Butte Battles for Win

Butte College's #11 Adriana Scala, #21 Cassie Thomas, and #2 Tanisha Colbert (left to right) battle for possession against College of the Redwoods' #24 Kristyn Rook (far left) and #33 Allie Wipf (center) in the first half of their women's basketball game at Butte's Cowan Gym Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Butte College's #1 Tanisha Colbert (left) goes up for a shot against College of the Redwoods' #21 Kiahna Bell (right) in the first half of their women's basketball game at Butte's Cowan Gym Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Butte College head coach Ron Brown gestures his concern against College of the Redwoods in the first half of their women's basketball game at Butte's Cowan Gym Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Perfect Day for Planting

Heidi Rogers, shovels a hole for a tree as a group of volunteers plant trees and shrubs during a tree planting event at Verbena Fields Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Heidi Ortiz (left) and Zia Miller, 4 (right) make a holes for a lupin plant as a group of volunteers plant trees and shrubs during a tree planting event at Verbena Fields Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Rehearsing for the Monster Piano

Kiran Singh, 10, Jasmine Yun, 10, and Malena Lacque, 11 (left to right) practice for the Monster Piano at the Trinity Baptist Church Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Chico, Calif.
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The piano is reflected in sunglasses worn by Katherine Burchett,14, as she practices for the Monster Piano at the Trinity Baptist Church Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Taking the Market to New Heights

A lot of times we photograph the same places or events quite often. I decided to take my 13ft light stand (how about this?) and attach my camera to it to give me a different perspective of a generic Saturday Farmer's Market. I was able to raise my camera high above the crowd so that you could see a point of view that most market-goers don't have a clue what it looks like. What came out was a nice overall look at the market which will come in handy with stories about this place.

People enjoy the vendors Saturday Farmer's Market in a parking lot between Wall St and Flume St near 2nd St. Saturday, January 19, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Late Night Stabbing Is Nothing New

After leaving a high school basketball game, I heard over the scanner reports of police detectives and trips to the hospital. As a journalist, that always peaks your ears. I was able to determine the address of where officers were located and decided to roll by to check out what the issue was. I was greeted with the news that a stabbing had occurred between two transients. While some might consider the issue not news, I still feel any time someone, whomever that might be, is stabbed, it is NEWS! You never know when localized violence will spill over and hurt some innocent bystander. We've been having quite a lot of stabbings recently, and not matter the intensity, it is not ok. Hopefully by photographing the scenes it will continue to bring awareness to the issue to cause some change. 

Chico Police officer Marcelo Escobedo investigates inside an abandoned residence in the 2600 block of Cohasset Rd. after a report of a stabbing Friday, January 18, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Chico Police Chaplain Robert "Bud" Chauvin (left) watches officer David Quigley (right) climb out of a window as they investigate an abandoned residence in the 2600 block of Cohasset Rd. after a report of a stabbing Friday, January 18, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Pleasant Valley boys basketball team beats Chico, first time since 2010

Pleasant Valley High's #35 Chad Olsen (far left) celebrates a win with the fans against Chico High after the fourth quarter of their boys basketball game at CSUC Acker Gym Friday, January 17, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Pleasant Valley High's #3 Blake Marchant sinks a three point shot against Chico High in the second quarter of their boys basketball game at CSUC Acker Gym Friday, January 17, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Chico High's #14 Tanner Binsfeld reacts to being behind in the score against Pleasant Valley High in the third quarter of their boys basketball game at CSUC Acker Gym Friday, January 17, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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 Chico High's #22 Jesse Holmes (right) takes a shot against Pleasant Valley High's #34 Zack Eldredge (left) in the first quarter of their boys basketball game at CSUC Acker Gym Friday, January 17, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Pleasant Valley High's #3 Blake Marchant (center) goes up for a shot against Chico High's #5 Burak Karatekeli (left) and #30 Jerry Migasi (right) in the fourth quarter of their boys basketball game at CSUC Acker Gym Friday, January 17, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Pleasant Valley girls take out rival Chico

Chico High's #22 Nina Holmes (right) watches against Pleasant Valley High's #3 Izzy Bonacorsi (left) make a drive to the basket in the second quarter of their girls basketball game at CSUC Acker Gym Friday, January 17, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Chico High's #23 Mari Thomas (left) defends against Pleasant Valley High's #14 Jessica Gallaway (right) in the second quarter of their girls basketball game at CSUC Acker Gym Friday, January 17, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Chico High's #22 Nina Holmes (right) dribbles against Pleasant Valley High's #14 Jessica Gallaway (left) in the first quarter of their girls basketball game at CSUC Acker Gym Friday, January 17, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Chico High's #13 Jessica Sibal (top) takes a shot over Pleasant Valley High's #11 Kristina Joyce (bottom) and #3 Izzy Bonacorsi (right) in the first quarter of their girls basketball game at CSUC Acker Gym Friday, January 17, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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