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.
Wednesday
EVENTS
First Presbyterian Church Blood Drive, Gridley: Noon-4 p.m. Appointments required by calling Vitalant at 893-5433 or going to donors.vitalant.org. Must wear face masks/coverings. Located in the sanctuary, 495 Kentucky St.
COMMUNITY
YMCA Health & Fitness Center: Temporary closure. www.ymca360.org for on-demand classes; www. ymcaeastbay.org/virtually for live classes. Orovile Y will still serve meals to children who would go without during school closures. Updates www.ymcauperiorcal.org/ welcomeback.
Feather River Recreation & Park District: Office closed. Indoor fitness, recreation programs, Gymnastic Team, outdoor rentals suspended. Preschool & Childcare Center, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. with modifications. Families may visit local trails and parks to hike, walk or ride bikes. 533-2011. wwwfrrpd.com. Facebook: www. facebook.com/FRRPD. 1875 Feather River Blvd.
Artists of Rivertown Studio at Brushstrokes Gallery, Oroville: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Nonprofit operates arts venue to support and promote work by local artists. Wednesdays-Saturdays or by arrangement. 1967 Montgomery St. 781-3849.
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. OPEN
Oroville Library: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Open. Call for curbside service for holds/pickups. Reserve items online, by phone or email. OrovilleBCLibrary@ buttecounty.net. www. buttecounty.net/bclibrary/ Contact. 552-5652. Literacy Services 1-888-538-7198; Literacy@buttecounty.net. Limited computer use. 1820 Mitchell Ave.
HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Al-Anon: 5:30 p.m. Oroville Sisters in Serenity AFG. 342-5756. Email alanon. nc.d3@gmail.com for a Zoom invitation. zoom.us. 334-6734. northerncaliforniaal-anon.org
Mental Health Peer Support: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Peer support specialists available for video chat, selfhelp support groups and resources. Butte County Department of Behavioral Health. Join by phone, computer or other device. Zoom ID: 809274979. Phone: 720-707-2699 or 346-2487799.
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.
Temporary restraining order clinic: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Phone appointments only. Free. For victims of domestic violence. Call Catalyst Domestic Violence Services in advance to schedule phone appointments. 534-6427.
Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship of Butte, Glenn and Southern Tehama counties: Meetings on Zoom temporarily. Visit http://aabutte-glenn.org/ or call 342-5756 for more information.
New Beginnings AA: 6:30-7:30 a.m. 534-9960. Alano Club, 2471 Bird St. Weekdays. Call to confirm meeting.
Butte County Public Health Department/ Clinic, Oroville: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Personal in-house services cancelled, but may call the clinic at 538-7341 or 1-888-633-4227 for information. Confidential reproductive health services for men/women.
Narcotics Anonymous: For information on meetings, activities and services in Chico, Oroville, Paradise, Magalia, Palermo, Cherokee, Biggs and Gridley area, visit greaterbuttena.org/meetings for current Zoom and in-person meetings. 24-hour hotline 1-877-669-1669. Oroville Caregiver Support Group: 2-4 p.m. Meets online and by phone. Register by calling 1-800-272-3900, or visit www.alz.org/crf.
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. Submit cancellations and updates to meetings and events due to Covid-19.