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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 – Daily News – 5A Commerce business Papa Murphy’s in the Spotlight • Business Spotlight – This week Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake, 2011 Solano St., is our featured business. Papa Murphy’s has been in Corning for approximately eleven years. Scott and Marcia Bauer are the present owners who have owned it for the past three years. There are 11employees to serve you at the Corning store. They are open seven days a week with summer hours 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. until sometime in October. Papa Murphy’s offer cus- tom made pizzas featuring high-quality fresh top- pings generously layered on pizza dough that is made fresh each morning in their store, containing zero grams of trans fat per serving. Papa Murphy’s pizzas are baked at home so you can have a piping hot, delicious meal when- ever you want it. In addi- tion to handmade pizzas, they offer a growing menu of take ‘n’ bake items, including cheesy bread, cinnamon wheels, choco- late chip cookie dough and freshly-made salads. Papa Murphy’s has been voted "Best Pizza Chain in America" for five consec- utive years by consumers nationwide in the Restau- rants and Institutions "Consumers Choice in Chains" survey. You can call ahead at 824-4422 and they will have your order waiting for you. • Corning in the Evening – At 5:30 p.m., this Thursday, Aug. 12, you are invited to join us for a fun evening at Hometown Café, 1081 Solano Street, (the Trans- portation Center) They are hosting the monthly Chamber get together. Refreshments will be served, and don’t forget your business card for a drawing of door prizes. There will also be an Olive Festival Mixer Thursday, Aug. 26 at the Bell Carter break room as well, so mark your calen- dar. More information will follow. • Youth Fair – The Corning Youth Fair will take place this Saturday, August 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the Northside Park, corner of Colusa and Sixth Streets. The Corning Rotary is sponsoring free swimming at the pool between 1 and 3 p.m. There will be activities for kids, informational booths, food and drinks, face painting, swimming and raffle for a backpack with school supplies. For more information contact Carol Curry at 824-7670. • Tehama District Fair – September 23 – 26 is the date for the Tehama Dis- trict Fair. The Corning Chamber has the Exhibitor Handbook and entry forms at the office 1110 Solano Street and you may pick them up Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm but closed for lunch. This is the 90th year for the fair and this year’s theme is Big Cheers for 90 Years! The entry form deadline is August 31st. • Olive Festival – The Olive Festival Parade and "Corning Does it Bedder" Bed Races are coming up, Friday, Aug. 27. If you did not receive an entry form and would like to participate you may go online at www.corningchamber.org and click on Corning Olive Festival. The rules and entry forms are there for the parade and the bed races. You can print them and mail in to Corning Cham- ber of Commerce, 1110 Solano St., Corning, CA 96021. The bed race info and entry form is also on the same page. If you have any questions feel free to call the Chamber at 824- 5550. Vendor applications are also available. There is limited space so get your vendor applications in soon. ——— This column is prepared and submitted by the Corning Chamber of Commerce. & enterprise Mitigating the loss of Lake Red Bluff Despite a handful of extraordinari- ly cool days, July lived up to Red Bluff’s reputation for having hot sum- mer months. To beat the heat many of us choose to cool off a little by enjoy- ing the Lake Red Bluff but soon this convenient source of recreation and temperature reduction will change for- ever. This summer, the Bureau of Reclamation begins construction on the Fish Passage Improvement Project at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam. It is difficult to accept the loss of revenue, recreation and enjoyment that Lake Red Bluff has provided to our community but the Local Government Services Committee has a responsibil- ity to embrace change and to seek out new opportunities that represent the interests of our local business and economy. A few weeks ago, the com- mittee enjoyed the pleasure of meeting the representatives of the Bureau of Reclamation, Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority and the prime contractors that are all tasked with either inspect- ing, managing, building or mainte- nance of the new facility. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the chamber of commerce and our services to these organiza- tions, meet the Contractor’s represen- tatives, and receive an informational tour of the FPIP. The meeting was coordinated, facilitated, and graciously hosted by the BOR’s project manager for this enormous and time sensitive project. BOR was also represented by the onsite construction manager, con- tract manager, public affairs and engi- neering. All of the BOR and TCCA employees were extremely friendly, knowledgeable and happy to share the project information with myself and the other chamber representa- tives. The construction is being performed by two prime con- tractors that are each responsible for differ- ent stages of the pro- ject. West Bay Builders will construct the canals, siphon and access bridge while Balfour-Beatty will construct the fish screen, fore bay and pumping station, and install the pumps and motors supplied by BOR. The contractor’s representatives were very kind and took valuable time away from their already impacted schedules to share in the conversation. Each of the contractors will have construction management staff and offices that will be temporary living in our community over the next couple of years. The chamber was happy to provide infor- mational packets to ensure that these temporary residents maximize their enjoyment and exploratin of our com- munity. Over the course of the project, the contractors will be working close- ly with local unions and Job Training IRS relief offered for small charities Recently, the IRS issued guidance providing relief to small charities who had missed the deadline to file Form 990-N or Form 990-EZ for the past three years. Under this voluntary com- pliance program, small charities follow- ing the procedures announced by the IRS may be able to maintain their char- itable status if they file the form prior to Oct. 15, complete a checklist and pay a small fee. The IRS also posted a list on its web- site of organizations at risk of automatic loss of their tax exempt status due to fail- ure to file any of the Form 990 series as required. For more information, visit http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id =225702,00.html. Centers to hire up to 80 for various labor and equipment operations. After the meeting, the group was given an informational tour of the existing diversion dam, temporary pumping plant, canal and a view of the new FPIP site from the top of the exist- ing diversion dam. I’ve lived in Red Bluff for the majori- ty of my life and I’ve never seen our town from this perch. It was amazing to see Lake Red Bluff from that point and I appreciate the opportunity to wit- ness a view that will soon be dramati- cally different. Despite your feelings or opinions towards the FPIP or the loss of Lake Red Bluff it is my hope that our community will remain opti- mistic and be as gracious and inviting to the BOR, TCCA, West Bay Builders, Balfour-Beatty and their respective employees as they were to the chamber of commerce. Greet them well and welcome them to our town. For more information on the Fish Passage Improvement Project please visit www.usbr.gov/mp/rbfish and www.tccanal.com Matt Byrne is co-chairman of the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce’s Local Government Services Committee. Free school supplies offered Staples is hosting its annual Teacher Appreci- ation Day 9 a.m. to noon Saturday for its Red Bluff educa- tors. The first 100 teachers will receive an Avery Binder filled with paper, a pencil pouch and other supplies to assist them with their class- rooms. The Red Bluff Staples store is at 580 S. Main St.Visit staples.com/teacherday for more on Teacher Appre- ciation Day.