🌱 Paradise’s Theatre on the Ridge debuts hometown superhero spoof this week

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In today's newsletter:

• Paradise’s Theatre on the Ridge debuts hometown superhero spoof this week
• How new county road funds could eventually improve routes in Paradise
• What a new national study learned from Paradise’s deadly Camp Fire

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Very warm with plenty of sun, temps: high: 90, low: 66.
• Friday: Sunny and remaining very warm, with a high of 91 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Holy farcical, CaptainMan! (newsreview.com) — Paradise residents can catch local artist and playwright Steve Ferchaud’s superhero parody CaptainMan at Theatre on the Ridge from June 4–21. Ferchaud, a longtime Paradise resident and Camp Fire survivor now back in town, brings decades of comic-book inspiration and community ties to this tongue‑in‑cheek murder‑mystery staged by the historic Paradise theater company.
   

• County Approves Gridley Area Road Projects (gridleyherald.com) — Butte County has approved its 2026–27 SB 1 transportation project list, funding road and bridge work across the county, including in Paradise. While many of the biggest projects center on the Gridley area, Paradise and nearby foothill communities are slated for bridge, pavement, erosion, and safety upgrades that won’t tap the county’s general fund.
   

• Six Roads to Safety: New Study Finds a Critical Threshold for Wildfire Survival (independent.com) — Paradise’s tragic experience in the 2018 Camp Fire is central to new research showing that communities with fewer than about six viable exit routes face sharply higher wildfire fatality risks. UCSB scientists mapped road access and fire danger nationwide, identifying millions of residents in similarly vulnerable small towns and urging investments in better evacuation planning, warning systems, and refuge options.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LOST CAT!
  Has anyone seen my big gray cat, Finny? Long hair, big green eyes, usually wary of strangers. When last seen he still had his collar (breakaway type)… (Nextdoor Paradise)
• My cat has been missing for a month now.
  He is long hair very friendly. Indoor outdoor cat. Live in paradise please let me know if you see him. This isn't like hime to stay gone. (Nextdoor Unique Acres)

• Paradise Unified posted a job opening for $3000 Annual Stipend! K-8 1.0 Resource Specialist Program (RSP) Teacher at Paradise Ridge Elementary and Paradise Jr High~ for the 2026-2027 School Year IN/OUT DISTRICT in Paradise. Apply here.
• Thorntons LLC posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Paradise. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paradise here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Chico

• Chico police investigate death after person found unresponsive on Broadway Street (krcrtv.com)
• USFS confirms two-week eastbound Skyway right-lane closure in Chico starting June 1 (krcrtv.com)
• Chico Stepping Stones, Chico Community Counseling Center relocating to Cohasset Road (actionnewsnow.com)

Oroville

• Who will buy Oroville Hospital? Auction date now set (actionnewsnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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