New course offered: Basics of Financial Investing (RCED 936C-02)

For only $55, this workshop will teach you many of the tools you will need to build a strong financial foundation. Topics covered will be: Money patterns and how they affect your future - Financial and life goals - How to build a solid financial plan - 10 reasons people fail financially - 4 laws of debt free living - The magic of compounding inflation - Understanding risk - Fixed income alternatives - Equity market: stocks and mutual funds: - Prospectuses; what are they? - Stock exchanges; how to read dollar cost averaging - Asset allocation - Tax deferred annuities; variable and fixed. Registration deadline: 3/30. For more information please call Continuing Education at 898-6105 or visit us on the web.

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One of the World's Best, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, March 4

Don’t miss one of the finest orchestras in the world when Moscow Chamber Orchestra performs in Laxson Auditorium on Sunday, March 4, courtesy of Chico Performances.

The 22 member Moscow Chamber Orchestra is the preeminent chamber orchestra in the world today. Featuring Russia’s finest musicians - 11 violins, 3 violas, 3 celli, 1 bass, 2 oboes, and 2 horns, the orchestra is considered ambassadors who further diplomatic relations between countries. The Orchestra tours world wide and plays over 120 concerts annually. Past performances have included the 50th Celebration of the United Nations, an annual Carnegie Hall performance, and several appearances for the U.S. State Department.

In this production, their repertoire will include: “Holberg Suite” by Grieg; Mercadante’s “Flute Concerto in E minor” (with guest soloist Raffaele Trevisani of Italy on flute); Tartini’s “Devil’s Trill Sonata” Sarasate’s “Zigeunerweisen” (with guest soloist Alexander Sitkovetsky from Russia on violin); Villa-Lobos “Three Songs from the Amazon Forest” (with soprano Marnie Breckenridge of the United States); and Piazzolla’s “Resurreccion del Angel”, “Melodia en La” and “Libertango.”

Cost/Tickets: $35 Premium, $30Adult/ Senior, $ 25 Student/ Child
Tickets are available at the University Box Office, 898-6333, 2nd & Normal Streets
More information is available online.

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Don't Miss the Fresh Sounds of SFJAZZ Collective in Laxson Auditorium

Chico Performances presents an evening of jazz music with the all-star jazz ensemble SFJAZZ Collective on Thurs., March 8 at 7:30pm in Laxson Auditorium at California State University, Chico.

This all-star jazz ensemble, headlined by saxophonist Joshua Redman, is one of the finest ensembles at work in jazz today. Started three years ago as a touring arm of the SFJAZZ program, the group features Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone), Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Renee Rosnes (piano), Miguel Zenón (alto sax), Eric Harland (drums), Matt Penman (bass), and Andre Hayward (trombone). Each year, the ensemble performs an entirely new list of works and this stellar jazz performance will feature fresh arrangements from each of the eight Collective members and works by jazz master Thelonious Monk.

COST/TICKETS: Premium $23, Adult $18, Senior $16, Student/Child $14
Tickets are available at the University Box Office, 898-6333, 2nd & Normal Streets
More information is available online.

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AS Pride/Safezone Social, March 6

CSU, Chico’s Pride/Safezone Supporting Equality. Come Join PRIDE for the first Spring 2007 Social.

Where: Butte 703
WHEN: March 6, 6:30pm -7:30pm

Enjoy some free pizza and discover how you can get more Involved with the LGBTQ community on the CSU, Chico campus. We are a student organization at CSU, Chico, officially recognized by the Associated Students Student Activities Office.

For more Information about Pride please visit our website. Or feel free to email us at aspride@csuchico.edu

*All emails are sent with your privacy in mind, so your email address will not be revealed to other members on our mailing list.

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Women's Center Presents the Feminist Film Series

The AS Women’s Center brings CSU Chico four movies which focus on the female experience in different walks of life. We discussed having discussion about the topic addressed in the movie.

Movie Dates:

March 2 @ 7pm in Ayres 120
Ninehundred women [videorecording] /Gabriel Films ; directed by Laleh Khadavi; produced by Jonathan Stack.

March 9 @ 7pm in Ayres 120
Dr. Jean Kilbourne Killing us softly 3 [videorecording] : advertising’s image of women / with Jean Kilbourne.

March 28 @ noon in BMU 210
Flashcards: Michealene Risley - Michealene Risley will be leading the discussion for her documentary

For More Information Please Contact Christina Dahlerup at WomensCenter@csuchico.edu or (530) 898- 5724.

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Wild Oak Records Event Calendar, March 2007

Wild Oak Records is an independent, student-run record label dedicated to distributing a diverse catalog of local and regional music. During the month of March 2007, be sure to check out these and other events presented by Wild Oak Records.

March 3: Live at Off Limits
Featuring Allyn Pierce, The Shimmies, and Three Cent Penny
9:30pm at Off Limits, Chico; $5, 21+

March 9: MC Battle
9:30pm at Off Limits, Chico; $5, 21+

March 14: Songwriters Guild Trinity Hall Recording Session
Featuring Allyn Pierce, JP, Kyle Scully, and The Shimmies
6:30-8:30pm at the Trinity Hall Art Gallery, CSUC; free; space is limited

March 15: Songwriters Guild Open-Mic
7pm at Has Beans, Chico; free

March 30: High School Battle of the Bands
7pm at Matthew’s Café, Chico; 7pm; $5

Weekly: Wild Oak Songwriters Guild; all songwriters are welcome.
Tuesdays at 7pm in the PAC 112, CSUC

Weekly: Wild Oak at Hurley’s; come and dance to the sounds of local DJ’s!
Thursdays (beginning March 8) at Hurley’s, Chico; $2; 21+

Visit for more information about the Songwriters
Guild. Visit for more information about Wild Oak
Records or contact Wild Oak Records at (530) 898-6976.

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Pan African Union's 2nd Annual Scholarship Contest

The Pan African Union’s 2nd Annual Mister and Miss Chico State Scholarship Contest is accepting applications now. Enterprise Rent A Car and Contiki, which is a travel company for 18-35 yr.olds, are the cosponsors for the event; providing $1,000 scholarships and prizes to both the male and female winners of the competition. For more information download an application. The tentative deadline for this Scholarship Application is March 16, 2007. If you have any questions please write to aharris17@mail.csuchico.edu.

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Free Movie: "Infernal Affairs," The Original Film of "The Departed"

Taiwanese Student Association will present to you “Infernal Affairs” (2002) on Wed., March 7 at 7pm in AYRES 106. This award winning film is the original of “The Departed,” the Oscar winner for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. If you have seen “The Departed,” you cannot miss out on the original. If you have not seen “The Departed,” come see the original first. The feature will be shown in Cantonese with English subtitles. Invite all your friends to an authentic foreign picture, and enjoy it in a big lecture hall.

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Student Computing Workshops

Student Computing will present these workshops in the next two weeks:

Dreamweaver
Wed., March 7
5:30 - 6:30pm in MLIB 457

Advanced Dreamweaver
Wed., March 14
5:30 - 6:30pm in MLIB 457

No sign-up is required.

For more information and a description of the Student Computing workshops, visit the Student Computing Workshops web site, call or write to Melinda Ferris, 898-5008, mferris@csuchico.edu

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Syd Bassow Memorial Golf Tournament Tees off April 29

Students, alumni and the community are invited to celebrate leadership at the Syd Bassow Memorial Golf Tournament on Sunday, April 29.

This four-person scramble begins at 9am at Bidwell Golf Course. The entry fee is $90 per person ($70 with student ID) and includes a cart, range balls, prizes and a tri-tip dinner. Golfers may sign up individually or as a foursome. Sign up now, as space is limited.

The Associated Students and JFR LEADership Program re-named the event this year after the recent passing of Syd Bassow, owner of Bassow Sales and a friend and supporter of the campus community.

For an entry form or more information, contact CC Carter x5396 or Maggie Taylor x5701.

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Opera Meets Band Concert to Take Place March 2

CSU, Chico’s Department of Music presents Opera Meets Band, a collaborative concert featuring students from Opera Workshop and the Symphonic Band, Friday, March 2 at 7:30pm in Harlen Adams Theatre.

The two groups will perform excerpts from “Carmen,” “Mignon,” “Rigoletto,” “My Fair Lady,” and many other opera and musical theatre works.

“This concert is going to be a lot of fun, both for the band and for the Opera Workshop students,” said Royce Tevis, Director of Bands at Chico State and coordinator of the concert.

The two groups will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first performance of “West Side Story” with several selections.

Tickets are available at the University Box Office, x6333.

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Looking for a Full Time Job After Graduation?

Graduating? Looking for a full time job? We’ll be sending these notices out on a weekly basis to let you know which companies are here to talk to you. Drop by and talk with us about these and other resources at the Career Planning and Placement Office, Meriam Library, Room 150 or call us at 530-898-5253.

3/5/2007
Kafoury, Armstrong & Co.
Staff Accountant

Union Pacific Railroad
Engineering Associate
Mechanical Associate
Transportation Associate

3/6/2007
Sherwin-Williams Company
Manager Trainee

Wolseley North America (Ferguson, Stock & Wolseley Canada)
Management Trainee

3/7/2007
Allied Insurance Company
Claims Rep/Underwriter Trainee

Walgreens
Retail Management Trainee

Frito-Lay
District Sales Leader Designate

TechStar Inc.
Technical Recruiter

3/8/2007
Allied Insurance Company
Claims Rep/Underwriter Trainee

Balboa Capital
Jr. Sales Associate (Business Development)

Chevron Info Technology Center
Programmer/Computer Science
Business Analyst

McClatchy Company (The)—Sacramento Bee
Internal Auditor

Pepsi Bottling Group
Sales Management Trainee

Target Distribution Center
Operation Team Leaders

3/9/2007
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Management Trainee - Bay Area, All Locations, So Cal

Foster Farms
Service Center Analyst
Quality Control Supervisor
Corporate Financial Analyst
Associate Functional Analyst-SAP SD/LE
Staff Accountant
Field Supervisor
Food Scientist
Product Controller
Order Fulfillment Analyst
Service Center Analyst
Customer Service Supervisor
SAP Functional Analyst
Plant Staff Accountant
Staff Accountant
Corporate Financial Analyst
Plant Staff Accountant
Quality Control Supervisor
Food Scientist
Customer Service Supervisor
Field Supervisor
SAP Functional Analyst
Associate Functional Analyst-SAP SD/LE
Order Fulfillment Analyst
Product Controller

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Classical Music Comes Alive with the Ives Quartet, March 11

Classical music lovers - Don’t miss the Ives Quartet in Laxson Auditorium on Sunday, March 11 at 2pm, presented by Chico Performances.

The stellar Ives Quartet is dedicated to presenting a wide range of music for the string quartet that leads them down different musical paths at every concert. They have performed from San Francisco to New York and Taiwan to London, always educating and entertaining, to critical and popular acclaim. They will be performing the Mozart: “Quartet in Bb Major, K.458”, “Hunt”, Charles Ives: “Quartet No. 1”, Beethoven: “Quartet in C Minor, Op.18, No.4” and Quincy Porter: “Quartet No.3.”

Cost/Tickets: $15 Adult, $13 Senior, $10 Student/Child.
Tickets are available at the University Box Office, 898-6333, 2nd & Normal Streets.
More information online.

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Study Abroad in Thailand

Spend June in Thailand earning 3 units of GE theme credit while exploring villages, great food, and amazing cultures. Food Forever (PSSC 390) is being offered for the second time during the summer in the Study Abroad Program. If you are interested, come to an information session in Plumas 203 at 3pm on Friday, March 2. You can pick up an application from the Study Abroad Resource Room in THMA 212-A (898-5415). For more information contact Dr. Altier at 898-4137 (LAltier@csuchico.edu) and check out the website. Hurry, the deadline for applying is March 15.

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Humanities Center Gallery: Achim von Boxberg's Magical Digital Prints from Germany, now - April 27

The Strange and Wonder-Full World of Meister Rabenschnabel
Digital Prints of a New Series of Abstract Work by Achim von Boxberg
Humanities Center Gallery in Trinity Hall
Now - April 27
M-F 8-5 (closed March 30)
For information, call 898-4642.

Achim von Boxberg sends us his art from Berlin. His “kalenders,” from 1994 to the present, are small, wry treasures of design, cartoon, and illustration. Go to his website, all in German, for a sampling.

Von Boxberg sends a short biography:
He was born in 1966 and began creating pictures in 1969. In 1983, he discovered the works & drawings of Max Ernst, Paul Klee, and Jonathan Borofsky and so decided to become an artist himself. In 1984, he began working with schizophrenics and collecting artbrut. In 1989, he moved to Berlin. In 1991, he spent six months traveling in the U.S. In 1993, he used his collection of artistic findings to create the first rabenschnabelkalender. In 1999 he became a father; in 2000 he became a husband; and in 2003, he became a father again. He has been the owner of rabenweg “castel” in Falkensee (near Berlin) where he has lived with his family since 2005.

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Intramural Softball Sign-Ups

CSU, Chico Recreational Sports is still taking team sign-ups for its spring softball league. Students wishing to submit a team must first take the on-line Managers’ Meeting. Once the Managers’ Meeting is successfully completed, a team roster and sportsmanship deposit can be turned into Recreational Sports at AGYM 126. Students looking to join a team can do so by stopping by the recreational sports office. Please call the Recreational Sports Office at 898-5170 with questions.

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Funding Opportunities for Organizations and Events

Looking for ways to fund your organization and events?

Funding Opportunities are available through the Activity Fee Council, the Multicultural Affairs Council and Revenue Sharing. Check out this quick reference guide(2)_(2).pdf to applying for funding for your group, organization or upcoming event.

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Spring 2007 ASSET Award for Student Employees of the Associated Students

Applications(2).pdf are now being accepted for the Spring 2007 ASSET Award. The applications are available online as well as in BMU 203, the Bookstore and in Food Service. The ASSET Award is a recognition program for the student employees of the Associated Students. The ASSET Award seeks to recognize students who are performing well academically in addition to their duties as a student employee. In order to be eligible for the ASSET Award, students must have a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 and also work an average 10 hours per week for the Associated Students. Students are eligible to receive this award only once; any previous ASSET Award winner is no longer eligible. Elected student officers and representatives are also not eligible for the ASSET Award.

This year the AS is offering 2 ASSET Awards in the amount of $500 each. ASSET Awards are in the form of gift certificates to the AS Bookstore.

Applications are due to BMU 203 no later than 5pm on Thurs., March 29, 2007.

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New course offered: Lifeguard Training RCED 940A-02

$150. Prerequisites: Participants must be at least 15 years old and also pass a swimming-skills test during the first meeting. Lifeguard training is designed to help develop an awareness of common hazards associated with various types of aquatic facilities and to develop knowledge in order to minimize these hazards. You will develop skills to recognize persons in distress or drowning situations and rescue them effectively, understand the lifeguard/employer and lifeguard/patron relationships; and establish an appreciation for the responsibilities of a lifeguard.

Community First Aid, Title 22, and CPR for the Professional Rescuer is also included as part of this course. For more information call 898-6105 or visit us on the web. This class starts on Mon., May 21 (8am until 6pm) and continues through Fri., May 25 (same times every day).

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ESL Resource Center Expanded Hours

The ESL Resource Center, located in Siskiyou 121, has expanded its hours and is now open daily from 10:30am - 1pm to provide assistance to students for whom English is their second (or later) language. Assistance is provided in researching background information for, writing, revising and editing course papers, grammar assistance, pronunciation work, reading strategies, preparing and practicing classroom presentations, and conversational fluency. Drop in service is available.

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New course: History of Rap and Hip-Hop Culture (MCGS 198-201)

$165 - 3 units: This course will examine the development of hip-hop culture as a form of self-expression among inner city youth and will explore the four basic elements of hip-hop culture. We will engage in contemporary dialogue regarding style and substance in rap and hip-hop music and culture. Class began Wed., Feb. 21 (4:15pm - 7:55pm) in O’Connell 254. The class lasts until May 16. To enroll please call 898-6105.

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New Course Offered: Water Safety Instruction (RCED 940-C)

Upon satisfactory completion of this course, participants will receive a Red Cross certificate of proficiency in water safety instruction. Students must be at least 16 years old and have superior swimming ability and water safety skills. For the first class on March 2, please meet on the deck near the diving pool at 4 pm.

This course will continue to meet on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays until March 16. Course fees are $180 for one unit or $480 for three units.

Part I: review, analysis and evaluation of basic strokes and lifesaving techniques.
Part II: theoretical background of aquatics instruction and practical experience.

Instructor Candidate Training will be offered as part of the WSI course.
For more information or to register call 898-6105, or do it online

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New Class Offering: Preparing for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), RCED 933D

This workshop provides analysis and review of each of the sections of the GRE exam: quantitative reasoning, verbal reasoning, as well as the analytical writing assessment. This course has a free repeat policy. To enroll, call Bobrow Test Services directly at 1-800-426-2769. All materials are included. This course will take place on Saturdays beginning April 21 through May 12, 9am - 1pm, Room AJH 125A. Course fee is $335.

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Lecture: "Understanding the Guantanamo Bay Military Commissions"

On Thursday, March 8, Greg McNeal will be giving a lecture on “Understanding the Guantanamo Bay Military Commissions.” This event will be held in AYRES 120 at 7pm and is free and open to the public.

Professor Gregory S. McNeal is a Senior Fellow in Counterterrorism and International Law and Assistant Director of the Institute for Global Security Law and Policy at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. McNeal is one of two law professors in the world supervising students working on legal assignments used by the Office of the Prosecutor for the Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions. The work relates to the Guantanamo detainees through the Institute’s exclusive partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense. Professor McNeal teaches the Case School of Law’s Counterterrorism Prosecution Lab, and Advanced Terrorism Prosecution lab. He also helped to write legislation for members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including a bill designed to prohibit assistance to foreign entities and governments whose senior leadership includes members of terrorist organizations.

This event is being hosted by Students Defending Democracies. For more information contact Matt Allwardt at mallwardt@mail.csuchico.edu or John McClymont at jmcclymont@mail.csuchico.edu.

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University Film Series: Gretchen Hogue's Curated The Kids Are Alright: New Future Visions, March 6

UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Tuesday nights
Ayres 106 (The Little Theatre)
7:30pm
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642
March 6, 2007

The Kids Are Alright: New Future Visions
Portland filmmaker and curator Gretchen Hogue’s third annual show for the University Film Series. Hogue hosts and writes, “The New Future Vision for hungry eyes. Electronic paintings for cerebral spaces. Virtual avatars in the neon forest. Saturday morning cartoons never felt so good. Come on, feel the noise.”
Preceded by CSU, Chico art student Michael Giannattasio’s mini-documentary about Jonathon Keats’ Apian Ballet, the conceptual art project Keats began last November on the University Farm (“dances for honeybees choreographed with flowers cultivated on the campus of California State University, Chico”).

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Diversion Excursion, May 17-18

Do you need an experience you can mention on your resume? Do you want to meet new people? Volunteers needed.

Event: Diversion Excursion
Days of Event: Thursday May 17 and Friday May 18, 2007
Times of Event 10am - 5:30pm both days

Diversion Excursion is a program created by University Housing and Food Service and the AS Recycling Program. The goal of this annual program is to reduce the amount of waste going to the landfill by placing a table with student volunteers by each residence hall. We are looking for committed, responsible and energetic individuals. For more information contact Kimberly Reynolds or Debasis Das at diversionexcur@exchange.csuchico.edu or stop by the AS Recycling office in BMU 005 for more information.

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Important Graduation Updates

Students who will be participating in graduation ceremonies and know they will need to register for courses in Summer or Fall 2007 must re-file for graduation between Feb. 26 - March 9, 2007.

Students who fail to re-file for graduation by this date will miss their opportunity to register for summer and fall classes using the Real-Time registration system and timeline.

Questions regarding graduation requirements should be directed to the Academic Evaluations Office, MLIB 180, at 898-5957.

Questions regarding commencement ceremonies should be directed to the
Alumni/Commencement Office, SAPP Hall, at 898-6472.

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Come Hear the Remarkable Gyuto Monks, a Tibetan Tantric Choir, live in Laxson Auditorium, March 3

Be inspired by the unique sounds of the Tibetan culture on Sat., March 3, 2007 at 7:30pm when the Gyuto Monks, a Tibetan Tantric Choir, perform live in Laxson Auditorium at California State University, Chico, courtesy of Chico Performances.

“The Gyuto Monks represent the spirit and culture of Tibet at its highest level.” -Philip Glass

Tibet’s music and art were inspired by meditation and designed to aid it. In a tribute to the Dalai Lama, the monks of Gyuto have perfected a special chant in which each monk sings not a single note, but an entire chord. This remarkable, transcendentally beautiful sound is thought to arise only from the throat of a person who has realized selfless wisdom. Their vocalizing is accented by cymbals, horns, and bells. Experiencing the Gyuto Monks will leave you feeling exhilarated to share one of their sacred prayer ceremonies.

COST/TICKETS: Premium $23, Adult $18, Senior $16, Student/Child $14
Tickets available at the University Box Office, 898-6333, 2nd & Normal Streets
More information available online.

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Adventure Outings Spring Break Trips

Raft Guide School - Become a Whitewater Raft Guide.
Learn river hydrology and how to read whitewater, how to navigate Class III rapids, camp/kitchen operations, logistics, and more. We will travel to three of the prime whitewater rivers in Northern California: the Feather, Trinity, and Upper Sacramento. Learn how to put on a wet suit that hasn’t thawed, the meaning of a hard forward paddle, and how to handle a guide’s stick. Certificate of completion at the end of the course allows you to rent rafts from AO and can be the first step towards becoming a paid guide for whitewater rafting companies.

Colorado River Canoe
This time we’ve picked the highlights and tailored the trip to the hot-steaming core - 100 degrees of dripping, bubbling hot springs. Steep canyon walls, Big Horn sheep, migratory birds and other wildlife make this river trip incomparable. A leisurely pace allows maximum lounge time.

Mt. Shasta weekend lift tickets available for $32 in the BMU.

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