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The Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center is open ev- ery day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/lavo or call 595-4480. Bikeorhikeduring'VehicleFreeDay' CONTRIBUTED The Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway will open at 9a.m. Saturday for non-motorized travel only from the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center and the Loomis Museum Plaza. LASSEN PARK April has been a busy and productive month for us. Brady Sale and I kicked it off with an anti- bully talk at Reed's C r e e k School. We spoke to the kids about the nega- tive impact bullying has on others and how to build confidence and how to sup- port each other to discour- age the bullies. The kids seemed to enjoy the talk, and I know that Brady and I had a good time. Thanks for having us and thank you, Brady, for taking time out of your schedule to help me. We also had another free self defense class that was packed with kids. I was so happy to see how many young folks were there. Great job, parents, on making safety a prior- ity for your kids. We went over awareness, escapes, pressure points and some strikes. We had a lot of fun in the process. In non-profit news, I am still in the process of wad- ing through the mounds of paperwork. It's been a real learning process. I've had some great guidance from some knowledgeable mentors for which I am ex- tremely grateful. It looks like everything is going to go through, probably by December. I can't wait to expand services and reach folks who I haven't been able to serve. As for fight news, we had two fighters com- peting at Win River Ca- sino on April 18. I was in the corner for both. Peo- ple wrongly assume that it is a lot of fun to be in the corner of a fighter. It is the exact opposite for me. I am stressed from weigh in until the fight is over. I get the pre-fight nerves with- out the release of getting to fight. I cringe with every punch thrown. I worry that my fighter will get hurt. I even worry that their op- ponent will get hurt. I'm weird like that. We had a new fighter, Anjela Pink, who just moved down from Wash- ington prior to taking the fight. She had suffered a couple of injuries prior to the fight which im- pacted her ability to train for it. She struggled but was able to successfully maker her catch-weight of 120 pounds, as did her op- ponent. She fought a girl with a lot of boxing expe- rience. The fight started and ended with tons of punches and a few kicks being thrown. Anjela had the heart of a lion and the chin of a statue but suc- cumbed to a TKO loss in the second round. I was very proud of her and know she will have a great fight- ing future ahead of her. Rocky "Rockstar" Golden was our other fighter. He had been train- ing for this fight so hard and was totally prepared. He hit the scales at a very lean 135 as did his oppo- nent. His fight was a mix of everything; some bril- liant stand-up, excellent throws, ground and pound and submission attempts. His guy was tough and did not go down without a se- rious fight. The ref had to stop the fight in the second round as Rocky was on top raining down a flurry of brutal blows. Rocky won by second round TKO. The crowd, a large por- tion of which were "Team Psycho" fans from the gym sporting the "Rock- star" shirt to show sup- port, went absolutely wild. He was voted crowd favor- ite. I was, and still am, so proud of him, of his perfor- mance, of the hours he put in, of his warrior spirit. I can't wait to see what hap- pens next in his career. People ask me if going to the fights, being in the corner, seeing all the ac- tion makes me want to step into the cage again. It really doesn't right now. I think I may be over that phase in my life and ready to settle down as a coach. I am training for something else, though. Something pretty brutal and exciting and televised. I won't jinx it by sharing until I know if I got selected. Keep your fin- gers crossed for me. Hope- fully I will have some ex- citing news to share next month. Avery Vilche is a fitness instructor who owns Psycho Fitness & MMA at 1450 Schwab St. in Red Bluff. You can reach her at 200-0526 or vilcheavery@yahoo.com. AVERY VILCHE Rocky 'Rockstar' Golden brings home the win Rocky "Rockstar" Golden Avery Vilche Mary Hunt By Verda Mackay Correspondent BUTTEVALLEY It has some- times been noted there is nothing new in human be- havior. "What the writers of yesterday wrote is still rele- vant today because human nature doesn't change," Butte Community College Drama Professor Barry Pic- cinino said. This fact is evidence in the upcoming production, "Tartuffe," at Butte College. Directed by Piccinino, "Tar- tuffe" is a hilarious, excit- ing, farcical, over-the-top comedy. Although written by French dramatist, Mo- liere, and first staged in 1664, "Tartuffe" is still very contemporary with be- trayal, love and even some violence. Moliere is a pseudonym of Jean Baptiste Poquelin, one of the greatest of all writers of comedies. His universal comic types still delight audiences and his plays are often produced and translated. The first Broadway pro- duction was a translation by Richard Wilbur and per- formed in New York in 1965. Piccinino said he selected this show for the rhyming couplets, which are beauti- ful to hear, and for the mar- vellous translation. "I wanted our students to have the exposure to a different style of acting," he said. "With this period of acting they must be fa- miliar with bows and curt- seys. The movements are so challenging for a young ac- tor. They have to get with 'a slice of life,' as it was in the 17th century." Performances will be in the Butte College Black Box Theatre in the new Arts 160 building on the main campus, 3536 Butte Cam- pus Drive. They are sched- uled for 7:30 p.m. on May 6 through 9. A 2 p.m. mati- nee performance will be of- fered May 10. Tickets cost $15 for general admission and $10 for students and se- niors; and can be purchased at the Butte-Glenn Commu- nity College bookstores, by calling 895-2994 or online at www.buttecollegebook- stores.com. BUTTE COLLEGE Students transform for 17th century play 'Tartuffe' 40ChestnutAvenue Red Bluff 530-330-1096 BRING BALANCE TO YOUR BODY Bring balance to your LIFE Tabata Bootcamp startinginMay 6:30am, 7:00am, 5:30pm $100 8weeks. 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