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RED BLUFF In honor of World Spay Day 2015, the Tehama County Animal Care Center has arranged for low cost spay and neuter services to be available to the public. Four different veterinary clin- ics have agreed to donate their time to provide spay and neuter services to low income clients for $20. This is a one-day only pro- gram, held on World Spay Day, Feb. 24. In order to have an animal al- tered on Spay Day, interested par- ties must come in to the Animal Care Center starting Tuesday. There are a limited number of appointments available, and ap- pointments will be awarded on a first come, first served basis to low income households. Clients will be required to pay a $20 non-refundable deposit to the veterinary clinic performing the surgery, which must be pre- paid at the time the appointment is reserved. "We are extremely grateful to have Valley Veterinary Clinic, An- WORLD SPAY DAY Centerdiscounts neutering services Staff reports RED BLUFF The City Council on Tuesday will revisit a proposal by the AMPM convenience store on North Main Street to split a lot into two for the potential con- struction of a Liquor Barn at its current location. The City Council on Feb. 3 held a public hearing regarding the parcel division but took no ac- tion after hearing a protest from a stakeholder in the area of the North Main Street location, who cited parking and other concerns. The matter is being brought be- foretheCityCouncilagainafterthe project's applicant said his repre- sentative couldn't attend the Feb. 3 hearing because his car broke down, according to city staff. The Planning Commission has recommended the City Coun- cil approve the proposal, which, according to documents, could make way for a 4,000 square-foot Liquor Barn at the North Main RED BLUFF City Council could make way for Liquor Barn By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF A man has pleaded guilty to his role in a traffic colli- sion that killed a 45-year-old Corn- ing man. Anthony Edward Stangl, 28, of Daly City pleaded guilty Friday in Tehama County Superior Court to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and he admit- ted to special allegations related to prior felony convictions. A charge of driving under the influence causing injury was dis- missed. Stangl faces up to 22 years in state prison, and Judge Todd Bottke set a April 13 sentencing date. Stangl had been scheduled to stand trial starting Feb. 25 before he changed his plea. About 5:15 a.m. last Aug. 30, Stangl was driving a Chevrolet Camaro south on Hall Road near Corning at about 60-65 miles per hour, according to the California Highway Patrol. He then allegedly ran a stop sign at the intersection ofHallRoadandSouthAvenueand struck a vehicle driven by Alejan- droBarrera,whowaseastboundon South Avenue. Barrera was pronounced dead at the scene. Stangl was report- edlyunhurtandtakenintocustody. During a preliminary hearing last October, CHP Officer Jake Bushey testified that Stangl had admitted to drinking alcohol and consuming marijuana before the collision. It was said that Stangl's blood al- cohol level was .06, which is below the legal limit of .08 in the state. Bushey said there was no evi- dence that showed Stangl had per- formed evasive maneuvers before striking the driver's side of Barre- TEHAMA COUNTY Manpleadsguiltyinfatalcrash AnthonyEdwardStanglfaces22yearsin prison for role in death of Corning man By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF Local veterans are attempting to gain support for an Assembly Bill that would cre- ate a more stable annual appro- priation from the state's gen- eral fund to fund county veter- ans service officers. A few dozen veterans attended Tuesday's Tehama County Board of Supervisors meeting at which the board authorized a letter in support of Assembly Bill 171. The state's funding level to County Veterans Services Offi- cers raised from $2.6 million to $5.6 million the past two years, however both years were one- time allocation levels with the proposed state budget reverting back to $2.6 million. AB-171 would authorize an ongoing annual funding of $5.6 million. Not only is the bill's passage important for local veterans, but so is how the money would be allocated, said Tehama County Veterans Services Officer Kelly Osborne. Osborne spent the past week at a Veterans Service Officer conference in Sacramento and, on Wednesday, met with state legislators, including Assembly- man James Gallagher, who has endorsed the bill. Osborne said Tehama County would like the allocation to be split equally among all counties, as the county would not be able to compete for the funds if they were based on workload unit funding distribution. Still there are nearly 6,000 veterans and their families liv- ing in Tehama County. "Passage of AB-171 and equal funding distribution to each county would make it possible to expand services to thousands of under-served veterans and their dependents," the board's support letter says. Tehama County Veterans Col- laborative President John Min- ton said in a press release that the board and Tehama County Chief Administrator Bill Good- win have continued to support veterans and their families in the past year, but it was now up to the state Legislature. At Tuesday's board meeting Goodwin said the county would likely match funding if the bill was passed, allowing the County Veterans Service Officer position to be extended from part to full time. Osborne said the county is working on moving the Veterans Service Office to a new, larger lo- cation by April. She said by May she hopes to start working with local busi- nesses who would like to part- ner with the Veterans Service Office in offering discounts to those with a Tehama County Veterans Card. The last two increases in veterans funding allowed the county to move forward with the Tehama County Veterans Card program. "It's great for the veterans be- cause it thanks them again for their services and it's great for the businesses too," Osborne said. In addition Osborne said SACRAMENTO VETS PUSH FOR BILL AB-171 would stabilize Veterans Services funding COURTESYPHOTO Members from the Marine Corps League, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and the AMVETS Foundation were among several groups that showed up at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting to lend their support to Assembly Man 171. Sports.............. B1 Puzzles............B5 Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A8 Farm ................A5 Opinion............A4 Index............... ## INDEX Educating about some of the common terms used by those work within animal welfare circles. PAGEA3 PETS Understandingtermsin animal welfare circles Jean Barton reports on the happenings at the annual Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. 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