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• THE BIG CHICO CREEK FLUME: FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO CHICO 1874 - 1905

  • When
    Sat, May 16, 2026
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Chico History Museum

  
  

  Dave Nopel will tell the story of the Big Chico Creek Flume beginning in Chico Meadows and coming right down Chico Creek Canyon, some 35 miles to wood processing factories in Chico. He will use photos of the flume as it came down the canyon, including the “flume tenders cabins” where people lived and serviced the flume. This bringing of processed wood down from the mountain mills to Chico gave Chico an industrial cornerstone in it’s early years. Dave will conclude his program with his own reflections on 175 years of timber harvesting in the mountains to the east of Chico.

  
  

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• Special Event: A Personal Story of the Japanese Internment of World War II

  • When
    Sat, May 23, 2026
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    603 Broadway St, Chico, CA 95928

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  Jim Tanimoto, a lifelong resident of California and a U.S. citizen, was forcibly relocated to Tule Lake, California, in 1942 by the U.S. government due to his Japanese ancestry. He and his family remained interned until the conclusion of World War II.

  
  

  At the age of 102, Mr. Tanimoto will share his personal experiences and recollections of this pivotal chapter in our nation’s history. This program will serve as one of his final opportunities to provide insights into this significant period. 

  
  

  
  

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• SEEING THE BIG PICTURE THROUGH THE WILDCAT LENS

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    Sat, June 06, 2026
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Chico History Museum

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  Jason Halley has spent more than a decade as Chico State’s Photographer.

  
  

  Over the years, he has photographed the stunning seasons and beautiful brick facades of the campus. He also enjoys the energy the students bring when they return to campus and bring it back to life.

  
  

  Once asked if he ever got tired of photographing the same campus day after day, to which he answers, “the truth is, I haven’t even begun to see it all”.

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