education
LBCC veterans boost community outreach
Samantha Fergus spent six years on active duty with the Navy, stationed at the base in Kitsap, Washington, as a culinary specialist. Now 27 and
March 1, 2017
10:46 am
Category: Willamette Valley
mental health
New nonprofit aims to help PTSD veterans
News just arrived that the vacated Lane County Sheriff’s Office Work Camp located in Alma, west of Lorane, is now being set up for use
March 1, 2017
10:03 am
healthcare
Samaritan PCH to hold outreach event for Vietnam Veterans exposed to toxins
Samaritan Veterans Outreach in partnership with Vietnam Veterans of America Chapters 585 and 411 and Military and Veteran Resources, presents a forum for veterans to
February 28, 2017
9:36 pm
Quack Chats to feature unvarnished stories of Oregon veterans
Since 2012 the UO Veterans Oral History Project has provided a vehicle for compelling exchanges, like the one highlighted below, between a student interviewer and a U.S.
February 20, 2017
1:08 pm
employment
St. Vincent de Paul holding job fair for veterans
Local veterans looking for a job can meet with representatives from two dozen businesses who are hiring during the St. Vincent de Paul Society of
February 15, 2017
12:18 am
Gulf veterans
Wall of honor coming to Albany
The traveling Wall of Honor, a 32-panel wall displaying the 7,265 names of all fallen servicemen from Operation Desert Storm in 1991, through the Somalia and
February 14, 2017
5:49 pm
emergency assistance
Truffle Shuffle helps St. Vincent de Paul provide housing for local veterans
EUGENE, Ore. – St. Vincent de Paul has more to offer local veterans thanks to runners at Alton Baker Park Sunday. The 36th annual Truffle
February 12, 2017
6:03 pm
VSOs
McCandless takes over as Polk VSO
POLK COUNTY — Marie McCandless, the former assistant to Polk County’s new Veterans Service Officer, has taken over the post as a VSO-in-training. McCandless takes
February 8, 2017
12:00 pm
WWII veterans
Arlington burial set for Salem sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
Ensign Verdi D. Sederstrom, who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, will be buried April 26 at Arlington National Cemetery. Sederstrom was one of
February 6, 2017
11:38 am
Legislators announce budget-focused town hall meetings across Oregon
SALEM — The Oregon Legislative Assembly’s budget-writing Joint Ways and Means Committee will hold a series of public hearings in seven cities across the state
February 3, 2017
1:07 pm
Lebanon High plans military night
LEBANON — Military veterans will be honored at a Lebanon High School Military Night at 6 p.m. Feb. 17. During the Lebanon Warriors versus Silverton
February 3, 2017
6:00 am
recreation
Healing on the water
By CLIFFORD LYON For City of Eugene Recreation I participated in the Veteran Sailing Program offered by the City of Eugene Recreation in the summer
January 31, 2017
10:44 am