I've known Aaron Rodgers not as the Greenbay quarterback, but as the fellow high school classmate. So, it is always a little weird to follow him around like a paparazzi. Most others need to be doing something important in the image to use them for the paper. Not the case with Aaron. He just needs to stand there, that's a photo. He smiles, that's a photo. He frowns, that's a photo. It is really, really weird. But that is the name of fame. I am by no means a paparazzi photographer, but I have to be one when he comes into town. But if you know Aaron, he is one of the nicest guys, so he's always been a good sport about the whole thing. That's something I can appreciate.
Greenbay quarterback Aaron C. Rodgers (right) mingles with guests after he was honored with an 2010 Outstanding Alumni Awards during the Butte College Spring Gala at the CSUC BMU Saturday, March 13, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Aaron stopped by the Butte College Spring Gala to be honored with three other alumni. David Mobilio was honored posthumously for his line of duty as a patrol officer. His wife Linda Mobilio-Keeling and son Luke Mobilio accepted the award for him. Retired Butte County Sheriff Perry Reniff was also honored. Jim Culp, a pastor, was the last to receive the award this year.
Luke Mobilio and Linda Mobilio-Keeling (who accepted the award for David Mobilio, honored posthumously), Retired Butte County Sheriff Perry Reniff, Butte College President Diana Van Der Ploeg, Greenbay quarterback Aaron C. Rodgers, and Jim Culp (left to right) talk to press during a press conference as they were honored with an 2010 Outstanding Alumni Awards at the Butte College Spring Gala at the CSUC BMU Saturday, March 13, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Retired Butte County Sheriff Perry Reniff, was honored with an 2010 Outstanding Alumni Awards during a press conference at the Butte College Spring Gala at the CSUC BMU Saturday, March 13, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Greenbay quarterback Aaron C. Rodgers was honored with an 2010 Outstanding Alumni Awards during a press conference at the Butte College Spring Gala at the CSUC BMU Saturday, March 13, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
It was pretty interesting the media that Aaron alone brings in. I felt a little bad about the other honorees that were there. Most of the other media didn't ask them much. Compared to Aaron they are "small potatoes". I was glad to see our reporter, Robin Epley, not focus so much on the celebrity in the room. She chose to ask what the night meant for all the individuals honored. I can't hark to much on the other media though. They were only sports guys, not news guys. They really only cared about getting an audio clip of Aaron. That was there job.
Luke Mobilio and Linda Mobilio-Keeling (who accepted the award for David Mobilio, honored posthumously), with Butte College Foundation President John Dahlmeir and Greenbay quarterback Aaron C. Rodgers, (left to right) talk after a press conference as they were honored with an 2010 Outstanding Alumni Awards at the Butte College Spring Gala at the CSUC BMU Saturday, March 13, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Guest dine at the Butte College Spring Gala at the CSUC BMU Saturday, March 13, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
The Spring Gala is a fancy fundraising event for Butte College. The money raised is split between the athletics and academics. Butte College announced its plans to work on a construction project for the football field and the firefighting department. I can say that I did feel a little under dressed. Formal events are not my fancy when I am out racing around the county all day. I'll have to start carrying the tux in the car, or maybe under my jacket... like Bond, James Bond.
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