The Willow Center, located in the LC Valley, provides counseling to help children cope with the loss of loved ones. This summer, the center is hosting Camp Erin, a free weekend camp to help kids deal with their grief while enjoying traditional summer activities.

The Willow Center was founded in 2000 and holds support groups to help kids, teens and their parents deal with grief. Four years ago, the center partnered with the Moyer Foundation for Camp Erin, a free national camp that combines a traditional camp experience with counseling to provide a memorable and healing summer experience.

“They get to know other kids who are grieving,” said Mary Lou Franzese, the Camp Director, “Often times their world view isn't large enough to know that other kids are grieving.”

The 2013 Summer Concert Series at Lewis-Clark State College is set to kick off with a bluegrass show and the free concerts will continue throughout the summer.

The concerts feature everything from bluegrass to classic rock to Spanish guitar. As always, the shows are free to the public and Sodexo Food Services will be selling BBQ items for lunch.

All concerts will be on the Centennial Mall on the LCSC campus and start at 12pm. The public is encouraged to attend and to bring chairs and blankets to relax and enjoy the music with.

The Summer Concert Series starts on Wednesday, June 5th.

 U.S. Army Spc. Mitchell K. Daehling of Dalton, Massachusetts, who was killed May 14th in Afghanistan, was laid to rest in Lewiston Tuesday morning. It was the 24-year-old soldier's wish to be buried next to his maternal grandfather at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens. Kenneth Sander, a Purple Heart recipient who served in the Korean War, died in 2009.

A service for Spc. Daehling was held in Dalton on Friday, and was attended by hundreds. The Purple Heart, Bronze Star for Valor, and five other medals were presented to Daehling’s wife, Samantha, and his parents, Kirk and Brenda Daehling.