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Indian Valley Record Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011 7A
Mona Hill approach to the workforce.
Staff Writer Not a traditional business
mhill@plumasnews.com program, WIP will help
students recognize opportu-
Feather River College nities to create their own
Students In Free Enterprise jobs and businesses.
(SIFE) members have part-In addition, WIP will offer
nered with Plumas Unified cross-curricular certificates
School District, Plumas "m such subject areas as out-
Bank and the county's chain- door recreation leadership,
bers of commerce to bring culinary arts, agriculture
the Extreme Entrepreneur- and allied health.
ship Tour to Feather River FRC's entrepreneurship
College Thursday, Sept. 29, program will tie into the
9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Network for Teaching Entre-
Amy Schulz, SIFE adviser preneurship (NFTE) and
and director for Workforce lead to transfer to California
Innovation Partnership - State University, Fresno.
Youth Entrepreneurship at FRC SIFE will also host a
FRC, said Thursday's event tour pre-event networking
is about building entrepre- reception Sept. 28, 6:30 -
neurial pathways for high 9 p.m. at Alley Cat Cafe. This
school and college students, is an exclusive opportunity
age 14-27. for community members
Freshmen and sophomores to meet the speakers: E.J.
from Plumas County's public Carrion, panel moderator;
high schools, as well as from James Simpson, CEO of
Westwood, Loyalton and GoldFireStudios; Tim Rhode,
Susanville's Lassen High executive director of 1 Life
School will attend the event Fully Lived; and Paige
designed to foster entrepre- Connell, owner of Midnite
neurship. Munchies.
WIP is developing high Tickets, $20, are limited
school- and college-level cur- to 30 people. For more infor-
ricula to help students be mation, contact Schulz at
more entrepreneurial in their 2834)'202, ext. 358.
Janae Hutchins financial aid and no idea of the quality of the cookies, the and hiring employees to
Special to Feather Publishing what she wanted to do as a representative volunteered to deliver baked goods.
career. She soon discovered market Connell's business. Connell suggests anyone
The Extreme Entrepre- that college was a huge With a group of 30 marketing who plans to open a business
neurship Tour at Feather financial investment. "I students, Connell obtainedbalance the investment cost
River College Thursday, was passionate about my a free booth at the local with personal commitment.
Sept. 29, will host some of the education, but I wasn't farmer's market. Students "I have had times where
nation's top entrepreneurs comfortable with the high passed out fliers and shared I worked 10 hours or
under 30, including Lisa tuition cost. I really just Connell's Facebook Web more for four months with
Nicole Bell, James Simpson, wanted to bake." page. no days off and not much
E.J. Carrion and Quincy Connell left college and "I hadvery fewlikes on my pay. If you want to start a
High School alumna Paige began working as a bakery Web page before, but afterbusiness, make sure it's
Connell. bookkeeper in early 2007, those students recommendedsomething you really like
Plumas, Lassen and Sierra intending to work into a it to their friends, I got 400 and are committed to doing
county high school students full-time baking position,likes in one week. Social for a long time."
will listen to the keynote More than a year later, she media like Facebook can beConnell encourages new
speakers, participate in free realized, "ffI wanted to bake, very powerful." entrepreneurs. "It's easy to
workshops such as "speed I would have to do it myseff." After struggling to start feel like you're drowning in a
networking" to rehearse In November 2008, she her business, Connell began sea of bureaucracy, but it's
business pitches -- and applied for her first business to get nightly delivery orders possible and it's doable to
breakout sessions like online permit. After nearly 20 for baked goods. To prepare, own a business. You don't
marketing, balancing busi- months of working daily tostore and bake the food, need a ton of special informa-
ness and school, building a file the necessary paperwork, Connell bought a 7-by-10-foot tion, you just need a skill you
team and more. Connell obtained the finalmobile kitchen, want to market and the will
Paige Connell, one of the permit she needed to open Connell said that running to follow through."
panelists, will discuss her ex- her business. She sold herher own business has been Connell looks forward to
periences as a startup baker, first batch of cookies Aug. 24, difficult, but worthwhile,sharing more at the Extreme
At 21 years old, Connell ful- 2010. "There were some months Entrepreneurship Tour and
filled her dream of owning a To market her fledgling when I didn't know ifI would hearing about the successes
bakery. Her bakery, Midnite business, Connell attendedmake it. I felt really discour- of other young businessmen
Munchies, is the only busi- information fairs at Califor- aged, but I kept working until and -women.
ness in Chico that offers nia State University, Chico I came through. I end up do- The tour will come to
around-the-clock delivery of and handed out business ing a lot more work than aQuincy Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to
fresh cookies, brownies and cards and samples. On a minimum-wage employee, 1:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose
other baked treats, whim, she delivered free but I get to do what I love and Building at Feather River
In 2006, Connell began cookies to a representative set my own work schedule."College. For more informa-
attending University of Cali- for the American MarketingConnell's goals include tion, and to register for the
fornia, Santa Cruz with no Association. Impressed by buying a permanent location event, visit:extremetour.org.
S
Trish Welsh Taylor need this," so the organization website in June. "We're get- for self-sufficiency. Some tools
Staff Writer is open to anyone who has ting in with all the agencies are concepts, such as, "If it is
ttaylor@plumasnews.com experienced a setback or that work with the under- tobe, it is up to me."
gotten off track, served" for this conference,For a nonprofit to get this
"You can put water in the It will host its inaugural 1 said Rhode. Participating are kind of buy-in from other local
trough and you can lead the Life Mastery Conference onschools, churches, CASA organizations within nine
horse to it." That's one way Oct. 1. (Court Appointed Special months is an indicator that
Tim Rhode, founder of I Life Enough local companies Advocate), SIFE (Students In Rhode has something that is
Fully Lived, described what and individuals have spon-Free Enterprise) and othernot being offered by those
the new Portola-based organi- sored area youth to attendgroups that "work with people organizations.
zation is doing, the conference that Rhode who need a hand up." The website llffefullyived.
Its mission is to help has dropped the $20 fee and Asked if the organization gig includes an interactive
educate and mentor the next it is now free. Chalet View, has a religious orientation, blog that focuses on practical
generation to become self- Leonard's, Plumas Bank, Rhode said, "No. We'renot re- approaches to forging a
sufficient by finding direction Lambert and Lambert Insur-ligious or political." The non- future. It offers free, down-
and a purpose for their lives, an ce, and Les Schwab are profit aims to "take no stance loadable planning guides on
Originally, the age group some of the contributors, on issues that divide people." topics like fimancialliteracy.
focus was 18 to 25, but Rhode 1 Life Fully Lived received Rhode's vision is to create People can participate in
• said that people 35 years old official nonprofit status early an online and local commu-the program at no cost
and up have told him, "Hey, I in 2011 and launched its nity centered around toolsfrom anywhere in the world.
It really is a nonprofit. Tim Rhode grew up in
"We want to help as many Portola, and after a career in
local youth as possible to real estate he moved back
prepare themselves for what home to Portola about five
is a pretty tough world years ago.
and economy to be entering "With the recent downturn
into." Rhodes talks about it has become all the
bringing people together as a more necessary that young
commu-nity, in the county people just getting out in the
and online, world, as well as those that
"People who have lived a are struggling, find ways to
little can help others get some step up and make their lives
insights and motivation, and better."
some ideas of things they can The conference will be held
do." Rhodes also envisions a at Father Burns Parish Hall,
collaboration of older people 100 S. Pine St., Portola.
who have lots of experience For more information call
making money with youth Tim Rhode at 832-4336 or
who know social media. "The email him at tim@llifefully
two can help each-&her." lived.org.
COMMUNITY
CORNER
WEEKLY CALENDAR
Thursday, Sept. 22
Plumas Alcohol, Tobacco
and Other Drug Coali-
tion, 1 p.m., Courthouse
Annex, Quincy
Workshop for Plumas
Artists, 2-4:30 p.m.,
Greenville Southern Bap-
meeting and program starts
at 6:30 p.m. in the museum
building, Taylorsville, 284-
1046.
AA, 7 p.m., First Lutheran
Church, Bush Street,
Greenville.
tist Church, Greenville Tuesday, Sept. 27
Wolf Creek Road, 284-7069. Taylorsville Quilting and
AA Big Book/Step Study, Sewing Group, 10:30 a.m.,
7 p.m., First Baptist Church, with potluck at noon.
Hot Springs Road, Taylorsville After-School
Greenville. Program, 2:45 p.m., Tay-
Friday, Sept. 23
Sewing, Crafts and Cof-
fee, 11 a.m.-noon, Tay-
lorsville Community
United Methodist Church,
Nelson Street, 284-7861 or
284-7670.
Friday Night for Teens, 7-
10 p.m., at the Indian Valley
Community Center, High-
way 89, Greenville, across
from Pine Street. Call 284-
1560.
Monday, Sept. 26
Community Supper, 5:30
p.m., sponsored by the In-
dian Valley Resource, Pine
Street, Greenville.
Mt. Jura Gem and Mu-
seum Society, Potluck,
LAKE LEVELS
Lake Almanor *Elevation
tCurrent 4,488.99
¥1 Year Ago 4,485.14
Lake Almanor **Capacity
tCurrent 1,009,638
¥1 Year Ago 923,442
Bucks Lake *Elevation
1"Current 5,155.39
¥1 Year Ago 5,145.45
Bucks Lake **Capacity
tCurrent 102,641
¥1 Year Ago 85,048
*Elevation above sea level in ft.
**Storage in acre ft.
t.Sept. 18, 2011 ¥ lg,2010
lorsville Community
United Methodist Church.
Call 284-7532.
Wednesday, Sept. 28
Family Night, 5:30 p.m.,
Roundhouse Council, 330
Bush St., Greenville, 284-
6866.
Indian Valley Recreation
and Park District, 5:30
p.m., at 109 Ann Street.
Lassen-Plumas Contrac-
tors Association, 6 p.m.,
Firehall No. 1, Lake A1-
manor.
Greenville Rotary, 6 p.m.,
Indian Valley Community
Center Conference Room,
Highway 89, Greenville.
LAST WEEK'S
TEMPERATURES
Sept. 12 80 52
Sept. 13 83 50
Sept. 14 84 51
Sept. 15 78 50
Sept. 16 77 44
Sept. 17 77 41
Sept. 18 82 41
Sept. 19 -- 43
Total Precip: 0.58 to date;
Last Year this date: 0.14.
Season is July 1 to June 30
Compiled by
Raymond Hunt
Greenville Public Library
204 Ann St. • 284-7416
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10 a.m.-1 p.m., 1:30-5:30p.m.
Thursday:
12 p.m.-4 p.m., 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Friday:
9:30 a.m.-lp.m., 1:30-5 p.m.
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