Grant Co. Community Court graduates first veteran
Grant County District Judge Brian Gwinn, who oversees the county’s Community Court program, congratulates Bill – the program’s first veteran graduate – Wednesday. Bill’s face is not being shown and his last name isn’t being used due to possible repercussions with his employer. Bill has faced issues with alcohol addiction and Community Court helped him overcome that challenge.
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The pattern on the Quilt of Valor award earned by Bill as a veteran of the U.S. military. The Quilts of Valor Foundation works to provide quilts to comfort veterans and recognize them for their service regardless of branch. Each has a set pattern. This one is known as “The Courthouse Steps” and has Bill’s name and the names of the quilters who made it embroidered onto it.
EPHRATA — Grant County Community Court celebrated its second graduate, a military veteran who – the first vet in the program – had run into issues with overuse of alcohol and was facing his sixth DUI conviction prior to entering the program.
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