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Alicia Gonzales called Chico police at 1:30 p.m. on Friday,October 19, 2007 when a tree trapped her car in the driveway of her home on West Second Avenue and Warner Street. Windy weather knocked down this 12-foot tree during the previous stormy night.

News Photo

Cannons boomed Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Butte College as many Civil War enthusiasts reinacted the infamous battle for crowds of avid fans. Here, the Union's medical covered-wagon takes wounded soilders off the battlefield.

Sports Assignment

The weekly 5 p.m. Friday kid's karate class at Azad's Karate showed Master Pranab Banik how they have been preparing for the upcoming belt advancement ceremony. A 10-year-old student shows Master Banik how easily he can fly through the air with his flying kicks.

Environmental Portrait

Antonio Nava, 29, has been a professional tattoo artist for 11 years. Saturday, Sept. 29, Nava gave an old friend from Petaluma an elegant lily on her left shoulder. October marks the one year aniversary of his tattoo parlor, First Love Tattoo. After working at tattoo shops up and down California for a total of nine years, Nava finally has settled in Chico and shares ownership of First Love Tattoo with his brother, Juan.