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Tehama County Dis- trict 2 Supervisor Candy Carlson will hold her next monthly Citizens Advi- sory Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 28 in the conference room of Pine Street Plaza at 332 Pine St. in Red Bluff. While representing Dis- trict 2, all members of the community are invited to attend these meetings to share concerns and to hear Carlson's thoughts on issues being addressed by the Board of Supervi- sors. For further information about the meeting, call 727-8803 or write to cca- rlson@co.tehama.ca.us. TEHAMACOUNTY Su pe rv iso r to h ol d forum on Monday The Tehama County Department of Social Ser- vices and Community Ac- tion Agency will be host- ing free gardening basics workshops in Red Bluff, Corning and Rancho Te- hama. The workshops will in- clude free seeds and plant- ing kits, lessons on start- ing herb and vegetable gardens, free snacks and drinks and a special guest speaker. The workshops will be held 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 at the Brickyard Apartments, 1275 Walnut St. in Red Bluff; 1-2:30 p.m. Wednes- day, April 6 at the Spring Mountain Apartments, 240 Edith Ave. in Corning and 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7 at the Rancho Tehama Recreation Hall. Space is limited, so reg- ister by calling 528-4174. COMMUNITY ACTION Fr ee g ar de ni ng workshops offered 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 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 Veter- ans Service Office 529-3664 Tehama County Veter- ans 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, Red- ding (530) 224-3800 Faith Based Advocacy PATH — Poor And The Homeless 736-3959 Pastor Dave Lambers, VCF 736-3400 Serving veterans? If your local organiza- tion or government entity offers service specific to veterans, send contact in- formation to editor@red- bluffdailynews.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 Findusonline! Redding Veterans Re- source Center's Sober Liv- ing House is available on an income based sliding scale. Individual's income should not exceed $1,662.50 per month. The Park Marina House was established to provide housing and supportive ser- vices to mail veterans on a short-term transitional ba- sis. It is a group living sit- uation, to assist qualified, willing and motivated vet- erans. The goals of the Park Marina House are to help veterans increase their self- sufficiency through mentor- ing and peer guidance in the areas of living skills and employment development. Park Marina is a clean and sober environment. Residents will be tested for substance abuse prior to entry and throughout their stay. Residents are pro- vided with sheets, blankets and pillow. Also, plates and cooking items are available for your use. Veterans pro- vide their own food. For more information, or to put in an application con- tact Redding Veterans Re- source Center at 223-3211. VRC case manager Mi- chele Fox will be available in the Red Bluff VSO office 1:30-4 p.m. April 14 and 21 to meet with Tehama County veterans concern- ing transitional housing and other VRC assistance. The Chico Vet Center is celebrating the 50th an- niversary of Vietnam Vet- eran Commemoration Day. Its staff would like to in- vite any Vietnam Era Vet- eran along with those sup- porting them to stop by and get some refreshments and meet with other local Viet- nam Veterans with com- memorative items and ac- tivities throughout the day. It is at 250 Cohasset Road, Ste. 40, Chico, across from the VA clinic next to Quest. It will be held 8-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, serving coffee and other treats with a lunch fom noon to 1 p.m. Corning VSO satellite office walk-in day are the first three Tuesdays of the month. We are adding an- other day this month, March 29, to the Corning schedule to make up for the one we missed. Corn- ing DMV form assistance will be by walk in during regularly scheduled VSO visits 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 dur- ing our Corning VSO visit. Once the DMV form is val- idated/stamped by the VSO, the form is ready to be taken to the DMV. We will not be able to issue Te- hama County ID Cards in Corning until we resolve IT issues. 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 Cal- ifornia Driver's License. As with Tehama County Veteran I. D. cards, please bring your DD-214. As staff- ing permits, we will issue the Veteran Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) pa- perwork for your Califor- nia Driver's License in the Red Bluff office on Mon- day and Wednesday morn- ings from 9-11 a.m. As a re- minder, assisting Veter- ans and their families with their VA claims is our high- est priority, as we have Vet- erans with serious health and financial issues. There are many state and federal benefits and pro- grams available to veter- ans and their dependents. To find out if you are eligi- ble for any of these bene- fits, call the Tehama County Veterans Service Office at 529-3664. 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 Thursday, closed from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. The Red Bluff of- fice VSO is by appointment only. Corning VSO walk- ins are at the Veterans Me- morial Hall 9-11 a.m. the first three Tuesdays of the month. Friday's we are closed for administration and outreach. We are look- ing 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 Veterans transitional housing in Redding CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO Volunteer Barbara Vandygriff, seated with a Corning client, Everett McDonough, and Tom Tranbarger. AARP AARP and the IRS offer a free tax program called TaxAide to citizens across the USA. For more than 35 years this program has been available at sites in both Red Bluff and Corning dur- ing the tax season, Feb. 1 to April 15. This year TaxAide in Corning needed a new lo- cation and Rolling Hills Casino opened its facilities for selected dates. Barbara Vandygriff, the local coordi- nator for Corning, said the cooperation of the Rolling Hills staff and its accommo- dation of the tax program was outstanding. "Rolling Hills provided each of our four tax coun- selors with arrangements to provide our clients with privacy and confidentiality," Vandygriff said. Everett McDonough, Te- hama County district co- ordinator, said clients in Corning now have the op- tion to have their taxes done locally at a unique location rather than travelling to Red Bluff, saving both time and gas. The TaxAide Pro- gram is pleased to welcome Rolling Hills Casino as a site member. For tax ap- pointments, call 727-8298. Free tax preparation service finds new Corning home Paid advertisement LIFESTYLES » redbluffdailynews.com Saturday, March 26, 2016 » MORE ATFACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS A8