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4A Daily News – Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Commerce business&enterprise Company announces media merger Digital First Media Tuesday announced the merger of MediaNews Group and 21st Century Media. The merger, approved by the Boards of Directors of MediaNews Group and 21st Century Media, growth," said John Paton, chief executive officer of Digital First Media. "I am grateful to our leadership team and for the support of our directors who have worked diligently to make this possible, and to our employees who continue brings together the two newspaper companies jointly managed by Digital First Media. "This transaction will allow us even more opportunities to accelerate our transformative digital strategy and accelerate to work hard every day to serve the communities where we operate." It is expected the merger will be completed within 30 days. Together the companies serve 67 million customers. Give the gift of chamber membership Receive a freee eBlast, a $50 value, when you give the gift of chamber membership for Christmas or web sponsorship to those who are already members. It's easy, quick and a great encouraging gift that keeps on giving. For details, send an email to dave@redbluffchamber.com. *** Thank you chamber members for all the wonderful donations for Christmas for a Cause during the chamber's Ugly Christmas Sweater Party. Dozens of toys and more than $200 were given to the "Cause" the night of the Chamber Mixer. *** Chamber announces Businesses Expo Red Bluff B.E.A.M. 2nd annual Business Expo and Mixer is "your time to shine." The Red B l u ff Te h a m a County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce Red Bluff's return of the sold out Business Expo and Mixer 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St. This trade show in partnership with Dignity Health and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital is an excellent opportunity for all local businesses to showcase what they have to offer to the Red Bluff and Tehama County com- serve we turned away vendors last year due to room constraints. The registrants will bring props, tell their story and will make it fun. The sky is the limit for this event. Set-up will be 3-4:30 p.m. B.E.A.M. is sponsored in part by Cornerstone Community Bank, the Daily News and the Round-Up Saloon. Questions, send an email to jason@redbluffchamber.com or call 530-527-6220 ext. 301. *** Employment posters available at the chamber office Every employer needs a new California and federal employment poster. You must post a compliant employment poster munity. This event will feature more than 50 vendors form all catagories of business, organizations and events. Registrations are now open to reserve your table. Visit www.redbluffchamber.co m for more information and to register online. The cost is $50 per table. The event is open to the public with no admission fee. Appetizers will be included in the event with a no host bar. There will be door prizes and a 50/50 raffle. The vendors are encouraged to register early as it is first come first in a conspicuous place in the workplace where all employees and applicants can see it. The poster also must include information about your workers compensation benefits, payday schedule and emergency contacts. You may need to order several to ensure that your business, branches and satellite offices are displaying the poster according to the law. Failure to comply can result in severe penalties and fines by the state of California. If any of your company's workers are Spanish-speaking, you will need to order the Spanish version. Send an email to the chamber at info@redbluffchamber.co m or call 530-527-6220 to order yours today. Edward Jones ranks No. 1 in national survey For the 19th time, the financial-services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 1 in the WealthManagement.com./ REP magazine annual survey of the nation's six largest financial services firms. Edward Jones financial advisors in the area include FREE ENROLLMENT HELP Covered California Affordable Care 530-840-6611 REP. magazine randomly selects financial advisors nationwide and asks them to rank their firms in various categories. Edward Jones' overall score was 9.5 out of 10 possible points. The firm scored top marks across the board, earning near perfect scores in overall ethics (9.8) and public image (9.7), according to WealthManag- Lisa Rodriguez, Edwards Jones in Corning, 1401 Solano St., (530) 824-4290; Susie Mustaine, Edwards Jones in Red Bluff, 2130 Main St. Suite B, (530) 527-4729; Timothy Bork, Edwards Jones in Cottonwood, 20827 Front St., (530) 347-1600 and Tyler Smail, Edwards Jones in Red Bluff, 733 Washington St., (530) 529-3627. Gold 530 528-8000 Exchange ment.com. Edward Jones financial advisors gave the firm some of the highest scores in the technology and training category, scoring high above the other five firms in every sub-category which includes the quality of technology, clarity and online access of client account statements and ongoing training. For more information about Edward Jones, contact an area advisor or visit www.edwardjones.com. Family Hair Salon 20 % off Visit us for all your Holiday Bargains 805 Walnut Street Red Bluff Free Santas Work Shop for Kids Win an X-Box One Corner of Walnut & Jackson December 21, 2013 11:00 am-3:00 pm Drawing held on December 21st • 3:00 PM Mon. 10-4 Tues.-Fri. 10am-5:30pm • Sat.10am-4 pm Reflections 50% off 2 Regular $ Haircut 00 off Gaumer's Jewelry • Museum • Lapidary Open 527-5557 • 848 Johnson Street, Red Bluff SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES Smog Check $ starting at + 25958 $ 25 certificate 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. with coupon expires 12/25 COUPON Bonnie Burlison • Grace LeBaudour Candy Harman • Kathy Reed Kathy Hiebert • Chaunda Jensen Susan Williams All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened Members Welcome 30K, 60K, 90K (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) Special Gifts for your Special Person Scarves, Jewelry, Hair Care Product & Gift Items Ivan Petrzelka, a resident of Red Bluff, was recently admitted to the State Bar of California as an Attorney at Law after passing the bar exam on his first attempt. Petrzelka earned his Doctor of Law, graduated Magna Cum Laude from California Southern University. He also holds Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees. Reg. $13.95 Not good with other offers Expires 12/31/13 With coupon All Gift Items Gift Certificates Petrzelka passes bar 1064 South Main St., Red Bluff • 529-3540 www.redbluffgoldexchange.com www.angelsamongusall.com Lic# 0573654 ANY RETAIL PRODUCT with any chemical service of $50 or more 1 entry with every $20 purchase • Christmas Mixer – AmericanWest Bank, 1201 Solano St., hosted the annual Christmas Mixer last Thursday. Brian Endemano, the new bank manager greeted the guests and introduced his staff. Then the Senior of the Year for 2013, Bucky Bowen was introduced by Lin Lima, Director of the Senior Center, and Bucky gave a glowing introduction to the Senior of the Year for 2014, Ruby Rogers. Ruby received a plaque from Vice Mayor Darlene Dickison representing the City of Corning, a certificate from Valanne Cardenas from the Chamber of Commerce and Tony Cardenas from the Rotary Club. Toni Miller President of the Maywood Woman's Club presented Ruby with a gift basket and Dean Cofer from the Exchange Club presented Ruby with a plaque. Winners of the Christmas Tree Lane were announced and they are: Best Night time Appearance – Jamison Properties for $50 prize, Best Daytime Appearance – Jim's Portable Welding, for $50 and the Best Over-All – Harvest Christian Center for $100 and the perpetual trophy to keep for the year. The Hometown Christmas Lighted Parade winners were also announced again and were in last week's papers. Thank you again, AmericanWest Bank for hosting the event. • Christmas Services – There are three Christmas Eve Celebrations by Chamber members and they all start at 7 p.m. Mt. Olive Lutheran Church is at 341 E. Solano St. in Corning. Harvest Christian Center, 1006 6th Ave., and First Presbyterian Church, 471 Marguerite Ave. They each are holding a candlelight service and everyone is welcome to attend any one of them. • TRAX Lighted House Tour – Friday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m., (not 6 p.m. as stated in last week's paper), at the Transportation Center, Third and Solano, TRAX will be providing a free bus tour of the lighted houses in Corning. Seating is limited so you must call to make reservations at 385-2877 by Dec. 19. • Office Closed – The Corning Chamber of Commerce office will be closed Tuesday Dec. 24 through Friday the 27th. • Installation Dinner – Mark your calendar for the annual Chamber Installation Dinner, Jan. 18. Invitations for reservations will be sent soon and we hope you will join us for a nice evening. KWIK KUTS 413 Walnut Street Red Bluff HUGE Christmas SALE Christmas mixer a success Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 78 Belle Mill Road, Red Bluff, California (530) 527-6166 www.gaumers.com follow Gaumer's Jewelry, Museum, and Lapidary on Facebook