Category Archives: Community

2020 Trivia Bee Cancelled, Thanks COVID

Posted on Friday, October 30, 2020 by Eric Miller

“The more that you read, the more things you will know.  The more you learn, the more places you will go.“  Dr. Seuss Ten years from now you may hear this question asked at the 2030 Butte County Trivia Bee,  … Continue reading →

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Sierra Nevada Brewery Hosts 13th Annual Trivia Bee for Literacy

Posted on Sunday, September 29, 2019 by Eric Miller

“I am part of everything that I have read.”  Theodore Roosevelt Hold the date trivia nerds.  Box up the Scrabble game and come out for a good time.  It’s a big night for big brains and bigger laughs. What is … Continue reading →

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Etc. Guy Hockey Story to be Performed Live

Posted on Sunday, February 3, 2019 by Eric Miller

No costume.  No props.  No excuses. When I re-booted my writing career six years ago my goal was to get regular gigs and earn a passive self-sustaining income from writing.  My writing income isn’t even passive-aggressive. 

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Thanksgiving 2018 – Thanks Firefighters

Posted on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 by Eric Miller

I enjoy camp fires but have NOT enjoyed the recent Camp Fire which hit the community of Paradise, California.  For readers unfamiliar with Northern California, Paradise sits in the Sierra Nevada foothills about fifteen miles east of Chico and about … Continue reading →

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Get Ready for the 2018 Butte County Trivia Bee

Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2018 by Eric Miller

“There are basically two types of people.  People who accomplish things and people who claim to have accomplished things.  The first group is less crowded.”  Mark Twain Mark Twain lived generations ago but his words and wit live in print.  … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood Watchin’ Pays Off

Posted on Friday, August 24, 2018 by Eric Miller

I never expected needing to carry a baseball bat for walking my own property.  I swing bats to miss pitches.  Not fend off intruders. We own an investment property in town, an old walnut orchard thick on bark, long on … Continue reading →

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Trivia Bee Raises Awareness for Literacy Services

Posted on Sunday, November 5, 2017 by Eric Miller

“Life is like a ten speed bicycle.  Most of us have gears we never use.” Charles M. Schulz My commute to Valley Hi Elementary School was less than a mile.  For a first grader it was an effortless downhill glide.  … Continue reading →

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Butte Trivia Bee for Literacy Cranks, and Cracks, Up

Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 by Eric Miller

“A new world ranking of countries and their literacy rates puts the United States at 7th. Who’s No. 1? Finland.”  Source: The Washington Post, March 8, 2016 Now there’s a bit of trivia I didn’t know.  And it was published … Continue reading →

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Coming up…2016 Butte County Trivia Bee

Posted on Monday, September 26, 2016 by Eric Miller

So thrilled to support the 10th Annual Butte County Trivia Bee on Friday October 28, 2016. The event will be held in the Sierra Nevada Brewery “Big Room” (Chico, California). All proceeds support Adult Literacy Programming. Last year I co-emceed … Continue reading →

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Paradise Chocolate Fest Benefits the Kids

Posted on Monday, April 25, 2016 by Eric Miller

“All you need is love.  But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”  Charles M. Shulz “I owe it all to little chocolate donuts.” John Belushi It’s time for hype, chocolate hype.  And it’s okay to indulge. Experience a … Continue reading →

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