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• Hot shot: Lucky vet

• What's happening Tuesday in the north valley

  CommunityGray Lodge Wildlife Area: Sunrise to sunset. 9,100 acres of fields, riparian areas, ponds , waterways; shelter for 300+ species of resident and migrant birds and mammals. Self-guided trail, fishing, exhibits. 3207 Rutherford Road, Gridley. 846-7500. Butte County Board of Supervisors: 9 a.

• Bird's eye look of work underway at Oroville Dam spillways

  Oroville >> The second and final phase of reconstruction continues at the Oroville Dam spillways.This year, contractor Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. is rebuilding the top 730-foot portion of the main spillway and using structural concrete to rebuild the walls and resurface the chute in the middle.

• Citizens group requests dismissal of one Chico Scrap Metal case in hope of bringing issue before voters

  Chico >> An attorney for "Move the Junkyard," which has long sought the relocation of Chico Scrap Metal, had a case against the city of Chico and the recycling business dismissed, but things between the citizen group, the business and the city are far from over.Attorney Richard Harriman requested that the court dismiss a petition brought forth by Move the Junkyard and the Northern California Environmental Defense Center against the city, which challenged a council decision to allow the business to stay at its current location.