With Red Suspenders Day, May 15, 2010, as a goal for work to be accomplished at the Gridley Skateboard Park, Gridley City Council members approved improvements to be made with labor being donated.

The American Cancer Society is seeking volunteers and teams for the first Relay For Life of Live Oak.  The event is tentatively set to take place at Live Oak Middle School on May 15 & 16, 2010.  Organizers are holding a meeting at 6:00 pm on February 16, 2010 at the Live Oak Boy Scout Building, 2670 Myrtle Street, Live Oak to engage volunteers in recruiting and assembling teams, seeking community support, coordinating logistics, securing donated refreshments and prizes, planning entertainment and lending their support in any way.

On Tuesday, February 9 the city of Biggs will host a community meeting to gain input on the priority downtown revitalization projects for the next few years. All downtown stakeholders, property owners, residents and anyone with an interest in the future of downtown Biggs are invited to participate.

The Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner started out Saturday night with the installation of the 2010 Board of Directors. Mayor Jerry Fichter did the honors, as Joe Lamson took over the duties of President from outgoing President Aaron Wood, followed by Treasurer Fawn Dulai and Directors Jeanne Hart, Kirsten Storne-Piazza, Jim O'Brien, Teri Garcia, Cathy Mills, Aaron Wood and Bob Trueax. Directors Barbara Ely and Berry Bonds were unable to attend.

Three men were arrested and are facing misdemeanor charges after Butte County sheriff's deputies busted a cockfighting event in Gridley at the end of Ord Ranch Rd. Sunday morning.

Manzanita Elementary School helped kick off American Heart Month on Monday as every student jumped rope for ten minutes in the hopes of being entered into the Guinness Book of World Records. Taking place at over 2,000 sites across the State of California, 83,000 people were expected to be in the contest to smash the Australian record of 59,000 skippers. Results should be known next week as to whether the record was broken.