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.  

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

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.  

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

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.  

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

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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Shots for the Flu Season

Donna Smith, of Paradise (left) receives a flu shot from Registered Nurse Director for Clinic Facilities Jolene Nixon (right) for a free, walk-in flu-shot clinic open between 2 and 6 p.m. today in the former Hollywood Video building at 896 East Ave Friday, January 17, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  The clinic is sponsored by Enloe Medical Center and the Butte County Department of Public Health. Flu shots were available while supplies lasted for people ages 4 and older, including pregnant women, and nasal spray vaccine will be available for healthy children and adults between the ages of 2 and 49.
(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Meeting a Legend

In my job I meet all kinds of characters. Ever so often I meet a true legend. I was lucky to have met the one and only Moriss Taylor the other day. Taylor has recently retired from his media business and I had the change to photograph him in his home this last week. I was looking for really two types of photos. One great closeup portrait and one great environmental portrait. Unknown what his house would showcase, I was pleasantly surprised that Mr. Taylor had brought out a collection of his personal history. That made the perfect backdrop. I had a great time hearing the stories that he shared with myself and the reporter. I am glad to have shared that time with him.

Moriss Taylor talks about his retirement from years in show business for KHSL-TV on the Moriss Taylor Show wearing the iconic cowboy hat and shirt during an interview in his home Friday, January 17, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Moriss Taylor sits on his couch holding what he is most known for, a guitar and the iconic cowboy hat and shirt during an interview in his home Friday, January 17, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  

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Getting Your Head into the Game

Pleasant Valley High's #22 Nick Lopez takes a header against Las Plumas High in the first half of their boys soccer match Thursday, January 16, 2013 in Chico, Calif.
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Heels over Head

Chico High's Aaron Bates (back) wrestles against Las Plumas High's Anthony Perez (front) in the 184 lbs match of their wrestling match at CHS Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Chico, Calif.  Bates won the match.
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Kona's Constructing a Reopening

Kona's Sandwiches owner Chris Yarbrough leaves the entrance of his business to make a bread delivery walking along a newly constructed footbridge Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Chico, Calif. Recently, Kona's sandwiches had to close its downtown location due to structural damage beneath the sidewalk outside the restaurant's front doors. It is now making an effort to construct a temporary pathway that will allow for its doors to reopen to customers.
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Cold Morning Brings Ice

Temperatures have dropped in the North State and it is cold! While not as cold as the midwest, when you are used to summer heat above 100 degrees, a temp below 32 F becomes quite chilly. I took some time to head out to Lindo Channel and photograph the frost and ice that had formed from the night before.

A layer of frost formed on a car windshield after temperatures dropped below freezing Sunday, January 13, 2013 in Chico, Calif.
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A layer of ice formed around a rock in Lindo Channel after temperatures dropped below freezing Sunday, January 13, 2013 in Chico, Calif. 

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A layer of ice begins to melt over Lindo Channel after temperatures dropped below freezing Sunday, January 13, 2013 in Chico, Calif. 

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