Business Spotlight

DISHWASHER RECALL UNDERWAY   

Because of reported electrical failures in certain dishwasher's heating elements poses a serious fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of approximately 1.7 million dishwashers, encouraging consumers to stop using the products immediately unless otherwise instructed. The recall includes Maytag, Amana, Jenn-Air, Admiral, Magic Chef, and Crosley brand dishwashers with plastic tubs and certain serial numbers. The affected dishwashers were manufactured with black, bisque, white, silver and stainless steel front panels.    

For more information you can contact a local appliance store, or call Sears service team at 1-800469-4663.

NEW HAIRSTYLIST   

Suzanne Rice, owner of Suzanne’s Ultimate Salon, would like to welcome Amy Foreman to her staff. Amy is young and vivacious and comes with the newest ideas in hairstyling. She specializes in cuts and color and is available six days a week. Give the salon a call for your appointment.

RENEW YOUR COMMITMENT …   

Weekly, we  dedicate this space to share with you news tidbits about our local businesses. Today, as you read through this column, pause for a moment to consider just what it takes for these fine businesses to survive in this county, especially given our current financial crisis. Simply said: We need them and they need us. For that to truly work, businesses have to provide consistently good service and selection at a fair price. In turn, we have to do the shopping.   

Are all the players — merchants and shoppers — doing their part? My guess, pretty much across the board is no, at least not consistently. So isn’t this the perfect time to renew our commitment to our fine community, to help our community, to help ourselves? You know the old adage, “What goes around, comes around!” How true is that when it comes to supporting our students and their extracurricular activities, our clubs and local organizations, volunteer firefighters and even our local hospitals and health care?   

So here’s the challenge:   

Forget what happened yesterday. Dismiss any prior, perhaps biased, perceptions you might be hanging on to. If someone shared with you what he or she thought was a bad experience at a local store, don’t give it much merit. Instead, go find out for yourself.   

If, Mr. or Mrs. Merchant, you’ve become apathetic because something you’ve tried in the past failed to meet your expectations, let it go and try it again. Better yet, try something new and different. If you don’t try to make your businesses, be sure you also show them how much you value their businesses by doing your part to provide the best possible customer service with a good selection at fair prices.

LITTLE MERMAID COMES TO LIFE
    Watch as your favorite characters come to life and dance the beloved tale of The Little Mermaid. The performance is set to start at 7 p.m. for Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12 at the Veterans Memorial Hall on Main Street in Susanville. Tickets are available at J and J Performing Arts on Lassen Street in Susanville.