., Berry Creek 530.589.4383
Canyon Creek Roadhouse, Cafe & Store Coffee Diem & Internet Cafe 1382 Myers St., Oroville 530.534.3444 (The) Good Earth
980 Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville 530.538.8544 116 Table Mtn. Blvd., Oroville 530.534.8503 1661 Feather River Blvd., Oroville 530.534.9926 2525 Feather River Blvd., Oroville (across from Wal-Mart) 530.534.8282 2040 Montgomery St., Oroville 530.538.8342 5285 Midway, Richvale 530.882.4421 1653 Hwy. 99, Gridley 530.846.4693
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Black Bear Diner Boss Burgers
2160 Feather River Blvd., Oroville 530.534.4500 1586 Highway 99, Gridley 530.846.3043 2482 Montgomery St., Oroville 530.534.8806 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville 530.538.4560 4020 Olive Highway, Oroville 530.538.4560 491 Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville 530.533.7565 1445 Myers St. Oroville 530-534-7812 515 Montgomery St., Oroville 530.534.9025 3 Alverada Dr., Oroville 530.533.3885 3 Alverda Dr., Oroville 530.533.3885 935 Oro Dam Blvd. E., Oroville 530.533.9332 2100 5th Ave., Oroville 530.533.9655 1905 Mitchell Ave., Oroville 530-534-5236 1751 Oro Dam Blvd. E., Oroville 530.534.8588 5131 Royal Oaks Dr., Oroville 530.589.0774 2053 Montgomery St., Oroville 530.533.1722 2896 Olive Hwy., Oroville 530.533.5780 3004 Olive Hwy., Oroville 530.533.7136 500 Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville 530.533.2324
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Bountiful Buffet (inside Gold Country Casino) The Cafe (inside Gold Country Casino)

Lunch M-F 11a-3, Sa-Su 9a-3 Dinner Dinner Su-Th 4-9p,F-Sa 4-10p $9.99-$16.99 24 Hours/7 Days M-F 5:30a-9p Sa-Su 6a-9p Lunch M-F 11:30a-2p Dinner Th-Sat 5p-9p 24 Hours / 7 Days Su-Th 7a-9p F-Sa 7-10p M-Th 11a-11p, F 11a-1a Sa 7a-1a, Su 7a-11p Su-Th 5a-9p F-Sa 5a-10p M-F 6:30a-3p M-Sa 6-2p. M-Sa 6a-8p Sun 10a-8p Tu.-Th 11-9. F-Sa 11-10, Sun. 10-8 M-Tu 7a-2:30p W-Sa 7a-9p M-Sa 10:30a-9p Su 11a-8p M-Su 10a-8:30p Su-Th 6a-12a F-Sa 6a-1a
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Cassidys Family Restaurant Copa de Oro Cornucopia
$2-$12
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Dreamcatcher Buffet at Feather Falls Casino
Feather Falls Casino Brewing Co. Gold City Grill (The) Hof Brau Iron Village
$3-$8 $5-$9 $3-$8.75 $3-$19
Jakes Burgers & More Lake View Restaurant Luceddies
Mikes Grande Jumbo Burgers Rons Drive-In Sonic Drive-in
$4-$22 $3-$9
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Steak House (6th Floor Gold Country Casino) Sugar Pine

4020 Olive Highway, Oroville 530.538.4560 1215 Baldrock Rd., Berry Creek 530.589.4231 2107 Feather River Blvd., Oroville
Su-Th 9a-11p F-Sa 5p-10p $14.95-$35 Su-Th 11a - 12a F-Sa 11a-2a Daily 5a-3p M-Th 11a-9p, F 11a-10p Sa 12-10p, Sun closed
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(The) Waffle Shop Western Pacific Brewing & Dining

2191 High Street, Oroville 530.534.9101

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ABC China Restaurant

1580 Highway 99, Gridley 530.846.2254
7 DAYS A WEEK 11a-8:30p M-Th 10a-8 p, F 10a-9p Sa 8a-9p, Su 8a-8p M-Sa 11a-9 p Closed Sunday M-Sa 11a-9p Su 12n-9p Su-Th 10a-9p F-Sa 10a-12a 7 DAYS A WEEK 11a-9p M-Sa 11a-8p 7 DAYS A WEEK 8a-8p
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Casa Lupe Restaurant

Corner of Hwy 99 130 Magnolia, Gridley 530.846.5152
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Casa Vieja Restaurant
1560 Huntoon St., Oroville 530.533.4042 1835 Oro Dam Blvd. E., Oroville 530.532.7930 1761 Highway 99, Gridley 530.846.2041 2280 Myers St., Oroville 530.534.3511 2450 Oro Dam Blvd. #A, Oroville 530.533.7478
Hours
$4.25-$14 $4.95-$10.50 $5-$8.95 $4.25-$13 $5.50-$18 $1.30-$6.99 $1.25-$7.00
Chiangmai Thai Restaurant
El Tamborazo Restaurant
Franciscos Mexican Restaurant La Comida

La Esmeralda
450 Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville 530.534.4300 771 Oro Dam Blvd. Suite W, Oroville 530-693-4561
Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant

7 DAYS A WEEK 10a-98:30p $5.95-$23 Su-Th 11a-9p F-Sa 11a-9:30p 7 DAYS A WEEK M-F 11-9, Sa-Su 12-9 M-Sa 10a-8p M-Sa 10a-8p M-Su 10a-8p Tu-Su 11a-9p M-F 11a-2:30p & 4:30-9p Sa 11a-8p $4-$12 $6-$9.99 $3.50-$6 $3.50-$6.50 $3-$6 $4.50-$12 $6-$7
Papacitos
1751 #14 Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville 530.532.9344 1898 Bird St., Oroville 530.532.9630 1361 Feather River Blvd., Oroville 530.532.4939 240 Table Mtn. Blvd., Oroville 530.532.9219 2020 Palermo Rd., Palermo 530.534.4152 2051 Robinson St., Oroville 530.533.1488 1958 Robinson., Oroville 530.533.3851
Pho Noodle House Taqueria Estrella
Taqueria Marias Fermen Taqueria Palermo
Tong Fong Low (Charlies) Uncle Pings

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Celestinos New York Pizza

2588 Olive Hwy #A & #B, Oroville 530.534.3333 2260-A Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville 530.532.1100 1548 Hwy 99, Gridley 530.797.9145
Su-Th 11a-9:30p Fri-Sa 11a-10p 7 days a week, 11a-10p 7 days a week, 11a-9p 7 days a week, 11a-11p F-Sa 11a-12a Su-Th 11a-11p $3-$10 $2.75-$20 $5-$13 $1.75-$35 $3.45-$30
Little Caesars Mountain Mikes Pizza - Gridley Mountain Mikes Pizza - Oroville
1901 Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville 530.533.9660
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451 Oro Dam Blvd. E., Oroville 530.534.9612 1751 Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville 530.538.8454
Papa Murphys Round Table Pizza

1124 Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville 530.533.6710 1516 Hwy. 99, Gridley 530.846.8077 2890 Olive Hwy., Oroville 530.534.8844 950 Hazel St., Gridley 530.846.0600
7 days a week, 11a-11p Su-Th 11a-10p F-Sa 11a-10:30p 7 days a week, 11a-10p M-Sa 10a-9p Su 11a-9p $1.45-$23.85 $5-$30 $4.55-$35 38-$31
Round Table Pizza Shakeys Pizza Parlor Sylvios Pizzeria & Deli

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Americas Best Value Inn
580 Oroville Dam Blvd, Oroville 530.533.7070 1475 Feather River Blvd, Oroville 530.533.2121 1470 Feather River Blvd, Oroville 530.533.9673 1745 Feather River Blvd, Oroville 530.533.3297 4 Alverda Dr., Oroville 530.533.3885 4020 Olive Hwy, Oroville 800.334.9400 1490 Hwy 99, Gridley 530.846.4520 550 Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville 530.534.5566
Budget Inn
MOtELS & HOtELS
Comfort Inn

(The) Days Inn Feather Falls Casino & Hotel Gold Country Casino & Hotel Gridley Inn Holiday Inn Express Motel 6
505 Montgomery St, Oroville 530.532.9400 1835 Feather River Blvd, Oroville 530.533.8201 1527 Feather River Blvd, Oroville 530.533.3930
Sunset Inn Villa Court Inn

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Bidwell Canyon Campground

801 Bidwell Canyon Rd., Oroville 530.538.2200 5813 Pacific Heights Rd., Oroville 530.533.9343 3 Alverda Dr., Oroville 530.533.9020 Lime Saddle Rd., Paradise 530.876.8516 Hwy 162 (Olive Hwy), Oroville 530.538.2217 4360 Pacific Heights Rd., Oroville 530.533.1995
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Feather Falls KOA
Lime Saddle Campground
Loafer Creek Campground
River Reflection RV Park & Campground Carriage House SaloonGridley

960 Hazel St. 530.846.6000 M-Sa 3pm-Close Beer & Wine Full Bar

The Zoo
2021 Baldwin Ave. 530.533.3700 Full Bar 7 Days 10am-2am 101 Virginia St.
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Miners Ranch Saloon

5250 Olive Hwy, Ste. E 530.589.1941 7 Days 11am-2am
Foothill Lounge
3470 Foothill Blvd. 530.533.2942 Th 11am-Close F-Sa 10am-2am Sun 9am-Close
Notty Room
1171 Oro Dam Blvd. W 7 Days 10am-Close
Bungalow Bar Gridley

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Montgomery St. Pub

1933 Montgomery St. 530.533.0900 7 Days a Week 2 pm2 am Tu.& Th Karaoke-9 pm Sun Football-10am
Piggs Pub
3070 Myers St. 530.533.9843 7 Days a Week 9am-2am F-Su-Free Pool Full Bar Happy Hour Daily- 5pm-7pm
Sugar Pine Saloon Berry Creek

1215 Baldrock Rd. 530.589.4231 Full Bar Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner 11am12am Su-Th 11am2am F-Sa
Gold Flake Saloon Oroville

1301 Lumpkin Rd. 530.589.1172 7 Days a Week 11am11pm Lunch/Dinner Wine/Beer Credit Cards Tiny store for campers convenience
Copa de Oro
1445 Myers St. 530.534.7812 M-F 11:30am-2am Sat 6pm-2am Th-Karaoke
3035 Oro Dam Blvd. 530.534.1394 Full Bar 7 Days 6am-2am
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6093 Lincoln Blvd. 530.532.7519 11am-Close
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Important SourceS
chamberS of commerce Gridley 601 Kentucky Street 530-846-3142 Oroville 1789 Montgomery Street 530-538-2542 cIty hallS Gridley 685 Kentucky Street 530-846-5695 Oroville 1735 Montgomery 530-538-2401 lake orovIlle vISItorS center Kelly Ridge Road 530-538-2219 campSIte reServatIonS RESERVE AMERICA 800-444-PARK lake orovIlle recreatIon area headquarterS 530-538-2200 hoSpItalS Biggs-Gridley 240 Spruce Street 530-846-5671 Oroville 2767 Olive Highway 530-533-8500
P.O. Box 5006, Oroville, CA 95966 530-533-2170 FAX 530-533-2181 David A. Miller, Publisher. Patti Day-Miller, Editor. Suzanne Legg, Admin. Manager. Advertising: Lisa Beebe, Lanny Dragon, David Miller, Shary Hayth, Jon Boothe Production: Mary Younie, Ryan Stephens Cover Design by Mary Younie
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AUTO CENTER
SALES LEASING PARTS 1250 Oro Dam Blvd. Oroville, CA (530) 533-4626
www.hobbieautocenter.com
2660 Olive Hwy 2590 Feather River Blvd.
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By Visiting Museum Row
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What You Should Know

Orovilles Greenline Tour

Take the Cell Phone Tour...

(530) 342-0221 in Chico or Paradise or (800) 822-8145

Route 20 continues to Chico

Route 31 continues to Paradise Garden

1 trip in the morning 1 trip in the evening

Kelly Ridge area

Lake Oroville Visitors Center

Juvenile Hall Admin.

Orovilles Improved Transit Service

Park & Ride

Community Employment Center

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Gold Country Casino Southside Community Center

Route 20 serves Oro Dam Mitchell loop on weekends only

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Las Plumas HS Monte Vista

Serving all of Butte County

Flag Stop Areas (shaded gray)

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Golf Courses & Disc Golf I

The Professional Car Wash and Detail Center of Oroville

2610 Olive Hwy Oroville, CA

Historic Lott Home in Sank Park 101 A

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IN BUSINESS SINCE 1977

Altima Realty Kelly Ridge Ofce Near Lake Oroville

Altima Realty Kelly Ridge Ofce Near Lake Oroville

5318 Old Olive Hwy, Oroville

5318 Old Olive Hwy, Oroville

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Chinese Temple, Tapestry Hall & Garden

THE TAPESTRY HALL

C - 39 & General B CA Lic. #601524

Adam ConnellyManager Bill ConnellyOwner

Fax: 530.534.3350 Email: connellysroof@att.net

530.693.0381. Cell 530.533.1516. Phone

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