2018 December Colony Magazine

Something Worth Reading
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Melissa Chavez
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Sarah Pope
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“A Dream You Dream Alone Is Only A
Dream. A Dream You Dream Together
Is Reality.”
— John Lennon/Yoko Ono”
“If humanity does not opt for integrity
we are through completely. It is
absolutely touch and go. Each one of us
could make the difference.”
— R. Buckminster Fuller
Season’s Greetings, one and all! We
have so much to be thankful for,
and so much we are blessed with.
Our neighbors to the north and south
have suffered so much these past few
years. When I read that the Camp fire was headed toward Paradise, I
called my sister. Formerly, she was a teacher at Paradise Middle School,
and now teaches high school math in Chico. By the time I called her,
she was already evacuated to Oroville with her husband and five kids.
They spent 10 days in Oroville as her former stomping grounds burned
to the ground. Luckily, her neighbor plowed a firebreak which probably
saved her home and many others as the fire enveloped the area. It came
within 1,000 feet of her home, but last week the mandatory evacuation
was lifted and they were welcomed back home. But it will not feel the
same for some considerable time.
On Thanksgiving, we received long-awaited rain, and Chico was
provided its fair share. That will go a long way toward bringing serenity
and life back to the area. At the same time, rain can be its own hazard
after devastating fire, providing the ingredients for mudslides.
Passing through Thanksgiving week as these fires were put down, we
can be especially thankful for the highly-trained emergency responders
and firefighters who do all they can to prevent the spread of destruction
from these not-so-natural disasters. THANK YOU!!!
Despite the apocalyptic scenes painted as the end of times, it is of
due note that while fire is a natural element, the causes of the two devastating
fires are attributed to power lines owned by power companies,
north and south, and the Tubbs and Thomas fires were also suspected to
be caused by power lines, privately and corporately owned, respectively.
The fires, the mudslides, and the death and destruction associated
with them are not natural disasters, but our own making. We should not
be surprised, that as we increase the population the planet and enjoy the
benefits of that growth, disasters like these will become more tragic.
We cherish our families, our friends, and our loved ones who make
life worth living and sharing. Without them, we would all have less
of the best things in life. This season, treasure them all the more, and
please be careful, and watchful, in regards to all of our safety and
security as we celebrate the merry and bright together during the most
wonderful time of the year.
Please enjoy this issue of COLONY Magazine.
Nicholas Mattson
805-391-4566
nic@colonymagazine.com
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of Name, either do things worth
the writing, or write things
worth the reading.
— Thomas Fuller, 1727
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