WHAT’S HAPPENING
Check out what’s going on in your neighborhood and the community.
Editor’s note: Many events are canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We recommend contacting the event host before attending to check.
Friday EVENTS
Willows Light Parade and Santa Claus: 6 p.m. Firetruck drives through three different neighborhoods, one each night, Dec. 11-13. Viewers may vote in a “Peoples Choice” contest. First, second, and third prizes. Maps, other event information, Willows Chamber of Commerce online or 934-8150.
COMMUNITY
YMCA: Closed, but www.ymca360.org for ondemand classes and www.ymcaeastbay.org/virtualy for live classes. Still servicing meals to children who would go without during school closures. Questions, sbraucks@ymcasuperiorcal.org.
Feather River Recreation & Park District: No indoor fitness/recreation programs. Activity Center closed. Preschool & Childcare Center, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. with modifications. Sign up for Winter Wonderland Camp (childcare ages 5-12). Rental facilities allowed, private gatherings; no more than three households. Special Community Christmas: A virtual tour. Submit photos of Christmas trees, holiday lights and seasonal decorations. 1875 Feather River Blvd. 533-2011. wwwfrrpd.com. Facebook: www.facebook.com/FRRPD.
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area: Sunrise to sunset. 9,100 acres of fields, riparian areas, ponds and waterways. Exhibits, self-guided nature trail, fishing, hunting; shelter for 300+ species of resident and migrant birds, mammals. 3207 Rutherford Road, Gridley. 846-7500.
Oroville Library: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Open. Call for curbside service. Reserve items inperson, online, by phone or email. 552-5752. OrovilleBCLibrary@buttecounty.net. www.buttecounty.net/bclibrary/552-5652. Literacy Services 1-888538-7198; Literacy@buttecounty.net. Limited computer use. 1820 Mitchell Ave.
Artists of Rivertown Studio at Brushstrokes Gallery, Oroville: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 1967 Montgomery
St. Nonprofit operates art venue to support and promote work by local artists. Wednesdays-Saturdays or by arrangement. 1967 Montgomery St. 7813849.
Northern Valley Talk
Line: 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Provides non-crisis peer to peer telephone service to the community. 1-855-5825554. Partnership with Butte County Department of Behavioral Health and Tehama County Health Service Agency.
CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS Citizens’ Climate Lobby: 6 p.m. Zoom meeting: https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/j/4391478344 or call 1-669-900-6833.
HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Mental Health Peer Support: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Peer support specialists available for video chat, self-help support groups and resources. Butte County Department of Behavioral Health. Join by phone, computer or other device. Zoom ID: 809274979. 720-707-2699 or 346-248-7799. Narcotics Anonymous: Visit Greater Butte Area
Narcotics Anonymous online for all meeting listings. 24hour meeting hotline 1-877669-1669.
Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship of Butte, Glenn and Southern Tehama counties: Meetings on Zoom temporarily. http://aabutte-glenn.org/ or 342-5756.
Northern Valley Talk
Line: 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Provides non-crisis peer to peer telephone service to the community seven days a week. 1-855-582-5554. Partnership with Butte County Department of Behavioral Health and Tehama County Health Service Agency.
Friday Nite Grace: 6:30 p.m. Recovery program. Grace Baptist Church, 3646 Oro Dam Boulevard. 12-step Christ-centered designed to help with life’s addictions, abuses and anxieties. Social distancing and masks required. 533-1456. Call to confirm meeting.
To submit an item for Oroville calendar, email to calendar@orovillemr.com, fax to 342-3617 or mail to Oroville Community Calendar, P.O. Box 9, Chico, CA 95927. Include your name and phone number.