Vet benefits fair scheduled
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 14 years, 3 months AGO
Moses Lake American Legion Director George Doles, left, thanks the Moses Lake City Council Tuesday for the city's involvement in the MIA/POW remembrance day held Sept. 16. Moses Lake Mayor Jon Lane, right, accepted a certificate of appreciation from James Anderson on behalf of the council.
MOSES LAKE - A veterans benefits and services fair will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Grant County Fairgrounds commercial building.
The fair will highlight federal benefits and local community resources for veterans and their families. It will go from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The fair will be sponsored by the Grant County Commission Veterans Advisory Board, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration and the Office of Rural Health.
"Representatives will be on site to support you with information and applications for services through local, state and federal agencies," said Work Source Central Basin's Sandi Watson.
According to Watson, fair participants will cover a wide range of issues important to veterans. She said employment agencies will be looking to hire veterans.