Leaping, Jumping, Soaring

Here are three events that I covered at a recent track meet that show the athlete's abilities to hurl themselves in the air.

Chico State's Aimee Rodgers (center) competes against Chico State's Kelly Clancey (left) and Humbolt's unattached runner Natalie Johnson (right) in the women's 100m hurdles during the Twilight Track Meet at CSUC University Stadium Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Butte College Anthony Wright, 20, competes in the men's high jump against Chico State in the Twilight Track Meet at CSUC University Stadium Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Chico State's Ashley Reno, 20, competes in the women's pole vault in the Twilight Track Meet at CSUC University Stadium Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Gymnastic Open House

Gymnast Megan Seegart (center) practices on the uneven bars as head coach Shaw Carter (right) looks on as part of the Oroville Gymnastics at the Spring Fling that showcased the Feather River Recreation and Park District’s recently acquired 43,000-square-foot Feather River Recreation and Activity Center, with tours, demonstrations by dance, karate and gym instructors, crafts for kids, a bounce house, face painting, barbecued hot dogs and a bake sale Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Oroville, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Schools Cooperative Cleaning

Vachary Beck, 14 (left) and Sabrina Luu, 14 (right) paint benches at Chico High as high school and middle school students from 11 schools are going out to beautify their campuses in the hopes of “bettering the image of youth in the community,” Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Armando Curiel, 18, spray paints a mural on the wall of Fairview High School as high school and middle school students from 11 schools are going out to beautify their campuses in the hopes of “bettering the image of youth in the community,” Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Monster Truck Madness

Monster trucks Rock Star driver Bill Payne, from Bremerton, WA competes in Vertical Wheelie contest during the Monster X Tour at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds Friday, April 8, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Monter trucks Rock Star, California Kid, Titan, Time flys, and Fired Up drivers compete in the Monster X Tour at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds Friday, April 8, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Monter trucks Rock Star, California Kid, Titan, Time flys, and Fired Up drivers compete in the Monster X Tour at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds Friday, April 8, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Clouds and Collisions

Butte College baseball brings excitement to the spring sport. There were dark rain clouds that hung in the foothills and great action on the field.

Butte College's #3 Greg Ruggles (right) slides in late at home plate against College of the SIskiyous' #23 Clint Felion (left) who places the tag for the out in the bottom of the third inning during their baseball game at Butte's Cowan Field Friday, April 8, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Rain clouds hang over Butte College against College of the SIskiyous in the bottom of the fifth inning during their baseball game at Butte's Cowan Field Friday, April 8, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Thursday Night Market Opens

The Thursday Night Market began its 2011 season bringing in the flavors and colors from local vendors. I was able to set up some time lapse cameras to record the change from day to night. I also put it all together in a short video of the market's opening.

Austin Hagerman looks at some vegetables as people walk through Downtown Chico for the first Thursday Night Market of the season Thursday, April 7, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Marisol Andrade (left) and Jamile Balli (right) walk through Downtown Chico for the first Thursday Night Market of the season Thursday, April 7, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Terry Huitt of Bordin & Huitt Ranch watches people walk through Downtown Chico for the first Thursday Night Market of the season Thursday, April 7, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

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Blue Oak Charter School Given Reprive

Blue Oak Charter school was allowed to remain operating for the next two years to see if they can improve their education numbers. The night brought a lot of emotions from faculty, parents and students to plead their case to the Chico Unified School District.

Blue Oak 6th grade teacher Shannon O'Laughlin (third from left) consoles her students Simone Gustafson, 12, Veronica Lee, 11, Samantha Orneallas, 11, and Piper Mitchell, 11 (left to right) who embrace each other after they were caught up in the emotion with the Chico Unified School Board voting for an extension to Blue Oak Charter School for an additional 2 year plan during a school board meeting at PVHS library on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

The Chico Unified School Board voted to extend Blue Oak Charter School for an additional 2 year plan during a school board meeting at PVHS library on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

The Chico Unified School Board voted to extend Blue Oak Charter School for an additional 2 year plan during a school board meeting at PVHS library on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in Chico, Calif.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)