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Wearehappytoan- nounce the Board of Su- pervisors approved add- ing another Veterans Service Of- fice visit day to the Corning VSO satel- lite office and VSO satellite of- fice in Los Molinos. The Board of Supervi- sors also approved con- tinued outreach and ex- panding our incarcerated veteran program. We will provide vet- eran services in Corning at the Veterans Memorial Hall every Tuesday from 9-11 a.m. We are working on details of the satellite office in Los Molinos and expanding incarcerated veterans and reentry vet- eran services. As with the Corning satellite office, we will do a trial needs assessment offering VSO services to Los Molinos Veterans and continue if we have the demand. I would like to thank Tehama County Chief Ad- ministrator Bill Goodwin, the Board of Supervisors, Vietnam Veteran Kevin Benson, Corning Veter- ans Memorial Hall man- ager Inez Clay, WWII Vet- eran Bucky Bowen, Julie Johnson and the Corn- ing Observer staff, the Daily News staff, Tehama County Veterans Collab- orative and Veteran Ser- vice Representative Bev- erly Holden for your sup- port with our satellite offices. As you can see our office has a great deal of veteran, county and community support and we would not be able to provide these services without their support. We also applied for and received another $20,000 Proposition 63 grant from California De- partment of Veteran Af- fairs. This is our second Proposition 63 award. Only six VSO offices in our state received Propo- sition 63 grants, so I am very grateful to have the extra funding to provide the services mentioned above. Thank you to Di- rector of the Health Ser- vices Agency Valerie Lu- cero, and Administra- tion Fiscal Manager Trish Briel for your assistance with our Proposition 63 success. I appreciate your pa- tience during the first part of June during our training and limited staff. We do not have front of- fice assistance as our work study, Joel Johnson, had his class schedule change at Shasta College. We wish Joel the best of luck and hope he can re- turn in the fall semester. Michele Fox with the Redding Veterans Re- source Center will be at the Red Bluff VSO office 1:30-4 p.m. July 14 and 21. The VRC assists qualified homeless Veterans with transitional housing. 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 Veter- ans Service Office at 529- 3664. The VSO address is the Bank of America Build- ing, 955 Main St., Ste. C, in Red Bluff. Office ap- pointment 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 appoint- ment only. Corning VSO walk-ins are at the Veter- ans Memorial Hall 9-11 a.m. the first three Tues- days of the month. Fri- day'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. VSONEWS Satelliteoffices approved by county Kelly Osborne 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 FaithBasedAdvocacy PATH — Poor And The Homeless 736-3959 PastorDaveLambers,VCF 736-3400 Servingveterans? 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 Veteransservices,advocacygroups The Resource Conser- vation District of Tehama County is hosting a series of technical workshops to help agricultural landown- ers apply for the California Department of Food and Agriculture's 2016 State Water Efficiency and En- hancement Program grant funding. To serve as a guide, the following project types are eligible for funding and ad- dress the required green- house gas emissions reduc- tions and water savings: Sensors and Telemetry Components for Irrigation Scheduling; Micro-Irriga- tion or Drip Systems In- frastructure (new or up- grading an existing sys- tem); Renewable Energy Installation for Irrigation Systems; Pump Fuel Con- version (from fossil fuel to renewable energy produc- tion); Improved Energy Ef- ficiency of Pumps (retro- fit or replacement); Low Pressure Systems; Variable Frequency Drives and Re- duced Pumping. California agricultural operations can apply for funding of up to $200,000 per project for irrigation projects that provide quan- tifiable water savings and greenhouse gas reductions. Proposed projects shall implement an established project design already in place. Applicants are to register for a FAAST ac- count at https://faast.wa- terboards.ca.gov/ and ac- cess the "Application Guide- lines" at https://www.cdfa. ca.gov/oefi/sweep/. The grant application process entails comple- tion and submittal of the USDA NRCD Irrigation Water Savings Calculator Workbook and the Califor- nia Air Resources Board's GHG Calculator Tool to meet the quantifiable pa- rameters. The CDFA is accept- ing SWEEP applications through 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5. If awarded the grant, the project must be complete by Nov. 30, 2017 Technical assistance workshops are in place to provide hands-on ap- plication assistance and are scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 in English and 3 p.m. Satur- day, July 30 in English at the district's office, 2 Sutter St. in Red Bluff; and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 in Spanish at The Inn at Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, Sanchez Meeting Room. In addition to the work- shops, the district is avail- able by appointment for one-on-one assistance with calculator tools. Call the district at 527- 3013 x117 if you are inter- ested in attending a work- shop, to schedule an ap- pointment or have further questions. DROUGHT Wa te r e ffi ci en cy f un di ng w or ks ho ps o ff er ed MUSIC SENIAOWENSBY—DAILYNEWS Tony Mayr, le , plays the harmonica in a duet with John Gonsalves at Red Bluff Health Care. By Senia Owensby The monthly birthday celebration at Red Bluff Health Care got jazzed up when the piano man, John Gonsalves, rolled up to the piano to play along. The band Loosely Strung comes by the facil- ity every month to help cel- ebrate birthdays, but this month Gonsalves, who is a short-term resident re- covering from surgery, de- lighted residents and mu- sicians alike by playing a few favorites on the piano. Gonsalves was accom- panied by resident Tony Mayr, a fabulous harmon- ica player, who has been hooked on the harmonica ever since he came across a toy harmonica as a boy. It got destroyed and was re- placed by a better instru- ment. Since each harmon- ica only has one key, Tony carries a box of harmoni- cas in various keys with him. Since the age of 15 Gon- salves has played a variety of instruments, at one time playing piano occasionally with local bands such as Jr. Lesher and Dale Twiggs band. He played his part in the military as a member of the US Army's "Screa- min' Eagles Band." The band traveled throughout the United States and Canada, per- forming in parades and revues. After the Army, Gon- salves attained a master's degree in composition and jazz arranging. He put those skills to good use throughout his 33-year career as a music teacher in Tehama County. One of the members of Loosely Strung, Becky Huskey, was offered the opportunity to become Antelope School District's full-time music instructor when Gonsalves retired from his position. Gonsalves played with a variety of well-known per- forming artists, such as the Smothers Brothers, Bobby Vinton, Donnie Brooks and The Drifters as well as ev- ery casino in the area. A great honor was chosen to serve a term as assistant grand organist for the Ma- sons of California — a po- sition that took him and his wife, Saralu, all over the state. Gonsalves is a quiet soul, who prefers to stay in the background — usu- ally at a piano and let his music do the talking. The group ended the birthday party with the Beatles song "When I'm Sixty-Four." Many of the residents in attendance were smiling and singing along — per- haps remembering back when they were 64. The piano man keeps rolling By Amanda Lee Myers The Associated Press LOSANGELES I've jumped out of a plane from 13,000 feet. I've ridden 400-foot- tall roller coasters that top speeds of 100 mph, and I once found myself using my fingernails to clutch the side of a rock face way too steep to climb without gear. Heights have never fazed me. Until the Sky- slide, a terrifying glass tube on the outside of the U.S. Bank Tower in down- town Los Angeles. It's open to the public Saturday, and journalists were given an early chance to try it out. Perched 1,000 feet above the ground on the side of the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi, the 360-degree glass slide is utterly terrifying. It's is nearly a straight shot down, except for a small turn at the beginning that causes riders to bump against the side of the glass, much to their horror. I tried not to pay atten- tion to the screams from other people riding the slide as I waited in what seemed like an intermina- ble line. I tried not to think about the fact that just 1¼ inches separated me from a 1,000-foot drop. My heart thumped as I approached the top of the slide. I could see the streets below me and the infinite city straight ahead. As I hooked each foot into a little mat that helps riders pick up speed and avoid skidding on the glass, I felt my hands trembling. And when I scooched slowly toward the point of no return, I thought strongly about turning around. AMUSEMENT AP reporter takes terrifying trip on 1,000-foot glass slide By Louise Dixon The Associated Press LONDON With over a mil- lion Instagram followers and a best-selling book, Joe Wicks is back for round two with "Lean in 15: The Shape Plan," released earlier this month. With an idea born in his London kitchen three years ago,the30-year-oldpersonal trainer known as "The Body Coach"beganposting15-sec- ondvideosofhimselfprepar- ing simple healthy meals, shouting out directions for preparation in his own spin on 'fast food'. Add to the mix regular photos and videos of his six- packabsandWicksfoundin- ternet stardom and landed a book contract for his first book, "Lean in 15," a combi- nation of his recipes and car- dioworkouts."Ijusthavefun with it, I'm not too preachy," he says. Plus 'the recipes are soeasy.Ittrulyisa15minute meal" Top of Wicks ingredi- entslistis'midgettrees'—his name for broccoli — so much sothat he now can't escape it as his trademark vegetable. FITNESS Joe Wicks: 'Trying to get the whole world lean' EVICTIONS Fast, Efficient & Affordable 530.527.2104 756 Rio St, Red Bluff www.atwellpropartners.com TEHAMA COUNTY CHILDSUPPORTSERVICES It'sneverbeenmore convenient to make your child support payments. 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