BREAKING NEWS Official: Multiple deaths in shooting at San Jose railyard Full Story Chico locals celebrate 100-year-old’s birthday on Mother’s Day On Mother’s Day, dozens of people drove by to celebrate one woman’s incredible life. Posted: May 9, 2021 7:23 PM Posted By: Carmela Karcher CHICO, Calif. - This Mother’s Day, dozens of people drove by Chico’s Seventh-Day Adventist Church to celebrate one woman’s incredible life. Frances Caviness Layland, better known as “Frankie,” has lived in Chico for nearly 70 years. After travelling the world with her husband as a missionary, she has seen and done a lot.