Chamber of Commerce Report

New Member- The Corning Chamber of Commerce welcomes new member First Choice Realty, 1607 Solano Street in Corning. Phone 824-4101.

Business Spotlight - Our Business Spotlight for the week is Corning Truck  & RV, "One of the Oldest Local Businesses, 47½ years." Their business is located at 3525 Hwy 99W and is owned by Bill and Barbara Boot. In speaking to Barbara for this article we discovered that they are retiring and a truck wash has bought the property (AAA Truck Wash). Bill and Barbara started with a radiator shop February 1, 1961. In 1966 they added truck repairs and became Corning Truck & Radiator. In 1980 they opened at the present location with 9600 sq. ft. and became an International dealer. In 1997 they added a second building for RVs. The name was changed to Corning Truck & RV, although they were incorporated as Corning Truck & Radiator Service, Inc. The south half of their seven acres was sold to Speedco. 

Barbara said, "It has been a very good business for us. Challenging at times, but we have wonderful employees and our customers really love our employees". Corning Truck and RV have 11 employees including two of their children. Jim who runs the parts department, and Patti Fountain who works in outside parts sales who also works part-time at Curves as a dietician, will soon be working full-time there. Corning Truck & RV will be shutting its doors July 15 and there will be an auction on August 12 that will be both physical and online. Murphyauction.com will be handling the auction. They will be selling all office furniture computers, tools, parts, vehicles, equipment, etc. The Corning Chamber of Commerce congratulates Corning Truck and RV for a long and successful business and we wish you well in your retirement.

Corning Youth Fair - The Corning Youth Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., August 16, at the Northside Park, on Colusa Street The Corning Youth Fair is a project of the City of Corning - Recreation Department, Corning Family Resource Center and NCCDI Tehama County Head Start. They are planning this event for our community's children, their families and also for the businesses, agencies, clubs and organizations. The event is a fun-filled day of activities and entertainment for children of all ages. The city pool will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. with free admission. The best thing about the fair is that it is absolutely free to everyone. 

The only cost to you, as a participant is the activity materials and decorations that you put into your booth. What a great way for you to let the families of Corning know who you are and what you have to offer. The Corning Youth Fair Committee is available to provide information about the event and ideas for activities. Everyone in the Tehama County area is invited to participate. For more information call Carol Curry at 824-7670 or e-mail ccurry@nvcss.org. Or call Kimberly Beck at 824-7011 or e-mail kbeck@corning.org. 

Park - N - Sell - From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 28, at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano Street, is having a sale. For more information call 824-5957 or 824-6615. Participants can rent a space for $10. Vehicles must be registered with owner present.