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Students ready for auto body career – with a surprise gift of required tools
Three students in the auto body program at Salem’s Career Technical Education Center recently got a surprising boost to launch their professional careers. Daniel Mendoza, Julian Moran and Eddie Ceja were awarded a prestigious national scholarship that gave them each $1,000 worth of tools and a tool box. They also recently got a trip to the national Collision Industry Conference in Palm Springs, California, where they were recognized on stage before 500 professionals. The seniors are in their second year of the auto body repair and painting program, part of the Salem-Keizer School District’s constellation of training programs that prepare students for a variety of careers. Alex Crays, the auto…
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Local businesses, VFW and Veterans Independence Project team up to gift Maryland veteran with a car
One Maryland veteran who said he had “lost all hope” and was facing homelessness said he “had no idea what was gonna happen… I didn’t how know I was going to pay rent, how I was gonna get around.” Then he got help from a Carroll County veterans group. (Facebook) WESTMINSTER, Md. (Tribune News Service) — Westminster veteran Anthony Morrissette several months ago found himself carless, unemployed, and on the brink of homelessness. Morrissette, 40, was quickly able to find a job with help from the Carroll County Veterans Independence Project, but a job is no good without reliable transportation. Morrissette said the CCVIP went above and beyond with long-term…
