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4A Daily News– Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Commerceenterprise business Luckily, we don't have to. Every now and then in Chamber of Commerce volunteer work there are moments when the value of what the Chamber does rings through, clear as a bell. As the "11 Days of Round-Up" approach again, I'm thinking of compliments made to the Chamber from two well- known community icons. Not only by what they said, but by what they did. (Both are going to be embar- rassed at being spotlighted here, but I'll gladly take the razzing for that.) The first is John Growney. John could easily be the poster child for the sprit of Red Bluff. It was John who came to Chamber staff with lifelong friend Linda Durrer some time after Round-Up 2010 and talked about the week preceding Round-Up, 20-30 years ago. How the whole community came togeth- er, celebrated its heritage. He talked about a carnival downtown and a staged "running of the wild hors- es," and a street dance. As I recall John had been impressed with the first publication of the first "11 Days of Round-Up" program in 2010 (the brain child of a commit- tee led by Rolling Hills Casino's Kate Grissom) , and it made him think about how special to everyone "Round-Up Week" used to be when he was growing up here. What was significant to me was & We can't do it alone ty celebration of Round-Up even bigger and better. When John spoke in those terms at the open "11 Days" community planning meet- ing in February of 2011, he inspired us all. Well, neither the carnival nor the wild horses happened in 2011 (both ran into complications), but other new events were added to the roster for the "11 Days" preceding Round-Up in 2011. that John came directly to the Chamber with his ideas to talk about how the "11 Days" could be even better; involve more commu- nity organizations, add events and touch more resi- dents and visitors. John is not one of the Chamber's" usual suspects." Yet John knew which local entity could make the communi- reputation for family appeal, set up a breakfast last winter so Chamber staff and volunteer leadership and City planning director Scot Timboe could meet the carnival owner, fol- lowed up with location research and more; keeping communications open and flowing between all con- cerned. The other person to whom I want to tip my hat is Red Bluff Round- Up Association director Corky Kramer. With his Round-Up "hat" on, Corky has sought Round-Up partnership and support with any number of Chamber projects, such as the Ribs, Rods and Rides hot air balloon rally and many others. He stood with John Growney re trying for a Carnival in Downtown Red Bluff in 2011, and brought that idea back to the table again this year, as a potential revenue generator – for the Chamber, not the Round-Up. Corky did good homework researching carnivals with good The "11 Days of Round-Up" are going to be better than ever this year. I wager they'll be even better next year. The Chamber will rightly receive credit for that, but a good share of the thanks should go to partners like John and Corky who know what the Chamber can do, and stand with its staff and volun- teer leadership to help us do it. What particularly moved me was at a recent City Council meeting when Corky was at the podium answering questions from council about the carnival and its impact to the City. Here's a guy who lives, breathes, eats and sleeps Round- Up. But there was Corky, not me or the Chamber CEO or our events chair, speaking for the broadening of a community celebration – to potentially create revenue for the Chamber, in appreciation for how the Chamber has increased its sup- port of the Red Bluff Round-Up over the past 3 years. Greg Stevens is chairman of the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce board of directors. Early IRA funding can pay off over time You've got until April 17 to contribute to your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) for the 2011 tax year. That's not a lot of time, but if you have some money avail- able, and you haven't completely funded your IRA for 2011, consider doing so before the dead- line. And once you've "maxed out" on your IRA for last year, why not get a jump on 2012? Actually, you could tapping into your IRA at retirement. have started contributing to your 2012 IRA as early as Jan. 2. In fact, if you can get into the habit of fully funding your IRA each January, you'll give your money 15 extra months of growth poten- tial, as opposed to wait- ing until mid-April of the following year. If you factor in all the years you'll be contributing to your IRA before you retire, those extra months of growth opportunities, repeated over decades, could end up providing you with a fair amount of extra cash when you start not find it all that easy to come up with the full IRA contribution amount at one time. (In 2012, you can put up to $5,000 into a Roth or traditional IRA, or $6,000 if you're 50 or older.) But if you look at your entire finan- cial picture, you may be able to think of some resources. Here are a few suggestions: Of course, you may to work. In 2011, the average tax refund was about $3,000, according to the IRS. If you received that amount in 2012, and you applied it toward your IRA, you would already have met half the contribution limit (if you are 50 or older) or more than half (if you're younger than 50). • Put your tax refund • Take advantage of interest payments or div- idends. If you own income-producing investments, you may find that they can help you fund your IRA early. For example, if you own dividend-paying stocks, and you don't typically rein- vest the divi- dends, consid- er putting some of these funds into your IRA. (Keep in mind, though, that stocks can reduce or dis- continue divi- dends at any time). And you can do the same thing with any inter- est payments you receive from bonds. • Put other "windfalls" into your IRA. If you receive a windfall, such as a bonus from your employer or a gift of cash, think about putting it into your IRA. Tyler Smail savings account into your IRA. Even if you were to divide these transfers into 15 equal payments totaling $5,000 (or $6,000 if you're 50 or older), you would still be funding your IRA more quick- ly than if you would have scrambled to contribute in the last few months before the tax filing deadline. No matter when you do it, Tehama County Employer Advisory Council and The Employment Development Department present "How to Put a Brand on Your Business" at Rolling Hills Casi- no Carlinos Event Center. The speaker will be Kristin Behrens, marketing and community relations manager for Dignity Healthcare, which includes St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Check in at 7:15 for Continental Breakfast. Program from 7:30 to 9 a.m. No cost to members, $10 for non-members. Call Michelle Clement of the Tehama Job Training Center at 529- 7000 or email her at mclement@ncen.org. Next month, May 3, Dennis Barker from OSHA will address safety in the workplace and ways to avoid getting fined. • Seeds of Opportunity- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, April 12, at Rolling Hills Casino, Carlino Event Center the annual Seeds of Opportunity seminar with the theme, "Idea Marketplace" will take place. The cost is $25, which includes breakfast and lunch. This interac- tive session will provide the community a goal oriented "to-do" list, focused on delivering the promise of our brands. Bring your ideas and open mind! For more information or to register call 529-7000. •Youth Bowler's Carnival - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the North Side Park, Saturday, weather permitting, there will be carnival games, dunk tank, cake wheel, food and drink and much more. Bring your kids for fun and games. For more information call 824-3500. • Book Sale - The Spring Book Sale by the Corning Friends of the Library will be held Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the library, 740 Third Street. This is a great opportunity to find some great books at great prices, and support your local library. Business workshop • Business Workshop - 7:15 a.m. Thursday, April 5, • Best of the West - The Business and Community Expo is coming up April 14 at the Glenn County Fair- grounds in Orland from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You still have time to bring in your promotional items for the Cham- ber to give out at the event. It's a great event and it's free, so come see what it‚s all about. • Jehovah Rapha - Cancer patients and cancer sur- vivors are invited to an evening of food, live music and inspirational talk by special guest speaker tomorrow at 6 pm at New Life Assembly, 660 Solano St., in Corn- ing. The meetings started in February on the first Thursday of the month at New Life. But in May the meetings will be moved to Red Bluff at the Cozy Cow Restaurant in the banquet room. You may order from the menu or perhaps just a dessert of beverage. It is your choice. If you would like further information call Patricia Martin at 824-0411 or Carole Clark at 824-1810. • Easter Egg Hunt - 11 a.m. this Saturday at El Camino United Methodist Church, 8345 Hwy 99W in Gerber, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt. You may also want to attend the Pancake Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. $5 for adults and $3 for 12 and under. Everyone is wel- come. fully funding your IRA is a great way to help build resources for retirement. But the earlier, the better — so do whatever you can to beat that tax dead- line each year. If none of these options present them- selves, and you can't afford to write out a big check to fund your IRA very early in the year, do the best you can to reach the contribution limit as soon as possible. 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