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CHICO TheChicoCommu- nity Gospel Choir will per- form its first-ever Sing 4 Shelter benefit for the Tor- res Shelter, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at The Dome on Notre Dame Boulevard. The newly formed choir invites all Northern Cali- fornia singers to come to- gether to support the Sing 4 Shelter cause. The Torres Shelter is an invaluable community pres- ence, providing a place to stay, an evening meal and other resources to help break the cycle of home- lessness. Last year the shel- ter averaged more than 100 guests per night, and helped 265 people move into hous- ing — a success story every 33 hours. Given the shelter's re- cord, the Chico Community Gospel Choir is honored to sing its praises, and to sing out this October, to gener- ate additional financial sup- port. The choir's first practice will be 6:30-9 p.m. Mon- day, Aug. 15 in the old Ar- royo Room, 131 W. First St., top floor in downtown Chico. An elevator is avail- able. Tryouts for soloists are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. Whether choral singer or soloist, Sept. 1 is the deadline to join the choir before the Torres benefit performance. To sign up, and for more in- formation, visit www.sing- 4shelter.org. The idea of organiz- ing a concert to support Chico's homeless shelter started with members of the Bidwell Gospel Choir, which has contributed its choir director Dan Holmes and some organizational resources to Sing 4 Shelter effort but claims no owner- ship. Thus the Chico Com- munity Gospel Choir was formed. The choir's immediate goal is to put together an inspirational, lively gospel music concert featuring a large mass choir and solo- ists from the greater Chico area — a quality musical performance, complete with an impressive backup band of local musicians. A select group from the Full Force Dance Company will also perform. All singers are welcome, certainly those with expe- rience performing in choirs or with bands. Choir mem- bers don't need to know how to read music, or have prior experience, but do need to attend rehearsals regularly. The choir's rehearsal schedule, YouTube playlist and a printable flyer and poster download are avail- able on www.sing4shelter. org. Invite friends on the "Sing 4 Shelter" Facebook event page. SING 4 SHELTER Singersneededfor benefit choral concert Advocacy American Legion, Lassen 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 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 Pastor Dave Lambers, 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 busi- ness hours to be added to this listing. RESOURCES Veterans services, advocacy groups Findusonline! The Tehama County Re- publicans and the Tehama Shooters Association are sponsoring a join law en- forcement and civilian shooting competition for Saturday, July 30 at the Te- hama Shooters Range, 269 Manton Road. The match will start at 7 a.m. and ear and eye pro- tection is required. Steel core ammunition is pro- hibited. Participants will com- pete in a service rifle and handgun course of fire for three awards — Best ser- vice rifle, times, 15 shots, open sights; Best service pistol, times, 20 shots, open sights, non-magnifying red dot sights allowed and best overall score. Cost is $20 per event or $30 for both for civilians and $10 per event or $20 for both for law enforce- ment. There will be a raffle for an African safari trip and a replica 1851 Navy black powder pistol. Tickets are $10 to $20. Free coffee and dough- nuts will be provided and a barbecue by the Junior Claybusters will be avail- able for a donation. Younger shooters are welcome with prior in- struction. For more information, call 262-2688. TEHAMA SHOOTERS Joint law enforcement, civilian shoot planned A free immigration infor- mation session is scheduled to be conducted in English and Spanish by attorneys Kishwer Vikaas and Sergio Garcia 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. The presentation will include information on the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Executive Ac- tion, DACA and general im- migration information. Free informational ma- terials will be handed out while supplies last. The ses- sion will be at the Corning FamilyResourceCenter, 175 Solano St. and space is lim- ited. RSVP by calling Mari- ela Hernández-Torres at 824-7670. The event is spon- sored by North Valley Cath- olic Social Services. WORKSHOP Free immigration information session offered TO DO Owensby What happens when someone you love is di- agnosed with dementia? That's the question that Se- nia Owensby answers in her book, "Finishing Well: Finding the Joy in Demen- tia," which contains a col- lection of stories from more than a decade of loving and caring for her mother that provide practical and some- times humorous guides for the journey. Owensbywillhaveabook signing 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 28 at Enjoy The Store, 615 Main St. "There weren't many re- sources when our family first began this journey," said Owensby, "I wanted share some of what we learned in order to help oth- ers who find themselves in the same situation." Owensby has always loved to write. Her passion for writing has produced a broad variety of literature, including short stories, sev- eral children's books and an assortment of articles for numerous publications. Her mother's decline into dementia has been a long journey filled with both challenges and joys. She realized that others walk- ing along the same path could benefit from her sto- ries. Her purpose in writ- ing this book was to provide hope for fellow caregivers. Owensby lives in Red Bluff and has worked at the Daily News for more than 30 years. She is married and a mother and grandmother. Whenshe'snotworking,she enjoys gardening and writ- ing. Print copies of "Finish- ing Well: Finding the Joy in Dementia" are now avail- able at Amazon and other fine book dealers. An e-edi- tion will be available soon. For more information on the event, write to seniaow- ensby@gmail.com. Local author to hold book signing NEVERGIVEUP UNTIL THEY BUCKLE UP. 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