Benefits

Cancer fundraiser to aid firefighter

CLINTON — A fundraising spaghetti dinner and silent auction will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday to benefit Benjamin Rose, a Hooper resident and Salt Lake City firefighter.

Veterans benefits meetings on tap

OGDEN -- The American Legion is sponsoring two veterans benefits meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 12, in Ogden and Clearfield.

The first will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the George E. Wahlen Veterans Nursing Home, 1102 N. 1200 West, Ogden. The second will be from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Clearfield Employment Center, 1350 E. 1450 South, Clearfield.

All veterans should bring their DD-214, marriage/divorce papers, birth certificates and children’s Social Security numbers.

Brigham City Relay for Life set for Friday, Saturday

BRIGHAM CITY — The public is invited to attend the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life this Friday and Saturday at Pioneer Park in Brigham City.

Volunteers sought for run, breakfast

CLEARFIELD — Volunteers are needed to help with a 20th celebration 5K run and breakfast, to be hosted by Phoenix Services Corp.

Vets' benefits topic at Thursday event

OGDEN -- A benefits fair to help veterans learn what benefits they earned with their military service will be held Thursday at the George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Nursing Home, 1102 N. 1200 West.

Layton car show to benefit military families

LAYTON — A car show to benefit military personnel and their families is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Layton Commons Park.

Rotary Club plans car show for coats

BOUNTIFUL — The Bountiful Rotary Club will host the 14th annual Coats for Kids car show on June 15-16.

Fundraiser benefits school for autistics

LAYTON -- Fighting for a good cause has become Sean Powers' goal.

Sen. Jenkins supports military tuition break

SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Scott Jenkins, R-Plain City, does support programs to help military families, when it doesn’t end up costing local taxpayers.

Kash Maughan (Contributed photo)

Fundraiser to help West Haven boy with genetic disorder

OGDEN — A fundraising event will be held Saturday at Weber State University on behalf of a West Haven youngster with a rare genetic disorder.

(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Court Clerk Laura Barker addresses North Ogden City Council members about a proposed change to health benefits for city employees at the council’s meeting Tuesday.

Benefits won't be cut - yet - in North Ogden

NORTH OGDEN -- Councilman Wade Bigler surprised city employees and staff when he announced that rather than cut employee health and dental benefits, he only wants to form a committee of residents to look at the employee benefits package.

About 60 people, including city employees and their families, attended Tuesday night's council meeting.

Employees were fired up at the notion that some council members were looking to cut employee benefits to save the city money.

Police versus fireman in benefit game

SYRACUSE -- Local policemen and firemen will participate in a benefit basketball game on Nov. 11 at Syracuse High School designed to help a young cancer patient.

(J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/The Associated Press) In this July 26, 2011 file photo, then-Joint Chiefs Chairman-nominee, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Republicans and Democrats alike are signaling a willingness — unheard of at the height of two post-Sept. 11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — to make military retirees pay more for coverage. The Pentagon’s health care costs have have skyrocketed from $19 billion in 2001 to $53 billion, daunting numbers for a military focused on building and arming an all-volunteer force for war.

Lawmakers open to changes in military benefits

WASHINGTON — The government’s promise of lifetime health care for the military’s men and women is suddenly a little less sacrosanct as Congress looks to slash trillion-dollar-plus deficits.

Pentagon official discussing veteran unemployment

SALT LAKE CITY — Government officials and business leaders will discuss ways to help unemployed military veterans during a forum in downtown Salt Lake City.

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