LakelandCommunity College is hosting a community fair on Armed Forces Day, May 18, to honor military service members and provide resources for veterans and their families. The event is open to the public.
Festivities will kick off at 9:30 a.m. with the Stars & Strides 5k Run/1 Mile Walk on campus. Families can enjoy activities throughout the morning while connecting with local organizations offering emergency housing, funding, Departrment of Veteran Affairs (VA) benefits assistance and help filing disability claims.
"We're proud to bring together community partners to support those who have served our country," said S. Rhonda Osagie-Erese, veterans center manager at Lakeland. "This event celebrates our armed forces while making vital resources easily accessible."
The fair is a collaboration between Lakeland and Lake-Geauga Habitat for Humanity. Registration is open now for the Stars & Strides 5k and 1-mile courses at
gcxcracing.com/starsandstrides.
The family-friendly event runs until noon at Lakeland's Kirtland campus, 7700 Clocktower Drive. Admission is free. For details on participating organizations and activities, visit
lakelandcc.edu/veterans.
The district has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the program and plans to add more guards in the future. According to Arnold, getting armed guards in schools has been a logistical nightmare but is worth the peace of mind.
The district also had to buy rifles, handguns, bulletproof vests, uniforms, duty belts, body cameras, ammunition, and a gun safe. The salary and benefits for each guard costs about $60,000 to $70,000 and outfitting each guard costs another $2,000. The district has funded the positions and gear through its staffing budget and supplemental levies.
According to RCMP, the Smoky Lake detachment received a report of a break-in in progress on Twp Road 602 near the Village of Vilna, in Smoky Lake County. The caller observed three or more armed men come onto their rural property and watched as they allegedly began to steal items from outbuildings.
Members of the Smoky Lake detachment were able to locate both vehicles. An officer attempted to deploy tire deflation devices, at which point one of the two vehicles swerved towards him, narrowly missing him, then getting stuck in the ditch.
RCMP said two suspects fled from the vehicle, which was later discovered to have been stolen from the Cold Lake area March 30. Officers contained the area and brought in members of St. Paul, Lac La Biche, and Boyle RCMP detachments, as well as a police dog, the Emergency Response Team, and the Eastern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit.
One suspect was located. Saddle Lake resident Philip Hope, 21, has been charged with robbery with a firearm, assault on a peace officer with a weapon, mischief over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and flight from police.
Again, the definition of armed trespassing is having a firearm or other dangerous weapon at any point while the trespass is occurring. This means that if the individual did not have a firearm or dangerous weapon when they first went onto the property, but picked up a firearm or was given a gun or dangerous weapon while on the property, the crime is elevated to a felony offense.
There are many different types of trespass, including trespass on a dwelling or home, structure or conveyance, construction site, and school grounds. Each of these circumstances carries different legal responsibilities and penalties.
Beyond those consequences, having a felony conviction on your record can affect your employment, education, civil rights, and future. Firearm and weapon charges are considered very serious by prosecutors, judges, schools, and employers. In particular, an armed trespassing conviction can affect your right to own a gun.
Each case is different, based upon the individual facts and circumstances. Do not let an armed trespassing charge or conviction in Polk County affect your employment, education, or future. Call now to set up your free consultation at our Lakeland law firm so I can answer any questions you may have regarding your criminal case.
Lakeland Behavioral Health System is proud to serve the families of the brave men and women who protect our nation. Our Harmony Program was created specifically to provide a comprehensive residential treatment experience for dependent children of active-duty military members and retirees of the U.S. armed forces.
The Harmony Program features personalized care for military dependents ages 9 to 17 whose lives have been disrupted by a wide range of mental health disorders. The compassionate treatment professionals who staff the Harmony Program have considerable experience working with military families, and they are dedicated to providing superior services, maintaining a supportive healing environment, and treating each participant and family member with the utmost dignity and respect.
The Harmony Program includes programming for female military dependents. This page addresses the care and services that are provided to female children, adolescent girls, and young adult women. For information about residential care for male dependents of military members or retirees at Lakeland Behavioral Health System, please click here.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, has a documented history of helping children, adolescents, and adults who had been struggling with a variety of mental health concerns. As its name indicates, cognitive behavioral therapy is focused on the connection between cognition, or thoughts, and behavior, or actions.
When your daughter participates in CBT sessions at Lakeland Behavioral Health Hospital, she will work with experienced professionals to better understand the connection between what she thinks and how she acts. CBT is designed to help individuals such as your daughter to identify negative thoughts, understand how they can lead to self-defeating behaviors, and then make the changes that will support healthier and more productive outcomes.
CBT is a short-term intervention that produces long-term results. Initially, your daughter will work at replacing negative thoughts and actions with a positive perspective and behavior pattern in order to achieve a specific goal. As she becomes more skilled in this effort, your daughter will be able to apply the principles of CBT in order to achieve positive outcomes when she encounters future obstacles and challenges.
Our incorporation of cognitive-behavioral therapy into the Harmony Program is just one component of a comprehensive effort at Lakeland Behavioral Health System to help girls and young women to take greater responsibility for their actions and assume accountability for the impact of their behaviors.
The professionals who serve in our Harmony Unit understand that inappropriate, self-defeating, and otherwise unacceptable behaviors are often symptoms of an underlying cause. Girls and women who struggle to control their behavior may be dealing with low self-esteem, unresolved trauma, or one or more mental health disorders. Instead of merely masking the symptomatic behaviors, our goal at Lakeland Behavioral Health System is to provide the comprehensive residential services that will identify and address the root causes of the problem.
The intensive nature of treatment in the Harmony Unit ensures that your daughter will receive the guidance and support that she needs to take ownership over her actions, connect with her best self, and successfully pursue the healthy and productive future that she deserves.
At Lakeland Behavioral Health System, we have significant experience working with military families whose healthcare is funded by TRICARE. As we continue to enhance the treatment opportunities that are available military dependents via the Harmony Program, we work closely with TRICARE representatives to ensure that all services meet their strict specifications.
Our familiarity with TRICARE means that military members or retirees who are seeking professional assistance for their daughters can rest assured that Lakeland Behavioral Health System is prepared to provide the quality treatment experience that they deserve.
At Invictus Security Training School, we offer the best security training in the state of Florida. Our security guard certification program is second to none and provides security guards with the skills necessary to work as a security professional.
The Security D Course is a the required Security Guard Training for the Florida Class D License & will teach security guards the basic principles of protection including; access control, patrol, terrorism awareness, emergency procedures & more.
To work armed security jobs, security guards & or private investigators must complete armed security guard training to apply for the G license. The armed guard training will teach students firearms safety, marksmanship, & you qualify you for the Florida concealed carry license.
The Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course teaches lay rescuers to effectively recognize and treat adult and life-threatening emergencies, including cardiac arrest and choking for adult, child, and infant victims.
The Alternative & Non-Lethal Control Methods training is a comprehensive program that presents security officers with the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to recognize, reduce and manage violent and aggressive behavior through alternative and non-lethal control methods.
Masten, 26, was found guilty on March 17 of three counts of robbery with a firearm, armed kidnapping, two counts of armed false imprisonment, burglary of a dwelling with an assault while armed with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and tampering with a witness. He was previously convicted of aggravated assault and robbery, which he was on probation for when he was arrested June 26, 2015.
The military has trained many generations to become upstanding citizens. The training received in the newest technologies, in mechanics, in communications, and in the many other fields offered through the armed services are skills that are required to succeed in the future.
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