FRRPD WILDFLOWER & NATURE FESTIVAL 2020
 
Feather River Recreation and Park District is happy to announce the return of our annual Wildflower & Nature Festival! This year’s festival is on Saturday, April 4th. The event runs from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM and will be held at Riverbend Park in Oroville. Booth registration has already started! Last year we had over 3 thousand people in attendance and we expect this year to be even better! This is a rain or shine event.
 
The Wildflower & Nature Festival shines a spotlight on our local beauty. This event is centered around the nature of Butte County. The festival will be free admission and will have tons of fun activities to offer for all ages. We will have children’s craft and game area, live music, and more! Local businesses and organizations may reserve booth space to sell handmade and natural items or provide appropriate information and materials to guests. We will also have a Food Truck Alley for food vendors. This year we are partnering with United Way of Northern California who will be holding a 5k Color Run the morning of the event. The race will begin at 10:00 AM to kick off the festival!
 
If you are interested in participating as a vendor, you can download the application here:
https://www.frrpd.com/wildflower-and-nature-festival or print out the application attached to this email. You can mail in your application and payment or come down and visit us at the Activity Center at 1875 Feather River Blvd. in Oroville. Booth space is limited so turn in your application as quickly as possible.
 
If you have any questions or concerns regarding whether or not you would be a good fit please feel free to contact me directly so we can go over your products and values. For more festival information visit our website at www.FRRPD.com. We look forward to partnering with you and holding an amazing event!


For more information on Oroville's signature community events, head to VisitOroville.com

The Salmon Festival is an Oroville Legacy Event resulting from the cooperation and efforts of our community’s non-profits and other agencies. There is no one agency that has sole responsibility for the event. Historically, the Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce has provided a support role for our non-profits. We, “Get the word out,” provide ticket sales, and other support for the event. The Chamber receives no compensation from our non-profits for these services. We are simply committed to the success of our town’s events.

Unfortunately, this year’s historic Friday Night Salmon Dinner didn’t happen as planned. This event is a fundraiser for our Feather River Nature Center. The Feather River Nature Center board expresses their most sincere apology for the disappointment that many experienced at the event. If you would like a reimbursement for a paper ticket, (Non-Online) the Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce has agreed to issue refunds on their behalf. The Feather River Nature Center has taken steps to ensure this never happens again and is looking forward to next year’s event.
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Thank you

Feather Fiesta Days, our hometown continues this week with the Big Day happening this Saturday! Today, we will be talking about what events will be taking place from May 7 through May 11. If you want all the details, head to FeatherFiestaDays.org.
May 7Trivia Night
The Exchange, 1975 Montgomery St.
Starting at 8:00 pm
May 8Pioneer Museum Open House
Pioneer Museum, 2332 Montgomery St.
12:00 to 4:00 pm
Potluck, Wine Live Music
Purple Line Urban Winery, 760 Safford St.
6:00 to 9:00 pm
May 10Feather Falls Casino Show n' Shine
Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Dr.
2:00 to 8:00 pm
72nd Kiwanis "Kiddies" Parade
Historic Downtown Oroville
Starts at 4:30 pm
Silence At The Disco
The Spirit Venue, 2360 Oro Quincy Hwy.
Starts at 8:00 pm
May 11Eagles "All You Can Eat" Pancake Breakfast
Eagles Hall, corner of Montgomery & Myers Sts.
6:00 to 10:00 am
Cost: $5.00
Native Sons of  the Golden West Bloody Mary Bar & Beer Garden
At Huntoon St. & Miner's Alley
11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Feather River Senior Citizen's Association Feather Fiesta Days Celebration
Feather River Senior Center, 1335 Myers St.
9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Gold Rush Street Fair
Historic Downtown Oroville
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Oroville Docents Craft Faire
Sank Park, 1067 Montgomery St.
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Exchange Club Grand Parade
Historic Downtown Oroville
Starts at 10:00 am
Gold Rush Car Show
Historic Downtown Oroville
7:00 am to 3:00 pm
12th Annual Gold Rush Car Show Get Together
Lowla's Hotrods & Heels Boutique, 1360 Myers St.
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
An Evening of Chocolate, Wine & Brew Gala Benefit Dinner
Gold Country Casino Resort, 4020 Olive Hwy.
6:00 to 10:00 pm
Tickets: $85.00 per person

Feather Fiesta Days, our hometown celebration kicks off this Saturday! This unique festival is more than a one day run. There is plenty to do for the nine days this festival lasts.
Today, we will be talking about what is happening during this first weekend of festivities. If you want all the details, head to FeatherFiestaDays.org.
May 3First Friday Margarita & Salsa Taste-Off
Historic Downtown Oroville
5:00 to 8:00 pm
Tickets: $15
Dan Cribb at Purple Line Urban Winery
Purple Line Urban Winery, 760 Safford St.
6:00 to 9:00 pm
May 42nd Annual Color Run/Walk
Centennial Park
7:00 to 9:00 am
Registration: $25
Oroville Aerie FOE 196 5th Annual BBQ Rib Cook-Off
Eagles Hall at Myers & Montgomery St.
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Exchange Club's Ugly Dog Contest
Bedrock Park, 1101 5th Ave.
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Mother and Son Superhero Dance
FRRPD Activity Center, 1875 Feather River Blvd.
1:00 to 4:00 pm
Tickets: $20 a couple, $5 each additional child, $15 each additional adult
Days of Wine and Rose'
Purple Line Urban Winery, 760 Safford St.
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Donation: $20
The Pump and Dump Show: 2019 Parentally Incorrect Tour
Gold Country Casino Resort, 4020 Olive Hwy.
8:00 to 9:00 pm
Tickets: $25-$45
**Must be 21 or older to attend
May 51st Sunday Pancake Breakfast
Wyandotte Grange, 4910 Foothill Blvd.
7:30 to 10:30 am
Cost: $8 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under.

​On Thursday, April 11 we held our sold out 75th Oroville Chamber Annual Dinner. We wanted to take this time and thank everyone who attended and everyone who sponsored our event.
Our Annual Dinner was fantastic and full of super fun! With the theme of superheroes, Butte County's very own superhero Sheriff Kory Honea was the guest keynote speaker. We also took the time to honor some of our members who stepped up during the Camp Fire incident: The Hope Center, Jordan Crossing Ministry, River of Life Church, Ampla Health, The Salvation Army, Northwest SPCA, Ed Gilbert with Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, Oroville Rescue Mission, YMCA of Oroville, African American Family & Cultural Center, and The Father's House Church.
Feather Falls Casino & Lodge served an amazing dinner of prime rib, chicken cordon bleu, mahi mahi, and custom cakes for the event. We also held an amazing raffle with prizes donated from local companies.
If you missed this year's event you can see all the fun through our pictures on the Oroville Chamber's Facebook page. Also, keep an eye out for our Annual BBQ this September that promises to offer a family-friendly picnic atmosphere.
Thank You Sponsors!
Title Sponsor
California Water Service
Platinum Sponsors
Oroville Hospital, Feather Falls Casino, Deer Creek Broadcasting
Bronze Sponsors
Golden Valley Bank, Recology, Rabobank
Thank You Raffle Item Donators!
Gallery Interiors, The Restored Boutique, Feather River Lapidary Society, Mountain Mikes Pizza, Gold Country Casino Resort, Table Mountain Golf Club, Taco Bell, Bolt’s Antique Tool Museum, Alpine Portable Toilets, Forebay Aquatic Center, High Tech Carpet Cleaning, Purple Line Urban Winery, Tong Fong Low, Yoville Yogurt, Oroville Car Wash, Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, Table Mountain Property Management, AAA,
Butte College

​River Bend Park, of Feather River Recreation and Park District, was featured on the M-R front page in a story about a group of “Park Watch” volunteers watching out for the well-being of the park.
Park District board member Kent Fowler, directing the Park Watch, has advocated park watching, even a number of years ago when his wife Margaret was Feather River Nature Center president, and he was helping watch for invasive plants and providing protection around the Old Bathhouse park. I especially remember him defending our wildflower habitat along the riverside.
When the Hmong people first arrived in Oroville, they had some “living off the land habits” from Vietnam, and before they learned about our park laws, were attacking local wildlife to eat — especially edible plants, including pea-family plants near the nature center. Kent corrected that misunderstanding –quite adamantly!
Kent is the conscience and compassion of Oroville parks. He has organized a squad of Park Watch volunteers just to have a citizenry presence to discourage hoodlums and encourage nature watching and proper use of the parks. The facilities and habitats have taken a heavy hit in recent times, which makes it bad for wildlife and people.
“Park Watch” is quite appropriate in this age of cellphones for seeing and reporting, plus the handy phone-camera makes it a “Dick Tracy” special! (Remember years before smart phones when comic-book character Dick Tracy had a “smart phone wristwatch?”)
Kent said, “If you can spare five minutes, just go off the main road and keep your eyes open. You might see something!” I like that. He was largely referring to park mischief, but I also saw a bit of nature wisdom in those words.
“Go off the main road and keep your eyes open!” “You can observe a lot by just watching!” Yogi had it right. Kent has it right. “Watch!” Even Jesus of the Holy Bible said it: “What I say unto you, I say unto all, ‘watch!’” Mark 13:37.
The Biblical wisdom may have directly been referring to a different dimension of watching, but it is equivalent to watching for a vandal, or watching for the coming of the swallow after a cold winter. Watching for the salmon in the fall, or the coming of the migratory waterfowl from the Arctic … those are worthy things to watch for. You can watch for wildlife while watching for miscreants! “Be a good River Watcher!”
As such, my job was as a park watcher-naturalist for 32 years at Oakland Nature Center and Lake Merritt Wildlife Refuge — at a time when I was agile and could run down those thieving gosling and purse snatchers.
There are many things you can watch for while watching for specific subjects. Artists and photographers know that. Bird watchers know that. Rock hunters know that. Wildlife just happens to be part of a healthy environment, and you have two eyes so you can watch twice as much! Actually, we should be very thankful for having sight at all, as miraculous as it is. You catch on to that truth when dealing with cataracts or sight problems.
There have been numerous advocates for the out-of-doors down through the ages for those who, in the love of nature, hold communion with her visible forms, and who have developed exceptional eyesight and been privileged to use it for enhancing the wilderness they love.
The list is long for the past few hundred years when the likes of John Muir and nature people have crusaded together to contribute to the understanding and conservation of our environment. The list encompasses those Oroville park watchers who are joining the gathering of people concerned with the appearance and understanding of our wild heritage. I stand with you.
Courtesy of a Mercury Register Article

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

OROVILLE — Kids and adults of all ages were looking high and low around Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Oroville Saturday for the sixth annual Southside Easter Egg Hunt.
This year, Haven of Hope on Wheels sponsored the event and organized it along with other community organizations such as Positive Reaction, Tree of Hope and African American Family Culture Center.
Pastor Kevin Thompson with Haven of Hope on Wheels said this was an event to help the community come together.
Read more in the Mercury Register Article

APRIL 6 RIVERBEND PARK 60 MONTGOMERY ST | OROVILLE, CA
Come celebrate springtime at the Wildflower & Nature Festival. The free family-friendly event will be held at the newly reopened River Bend Park. This event is centered around the nature of Butte County focusing mainly on the Oroville area.
There will be bus tours to see the wildflowers on Table Mountain, a children’s craft and game area, food vendors, and live music. Local businesses will have handmade and natural items for sale and provide educational information. The two guided bus tours to table mountain during the event. Seats for the two guided bus tours to table mountain are reserved with a $10 donation per person and seats fill up fast!  For more information call the Feather River Recreation and Park District at (530) 533-2011 or Click Here.

We would like to proudly announce our upcoming Oroville Chamber Annual Dinner on April 11 with special guest keynote speaker Sheriff Kory Honea! Join us as we look back on our last year's accomplishments and celebrate local super heroes.
The event will be held at Feather Falls Brewing Company and will include dinner, entertainment, a photo booth, and a raffle. Tickets are only $40 per person!
We are also still looking for sponsorships and raffle item donations.
For full event details, Click Here.