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6A Daily News ��� Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Commerce business&enterprise S&P nears record ��� Save a Life, Giving Platelets ��� Fountain of Health, 1415 Solano St. in Corning, will be opening its doors the second and fourth Saturday of the month to BloodSource to receive platelets from those who are willing to donate this life-saving component. If you have successfully given whole blood and weigh at least 150 pounds you may try giving platelets. The need for platelets continues to rise as our population ages. Did you know that platelets last only five days? The body replenishes platelets within a few days, allowing donors to give more often than every eight weeks. Platelets are collected through an automated collection process, where the platelet component is separated from the rest of your blood. The remaining components are returned to your body. To become a platelet donor you will be asked during your whole blood donation if it is OK to collect an additional tube of blood that will be checked in a laboratory. BloodSource will let you know if your platelet count is high enough to be a platelet donor. If not, you can still give as you have in the past. Who needs platelets? Trauma victims, transplant recipients, and cancer patients who have undergone chemotherapy or radiation, need platelets to survive. For more information call 800-995-4420 or visit www.bloodsource.org. ��� Good Friday ��� Harvest Christian Center will have an evening Good Friday service at 7 p.m. Friday. Harvest is located at 1006 Sixth Ave., corner of Sixth and South Street. Everyone is invited. ��� TCEAC Meeting ��� Next Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at the Job Training Center, 724 Main Street, Kevin Marshall, Veterans Employment Representative will speak on ���Serving your Military Employees ��� Understanding USERRA��� This seminar on the Uni- formed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) will include USERRA law, service members��� and veterans��� education rights, Employers Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) and the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, and benefits of hiring military personnel. Kevin Marshall is the Local Veterans Employment Representative with the Redding Workforce Services office. He served in the United States Navy as a personnel man and has extensive expertise related to military personnel benefits. Contact Michelle at (530) 529-7000, or email m c l e m e n t @ n c e n . o rg . Save the date for the next seminar, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ��� Avoid the Fines, scheduled for May 2. ��� Chamber Website ��� Corning Chamber members should have received an email from the Chamber Team explaining about the new website, www.corningcachamber.org inviting you to check it out and to edit your information. If you didn���t receive an email, give the Chamber a call at 824-5550. We are doing something new this year and we hope that many of you will participate in the sponsorship opportunities. To be a Chamber sponsor at any of three different levels you will automatically be a sponsor for all three major Chamber events; May Madness Car Show, Olive Festival and Hometown Christmas. The Colossal Olive Sponsorship will give you Premium Membership status on the webpage with a large banner ad on the homepage that will be seen many times during the day. There are also many other benefits that you will receive as a sponsor. Go to the website and check out all the new features. INCOME TAX PREPARATION Fast, Friendly, Reasonable Fees Fee for Short or Long form includes all the tax credits and E-filing with direct Deposit. Also Bookkeeping, Payroll and Financial Services available P RALPH CAMPBELL, EA Enrolled Agent 855 Walnut St. #2 530-529-9540 NEW YORK (AP) ��� The Standard & Poor���s 500 index closed within a short reach of its all-time high on Tuesday. Rising home prices and orders for manufactured goods drove stocks up from the opening bell. The S&P 500 index rose 12.08 points, or 0.8 percent, to close at 1,563.77. That���s less than two points from the peak it reached on Oct. 9, 2007, before a recession and ensuing financial crisis battered markets. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 111.90 points, also 0.8 percent, to 14,559.65. ������Unless something major comes along to derail this rally, it just seems like the market is going to keep climbing higher,������ said Marty LeClerc, the managing partner of Barrack Yard Advisors, an investment firm in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Round-Up Parade entries due by April 1st The ���Women of the West��� Parade deadline is approaching fast. Get ready for marching bands, horses, kids, cars, stage coach, dancing horses, Shriners, ponies, clowns, go-carts, and so much more FUN for the Parade! Oh don't forget our pooper scoopers! Many entries coming in ��� you can signup online at www.redbluffchamber.com Grand Marshall Una Jordan, our Grand Marshall will be driven by Mike Growney and escorted by John Growney. Tee Sponsors Tee Sponsors are still needed for the Cowboy Golf Tournament. Please contact the Chamber if you are interested. Good Morning, Red The Over 25 years of experience STOVE JUNCTION BBQ PELLETS The North State���s premier supplier of stoves Now in Stock! Popular customer request Serving Butte, Glenn & Tehama Counties Tues-Sat 9am-5pm ��� Closed Sun & Mon 22825 Antelope Blvd., Red Bluff 530-528-2221 ��� Fax 530-528-2229 www.thestovejunction.com Bluff Have you been to the new 3 Generations Arts and Shop location at 649 Main St.? It's amazing! They will be hosting Good Morning, Red Bluff March 28th at 7:50 a.m. Stop on by! 11 Days of Round-Up Other 11 Days of Round-Up event registration deadlines are: ��� Decorating Contest: April 5 ��� Chili Cook-Off: April 6 ��� Cowboy Golf Tournament: April 12 An 11 Days of RoundUp calendar listing the 30 plus events our now on the Chamber website. You may visit the site and printout the calendar. Newest member Welcome the newest member of the Chamber: Red Bluff Auto Center 545 Adobe Rd. Red Bluff CA 96080 530-366-3166 530-527-2671 slong@redbluffdodge.co m www.redbluffdodge.com