veterans

The parade will begin at 10:50 a.m. at Wells Fargo Bank on Chelan Avenue, go down towards Orondo Avenue, and finally reach Memorial Park for a brief ceremony.

New Years Eve in the valley is bustling with options to ring in the new year and Hard Hat Winery is hosting its own celebration with a philanthropic twist. The event is free to attend with food from Burch Mountain BBQ offered, but beer, champagne and wine will be available to purchase with a percentage of sales going to BUNKER...

The annual Veterans Day Breakfast, hosted by the Manson School District and Manson High School seniors, is on Friday, November 8 at the Manson High School Student Center. Local veterans can file in at 8:30 for breakfast and the students can learn from those that made sacrifices for the country...

The Governor’s Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee (VAAC) has selected Coulee City for the Coulee City Veteran's Memorial as the recipient as one of the nine projects to receive funding for veterans’ memorials. Community organizations, non-profits, cities and municipalities that would use the funds to honor veterans and their families were eligible for the funding. "I thin...

The Fall Chelan, Douglas Job and Resource Fair happens Thursday, October 24th at Pybus Public Market. Douglas County Veterans Services Officer Sarah Simonson says the event was started by Wenatchee Valley Women's Veterans as a way to help those who served, but also allow the public to see who in their community is a veteran...

From a press release - Looking to gain more knowledge on how to better serve those who served? Are you asked, or do you have, questions on veteran homelessness, benefits and other topics that you aren't completely comfortable answering?" Would you like to establish a greater collaboration within the Veteran Service Community on both sides of Washington state ...

The Washington State House has passed a bill that would make it easier for veterans to get civil service jobs more quickly after separating from the military. Sponsor Dave Hays, a 10th District Republican, says it's about increasing opportunity...

Representative Dan Newhouse plans to reintroduce a bill this week to hold Veterans Administration hospitals accountable after what Newhouse calls mismanagement and mistreatment of veterans. It's identical to legislation that was introduced last year and passed by the House but not the Senate...