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Los Molinos senior Heather Rodriguez and ju- nior Ulises Graciano trav- eled to Washington D.C. this summer with FFA ad- visor Katie Tenneson to at- tend the Washington Lead- ership Conference. During the five-day event, attendees learn how to become effective leaders by learning their purpose, how to value people, how to take action and how to serve others. FFA members leave WLC with the knowledge and the confidence to act in ways that help their schools, community and their country. "I had the desire to at- tend WLC because I saw how much of a unique ex- perience and a once in a lifetime opportunity it was," Graciano said. "My really good friend (who is currently the State FFA Sentinel) had gone his sophomore year and he had told me it was one of the best if not the best ex- perience in his life." "I learned so much from this conference, but the most important thing that I learned is how to be a leader through serving others," Rodriguez said. "I learned that I can impact so many lives by just im- proving my community." Both Rodriguez and Graciano have a strong drive and determination to continue to serve the California FFA Associa- tion. Both are committed to participating in lead- ership opportunities, ap- plying for committees and panels and soon taking the rigorous steps toward run- ning for State FFA Office themselves. "As a student or teacher, I had never attended this conference myself," Ten- neson said. "Both Heather and Ulises came out of this experience more aware of the world around them, and with even more passion and drive to serve their commu- nity and the FFA." Los Molinos FFA prides itself on the ability to be community minded with leadership as a main fo- cal point. Rodriguez and Graciano's experience has trickled down into the rest of the FFA Chapter and its members as a whole, as the Los Molinos FFA be- gins their year of service and leadership. LOSMOLINOS FF A st ud en ts t ra ve l th e di st an ce to s er ve Advocacy American Legion, Lassen Post 0167 Red Bluff, 528-1026 AmericanLegion,Raisner 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 MarineCorpsLeague,De- tachment 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 Center 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 PastorDaveLambers,VCF 736-3400 Serving veterans? If your local organization or government entity offers service specific to veterans, send contact information to editor@redbluffdailynews. com, fax to 527-9251 or drop it off at 545 Diamond Ave. in Red Bluff during business hours to be added to this listing. RESOURCES Veterans services and advocacy groups We are excited to an- nounce a pilot Veterans Service Office satellite of- fice at the T e h a m a County Pub- lic Library in Los Mo- linos 9:30- 11:30 a.m. every Mon- day begin- ning Aug. 29. We will bring our out- reach equipment and should have all services available — with the excep- tion of copying thin, older documents in the com- pact copier. I don't want to ruin any older military dis- charge documents or mar- riage licenses, so please make a copy of these doc- uments to bring when you visit. The library is a tem- porary location — we will have full printing capabil- ities in the future. A special thank you to Tehama County Librarian Sally Ainsworth and her staff for their support to our veterans. The Los Mo- linos pilot satellite office will become permanent if we have on-going Veteran participation. Michele Fox with the Redding Veterans Re- source Center (VRC) will be at the Red Bluff VSO of- fice 1:30-4 p.m. Sept. 15 and 22. The VRC assists quali- fiedhomelessveteranswith transitional housing. Free yearly TRAX bus passes are available for qualified Veterans at the VSO offices. We will issue the bus passes at the Red Bluff office and at our sat- ellite offices in Corning and Los Molinos. Please see the VSO office sched- ules below. Tehama County Live In- spired for Tomorrow, LIFT, will be held at the Tehama District Fairground on Nov. 18. This is similar to a "Stand Down" for home- less or low income veterans and others in our county. There will be a veterans section with nine veteran organizations. Please plan to participate or volunteer. We hope to see you there. 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 at 529-3664. DMV forms for "Vet- eran" designated on your driver's license and are available at all VSO of- fices. The Tehama County ID card is available in the Red Bluff VSO office. The VSO address is the Bank of America Building, 955 Main St., Ste. C, in Red Bluff. Office appointment hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thurs- day, closed from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. The Red Bluff office VSO is by ap- pointment only. Corning VSO walk-ins are at the Veterans Memorial Hall 9-11 a.m. the every Tues- day of the month. Los Mo- linos walk-ins are at the Public Library 9:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays. Incarcer- ated and Probation Vet- eran appointments are Thursday mornings. Fri- day's we are closed for ad- ministration and outreach. We are looking forward to meeting you or seeing you again on your return visit. KellyOsborne,retired U.S. Coast Guard, is the Veterans Service Officer for Tehama County. VSO NEWS Satelliteoffice opening in Los Molinos Kelly Osborne CONTRIBUTED Heather Rodriguez and Ulises Graciano are pictured in Washington, D.C. If you are interested in creating and furthering in- terest in horticulture, gar- dening, floral and land- scape design, plant and bird life and appreciation of the natural beauties of the state of California, con- sider joining the Red Bluff Garden Club. Club members help with civic beautification and roadside development and assisting in projects for the conservation of natural re- sources. The club's new year starts at 12:30 p.m. Tues- day, Aug. 30 at the Red Bluff Community Center and the program will be about getting ready for the fair, which is set for late September, by Kathy Bramall. All are welcome. MEETING Red Bluff Garden Club gears up for fair The Tehama County Public Health Advisory Board will meet at 1:15- 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 at the Tehama County Public Health modular building, Shasta Room, 1860 Walnut St. Members will review agenda items, listen to presentations regard- ing the Women Infant and Children Program by Letisia Rios, RD, MS, Tehama County Public Health, the Nutrition Ed- ucation & Obesity Preven- tion Program by Vanessa Mercado, Tehama County Public Health and the Teen Dating Violence Pro- gram, Leslie Parker and Nora Schwaller, Alterna- tives To Violence. For additional informa- tion, call 527-6824. TEHAMA COUNTY Public Health Advisory Boardto meet Thursday Club members help with civic beautification and roadside development and assisting in projects for the conservation of natural resources. 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