FOREST SERVICE PRESS RELEASE Portland, Ore. — The USDA Forest Service will waive fees at day-use recreation sites in Oregon and Washington on Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day. “This fee waiver is one small way of thanking and honoring our nation’s veterans,” said Glenn Casamassa, Pacific Northwest Regional Forester. “We hope this […]
Veterans
Open house about supportive services for county veterans
New resources to help veterans with housing and to provide other supportive services are now available in Okanogan County. The new program is made possible by funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs for Okanogan County Community Action Council and HopeSource. The Supportive Services for Veteran Families program works to prevent veterans and their families […]
Housing and job help for Okanogan County veterans
Two new programs have been launched to help veterans with housing and jobs — and to make it easier for vets to receive social and health-care services in Okanogan County so that they don’t have to travel long distances for these programs. HopeSource is a new program that will be coordinated by Okanogan County Community Action Council […]
Honoring vets
Open house at veterans’ clinic
Veterans are invited to an open house from 1-4 p.m. on Tuesday (Nov. 12) at the Tonasket Veterans Administration Clinic in North Valley Hospital, 203 S. Western Ave. The clinic serves all of Okanogan County, and provides primary medical care to veterans so they don’t have to drive to Spokane. For more information, call (509) 486-3163.
