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Some 90 4-H members from in and around Te- hama County participated March 28 in the annual 4-H Livestock Judging Day. The tables were turned as 4-H members were the judges for the day. Awards were given to the mem- bers who placed the classes closest to the official plac- ings. Classes included mar- ket lambs, market steers, rabbits, meat goats, mar- ket swine and dairy cattle. This year's guest pre- senter was 4-H alum Elora Brunelle, who discussed rabbit showmanship tech- niques. Great informa- tion for members to know should they ever show in a Round Robin event at the Tehama District Fair. Top High Point Individ- uals went to Austin Flood of Bowman 4-H and Ry- lynn Root and Phoebe Heino of Manton 4-H. Individual Oral Rea- son awards went to Austin Flood and Allyson Price of Bowman 4-H, Hannah Stringer of Bend Jelly 4-H and Phoebe Heino of Man- ton 4-H. Top Team awards were given as follows: Top Ju- nior Team went to Bow- man 4-H — Austin Flood, Grayson Richmond, and Destiny Heggie; Top In- termediate Team went to Antelope 4-H — Sierra Huntsman, Julia Silvera and Olivia Silvera; Top Se- nior Team went to Bow- man 4-H — Heather Nel- son, Riley Gove and Ash- ley Clarke. A big thanks to Bow- man 4-H Club for hosting this year's event and to all the volunteers who judged or brought animals for the event. If you are interested in supporting 4-H or look- ing for more information, call at 527-3101 or visit http://cetehama.ucanr. edu. 4-H youth take to judging COURTESY Bowman 4-H students show off their certificates. Many veterans have re- cently received a white card in the mail from the U. S. Department of Veterans Af- fairs (USDVA). This card is called the Choice Card or VACAA Card. VACAA stands for the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, a law enacted by Con- gress and signed by Presi- dent Obama in August to improve health care for Vet- erans. These cards do not give a veteran permission to go wherever they want, when- ever they want for health care. This is not a fee basis card for emergency treat- ment. You must call the USDVA at 866-606-8198 to get per- mission before using this card. The veteran who mistakenly uses this card without VA pre-approval will most likely be held re- sponsible for the medical charges. Distribution of the Choice Card began on No- vember 4, 2014 and ended in January. All cards should have been received by mid- February. The cards were born out of the desire of the USDVA to make sure veterans did not have to wait for med- ical care in light of the problems experienced last year in dealing with wait- ing times for veterans to see a primary care physi- cian. The Choice Card is de- signed to supplement the care you receive at your VA medical facility, not replace or limit that care. The Choice Card provides a safety net for Veterans who are on a USDVA wait- ing list because a health care appointment could not be provided to them within 30 days of their pre- ferred date or the date that is medically determined by their physician or who live more than 40 miles from the closest VA medical fa- cility. In order to expand el- igibility for the Veterans Choice Program, the De- partment of Veterans Af- fairs (VA) announced on March 24th, 2015 that it will change the calcula- tion used to determine the distance between a Veteran's residence and the nearest VA medical fa- cility from a straight line distance to actual driving distance. If you believe those cir- cumstances apply to you, contact the USDVA at 866- 606-8198 to verify that you are eligible to use the card. Once they determine eli- gibility, they will help you through the process of ob- taining an appointment for care. There are many state and federal benefits and programs available to vet- erans and their depen- dents. To find out if you are eligible for any of these benefits, call the Tehama County Veterans Service Office (VSO) at (530) 529- 3664. The VSO office is by appointment only. KellyOsborne,retired U.S. Coast Guard, is the Veterans Service Officer for Tehama County. VETERANSCORNER Information about Choice Card for those using VA health care TEHAMA COUNTY Advocacy American Legion, Lassen Post 0167 Red Bluff, 528-1026 American Legion, Rais- ner Post 45 Corning, 518-3152 Am Vets, Post 2002 Corning, 526-2883 VFW Los Molinos, 384-1301 Red Bluff, 528-1026 Corning Post 4218 Dis- trict 15 Auxiliary 4218, District 15 824-5957 DAV 529-4579 Marine Corps League, Detachment 1140 (888) MCL-1140 Military Family Support Group 529-1852 or 529-2416 Services Tehama County Veterans Service Office 529-3664 Tehama County Veterans Collaborative Tehama Together, 527- 2223 Veteran Resource Cen- ter Chico (530) 809-2831 Redding (530) 223-3211 VA Crisis Hotline (800) 273-8255 VA Homeless Outreach (530) 247-7917 Redding VA Outpatient Clinic (530) 226-7555 Chico VA Outpatient Clinic (530) 879-5000 Veterans Home, Redding (530) 224-3800 Faith-based advocacy PATH — Poor And The Homeless 736-3959 Pastor Dave Lambers, VCF 736-3400 Serving veterans? 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