Anthony Rogers has been appointed as the newest member of the Lewis County Veterans Advisory Board.
During Tuesday’s Lewis County Board of County Commissioners meeting, Board Chair Ken Norwood described Rogers as an active member of the Army National Guard, a volunteer firefighter and an active volunteer throughout Lewis County.
“And he is our number one pick to be on the board as an actual voting member,” Norwood said.
During the meeting four other applicants — Patrick Swanson, Candace Johnson, Tina Koehn and Tabitha Hopp — were selected as alternates to the board.
Johnson is a U.S. Army veteran and a graduate of WF West High School. Swanson is a former board member of the Veterans Memorial Museum. Koehn works for Discovery Hope and Recovery, which Norwood said would be a valuable addition to the board. Hopp is a retired Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 in the United States Army.
“I must apologize to the commissioners because all of our board members, which are prospective, are all Army. There’s not a single Marine in the bunch, nor are there any sailors,” Norwood said.
“We’ll endeavor to mix that up and do better in the future,” Commissioner Scott Brummer said.
The commissioners unanimously adopted the appointments.
“I want to say, personally, thank you, everyone of you who is stepping up to serve on the Veterans Advisory Board. It’s a vital role for our community and the veterans who have served our country,” Brummer said. “And so thank you so much for the time that you’re going to invest and the work and effort that you’re going to put in helping our board be successful and our veterans be successful. It is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your service, not only to our great nation, but to this county, and this community and our veterans.”
The appointments are effective April 1 and will run through March 31, 2026.
