JOB CORPS In 1999, Kevin Connor was a senior at Riverside High School, in north Spokane, playing sports and getting good grades. Until, that is, a bout with mononucleosis caused him to miss too many hours of school. He was told he’d have to repeat his senior year. Shortly...
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Curlew Job Corps CCC Assist Storm Recovery
When the first round of wind and rain rolled through the Curlew State Park, Ranger Ric Sanders considered himself lucky that the forecasted storm was somewhat insignificant. “I felt something was wrong, so I went up to the office and checked my messages. I found a 13...
Curlew Job Corps Volunteers 2,064 man-hours To Storm Clean-up
When the first round of wind and rain rolled through the Curlew State Park, Ranger Ric Sanders considered himself lucky that the forecasted storm was somewhat insignificant. “I felt something was wrong, so I went up to the office and checked my messages. I found a 13...
Welding Program Attracts Many
One of the most popular vocational training programs at Curlew Job Corps is welding. The course is taught by Jake Miller, a total outdoorsman, who attracts students who are not only interested in working in the industry, but also likes Jake’s friendly but no nonsense...
7-Month-old dog rescued by Forestry trainees
January 26, 2012 7-month-old dog rescued by forestry trainees Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review Students from the Curlew Job Corps Center rescue a dog on Tuesday near Sherman Pass. Nothing prepares adventurers for the anxiety of looking for a lost dog, especially in...
Spotlight on Forestry
Curlew Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center’s Forestry Technician instructor, Jim Beckwith, has been sharing his love and knowledge of the forest with young men and women at Curlew Job Corps since 1991. I asked Jim about his career path that led him from a young man...
Spotlight on Painting
Why would Curlew Job Corps painting students be walking the steep, mile-long, road down to the main highway and back to their training site, carrying water filled paint buckets in each hand? International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Pre-Apprenticeship...
Curlew Job Corps CCC Partners on Green Project
The Curlew Job Corps recently completed a first phase Xerioscaping at the Tonasket Ranger District off, in Tonasket, Washington. The Curlew Job Corps Facilities Maintenance crew, instructed by James Moore, put finishing touches on the new Tonasket Ranger Station sign...
Curlew Job Corps CCC Completes RMEF Project
February 2011 brought a close to the Curlew Job Corps CCC’s Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation project. The project was completed by Job Corps students from not only Curlew, but Welding, painting, and carpentry students from the Anaconda, Cass, Centennial, Columbia Basin,...
Life Changes Thanks to Curlew Job Corps
Only attending school through the ninth grade, Salvador had few marketable skills and little work experience, except for helping his family with fruit picking and vegetable harvest. New students to Curlew Job Corps are able to try out eight different vocational...
Spotlight on Curlew Job Corps – Construction Laborers
One of the traits that a successful construction laborer must have is to be physically fit. The Curlew Job Corps construction crew has a rigorous physical training time each day to prepare students to be employable in this trade. Is the construction trade just for...
Job Corps + Army = Win/Win
Qualifying for military made easier through Job Corps
Spotlight on Curlew Job Corps CCC – Bricklaying
When you drive on to the Curlew Job Corps CCC campus, you will immediately see the works of the Center’s bricklaying crew. The old airbase buildings have been veneered in brick, as well as the two new dormitories, one of those new dormitories was built by Center...
Overcoming Challenges
Holly A. was just thirteen when she left home, because of circumstances beyond her control. She went to live with her father, whom she didn’t know, and helped him through the last stages of terminal cancer. On her own again, she worked diligently for over a year to...
Sweet Success
Written by Suzie Sage Monday, 09 August 2010 19:52 To the average person, success is accomplishing a goal, or achieving a dream. Some people can succeed on their own, but others need mentors to inspire them to have the confidence to achieve their goals. That is...
Job Corps Training Benefits Students and Community
Job Corps training benefits students, community Written by Suzie Sage Friday, 02 July 2010 23:26 When you consider the activities of the U.S. Forest Service as it cultivates and manages our national resources, you probably think of its expertise in fighting fires,...
Curlew Job Corps Celebrates Earth Day
On April 23, Curlew Job Corps staff and students enjoyed a hamburger BBQ, before going out in groups to pick up litter on both sides of the Kettle River to Curlew, as part of Ferry County Pride Month and Earth Day Every Day activities. According to Gaitlin G., a...