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American Lake Veterans Golf Course

The American Lake Veterans Golf Course; A private golf course for veterans and their guests.

This course exists solely because of dedicated volunteers and is such a wonderful place to come and pay a visit with veterans and their guests of all ages and experience. This golf course is incredibly special because its primed and built specifically for our veterans, especially for our disabled veterans. There are on average 70%-80% veterans that have some sort of disability that come to practice, play, or put, and the real emphasis at American Lake is for the mobility impaired golfers. Veterans learn that playing golf is possible, no matter what their disability, as they gain confidence on the course, they find themselves surrounded by others who have been there and care. On site instruction and help is available, they even have para-golf riders and different types of clubs to use depending on your disability. Do not worry about using the bathroom facilities, a company called “Green Flush” worked with American Lake for several months to try to make their existing restrooms meet the accessible needs. They expanded the bathroom building on the back nine by two feet and lengthened it by two feet and put double doors on it. This way mobility apparent golfers that drive para-golfer riders could actually go in, use the restroom, turn around and drive back out. This bathroom building is about 1/2 a mile to 3/4 of a mile away from the closest hookup to sewer, so Green Flush has a holding tank underneath the building that holds up 1200 gallons of waste and needs to be pumped out only about twice a year. This is very economical and is the only way they can get a bathroom like this out there, were they use to have just porta potties. This is extremely exciting for our veterans who use the facility, management is so incredibly happy with Green Flush, that they are getting ready to order another one to put on the front nine. Veterans are saying this is the best thing that ever happen, so come and join us at the at American Lake Veterans Golf Course. They are open now with some restrictions, for more information and times please call 253-589-1998.

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AUBURN'S ANNUAL VETERANS PARADE & OBSERVANCE

The parade typically boasts over 200 units and nearly 6,000 parade participants, including 25+ marching bands, military vehicles, veterans’ units, honor guards and more.

Northwest PVA Disabled Hunting Hide Program

Coming Soon; "Veterans Wheelchair Accessible Hunting Hide Program"

More information is coming soon, please come back.

Northwest PVA Disabled Hunting Hide Program

The NWPVA Chapter owns four well-built ramped Fox Trailer hunting blinds. Two are located in Eastern Washington and two are located in North Idaho. We get permission from landowners to place the trailers on their property to hunt each deer season.

We have had several members harvest deer and turkeys from blinds in the past years. Each disabled hunter will need a helper with them to open the blind window covers and assist them entering and exiting the blind. Each disabled hunter will have completed a hunter safety course and obtained all proper licenses and tags for the state and area they are hunting in. All state hunting laws will be precisely followed. In Idaho only 500 out of state disabled tags are issued each year. So, its first come first serve. Idaho tags can be purchased usually annually within the first two weeks in December.

If you want a very successful out of state antelope hunting program please apply with:

You must be 70% service connected and there is usually a waiting list to hunt. You will eventually get to hunt if you’re patient. You pay for your travel to and from Casper, Wyoming and they will cover your license, tag, room, meat processing and most meals. I believe the hunt success rate is 100%.

The Kalispel’s Tribe of Indians Buffalo Herd Director contacted the Northwest Chapter asking if our membership would like to participate in harvesting buffalo from the herd each month (near Spokane, WA). The tribe manages the herd as they see fit. While many Native people revere the buffalo as a sacred animal, the Director focuses on the practical relationship between the Kalispel and the buffalo. Though bison are not native to Northeast Washington, the Director acknowledges the Kalispel people were known to hunt buffalo across Idaho and Montana. This practice is so embedded in Kalispel culture that an annual pow wow features two slaughtered buffalo, which are roasted for hours over fire by the Director and his ranch hands. They say two buffalo can feed up to 1,500 people. If you are a NWPVA member and would like to participate in this unique experience, please contact Brent King at 509-939-4878 or [email protected]. We will get you on the list and coordinate a date and time with the tribe. The tribe has a .338 caliber rifle sighted in to utilize. The chapters Trackchair is also stored onsite at their grounds for your use. It’s only a 40-minute drive from Spokane Washington, just bring a wheelchair and a cushion for the Trackchair to protect your skin. You must sign the chapter on-site waiver. Hope to hear from as many as possible! Come experience a unique adventure with the NWPVA in cooperation with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians.