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September has been a great month and October is shaping up to be another good one. What made September so great? The chamber celebrated our presence in our community at our 100th annual banquet… our best ever. Although we've been here for 110 years, this was our 100th banquet. Best in terms of atten- dance — our greatest ever. Best in terms of breadth of community participation. The very best as we chart the next year, and the next 100 years. Stay tuned, the best is yet to come. As I look forward to this next year as chairman, I remind you of my remarks at the banquet: "The busi- ness of the chamber is business. We exist to serve the needs of our members. Everything we do: Farmers markets, Good Morning Red Bluff, Business Expo, banquets, publications, promoting community events that are sponsored by others…everything we do is aimed at helping our members grow their busi- nesses. We count on you to let us know how we're do- ing, where we can do bet- ter in serving you, sugges- tions for services we might provide. The business of the chamber is business. Stay tuned. — Scott Camp, chair- man Monstertrucks Get your tickets now for the West Coast Monster Truck Nationals on Oct. 2-4 at the Tehama District Fairground at https://rb- fmx.webconnex.com/rb- monsters or come by the chamber and many other outlets for tickets. Monster truck parade downtown 6 p.m. Thurs- day, Oct. 1 ending at Wash- ington and Pine streets. New member Welcome to The Rustic Rose, 576 Sykes Ave., Red Bluff, 527-7930, Randy Hol- brook, www.rusticroseve- nue.com. Chamber Ambassadors Congratulations to all of the award winners from at the annual chamber din- ner and a big thank you to all of our sponsors. Don't miss out on what's happen- ing this month. The Chamber Ambassa- dors have a new addition to the team. We would like to welcome Sarah Al- len, co-owner of Adren- aline Jumpers — your lo- cal bounce house com- pany. Sarah loves owning a business in Tehama County and can't wait to meet more fellow busi- ness owners with oppor- tunities through the Am- bassador program. If you are interested in becoming a Chamber Am- bassador or would like more information, please speak with Amanda Jen- kins at 227-2223. We hope to see every- one at Good Morning Red Bluff, the most pop- ular networking event in town, so we can learn more about you and your business. Next event is Thursday, Oct. 2 at one of our newest members, the Rustic Rose, and hosted by the American Cancer So- ciety. If you are interested in hosting Good Morning Red Bluff next year, call the chamber office. Like us on Facebook at Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber Ambassadors. REDBLUFFCHAMBER Ha pp y fa ll t o al l from the chamber There will be a $5 din- ner at the Corning Senior Center at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. The center will be having several food events throughout October to raise money for the center. On Wednesday, Oct. 7, the center will provide food at the Veterans Memorial Hall for the charity bingo night and share the pro- ceeds with Corning Chris- tian Assistance. There will be a breakfast at the center at 9 a.m. Mon- day, Oct. 12, and an Octo- berfest at the center Mon- day, Oct. 19 with German sausage, steamed cabbage, scalloped potatoes and ap- ple pie for $5 at 5 p.m. For more information, you may call the center in the morn- ings at 824-4727. New member The Corning Chamber of Commerce welcomes Old Time Drugs, 1322 So- lano St. in Corning as a new member. Owners an- ticipate their opening date to be Monday, Oct. 12, bar- ring any unforeseen set- backs. The business may be reached at 824-0800. A grand opening will take place in November. Corning in the Evening Last Thursday we had a lovely evening at the Her- itage RV Park at 975 State Route 99W. Attendees met in the larger meeting room that was decorated nicely, with delicious food and lots of door prizes. Shelly Boros, the manager, talked about the amenities and how the park can accommodate re- unions and other events. It is a very nice facility with a smaller clubhouse, swim- ming pool and friendly ser- vice.Thankyou,HeritageRV Park for hosting the event. Scam Please be aware that there is a company called DigitalTown that is creat- ing websites that imper- sonate a school district with URLs. They then con- tact local businesses for do- nations and local media for press releases about the website. They even have fake currency that you can purchase and then suppos- edly redeem for items. This company is posing like it represents Corn- ing High School to busi- nesses and is trying to so- licit money. It has no con- nection whatsoever with Corning High School. If you have any questions about a company trying to solicit money for the high school don't hesi- tate to contact Superin- tendent John Burch to see if it is legitimate at 824- 8000. Book sale Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 24 at the li- brary next to the police sta- tion, 740 Third St. Books of all genres will be available for discount prices. A raffle will be held again for a number of gift baskets. Each ticket will sold for only $1. All donations and sales will be used to benefit the library purchas- ing books and supplies. This is important event for the library so come and expand your home library, purchase gifts for fellow readers and take a jour- ney through the pages of a book you will enjoy. If you have any old books in good condition, please do- nate them to the Friends of the Library. The books will be offered in the book sale and you will be helping your local library. CORNING CHAMBER Di nn er at t he S en io r Ce nt er T hu rs da y Dignity Health, of which St. Elizabeth Community Hospital is a part, recently announced the results of its 2015 fiscal year, posting a net income of $558 million for the year ended June 30, compared to $885 million in 2014. Operating income totaled $423 million on $12.4 bil- lion in revenue, compared to $288 million in fiscal year 2014. Officials attributed the increaseinoperatingincome to a four percent increase in patient volume during the fiscalyear,andrecognitionof 18 months of California Pro- vider Fee funds covering the FY15 year and half of FY14. Investment earnings totaled $178 million, down from the prior year as a result of mar- ket fluctuations. Results were released fol- lowing a standard audit of Dignity Health's finan- cial statements by its pub- lic accounting firm. Over the course of the fiscal year, Dignityinvested$715million in capital improvements, in- cluding the implementation of electronic health records, seismic upgrades and new patient towers. As a not-for- profit health system Dignity Health reinvests its operat- ing and investment income in hospital improvements, technology enhancements, charity care and commu- nity health programs. Na- tionally it invested $1.7 bil- lion in charity care, grants, investments,discountedcare and the unreimbursed costs of government and other in- digent programs. Lloyd H. Dean, Dignity Health's president and chief executive officer, said the or- ganization has remained truetoitscoremissionwhile focusing on achieving the promise of health reform — lower costs and higher qual- ity — but noted that more challenges are ahead as the industry transitions away from a fee-for-service model. "We remain on the fore- front of this historic transi- tion,andDignityHealthwill continuetobealeaderinthe industry for innovation and quality care," Dean said. "In order to realize the full po- tential of health reform it is vitalthatallsectorsofthein- dustryworktogethertobuild anationalhealthsystemthat truly works for people. Dig- nity Health will continue to be part of the solution to the health care crisis." The success of the Afford- able Care Act, in particular with the growing numbers of people who have health insurance, is a cause for op- timism in the industry. As the largest private safety net system in California, the de- cline in uninsured patients is a positive sign for the health and well-being of the communities the company serves. "We are encouraged by the increase in insured pa- tients as a result of the Af- fordable Care Act," said Mi- chael Blaszyk, chief finan- cial officer. "We have seen a 28 percent reduction in self- pay patients, a shift that we attribute largely to the en- rollment in health care mar- ketplaces and the expansion of Medicaid. HEALTH CARE Hospital parent company reports financial results PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Thank you! PublishedbyTheDailyNewswithgreatappreciationfor the support of local businesses! "WordofMouth" Weprovideyearroundfarmfreshproducetoour community and with the help from Red Bluff Daily News, we are very successful! I'm told the Daily News has readership of about 12,000 per edition. In my experience there's no better way than ads in the paper to create "word of mouth" in the community at large. Thank you RBDN and Gayla Eckels for providing a voice for small business. 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