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The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce and the Daily News congratulate Staples for re- ceiving this month's Te- hama County Business of the Month. Staples, at 580 S. Main St., offers products for home and office, along with a copy and print center and com- puter repair. It has also ex- panded to include greeting cards, educational material for children and more clean- ing and janitorial products. One nominator said "Grant, Mike and Liz stayed on the job 3 hours of over- time and they delivered the job at 10 p.m. on a Fri- day night." They also added "very good customer ser- vice." So next time you need to get supplies for your home and office make sure to stop by Staples of Red Bluff. RECOGNITION The 99th Annual Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber Dinner is sched- uled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 at Carlino's Event Center, Rolling Hills Casino in Corning. Moving Forward is the theme for this year's event. Get your tickets, nominate some outstanding people and organizations and help sponsor this amazing event. The evening will begin with music, a social hour, special silent auction and no-host bar at 6 p.m. It will continue with a buffet din- ner at 7 p.m., and the induc- tion program. Additionally, the cham- ber is proud to present the following awards to com- munity businesses and leaders: the Gene Penne Award for Business and Community Leadership, Beatification Award, Spirit Award and Business of the Year award. Tickets are available for $35 at the chamber office, online at www.redbluff- chamber.com or by phone 530-527-6220, Ext. 301 by Sept. 17. Nominations requested The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber invites you to submit nominations for four special awards, which will be presented at the chamber's Installation and Awards Dinner event on Wednesday, Sept. 24. We want to keep the nomination process simple to encourage submission of a number of nominees for each award. To make nominations for any or all of the awards be- low, simply send an email to jason@redbluffchamber. com indicating the award for which you want to sub- mit a nomination, the in- dividual or business you wish to nominate and de- tails about why you believe the individual or business deserves consideration for that award. Nominations may also be made by mail or faxed or hand delivered to the chamber office. Deadline for receipt of nominations will be Wednesday, Sept. 17. Selec- tion of award recipients will be made by the Chamber Executive Committee with input from the Communica- tions Initiative Committee. Criteria guiding selec- tion of recipients of the four awards will be as follows: GenePenneAwardfor Business and Community Leadership:Thisawardwill be presented to a current or former representative of a business member of the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce who has demonstrated excep- tional personal commit- ment to the Red Bluff and Tehama County business community. The award, first presented in 1998, is named for Gene Penne, a former Red Bluff civic leader and Chamber President whose leadership and contributions to the community set the standard for the award's re- cipients who have followed, including Dan Cargile, Orville Jacobs, Kevin Brunnemer, John Koberer, Ron Clark, Gary Napier, Bill Moule, Cindy Brown, John Yingling, Marshall Pike, Bill Cornelius, John and Mike Growney. Business of the Year: This award will be pre- sented to honor a Tehama County business which has effectively demonstrated best practices in customer service, community service and a track record of sup- port for the local business community. Last year's recipient was Cornerstone Community Bank. The Chamber Spirit Award: This award will be presented to an individual who has inspired, motivated and mobilized others with his or her ideas, charac- ter, hard work, leadership by example, cooperation, follow-through and results. Kim Berry was the recipient of this award last year. The Chamber Beautifica- tion Award: This award will be presented to a Tehama County Business that has added to the attraction and curb appeal of their neighborhood by enhanc- ing the appearance of their storefront, interior and/or signage. Tehama Country Visitors Center won this award last year. Crawdad Festival The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce, in partnership with festival host Rolling Hills Casino, is proud to pres- ent the Crawdad Festival 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6. The event will feature all you can eat crawdads, plus beer and wine tasting, live Canjun music and more. Tickets are $20 for this 21 and over event at the cham- ber office 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or www.rollinghillscasino. com. Three amazing bands to play at the festival are All Fired Up, Swamp Daddy and The BluesBox Bayou Band. Farmers market Don't forget to come out to the Wednesday Night Downtown Farmers Market 5-8p.m. There will be lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, vendors, crafts and live clas- sic rock by Sky River Music. RED BLUFF CHAMBER CrawdadFestivalandChamberDinneronhorizon COURTESY PHOTO CHIP THOMPSON - DAILY NEWS Staples has been named Business of the Month. Staples named Business of the Month The Corning Chamber of Commerce welcomes Ralph's RV Repair, Road- side Service, Ralph Mat- lock RV Technician, 24545 Foster Road, Corning, (530) 824-3685. Farmers Market The Corning Farm- ers Market will go on this Thursday and continue un- til the producers run out of produce. We will keep you posted as to the last day. The plan was to extend the market through September but it will depend on the vendors and if they have enough produce. You may check with the chamber at 824-5550. If you don't see the bright yellow Farmers Market sign out on Solano by Les Schwab Tires, you will know that there is no market. Corning in the Evening Claire's Flowers, 1621 So- lano, will host the monthly get together at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11. Bring your business card and come meet and greet other chamber members and in- terested residents of the community. You will also get to see what our new flower and gift shop has to offer. Tehama County Museum Jubilee The Tehama County Mu- seum, at 275 C St. in Te- hama, Saturday will cel- ebrate its annual Jubilee, which is its major fund- raiser for the year. From 8-10 a.m. is the breakfast on the front lawn, and the main building will open for visitors. At 9 a.m., there will be an opening ceremony. Some of the at- tractions are Judy's Coun- try Store, Annex, Vintage Trucks, Habert Park, Tom Orr book signing in the An- nex, Art Exhibit by Anna Chrasta, Annex, Civil War Exhibit, Annex, Fiber Arts Display and Loom Dem- onstration, Annex, Lunch served by the Central Te- hama Kiwanis Club, front lawn, Model-T Rides on C Street, front lawn of mu- seum, and at 2:30 final raf- fle drawing. Hometown Christmas This year on Dec. 6 at 5:30 p.m., there will be the Lighted Parade and the Tree Lighting Ceremony af- ter the parade. There will be no all-day activities or vendors since we do not have a building for them this year. We plan to have a building next year and re- sume with our normal all- day event. Miss Corning There will be a Miss Corning informational meeting 1:45 p.m. Mon- day, Sept. 15 at the Corn- ing High School South Gym. Ages 16 to 19 are in- vited to attend. If you know anyone who may be inter- ested, please pass on this information. The Miss Corning Pro- gram has been scheduled for Nov. 8. Public Lands Day You are invited to join Black Butte Lake staff 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 20 to par- ticipate in an early National Public Lands Day. There will be multiple service projects that you can par- ticipate in from area beau- tification to hands on area improvement. Whether it is just you, or a group, they have a project for you. Bring your work gloves and pre- pare to have fun. This is a great way for students to get volunteer hours, for Boy Scouts to complete a service proj- ect and for the community to get involved and help improve your local Black Butte Lake. Black Butte Lake rangers will work with groups to assist in completing projects start- ing at 9 a.m. Lunch will be provided from noon yo 1 p.m. If you are planning a group event of five or more people, please RSVP to en- sure they can assign you to a group project. If you have any ques- tions, call the park office at (530) 865-4781 or Amber Machado's direct line, (530) 865-4722 extension 32. CORNING Chamber welcomes RV business The following work- shops are being of- fered by the Northeast California Small Busi- ness Development Cen- ter at Butte College. All courses are at the center, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico, unless otherwise noted. Introduction to Gov- ernment Contracting, The workshop will be held 9 a.m. until noon, Tuesday, September 9, at 202 Mira Loma Drive, Oroville (behind Butte Community Employment Center — Tahoe Room). Free — Sponsored by U.S. Bank. Must Register to Attend. Search Engine Opti- mization (SEO), 12:30- 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 30. The cost is $40 per person pre-paid or $50 per person at the door. New Venture Entrepre- neurial Series for start- up and new businesses, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Wednes- day mornings, Sept. 3-24. The cost for the series is $50 per person prepaid or $60 at the door. Using QuickBooks Ev- eryday/QuickBooks Ba- sics II, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Butte College Glenn County Center, 604 East Walker St., Orland. The cost of the workshop is $50 per person prepaid or $60 per person at the door. SBA Financing Op- tions for Your Small Business or Start-up Busine sse s, 9 -10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 16, at Business Connection, 332 Pine St., Red Bluff. Cost is free. Must regis- ter to attend. Pre-registration is re- quired. Register online at www.bcsbdc.org or call 530-895-9017. WORKSHOPS Small Business Development Center offers variety of courses The Tehama County Em- ployer Advisory Council in partnership with the Em- ployment Development De- partment will present Avoid- ing Wage/Hour Pitfalls While Using Smart Technol- ogy 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday. Speakers will include at- torney Emily Jackson from McCarthy & Rubright Law and Kitt Condrey-Miller, owner of Hard Drive Com- puter Services. Check-in will be 7:20 a.m. at the Job Training Cen- ter, 724 Main St., Red Bluff. Thereisnocostformembers, $20 for non members. The workshop will cover what to expect when employ- ees use Smart Technology such as phones, pads, tab- lets and laptops. Learn how to determine wages, save time and money, improve ef- ficiency and organize with today's technology. Jackson has practiced law for more than 10 years with an emphasis in business and community litigation. Miller has worked with computers since 1978 with primary customers from the Silicon Valley. 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