Oroville Week of 10-2-2017

Friends and family watch as King Andrae Jackson, 5, with the help of Aaron Johnson, 12, right, holds a light on a solar panel to made a car go around a race track during the Explorers Faire Wednesday September 27, 2017 at Butte College in Butte Valley, California. (Emily Bertolino -- Enterprise-Record)

The sign has been vandalized at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

Irma Jordan, president of NAACP talk about a racial discrimination lawsuit set forth by a former Butte County Sheriff against the Sheriff's department Thursday September 28, 2017 at the Southside Community Center in Oroville, California. (Emily Bertolino -- Mercury-Register)

People of all walks of life roam around at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

The fishing pond and dog park areas remain closed however the gate to the area was open at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

Paul Sabala spends time with his 2-year-old daughter Nique Sabala on the playground at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

Evidence of a homeless encampment can be seen in some trees at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

A dumpster overflows with trash at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

Hundreds of K-8 students visted Butte College today for the Explorerís Faire, an event that aims to expose kids to STEAM careers Wednesday September 27, 2017 at Butte College in Butte Valley, California. (Emily Bertolino -- Enterprise-Record)

Footprints in the dirt show that despite areas being closed, they are still being visited by people at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

A pile of debris from the flooding at Riverbend Park remains in an upper parking lot area in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

A sign says the park closes at sunset and vehicles in lot may be locked in while another lower sign has been vandalized at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

Hundreds of K-8 students visted Butte College today for the Explorerís Faire, an event that aims to expose kids to STEAM careers Wednesday September 27, 2017 at Butte College in Butte Valley, California. (Emily Bertolino -- Enterprise-Record)

2-year-old Nique Sabala plays on the playground at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

Restrooms remain closed at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

Portable toilets sit near the closed facilities at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

2-year-old Nique Sabala plays on the playground at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

A picture taken through a broken window on the side of one of the restrooms shows a layer of silt and how high the rising waters got when it flooded at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

A message board is seen at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

Evidence of racial discrimination presented in a lawsuit against the Butte County Sheriff's department where the former sheriff's badge number was written on African American mug shots Thursday September 28, 2017 at the Southside Community Center in Oroville, California. (Emily Bertolino -- Mercury-Register)

The Pat Ally Memorial Dog Park remains closed at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

Bill Bynum, vice president of Butte County NAACP talk about a racial discrimination lawsuit set forth by a former Butte County Sheriff against the Sheriff's department Thursday September 28, 2017 at the Southside Community Center in Oroville, California. (Emily Bertolino -- Mercury-Register)

Pastor Kevin Thompson, Irma Jordan, president of NAACP and Bill Bynum, vice president of Butte County NAACP talk about a racial discrimination lawsuit set forth by a former Butte County Sheriff against the Sheriff's department Thursday September 28, 2017 at the Southside Community Center in Oroville, California. (Emily Bertolino -- Mercury-Register)

Pastor Kevin Thompson talk about a racial discrimination lawsuit set forth by a former Butte County Sheriff against the Sheriff's department Thursday September 28, 2017 at the Southside Community Center in Oroville, California. (Emily Bertolino -- Mercury-Register)

A group of sixth graders get out their Chromebooks for a lesson in history September 26, 2017 in Oroville, California. This is the first year sixth graders have been integrated into the middle school.

The Pat Ally Memorial Dog Park remains closed at Riverbend Park in Oroville, Calif. Friday Sept. 22, 2017. (Bill Husa -- Enterprise-Record)

Nikhil Pasya, 7, (center right) uses a multimeter to test the electrical flow through an apple and lemon as Adithya Gupta, 9, (center left) looks on during the Explorers Faire Wednesday September 27, 2017 at Butte College in Butte, Valley, California. (Emily Bertolino -- Enterprise-Record)

Pastor Kevin Thompson, Irma Jordan, president of NAACP and Bill Bynum, vice president of Butte County NAACP and Oroville resident Tasha Levinson talk about a racial discrimination lawsuit set forth by a former Butte County Sheriff against the Sheriff's department Thursday September 28, 2017 at the Southside Community Center in Oroville, California. (Emily Bertolino -- Mercury-Register)

Pastor Kevin Thompson, Irma Jordan, president of NAACP and Bill Bynum, vice president of Butte County NAACP talk about a racial discrimination lawsuit set forth by a former Butte County Sheriff against the Sheriff's department Thursday September 28, 2017 at the Southside Community Center in Oroville, California. (Emily Bertolino -- Mercury-Register)

Pastor Kevin Thompson and Irma Jordan, president of NAACP talk about a racial discrimination lawsuit set forth by a former Butte County Sheriff against the Sheriff's department Thursday September 28, 2017 at the Southside Community Center in Oroville, California. (Emily Bertolino -- Mercury-Register)