Tehama County Veterans Services Office (Shawn Bondon, VSO) and the county Veterans ID card

The office. "About the Tehama County Veterans Service Office: It is an office established by the Tehama County Board of Supervisors to assist in obtaining benefits from federal and state agencies administering programs for Veterans and their dependents. Our Veteran Service Officer and Veteran Service Representatives are trained and accredited to assist local veterans with obtaining VA benefits for which they might be eligible. They are Tehama County employees, not VA employees." The office "can assist veterans and their family members with determining eligibility and filing claims for monthly VA compensation, pension, educational benefits, vocational rehab, VA health insurance and many other benefits." Staff: Shawn Bondon (Veteran Service Officer), Travis Thomas (Veteran Service Representative), Kayla Touvell (Office Assistant), all at 530-529-3664. Hours and places. Monday to Thursday 9-12 and 1-4, walk-ins welcome, appointments preferred; Fridays 9-12 and 1-4 walk-ins "for the purpose of dropping off paperwork, Veteran ID's and Licenses, etc." The main office is 444 Oak Street, Room C (Suite C), Red Bluff, CA 96080; the office's flyer and the CalVet CVSO directory carry the satellites - Corning Veterans Memorial Hall walk-ins Tuesdays 9-11 a.m. (1620 Solano Street, Corning) and the Los Molinos Government Center the first and third Mondays 9-11 a.m. (7883 Hwy 99E, Los Molinos). The county ID card. "If you are seeking a Tehama County Veterans I.D. card, bring an original or certified copy of your DD214, unless we already have it on file. In addition to assisting with getting discounts at local businesses, the I.D. card provides free lifetime rides on the TRAX bus system." The flyer's list adds the state routes the office works: college fee waivers, the DMV veteran designation, property-tax exemptions, burial benefits and the free veteran TRAX bus passes.