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Aspecialkickoffsummer farmers market is sched- uled for Saturday, June 6, at the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce's first Market by the River of the season, which runs 7:30 a.m. to noon at River Park, 100 Main St. There will be a free jump house, face painting, coffee, donuts, cotton candy and more. Purchase fresh local fruits and vegetables, shop at vendors' booths, and en- joy River Park. We are excited for this year's markets, scheduled to run through Sept. 26. The chamber's Wednes- day farmers Market Down- town will take place 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays on Wash- ington Street between Oak and Pine streets beginning on June 17 through Sept. 9. For more information, call 527-6220 x 301, or email ja- son@redbluffchamber.com or visit www.redbluffcham- ber.com. Chamber Ambassadors The Chamber Ambassa- dor Rally in San Anselmo was a blast. Not only did we have the opportunity to net- work with other Chamber Ambassadors and rekindle friendships from last year, we made new friends and got to play a fun, competi- tive game of Chamber Jeop- ardy. We are definitely look- ing forward to next year's rally in Lake County. Who's excited for farm- ers market? Did you get your tickets for the X-RYDERZ? Don't wait. Pick them up today and enjoy the show on June 5 or 6 at the Tehama Dis- trict Fairground. Are you attending the most popular networking event in town? Meet and network with 60+ local business owners and their employees at Good Morn- ing, Red Bluff the last Thursday of the month — June 25 — at 7:50 a.m. at Resource Conserva- tion District of Tehama County. We are always looking for community fo- cused people to promote the chamber. If you are in- terested in learning more about becoming a Cham- ber Ambassador, please speak with Amanda Jen- kins today. Like us on Facebook at Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber Ambassadors Renewing members Bob's Tire Center, Burger King, Casa Ramos Mexi- can Restaurant, Copy Cen- ter, Crystal Art & Apparel, Homes of Hope for VIDA, Kiwanis Club of Red Bluff, Main Street Car Wash, Presbyterian Church of Red Bluff, Red Bluff Gar- den Club, Red Bluff Sim- ple Cremation and Burial Service, Sacramento River Discovery Center, Servpro of Shasta-Trinity-Tehama Counties, Tehama Counsel- ing, Tehama County Health Partnership Director's corner Can you believe June is here? Wow. So much excit- ing activity ahead for all of us here in Red Bluff and Te- hama County. The chamber has many events planned, including the X-RYDERZ-1, Market by the River and the Down- town Market. Our chamber fireworks booth begins June 28 at the Belle Mill Shopping Center. We are receiving an in- creased interest in our area via email, phone and Face- book. With so many activ- ities and events coming up throughout the summer, please keep up on current and upcoming events on our website www.redbluff- chamber.com and Face- book www.facebook.com/ redbluffchamber. It's an exciting time here. Have a great summer with family and friends. REDBLUFFCHAMBER Ma rk et b y th e Ri ve r st art s Sa tu rd ay If you have school- age children, you might greet the arrival of June with some relief — for at least a few months, you don't have to worry about "en- couraging" kids to do their home- work, study for tests, give you their permission slips for field trips, and so on. But one day, these obligations will give way to a substan- tially bigger one — pay- ing for college. If you've already begun preparing for that day with a tax- advantaged college-sav- ings vehicle, such as a 529 plan, you're taking a pos- itive step, because higher education is expensive. But it's not enough to just set up your 529 plan — you may also need to ad- just it over time. Up until this year, you were only allowed to change the investments in your 529 plan once a year. This caused con- cern among some inves- tors, who wanted the freedom to change their 529 investments in re- sponse to movements in the financial markets. But late in 2014, Pres- ident Obama signed into law the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) act, the key pur- pose of which was to cre- ate tax-free accounts al- lowing people to save for disability-related ex- penses. And one provi- sion of the ABLE act also allows 529 plan inves- tors to change their in- vestments twice a year, rather than once. If you invest in a 529 plan, you might welcome this additional free- dom to adjust your in- vestments. Still, keep in mind that a 529 plan is a long-term vehicle that's not really designed to accommodate frequent "tweaking." And, as is true with any investment account, such as your IRA and 401(k), you don't want to over-react to short-term market fluc- tuations by making rad- ical changes to your in- vestment mix. Nonetheless, you will almost certainly want to adjust your 529 plan in- vestments somewhat — at least in the long term. If you've opened a 529 plan when your children are young, you have many years until you need to tap into the money — which means your ac- count has more time for growth potential and more time to "smooth out" those periods of market volatility, which will certainly occur. Con- sequently, you may be able to afford to invest somewhat more aggres- sively when your children are young. However, as your kids near college, you will probably want to revisit the level of risk in your 529 plan. So, during the last couple of years be- fore you need to access your plan, you may want to consider moving some of your investment dol- lars to more conserva- tive allocations. By doing so, you'll cut back on your growth potential, but you'll also lessen the risk of taking a big hit if you have to start taking with- drawals during a "down" market. Some 529 plans offer an option that automati- cally adjusts your invest- ment mix toward a more conservative approach as your children near col- lege age. But you may want to make your own adjustments, possibly with the help of a finan- cial professional, to en- sure that your 529 plan accurately reflects your own preferences and risk tolerance. As you save for your chil- dren's college education, you may find a 529 plan to be a great help. Just be sure to keep a close watch on your plan's investments as the years go by. SusieMustaineisa financial advisor for Edward Jones, her office is at 2130 Main St., Ste. B, in Red Bluff and she can be reached at 527- 4729 or susie.mustaine@ edwardjones.com. FINANCES Maketimelyadjustments to your 529 plan Susie Mustaine COURTESYPHOTO The chamber's farmers markets kick off Saturday at River Park. CORNING The farmers mar- ket is set to get underway at 5 p.m. tomorrow, June 4, for the first Certified Farmers Market of the season. It will be held once again at North Side Park on West and Te- hama streets. If you would like to be a vendor, call the chamber at 824-5550, or download the rules and ap- plication at www.corningca- chamber.org. It is not too late to apply. There is no dead- line. If you have any ques- tions call the chamber at 834-5550. We hope many of you will come out and support your local growers. Not only will you get fresh produce, but there will be food and craft vendors as well. Along with shoppingyouwillenjoysome local entertainment and so- cializing with your neigh- bors. This week Jake John- son will be performing. Mutt March Second Chance Pet Res- cue invites you to join them for a charity walk and fam- ily-friendly festival at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 13 at Wood- son City Park, Peach and South streets. Grab a leash and bring your dog out for a 1.5-mile walk followed by food and fun in the park with music, vendors, raffle and photo booth. Walk reg- istration is $15 and includes a hot dog lunch and raffle en- try. Registrations start at 9 a.m. For more information call 824-1985. Fundraiser The Corning Community Foundation will be putting on a Crawfish Boil at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27 at the Vet- erans Memorial Hall to raise funds for Rodgers Theatre, theCorningMuseumandthe ChamberofCommerce.Tick- ets will be available for pur- chase soon and purchasing a ticket will give you a chance to win one of three great prizes.Even ifyou can't come to the dinner you can buy a ticket for $20 to support the theaterandmuseumandstill have a chance to win a prize. There will be entertainment and an art exhibit to enjoy. We hope you will come out tosupportthiseventandalso have a great time. PBIS PositiveBehaviorInterven- tionandSystemsisawonder- ful project initiated by the Corning Elementary School Districttoencourageandrec- ognize positive behaviors for CorningElementarystudents — kindergarten through 8th grade. The chamber plans to visit our business members to distribute the Community AcknowledgementCardsand explainwhattodowiththem and we hope that you will want to participate. It costs you nothing but can make a big difference to our elemen- tary school age children. The school district has had great successwiththeprogramand hasseenaturn-aroundindis- cipline issues in the schools. They would like to make this a community-wide program. Even during the summer months cards may be given out and the students can re- deem them when school is back in session. We thank you in advance for your par- ticipation. CORNING CHAMBER Farmers market kicks off Thursday Call 877-4DAD411 or visit www.fatherhood.gov be a dad today. Take time to Market Watch D DowJones 18,011.94 -28.43 D S&P 500 2109.60 -2.13 D Nasdaq 5076.53 -6.40 Saturday,June13,2015 CLASSICCARSHOW·RIBCOOK-OFF·LIVEMUSIC CarShowstarts@9:00am·RibCook-Offstarts@11:00am Tickets just $20 each, available at coat check or online at www.rollinghillscasino.com GOLF•LODGING•EVENTCENTER GAMING • DINING • EQUESTRIAN I-5ATLIBERALAVE • CORNING WWW.ROLLINGHILLSCASINO.COM The Salvation Army is cordially inviting your children 1 st grade through 6 th grade to attendVacationBibleSchool. We will be running our "Everest" themed VBS from 9:00 to 3:30, June 15 - June 19, 2015. If you are interested in details and would like to enroll your child please call Maria Navarrete at 530-527-8530 or come by our office at 940 Walnut Street, Monday to Friday from 1:00 to 3:30. An entry fee of $20 per child will be asked at time of registration. Space is limited so respond quickly. The Salvation Army is also sponsoring a "Reading Literacy" program to help increase a child's reading skills and improve their comprehension. At this time our "Reading Literacy" program is designed for children 1 st grade through 6 th grade each Friday afternoon from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. The "Reading Literacy" program is free. On Friday's 5:00 to 6:30 pm The Salvation Army offers Troop programs, Sunbeams (girls 1 st to 6 th grade) and Explorers (boys 1 st to 6 th grade). These Troop programs are fun Bible based lessons and activities that enhance a child's life. The Salvation Army offers Troop programs for teens called "YPL" or Young People's League. This program is also Bible centered lessons and activities that are designed to help teens with self-esteem, peer pressure and life skills for today's Teen. programs at programs at The Salvation Army Please call Maria Navarrete at 530-527-8530 for information and enrollment of any of our Children's programs. BUSINESS » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, June 3, 2015 MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS A4