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16 Red Bluff 2023 1/13/23, 11:18 AM RAINBOW.jpg (4032×3024) https://www.redbluffdailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/RAINBOW.jpg 1/1 Like Red Bluff's own Phoenix rising out of the ashes, the Cone & Kimball clock tower once again stands tall at the corner of Main and Walnut streets. From 1886 until 1984, the Victorian clock tower stood atop the huge Cone & Kimball building, a structure that housed Zuckweiler's department store for many years. Visible for miles in any direction, it was the centerpiece of Red Bluff, the most impressive of many historic structures. On April 30, 1984, it was destroyed by fire. The scar it left remained for years while various groups considered what might be done. In February 1997, the Rotary Foundation purchased the corner lot and began work on a plan to revitalize downtown. In December 2002, Rotary got the clock tower project under way and in the ensuing years raised money and sought and got grants. Work on construction of a replica clock tower got under way off site west of the city. It was constructed in five pieces, with four "lifts" scheduled over a period of months. The lowest and largest section was built at the location. Freestanding white, steel columns installed in 2006 may have raised as many questions as nicknames for the monolith. That changed one morning early in 2007 when a crane lowered the second level onto the columns. Work progressed throughout 2007 with an additional level being installed in the summer. The clocks and lights would go up in fall and the face work and roof tiles in the winter. Scaffolding around the project came down in February 2008 and exposed an almost completed tower. The final piece, a weather vane, was placed top the tower during April 2008 dedication ceremony. Only some landscaping and brick work remain to be completed as funding allows. Actual cost of the project may never be known, since so many people donated not only money and materials but also time. One estimate put the dollar figure at around $600,000. Much of the work took place off-site at Triple D's Metal & Steel Fabrication. Volunteer Steve Judson, of Steve Judson Engineering, designed the new 75-foot clock tower. The original tower was 100 feet, but the replica is still visible to drivers on Interstate 5. The Cone & Kimball Plaza is a relaxing place to take a break in shopping and behold the beauty of the clock tower up close. The tower and plaza is a Red Bluff Rotary Foundation, Downtown Red Bluff Business Association improvement project that is supported by the city of Red Bluff. For more information about the Cone & Kimball Plaza or if you would like to donate to help with the project, contact any Red Bluff Rotary member. All donations are tax deductible. Cone & Kimball Clock Tower stands tall Greenville Rancheria Red Bluff *Tribal Health Center 1425 Montgomery Road 528-8600 - Dental Clinic 343 Oak Street 528-3488 HEALTH WISE Greenville Rancheria was recently awarded funding from e National Indian Health Board (NIHB), a Grant that would allow Greenville Rancheria to implement projects to increase commercial tobacco cessation, electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) cessation and 'quit smoking' attempts by promoting evidence- based service and activities, and/or adapting evidence-based health systems changes. e intended outcomes are to implement media strategies and/or Tribal health system changes that will: • Increase quitting and quit smoking attempts for commercial tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) (i.e. vapes, e-cigarettes, etc.) • Improve capacity to inform communities effectively and efficiently about evidence-based cessation services. • Increase capability to implement evidence-based cessation services and policies to address commercial tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use; and • Increase capacity to identify, prioritize and customize cessation services to address community needs. e Greenville Rancheria Community Health Care Representatives (CHR's) intend to manage this smoking cessation program in a safe and mindful way to avoid any exposure of the covid-19 virus. e Greenville Rancheria will adhere to the California Department of Public Health guidelines of physical distancing, hand hygiene, and mask coverings. Referrals for this program will come to our CHR's from Greenville Medical and Dental, along with Tehama County. Greenville Rancheria's Healthcare Team will be working with patients to educate on the dangers of commercial tobacco use, vaping, and secondhand smoke exposure. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing many diseases and affecting the health of smokers in general. Quitting smoking has immediate as well as long term benefits for you and your loved ones. SUPPORTING TRIBES to INCREASE COMMERICAL TOBACCO CESSATION 2020-2021 2022-2023 California Rural Health Board (CRIHB),

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