DINING GUIDE FOR DINE-IN, TAKEOUT, CURBSIDE & DELIVERY AFTER FIVE T H E N O R T H S T A T E M A G A Z I N E JUNE 2020 / 33rd Year / No. 8 THE NEWS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT MONTHLY

ON THE COVER BAD OLE DAYS Burney High grad Jared Hovis just returned to Nashville the end of May after spending a coronavirus-forced vacation in the Intermountain area. Prior to that, he’d been following his dream of being a country singer and having success in Music City, recording his new single ‘The Bad Ole Days’ that comes out this month. See page 11 BUSINESS UNUSUAL The coronavirus pandemic might’ve shut down most of the human world, but it’s been business as usual in the animal kingdom, but also business ‘unusual’ for Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation. 3LFWXUHGKHUHLVWKHRI¿FLDOPDVFRWIRU Rearrange the letters in ‘racoon’ and it spells, ZKDWHOVHFRURQD6HHSDJH WEIRD NEWS More of the nutty, unusual, but mostly head- scratching and laughable news items from all across the globe beginning on page 5 Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation fi nds ways to still care for birds and mammals during coronavirus pandemic By Aaron Williams The coronavirus pandemic might’ve shut down most of the human world, but it’s been business as usual in the animal kingdom. However, it’s been business “un- usual” for the Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, an organization that’s provided food and medical care to over 100 diff erent species of birds and mammals from all over Northern California since 1979. “We’re still operating 24/7, 365,” said public relations coordinator Karlene Stoker. “Taking care of animals is a constant task.” But with the COVID-19 restrictions, she said, the center at the Anderson River Park had to rethink its approach. “Necessity really is the mother of invention,” Stoker said. So, the SWRR began relying more on phone – Smartphone and tele- phone – interactions as a way to tri- age potential injured animal situations. Volunteers manned the center’s phone (they check messages and return calls within a two-hour time frame) and routed the calls to the proper person’s area of expertise. “I’m still out all over the place,” said Raven Capozzo, center PHOTO / Karlene Stoker coordinator “but we’re only taking in Sandy Moultan with Autumn, a Red Tail Hawk, at a Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation educational animals after phone assessments.” program. Capozzo said the volunteers be- gan asking callers to send pictures of to the fact that many of the volunteers or money, said Capozzo, who was the critters, which they then forwarded are older – “It takes a certain person “We’re essential and the waiting on a shipment of insects for to one of the center’s many experts. in the certain stage of their life to be some fl edglings she was caring for. “In some ways, it’s better,” she able to care for a wounded animal wildlife thinks we’re “Our community is great and, said. “There’s more public education. like it needs to be” – having large essential, too.” yes, donations are always welcome,” We get pictures and then are able gatherings at the Rupert Road facility she said. “I think our area makes the to walk them through things. Instead wasn’t feasible or sensible. people aware of nature and being - Raven Capozzo of people showing up with a healthy “We don’t want our place to be a nature-minded.” Center Coordinator, SWRR animal, they’re having to halt and potential hotspot,” she said. “So we And when the coronavirus leave a message.” asked the volunteers to help in ways restrictions are lifted, the SWRR plans That’s when Capozzo said the they could and only do what they felt make accommodations to get those on reprising its “Creeptastic Wildlife experts are able to say “Thank comfortable doing.” birds what they need to successfully Experience” around Halloween. you, but that’s a healthy animal” or And when the time comes for release them back into the wild. “If we’re at that point, you bet we’re “You’re right, that one needs medical birds – raptors, or corvids like ravens Even though the physical center going to try and hold our fundraiser/ treatment” and then arrange for the and crows – to graduate to needed remains closed to the public, there is non-scary Halloween party,” Capozzo SWRR to take possession of and care aviary time, Capozzo said they will still a need for donations of supplies said. for the animal. “The website has worked well to direct people,” she said of their site www.shastawildlife.org. “By the time we call them back, a lot of times the community member says ‘I looked at the website already.’” Which, she said, is vital since the center remained closed through the end of May. “We’re functioning,” Capozzo said. “We’re ‘closed’ but we’re not closed. The center is empty as far as critters, but we’re doing satellite home care. We’re essential and the wildlife thinks we’re essential, too.” Most of the animals the SWRR has PHOTO / Karlene Stoker taken in have been cared for by their loyal and dedicated volunteers. Above, baby possums in home care on a stuff ed Capozzo said because of the Mamma Possum doll. Right, young raccoons raised social distancing guidelines and due in home care by Kim Baxter. PHOTO / Kim Baxter

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Jared Hovis

Burney High grad sets his sights on a country music career in Nashville

By Aaron Williams job for Hat Creek Construction and a up again,” he said of performing live chance encounter changed his path. as Nashville is beginning a phase It seems like Jared Hovis is living “I walked out of the bathroom and where they are allowing live music the Johnny Cash song “I’ve Been ran into Jon Pardi,” he said of meeting under certain health and social- Everywhere.” the Dixon-born country star. “He sat distancing guidelines. “I’m eager to The 2015 Burney High grad just down and talked to me for about 90 get back on stage.” returned to Nashville the end of May minutes. He said he saw the drive in And more so to play his new single after spending a coronavirus-forced me and said ‘See you in Nashville.’ I “The Bad Ole Days,” which comes out vacation in the Intermountain area. quit my job the next week and moved June 5 and is a nod to his upbringing Prior to that, he’d been following his to Nashville.” in the Intermountain area. dream of being a country singer and In Music City, he worked under “It’s about all the dumb stuff we having success in Music City. the tutelage of Leith Loftin, a music used to do as kids, crashing our cars “I had a really good year, last veteran and friend of Hovis’ uncle, up on Hatchet and growing up in the year, with some success,” he said showing the young singer the ins and country,” he said of the song, co- via phone from Nashville. “I was outs of the Nashville scene. written by JB Strauss. recording, ready to come out with my “I’d be lost without that guy,” he Hovis said his travels have fi rst single. said. “I fl ew here and met them and prepared him for what’s to come and “I was playing at the Whiskey Dent they took me in and now they’re like sometimes he has to step back to see Saloon, had an amazing band behind family. it’s really happening. me, and then everything went to …” “(Loftin) plugged me in with a “I remember seeing guys like (Red While Hovis’ music story starts in smaller crowd and I’ve been working Bluff country singer) Chad Bushnell Burney playing guitar and banjo with at it. I was blessed with a guy there to killing it in Chico when I’d sit in with his grandfather, the courage to make tell me what to do and what not to do.” them and I keep thinking it’s a dream, the leap to Nashville came about in Working at it was what Hovis was Saturday night and then getting up but I’m doing it,” he said. “Still doesn’t Winters, California. doing in March when the country for one last set on Sunday before really feel real, but you just keep your As he tells it, Hovis was at the began to shut down. He recalls everything shut down. head down and keep trying to get Buckhorn Steakhouse after working a playing at the Whiskey Dent on a “It sounds like I’ll be able to pick it your music out there.”

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