Chamber Chat: Nov. 4

Chamber welcomes new members

The Corning Chamber of Commerce welcomes these new members: Video Tyme, 1935 Solano St. in Corning, phone 824-3732; City Gates Café - a Portuguese restaurant, bakery and candy store - 1165 Hoff Way in Orland, phone 865-5552; and Rainbow Aviation Services, 930 N. Marguerite Ave., phone 824-0644.

Olive Hut catches the spotlight

The Olive Hut is the Corning Chamber of Commerce business spotlight this week. They are located at 3487 Highway 99 - just past South Avenue - phone (530) 824-5920. Their summer hours are 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. and their winter hours are 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.

The Olive Hut is a family-run business and farm owned by Scott and Lynda Patton. They have been in business since May 2004 and have been members of the Corning Chamber since then. They currently have five employees who work at the store.

The Olive Hut specializes in homemade olives and olive oils, grown on the Patton's olive ranch, which is a fourth-generation family ranch. Their brand is La Conda, which is "Farm to You", and their line of products include: garlic-stuffed, habenero-stuffed, almond-stuffed, and many other types of stuffed olives which are processed at the Olive Hut to ensure freshness. Their regular and flavored olive oils have won Gold and Silver medals at the Los Angeles County Fair.

A deli has recently been added to the Olive Hut and they have begun providing sandwiches, wraps, pasta salads and smoothies, so check out the new addition.

Scott and Lynda have been married for almost 27 years and have four children: Noelle, Elliott, Oliver, and Arielle. All of them have worked at the Olive Hut and the ranch. The family spends a lot of time on their houseboat on Lake Shasta. They also love to snow ski, travel and visit with family and friends. The Pattons are also active in the community and participate in many community events.

Veterans Day special parade next week

Come out and watch the Veteran's Day Parade at 11 a.m. Nov. 11. The parade starts at City Hall and ends at the Memorial Hall. There will be a hamburger and hotdog lunch for $6 after the parade at 11:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St.

Neighboring pair host monthly evening event

Corning in the Evening will be jointly hosted at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 12, by DM Tech, 1413 Solano St. and Fountain of Health 1415 Solano St. Corning in the evening is a monthly event that provides an opportunity to promote one's business or organization, to find out what events are coming up in the community, and to also provide opportunities for networking. There will be refreshments served and a chance to win a door prize, so bring business card.

Businesses encouraged to light up the town

Hometown Revitalization is working with the chamber on the upcoming Hometown Christmas, Nov. 21. They are encouraging businesses along Solano Street to light up the town with the Community Spirit Lights outlining the buildings in the downtown area. The Chamber will also be contacting businesses about sponsoring Christmas Tree Lane or a holiday banner again this year. Give us a call at 824-5550 if you haven't sponsored before and would like to. Both trees and banners can be sponsored for $25.

Fall dinner and dance held at Paskenta Hall

Mark the calendar for the Annual Fall Dinner & Dance held Nov. 14 at the Paskenta Community Hall. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the dinners is at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 and include barbecued lamb and steak, baked potato with toppings, green beans, green salad and French bread, coffee, tea, water and dessert. Dance to the music by Cottonwood Band.

Information submitted by Valanne Cardenas, manager of the Corning Chamber of Commerce. Contact her at 824-5550 or corningchamber@sbcglobal.net.