Chamber Chat: Nov. 18

Spotlight helps others with tax services

Pat's Tax Service is the Corning Chamber of Commerce's spotlight this week. The business is located at 1915 Solano St. in Corning and the phone number is 824-5011. Business hours are from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the off-season, and during tax season, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday and Saturday by appointment.

Owner Pat Dover has been in business for seventeen years and has been a Corning Chamber member for all seventeen years. She does bookkeeping, payroll reports, income tax preparations and notary service. Pat has four employees during tax season and none the rest of the year.

When asked what she would like people to know about her business, Pat said. "We provide year-round service at reasonable prices. More and more the government is requiring electronic filing of different forms. Soon everything will be filed over the Internet and it is quite a challenge (the average person) to keep up on all the changes."

Pat is recently widowed after 42 years of marriage. They have two children, Veronica Dover M.S. LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) - she lives in Southern California with her husband Brian and two cats - and son Robert Dover who is a self-employed lawn maintenance man who lives in Red Bluff with his wife Cindy and daughter Lynda. Robert also has two other children, Shane and Ryan. Grandson Ryan has an 18-month old daughter, Ashton.

If you need tax preparation, payroll reports, or notary service, call Pat at 824-5011.

Little Miss Christmas crowned Saturday

Congratulations to Angelina Massey who was crowned Little Miss Christmas 2009 at the pageant held Saturday at Woodson Elementary School. There were six adorable contestants who sang a song together and then individually answered questions by Miss Corning Noelle Miller who emceed the pageant.

Little Miss Christmas will ride in Corning's Hometown Christmas Light Parade at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. She will also participate in the Red Bluff Christmas Parade Nov. 28.

Special thanks to business event hosts

The Chamber would like to thank DM Tech and Fountain of Health for hosting this month's Corning in the Evening. There was a good crowd that came out to see what these businesses have to offer and to enjoy a variety of refreshments from both businesses. There were also some very nice door prizes given out. Next month will be the Christmas Mixer at PremierWest Bank from 6-8 p.m. Dec.10.

Hometown Christmas just three days away

Saturday, Hometown Christmas activities will begin at 7 a.m. with the Knights of Columbus pancake breakfast at the Memorial Hall. The breakfast ends at 11 a.m. and the Corning Senior Center will start serving clam chowder bowls at that time.

There will also be craft vendors set up in the hall so you may do some shopping there. Craft and food vendors will also be along Solano Street from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

You will want to bring the kids to have a professional photo with Santa from 2 - 3:30 p.m. for $5 between at Santa's Workshop in the chamber office, 1110 Solano St. You are welcome to bring your own camera as well.

There will be lots of fun activities for the children next door to the chamber in the parking such as a bounce house, games, a petting zoo, face painting and lots of prizes. There will be free carriage rides from noon to 4 p.m.

There will also be an art show of local artists inside PremierWest Bank as well as entertainment in the bank parking lot starting at 11:30 with Debadoo Dance Co. Other performers will be Folklorico Dance Group and the high school choir.

Don't forget to check out the Live Nativity at Martini Plaza from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. and the fabulous Parade of Lights will start at 5:30 p.m.

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