Community

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All the volunteers and personalities that make Chico, well, Chico

When people first come to Chico, they notice our thriving arts, nightlife and restaurant scenes and recognize the grandeur of Bidwell Park. All of those things make Chico an attractive, fun place to live. But for anyone who has spent even a small amount of time here, it's apparent that the community runs much deeper. A wide network of volunteers and nonprofits make the city a better place, as do all of the teachers, farmers and museums that enrich life in this fair town.

Charitable cause

FIRST Place: Butte Humane Society

2580 Fair St., 343-7917

SECOND Place (tie): Chico Housing Action Team

520-6412, chicohousingactionteam.org

SECOND Place (tie): Community Action Agency of Butte County

181 E. Shasta Ave., 712-2600

Community event

FIRST Place: Taste of Chico

SECOND Place: Thursday Night Market

THIRD Place: Christmas Preview

Farmers' market vendor

FIRST Place: Chico Chai

1919 Park Ave., 897-0822

SECOND Place: Grub CSA Farm

3269 W. Sacramento Ave., 680-4543

THIRD Place: Guzetti’s Indian Food & Catering

117 W. 14th St., 896-1647

Museum

FIRST Place: Museum of Northern California Art

900 Esplanade, 487-7272

SECOND Place: Gateway Science Museum

625 Esplanade, 898-4121

THIRD Place: Chico History Museum

141 Salem St., 891-4336

Party/event venue

FIRST Place: Chico Women’s Club

592 E. Third St., 894-1978

SECOND Place: The Palms

2947 Nord Ave., 894-8000

THIRD Place: The White Ranch

214 Hagenridge Road, 342-6530

Place to pray

FIRST Place: Bidwell Park

SECOND Place: Bidwell Presbyterian Church

208 W. First St., 343-1484

THIRD Place: Center for Spiritual Living Chico

14 Hillary Lane, 895-8395

Radio station

FIRST Place: 90.1 KZFR Community Radio

SECOND Place: 103.5 KHSL The Blaze

THIRD Place: 91.7 KCHO North State Public Radio

Youth organization

FIRST Place: Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley

601 Wall St., 899-0335

SECOND Place: Chico Area Recreation and Park District

545 Vallombrosa Ave., 895-4171

THIRD Place: Young Life Chico/Butte County

864-9387, chicoarea.younglife.org

Local personality

FIRST Place: Mike “G-Ride” Griffith

G-Ride Pedi-Cab & Trolley, 354-9885

SECOND Place: Linda Watkins-Bennett

CBS 12 and NBC 24

THIRD Place: Debbie Cobb

CBS 12 and NBC 24

Instructor/ professor

FIRST Place: Ryne Johnson

College of Business, Chico State

SECOND Place: Janet Lombardi Blixt

Chico Art School & Gallery, 261 E. Third St., 570-3895

THIRD Place: Sanjay Dev

Math departments, Butte College and Chico State

Teacher (K-12)

FIRST Place: Nicole Nye

Chico Country Day School

SECOND Place: Carol Stein

Sierra View Elementary School

THIRD Place: Linda Leen

Sierra View Elementary School

Volunteer

FIRST Place: Nicholas Mertz

SECOND Place: Farshad Azad

THIRD Place: Lisa Currier