veterans

Patriot shooting team helps veterans adapt to civilian life

When a combat veteran returns home after a deployment, he or she faces many mental and emotional challenges, says Liv Stecker, veteran service coordinator for Tri-County Economic Development District.

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District 7 gains state funding for Veterans Service Office

Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic, said it is very gratifying to have gained state funding to establish a Veterans Service Office in Stevens County that can process benefit and compensation claims for military families in a remote area of the state.

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Veterans attend Stand Down in Colville

Nearly 200 veterans, including 23 who were homeless, turned out Saturday for the first Stand Down since 2015 in Colville — and they were treated like dignitaries by organizers and vendors.

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Register for Veterans Day barbecue

Veterans planning to attend the Lake Roosevelt Yacht Club need to pre-register for the event.
The Lake Roosevelt Yacht Club’s free Veterans Day steak barbecue dinner is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m.
It will take place in the Agriculture Center at the Fairgrounds.

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Catch 22: a veteran’s voice in the wilderness

Patrick Flanagan is a former Staff Sergeant with the United States Air Force. For eight years he served his country as a Fire Captain, stateside and abroad, on deployments to Iraq in 2007 and 2009, Afghanistan in 2010 and Kyrgyzstan in 2013.

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Stevens County Veteran’s court travels to Montana for training

Edit 3/11/18: Spelling

Members of the Stevens County Veterans Court traveled to Billings, Montana for an intensive training earlier this month, where they observed a court session and participated in discipline specific training with the Courts Assisting Military Offenders (CAMO) team.