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ByKellyOsborne The Veterans Service Office welcomes VA Work Study Joel Johnson to our staff.JoelisanOIF/OEFUS Navy veteran. He is from Chico, grew up in Canada, came back to Chico and joined the US Navy. After a knee injury a year and a half into his service, he was discharged, although he wanted a US Navy ca- reer and retirement. He came home, met his wife and had a daughter. They love being involved in the community, whether it be in politics, Rotary or ro- deos. Joel hopes to be a part of making Red Bluff a better place. Because of the addi- tional VSO staffing, begin- ning March 1 the VSO of- fice will be open for claims four days a week — Mon- day through Thursday. The Red Bluff office assists with claims by appoint- ments and the Corning of- fice by walk-in. We will be closed on Fridays for ad- ministration, training and claim follow-up. The VSO Corning Satel- lite appointments will be on Feb. 4, 11 and 18. Please see additional Corning de- tails below. Beverly Holden will be out of the office for train- ing Feb. 4 and 5. Kelly Osborne will go to Corn- ing on Feb. 4 and the Red Bluff VSO office will be closed Feb. 4 until the af- ternoon. Redding Veteran Re- source Center (VRC) case manager Michelle Fox is co-located at the Red Bluff VSO office 1:30-4 p.m. Feb. 10 and 24. The VRC assists Tehama County Veterans with transitional housing and other veteran emergency assistance. Please contact the VRC at 223-3211 for additional details. In addition to helping with claims, the VSO of- fice began validating mili- tary service for honorably discharged Veterans who would like to have "Vet- eran" noted on their Cali- fornia Driver's License. As with Tehama County Vet- eran ID cards, please bring your DD-214. As staffing permits, we will issue the Veteran De- partment of Motor Vehi- cle (DMV) paperwork for your California Driver's License in the Red Bluff office 9-11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Corn- ing appointments will be by walk-in during regu- larly scheduled VSO vis- its and the DMV form will be mailed back to you the same afternoon from the Red Bluff office, or we can bring it back to you the following week during our Corning VSO visit. Once the DMV form is validated/stamped by the VSO, the form is ready to be taken to the DMV. As a reminder, assisting vet- erans and their families with their VA claims is our highest priority, as we have Veterans with serious health and financial issues There are many state and federal benefits and programs available to veterans and their de- pendents. To find out if you are eligible for any of these benefits, call the Tehama County Veterans Service Office (VSO) at 529-3664. As a reminder, the new 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 first three Thursdays of the month. Friday's we are closed for administration and out- reach. We are looking for- ward 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 Staffingchanges at Veterans Service Office The 4-H Fun Night com- mittee is accepting silent auction donations for its upcoming event, Fun Night Chinese New Year, 4-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Tehama District Fair- ground. Home-crafted items, business gift certificates or complete baskets are very much appreciated. Fun Night is the only fundraiser for the Tehama County 4-H program and funds raised from this event help send members to state conferences, pur- chase awards and run the county 4-H Youth Develop- ment Program. Patrons to this year's event will be celebrating Chinese New Year. Ev- eryone is welcome to en- joy a great family night with a silent auction, fam- ily friendly dinner for $5 a plate, live entertain- ment and carnival-style games to play for 25 cents a ticket. For more information, visit http://cetehama.uc- davis.edu/4-H_Program/4- H_Fun_Night/. If you would like to do- nate products to the silent auction, call the 4-H office at 527-3101. 4-H Fun Night seeks silent auction donations Beginning March 1 the VSO office will be open for claims four days a week. FunNight2015. FUNDRAISER Advocacy American Legion, Las- sen 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 Auxiliary4218,District15 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 Veter- ans Service Office 529-3664 Tehama County Veter- ans 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. RESOURCES Veterans services and advocacy groups are listed The Antelope School Dis- trictinvitesgraduatinghigh school seniors to apply for theAntelopeSchoolDistrict Community Scholarship. Thisisthe11thyearofthe communityscholarship.Ap- plicants must have gradu- ated from Berrendos Mid- dleSchoolandattendedAn- telope District schools for at least five years. The applicant must be graduating from a public or private high school with a grade point average of 2.5 or above. The applicant must also be planning on attending a 2- or 4-year college, univer- sity or trade school. The district is very proud of the education it has pro- videdwithinthecountyand happy to reward the top de- serving students. Applications can be picked up from high school counselors or printed on line from the district web- site, which is on the "par- ents" tab at www.antelope- schools.org. They are to be turned into Antelope School on or before March 21. ANTELOPE School district offers scholarships for 11th year The Sierra Club Yahi Group is hosting the follow- ing events for February. Un- less otherwise noted, trips are free and open to the public and begin at the trail head. If you have any ques- tions or want further infor- mation about specific activ- ities, call Wayland Augur at 519-4724 or write to wba@ acm.org. • Saturday, Feb. 13 — Cross-Country Ski, Lassen NationalPark.MeetatChico Park & Ride at 8 a.m..Call Sharon at 781-3856 for info. • Sunday, Feb. 21 — Iron Canyon Trail Hike. Hike the South Side of Bidwell Park. Enjoy the amazing spring beauty of upper Bidwell Park along with beautiful views as we hike the south rim trail. A 6-7 mile hike paralleling Big Chico Creek with several short 200-foot up and down climbs. Bring boots, water and lunch. Car shuttle required. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Five Mile parking lot in Chico. Rain cancels. Leader is Alan, 891- 8789 or ajmendoza777@ comcast.net. • Saturday, Feb. 27 — Be- ginner and Intermediate Snowshoe at Lassen Na- tional Park. Southwest en- trance Kohm-Yah-Mah-nee visitor center, meet at visi- tor center at 10:15 a.m. Par- ticipants will snowshoe up the park road while avoid- ing x-cross-county ski tracks and maybe head to the hills. Reserve by Feb. 20. Bring carpool money for drivers, snowshoes, poles, appropriate winter cloth- ing, snacks, lunch. The park does not rent snowshoes. Call Barbara at 258-3905 for more information and reservations. SIERRA CLUB February activities planned for Yahi Group Breakfast: Mon-Fri 9am-11am Lunch & Dinner: Mon-Thurs 9am-9pm Fri-Sat-Sun 9am-9:30pm 604MainSt.RedBluff (corner of Antelope & Main) We'reCelebrating15yearsofBusiness 529-5154 Now Available for -Corporate Events - Reunions - Private Events - Parties - Rehearsal Dinners - Catering Monday, February 1, 2016 JoinUsInCelebrations! Buy1GetOne1/2OFF! (excludesSeafood) maynotbecombinedw/anyotheroffer DineInOnly Ifyouhavequestions,pleasecall 527-5162 Children must be five years old on or before September 1, 2016. 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