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We cordially invite you to attend Carnival by the Canal. This masquerade ball is a formal installation of new board members, and appreciation for board members, volunteers, and community figures who’ve previously served.

Food selected by the event committee to highlight the theme of the evening will be prepared by the Red Lion’s new Executive Chef, Charles Reed. Attendees will be entertained by one of the Tri-Cities’s most beloved bands, Colorblind.

We ask that you include a masquerade mask as part of your attire. A very limited number of masks may be for sale at the entrance to the event. For inspiration when planning your attire, please visit these links:

www.visionsofvenice.com
www.dragonmakeronline.com
www.ilpratousa.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade_ball
www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/articles/1070venicemasquerade.html

Please help us honor the people who go above and beyond to help ensure the Chamber’s continued success, and welcome the people who have our bright future in their hands.

September 18th, 2010
Pasco Red Lion, 2525 North 20th Avenue
Social hour begins at 6:00 pm         $50 per ticket
Dinner will be served at 7:00 pm         $360 per table of 8

Some sponsorship opportunities are still available.

For ticket sales or sponsorship info, please email RSVP@PascoChamber.org, or call (509) 547-9755.

Columbia Basin College’s Agriculture Program has teamed up with Land O Lakes, Winfield Solutions and other ag programs across the country to offer applicator training this winter.  I’m attaching the brochures for your information.  Our training classes will be held January 20 and 21, 2011 on the CBC Campus.  Space is limited, so please register soon.  For more information, or to register, please contact Dave Lemmon at Land O Lakes at dblemmon@landolakes.com or at (320) 283-5938.

Applicator Training Levels

Have a rock chip on your windshield? Call us and we will go fix it. Why replace it? When you can fix it. Save hundreds of dollars by doing so. Need a windshield, door glass or back glass?

Call Junior at (509)619-9155 for rock chips, installation or replacement at an affordable price.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Columbia Basin College, in Pasco, Wash., has been selected as the 2010 Washington Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Agricultural Education Program.  Kerrin Molton serve as instructors for the program.

This award, given by the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE), recognizes the nation’s most successful agricultural education programs by highlighting the local programs and teachers that achieve success.  Winners are educators who have developed an outstanding agricultural education program at either the postsecondary or adult education level.  Applicants are judged on a variety of criteria, including teaching philosophy, effective classroom and experiential instruction, development of partnerships, and professional growth.

Columbia Basin College will compete against Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Ag Ed Program Award winners from surrounding states for the opportunity to be named the 2010 NAAE Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Ag Ed Program for Region I.  Regional winners will receive personal use of a Toyota Tundra pickup truck for two years, an expense paid trip to attend the 2010 NAAE convention in Las Vegas, and an invitation to a special awards dinner.  The NAAE Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Ag Ed Program Award is sponsored by Toyota as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

NAAE is the professional association for agricultural educators.  The mission of NAAE is “professionals providing agricultural education for the global community through visionary leadership, advocacy and service.”  The NAAE office is located in Lexington, Ky.

Do you need money to expand your business?

The Hanford Area Economic Investment Fund has money available to lend to businesses with loan amounts typically ranging from $150,000-$500,000.

Loan applicants must be the owner/operator of a business in Benton or Franklin County, must demonstrate need and the ability to repay the loan. Loans may be made for any purpose including equipment, leasehold improvements, research and development costs, working capital, etc.  Prefer purchase of land, new building construction, acquisition and renovation of existing buildings, purchase and installation of machinery and equipment, and leasehold improvements.

For more information, please contact the HAEIF Loan Consultant, Art Tackett, at 943-9185 or atackett@bfcog.us.