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4A – Daily News – Wednesday, January 19, 2011 Commerce business Dear Red Bluff Chamber of Commerce member, I hope you are enjoying the benefits of our new website. With thousands of hits a month, you have the ability to reach more potential customers through our site. Do you have a job vacancy that must be filled? Looking for new employees? Do you want to reach an employee pool from outside our area? Do you want to move slow-mov- ing merchandise? Do you have a special to advertise? Do you want to grab the eye of visitors on the Red Bluff Chamber of Commerce website? It's free, easy and included in your membership. Post your job openings or spe- cials on http://www.redbluffcham- & ber.com. Log into your chamber member portal to list your employ- ment opportunities or adver- tise your own store special. Access www.chamber- login.com; enter your login name and password; click Job Postings or Hot Deals in the left-hand menu; click Add a Job Post- ing or Add a Hot Deal; Complete the fields in the Add a New Job Posting or Add a New Hot Deal screen; click Submit for Approval. Upon approval, your job posting will appear on http://www.red- bluffchamber.com within your Member Information Page and by category in a special location for job postings. Your Hot Deal will appear by your member name in the enterprise Job postings and specials included Business Directory, on your Mem- ber Information Page and by cate- gory in a special listing of Hot Deals. Serious job seekers will take note of jobs posted on the Red Bluff Chamber of Commerce website by active chamber members like you. And visitors will be drawn to your deal by its promi- nence. Check it out and contact us with additional questions or for more information. Your Chamber wishes you a happy and prosperous New Year. Dave Gowan is executive vice president of the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce. Crab sales benefit local Salvation Army Courtesy photo Adobe Road Chevron pledged $1 for each crab sold to a local charity. Here, Manager Mike Post presents a check to Major Frank Severs of the Salvation Army. Fur Bowl set • The Fur Bowl – Second Chance Pet rescue along with the Spay/Neuter Project is having a "FUNdraiser for Friends of Felines" 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, at Java Lanes in Corning. Three hours of bowling, prizes for all bowlers, raffle, food and fun for everyone. Proceeds go toward Friends of Feline Spay/Neuter Project and Second Chance Pet Resuce, (Corning Shelter). To co-sponsor this event, to form or be on a team, or to donate a raffle item contact Sharon at 824-9100 or email cats@mishafarms.us • Corning in the Evening/ Workshop – 5:30 p.m., tomorrow, Jan. 20, Holiday Inn Express 3350 Sun- rise Way will host the monthly event. There will also be a short workshop presented by Tim More- house from the Job Training Center on Customer Service. Please join us for a pleasant evening of networking, socializing refreshments and a chance to win a door prize. Don’t forget your business card. • Live Music – This Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the House of Brews Specialty Coffees, 614 Fourth St. there will be live music performed by local artists. Take note that House of Brews HOBs will be open on Saturdays 8 a.m. until noon. So stop on by this Friday for some live entertainment. • Installation Dinner – If you did not receive an invitation/reservation for the Installation Dinner, Saturday, Jan. 29, and you would like to attend, please call the chamber at 824-5550 to let us know. Many chamber members received them with the e- newsletter sent at the first of the month. You don’t have to be a chamber member to attend but we would like to have reservations so we know how many plan to attend. The new officers on the Cham- ber Board of Directors will be installed and the new directors introduced. There will also be awards handed out. The tickets are $20.00 per person and you will have a choice of beef, pork or a vegetarian dish of butternut squash ravioli. • Business Workshop – 3Core, Inc., the Job Visitor day BNI, an international networking organization specializing in business referrals among members, is holding a visitors day for its Anderson Founders Chapter, which is a Chap- ter of BNI focused on north Tehama County and south Shasta County. BNI is a way for busi- nesses to experience growth by maximizing their marketing efforts Mark's Fitness *Get into Shape, Get Healthy, & Enjoy a Good Quality of Life!* * Private Personal Training - FREE Consultations! ! * Public Spin Class: M-W-F @ 6 PM - Ask about monthly FREE classes! ACE Certified & Senior Fitness Assn. Certified Personal Trainer (530) 941-2832 821 Walnut St. Red Bluff through word of mouth. The event will be at 7 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at Valley Christian Center, 2831 Freeman in Ander- son — cross-streets are Balls Ferry and South Street. Anyone interested in attending the meeting is welcome. Call Dina Wells at 949-9491 for reserva- tions. For more informa- tion, visit www.bni.com. BOOK BARN 619 Oak St., Red Bluff (530) 528-2665 Tues-Fri 10am-5pm Sat. 10am-2pm Happy New Year Thank you to all our loyal customers. We are looking forward to serving you in 2011 Jack & Linda Gaines Credit card problems ebb as 2010 comes to close NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top credit card issuers on Tuesday said the number of accounts that slipped into default fell to their lowest points of 2010 in Decem- ber, and signs point to continued improvement in coming months. Five of the six biggest card issuers posted their lowest rates for charge- A Clean, Reliable, Trustworthy, Chimney Company... Possible? ”Their tarps are always clean and my home is always clean afterward. What I like best is their reliability and quality.” “I can trust them!” Dr. Evan Reasor Flue Season 527 3331 THE Chimney Professionals offs, or accounts written off as uncollectible. While the rates of bal- ances companies wrote off remains high by his- torical standards, they fell consistently throughout the year. Importantly, rates for payments late by 30 days or more also reached lows. That figure, also known as the delinquency rate, is considered an indi- cator for what’s to come, which means charge-offs can be expected to keep falling through the first few months 2011. Training Center, County of Tehama, Tehama Coun- ty EDC and the Chico Project present "Your Busi- ness, A look Inside Five Areas to Asses Your Busi- ness for Future Growth, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2 to 5 p.m. at the Corning Chamber of Commerce, 1110 Solano Street. The cost is $45 per person. Join other business owners and managers for this three- hour, two part session presented by The Chico Pro- ject. The first part will be a one-hour presentation on business assessment, tools for assessing your business and explanation of the Five Key Areas to evaluate when considering your business health and potential for growth. Part 2 will be a two-hour, interactive session for participants to look at their business from the perspective outlined in part 1 and meet directly with business mentors from The ChicoProject, either one-on-one or in small groups. Participants will leave the workshop with a list of "homework" or steps that they can take to improve in their business and /or pursue growth in advantageous market area. They will also leave with a list of local and regional resources and con- tacts. Finally, participants will leave with a renewed sense of purpose and direction for your business. Pre-registration is required. Seating is limited- open until filled. Register online at www.jobtrain- ingcenter.org or call Amanda Wigno at 529-7000. 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