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Brookings, Oregon

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held For

New Permanent Veteran’s Housing BY LINDA LEE

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Curry County is on its way to getting 18 affordable housing units with last Friday’s ground-breaking ceremony at the Wild Chinook Inn in Gold Beach. The Veteran’s Housing Project CORE Response of Brookings was awarded three million one hundred ﬁfty thousand dollars in Veterans General Housing Account Programs (GHAP) funds to build an 18-unit affordable housing facility for veterans and their families. According to the website Oregon.gov, GHAP’s purpose is to have access to safe, affordable, stable housing for Oregon's families and communities. The GHAP Capacity Building Program was created to invest in the growth and development of our key partners and regional networks towards meeting Oregon’s immediate and longterm needs for safe, stable

Please see HOUSING, Page 3

Local VFW Hosts Veterans’ Ceremony gun salute and bugle call to Taps. “We’re lucky to have so many great veterans in our community,” said Court Boice, newly elected state representative for House District 1, who was on hand for the ceremony. The weather cooperated for the end of the ceremony so that the many who were present could see the ﬂyover of two F-15s that are stationed out of the 173rd Fighter Wing from Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls. The Brookings VFW is cur-

BY LINDA LEE In Brookings, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) held a ceremony that spoke to the meaning of Veterans Day and why we celebrate this day. Veterans shared their stories of service to our country and what it means to them and their families. “We’re grateful for our country and glad we served,” said Jerry Rice who served in the Navy. After stories were shared, a ﬂag retirement ceremony was conducted as well as a three-

rently organizing a fund raiser to help maintain the building and keep the chapter alive. A commemorative brick can be purchased with a loved-one’s name engraved on it and it will lay in the newly installed area in front of the post.

“I’m looking for ways to spread the word about this post,” said Jerry Law post commander for the Brookings VFW. Law served in the Air Force and the Army.

The Certiﬁed Respite Program:

How you can help kids in foster care in our community BY NATE SCHWARTZ News Editor

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is making a push for enrollment in one of Child Welfare’s newest statewide programs. The Certiﬁed Respite program, which launched in 2023, has aimed to give resource families (the new parlance for ‘foster families’) a helping hand in caring for vulnerable children and youth in Coos and Curry Counties who are impacted by foster care. Respite providers give resource parents a chance to recharge by taking over caregiving duties for anywhere from a few hours to a few days at a time. Please see RESPITE, Page 8

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