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4A – Daily News – Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Commerce business Hal’s Eat ‘Em Up, 158 Main St., is under new ownership. Crystal and Jeremy Potter, both born and raised in the community, are raising their seven children here as well. With 16 years in fast food service and management, the family looks forward to meeting new faces and serving the public at Hal’s. The eatery has been a longtime diner serv- ing burgers, fries, shakes and salads. The velocity and momentum of the chamber and our community com- mitment is stronger than ever and there is no time like the present to engage or re-engage in your Chamber’s efforts to achieve our mission to serve our members to promote the growth and pros- horses and riders on how to ride and show a cutting horse. The people were passionate and obviously interested and fascinated with the western heritage and lifestyle of those of us who live to ride and ride to live. Several Swedes asked if we had an exchange program, & scheduled for later this summer. the support and fund raising efforts of the branding effort, I returned to the wonderful news of a cus- tomized script ready for production of our Chamber of Commerce Murder Mys- tery Dinner Theater! A show no one can afford to miss June 17 – 19 at the Fidelity Building – tickets on sale soon! perity of local commerce through the support of visi- tor attraction, ongoing com- munity awareness, shop local campaigns and net- working opportunities. I am excited and encour- aged by all that is happen- ing in the bevy of activity and work that is generated by our gracious volunteers and Chamber staff. I have just returned from 11 days in Sweden, one of the most successful economies in Europe (ranked 4th in the world in the Economists Economic democracy). I was privileged to live with several families during this time as my husband trained whereby they would live and work with us for a month…and pay to do this. My thought immediately went to the Branding effort and all we have to offer beyond the borders of Cali- fornia and the US for that matter! We can think bigger – it must have been kismet when I ran into a friend at the gym who is from Nor- way. She was passionately expressing her support for, and interest in branding our community and all it has to offer to Europeans, espe- cially after attending the event at Dog Island Park. I invited her to stay tuned to the return of Roger Brooks June is a month of momentum: June 4th will mark our third annual Ribs, Rods and Rides event, this year bringing an astounding 25 balloons to our area. June 19 the city of Red Bluff will host the Summer Slam softball series expect- ed to garner a crowd of 1000 – 1500 visitors and 38 teams to our community. Father’s Day weekend (June 17 – 19) marks our first annual Murder Mys- tery Dinner followed by the June 24th kick off of the River Park Festival where- by thousands of high school alumni are expected to descend on our fair county! enterprise Red Bluff restaurant is under new ownership The Potters, who are active with BMX racing and events, hope to continue the Hal’s traditional food service. Hal’s is open from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. It is closed Sundays. For call in orders, call the restaurant at 366-3668, or email halseatemup@yahoo.com. Busy time for your chamber this summer And to assist in And just when you thought you’d had enough fun, the 4th of July spectacular returns to the Tehama Dis- trict Fairgrounds with a tighter, more exciting agen- da than ever including new spectator events and the amazing fireworks display we’ve come to admire and respect! Finally, I would like to recognize one of our newer members to the Chamber Board, Kristen Gray. She has been focused on our membership communica- tion and successfully launched the Business of the Month program. Fur- thermore, she is getting ready to launch our second membership survey as a follow up to our May 2010 strategic advance. I firmly believe all that we do and have done are contributing factors to the overwhelm- ing success of our monthly Good Morning Red Bluff meetings as we hosted over 60 guests last month! Connecting is an important part of what we do, so don’t miss your next opportunity at Business After Hours, May 12th at the Riverside Bar and Grill! Do you have your eco-shopping bags ready? Farmer’s market is just around d the corner as the Saturday market opens June 4th and the Wednes- day market begins July 6. Ahhh, small town living with big town energy! Get ready to ride the velocity vehicle of Tehama County Fun! May Madness a hit May Madness – The Car Show Committee is very happy for the success of the 15th Annual May Madness Car Show. Even though there were slightly fewer entries, the enthusi- asm was not diminished. It was a beautiful day and the crowds came out to watch the Hydraulic Show and the Burn Outs as well as view the cars on display. The Hot Air Bal- loon was unable to take off due to winds, but perhaps they will try again next year. Again, the Chamber and the Car Show Committee would like to thank all the generous sponsors of this event: Thank you to Les Schwab Tires, Crane Mills, Rabobank, ReMax, SouthWest Water Company, All Star Auto Recy- cling, House of Brews, Bob 92.7 FM, All American Tent Rental, Bell-Carter, Snap-On Tools, Spring Mountain Apartments El Norte News, Corning Observer, Interland Business, Table Pizza, Corning Police Department, Corning Fire Department, and the City of Corning. We also want to thank those who donated raffle prizes. Without our business community getting behind us these events couldn’t happen. • The Olive Pluck – 4-8 p.m., Thursday, Destination Tehama & Lucero Olive Oil present The Olive Pluck, at Lucero Olive Oil, 2120 Loleta Ave. The event is free. Enjoy olive oil tasting and tour the mill. Enter to have an olive placed in a vat to be plucked! Grand prize is $1,000, second Prize $500 and third Prize is $250. Tickets are only $25 for a chance to win. All proceeds benefit Destination Tehama’s Branding Effort. Cash prizes based on 75 tickets being sold. Tickets are available at the chamber office, 1110 Solano St. • Jr. Rodeo – 7 p.m. Thursday, there will be a Hospitali- ty Mixer at the 30th Annual Corning Jr. Rodeo at Clark Park, on Fig Lane. It will include the crowning of the Sr. Queen, the Little Miss Rodeo Pageant and the Stick Horse Races, (ages 5 and under- sponsored by Dan and Patti Wells). There will be a Barbecue and the famous Cow Chip Bingo. Friday rodeo events begin at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 5 p.m. There will be everything from mutton busting, steer riding, barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying and much more. For more information call 824-3777. • Spring Bloom – noon to 7 p.m., Saturday, May 21, the First Annual Spring Bloom will take place at Lucero Olive Oil, 2120 Loleta Ave. Grab your picnic basket and join the Lucero Family for mill tours, olive oil tasting, grove tours, food, live music and local vendors. • High School Concert – 7 p.m., Friday, May 20, at the high school north gym, the Corning Union High School Band & Choir Concert will take place. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students and $10 for the whole family. There will be a discount of $1 when you bring a canned food item. • Memorial Day – Mark your calendar for Monday, May 30, to attend the Memorial Day ceremony to honor those who served our country and fought for our freedoms. 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