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Do You Know Your Rights?
It has been said that if you
d o n ’t know y our rig h ts you may
not have any And like it or not
we all live in a w orld w here we
are at the m ercy o f a system o f
ju stic e that we as av erage people
know little or noth in g about.
The top ten p ercen t o f the
p eople in th is coun try have a l
w ays had a tto rn e y s on re ta in e r
and alw ay s w ill; m aybe th a t’s
why the rich ju s t keep g ettin g
rich er. And the bottom ten p e r
cent of the p eople in this c o u n
try have co u rt a p p o in te d a tto r
neys; m aybe th a t’s why the poor
ju st k eep g e ttin g poorer.
T hen there are the 80% o f us
in the m iddle who are financially
locked out o f the legal system
th a t’s su p p o sed to p ro tect o u r
rights and in the h ands o f the
B irth
Announcements
H eväni Shaliyah
Fifita
Nov. 12, 1997
7 lbs 7 1/2 oz. 20 1/2 in.
Bom to: Sione Lui Fifita
and Nia Green
Jalon Marquise
Fields
Nov. 11, 1997
9 lbs 4 oz.
Bom to: Billy & Yoland
Fields
Chrisha'yla
Denise Harris
Oct. 24, 1997
6 lbs 13 1/2 oz.
Bom to: Cheryl Lynn
Green
rich and po w erfu l is often used
ag ain st us.
L aw yers are our co n n e c tio n to
a w orld m ost o f us have little
u n d e rsta n d in g o f and th erefore
fear and b ecau se fear paraly zes
us we o ften ignore a sm all thing
and allow it to becom e a m ajor
problem in our lives and often a
m uch g re a te r e x p e n se than it
w ould have been if we w ere able
to take care o f the situ atio n right
aw ay. In fact in m ost cases a 7 to
10 min c o n v e rsa tio n w ith an a t
torney w ill reso lv e 70% o f our
legal situ atio n s and the effect that
the re m a in in g 30% has on us
e m o tio n a lly and fin an cially can
be g reatly m in im ized by prom pt
action.
The in sc rip tio n on the halls o f
ju stic e above the suprem e court
torneys in the co u ntry are part o f
a sort o f legal health plan or le
gal se rv ic e plan that has been
around for 25 years but only re
cently in 1995 cam e to O regon
since that tim e m ore than 9500
O reg o n ian s have becom e m em
bers o f this plan that fo r only
pennies a day pro v id es u n lim ited
phone access to atto rn ey s, a w ill,
m oving tra ffic , co u rtro o m re p re
se n ta tio n civ il trial re p re s e n ta
tion and w ork related crim in al
re p re se n ta tio n .
IRS, au d it p ro tectio n as well
as m em bers only d isc o u n ts for
o th er se rv ic e s. The full e x te n t of
this c o v erag e is too d e ta ile d to
cover here but I w ill be pleased
to co v er in detail for all in te r
ested p a rtie s. S in cerely John C.
King (1 -5 0 3 -5 1 6 -2 5 9 7 ).
Youth Challenge Program
T h e O re g o n N a tio n a l G uard
Y o u th C h a lle n g e P ro g ram will
be sta rtin g its n e x t class on Ja n u
ary 18, 1998. A p p lic a tio n s are
now b e in g a c c e p ted . S tu d e n t’s
ag es 16-18 w ho d esire to achieve
the G .E .D . or h ig h sch o o l cred its
are e lig ib le . T h is is a co st free
p ro g ra m th a t o ffe rs a “ second
c h a n c e ” fo r teen s. T he a c tiv itie s
o ffe re d a re d iv e rse and e d u c a
tio n a l. T h e g o als o f th is p rogram
are to p ro v id e you n g peo p le w ith
v alu es, se lf-e ste e m sk ills, e d u
c a tio n an d to su c c e e d as stu dents
an d y o u n g a d u lts. T he Y outh
C h a lle n g e P ro g ra m is desig n ed
as a p r e v e n ta tiv e /in te r v e n tio n
p ro g ra m ra th e r than p u n itiv e . It
is an “ a t- r is k ” y o u th p rogram
w h ich ta rg e ts u n em p lo y ed and
u n d e r e m p lo y e d y o u n g a d u lts
ages 16 to 18. T he P ro g ra m ’s
m issio n is to p ro v id e w ork sk ills
and a lte rn a tiv e le a rn in g o p p o r
tu n itie s to m eet the u n iq u e in d i
v id u a l needs o f stu d e n ts in o rd er
to in c re a se p o sitiv e b e h a v io ra l
and a cad em ic sk ills. T he stu d e n t
is b e tte r p re p a re d for tra n sitio n
to a n d su b se q u e n t su ccess in his
o r h e r n ex t le a rn in g or w ork e n
v iro n m e n t by p ro m o tin g le a rn
ing, g o a l se ttin g and s e lf im age
b u ild in g .
T h is ten w eek re sid e n tia l p ro
g ram is c o n d u c te d at the C en tral
O re g o n T rain in g and E d u catio n
F a c ility (C O T E F ) in B end, O r
eg on. C ore c o m p o n e n ts c o n sist
o f citizen sh ip , p rep aratio n for the
G E D o r high school c o m p le tio n ,
w ork sk ills, co m m u n ity in v o lv e
m en ts and p ro je c ts, h e a lth , hy-
giene, skills, training, leadership,
fello w sh ip and p h y sic a l fitness.
The eligibility/selection criteria
for entrance into the program are
that the participant m ust be a vol
unteer, w ithin the ages 16-18, a
citizen or legal resident o f the U S .
and o f the State o f O regon; drug
free; m ust not possess felony or
capital convictions and m ust have
physical capability to com plete the
program w ithin reasonable accom
m odations for physical challenges.
I f you have any questions regard
ing the program or w ould like to
enroll, please w rite or call for more
inform ation. T hank you for your
vision and interest in the future o f
our youth, the O regon N ational
G uard Y outh C hallenge Program
is looking forw ard to a successful
1998.
ixtiiclau
Shantakneya
Arianna Cane
Nov. 11, 1997
6 lbs 10 oz
Bom to: DeAngelo Cane
and Shuntina R. Bilbrew
in W A DC states E qual Ju stice
For All U nder T he Law U n fo r
tu n ately th e r e ’s n o thing w ritten
there about how to pay for this
j u s t i c e . R e c e n t e v e n ts h a v e
show n us th at som e are m ore
equal than o th e rs un d er the law,
w hen the w eight o f th e ir w allets
are used to b alance the sc a le s of
ju stic e .
But w hat about me and you
good hard w orking people who
are the back b o n e o f this great
co untry d o n ’t we d eserv e good
and c o m p eten t atto rn e y to p ro
tect our fam ilies w ith out fear of
having to beg steal or borrow the
m oney d rain our hard earned sa v
ings or m ortgage our futu res and
ruin our dream s o f re tire m e n t.
You bet we do and now we
have them ; som e o f the best a t
wa
onovan
B righ ten The Season
With M ovie M agic
(NAPS)—‘Tis the season to be
jolly, so add a little sparkle to your
holiday spirit with fun-filled home
videos.
Here’s a sampling:
• I t ’s only th re e days u n til
Christmas, and Frogtown Hollow is
hopping with excitement! In Emmet
O tter’s J u g -B a n d C h ristm a s,
Emmet and his mother have always
been poor, but they are rich in love
and good cheer. They enter a talent
contest in hopes of buying special
gifts with the prize money.
• Make way for a Disney winter
wonderland filled with all the joy
and m agic of th e season. .Join
Santa, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and
the gang for this collection of six
classic cartoons in A Walt Disney
Christmas.
• Doug considers h im self an
ordinary 12-year-old kid who can
lead a pretty exciting life in Brand
Spanking New Doug: Doug's Secret
Christmas. While he secretly cele
brates the season in his room, his
mom and dad come through with a
real surprise for the holidays.
• Available only on video is the
musically-charged anim ated tale
P o o h ’s G ra n d A d v e n tu re : The
Search for Christopher Robin, in
which Christopher Robin looks for a
way to tell Pooh th at it’s time for
him to go away to school.
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Ring In The New Year
Just in time to celebrate New
Year’s, M annellli’s introduces new
Sparkling Apple-Grape, a non-al
coholic, 100% pure juice combo in
a festive champagne bottle.
The bubbly and fruity blend o f
grape juice and sparkling cider
brightens the most intimate gather
ing or the most extravagant gala.
Pick up Sparkling Apple-Grape at
your favorite store, and offer
merrymakers a delicious and nutri
tious new treat.
Full of the mellow flavor o f ripe
grapes and the crisp taste o f fresh
apples, Sparkling Apple -Grape is a
delightful new ingredient for non
alcoholic cocktails. Sparkling Apple-
Grape Punch is an elegant addition
to any fe stiv ity . C o m b in in g
Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple-Grape
with the tang o f citrus and the smooth
sweetness o f fruit nectar is an easy
recipe for a refreshing, ruby-red
punch that will dazzle your guests.
This season complement your
meals with the trio o f M artinelli’s
Gold Medal champagne alterna
tives; new Sparking Apple Grape,
Sparkling C ider and Sparkling
Apple-Cranberry.
M artinelli’s Gold Medal Apple
Juice, Cider and Sparkling Cider
contain absolutely no added water,
no preservatives, no sweeteners or
additives o f any kind and are made
from a special blend o f only U.S.
grown, fresh apples.
Sparkling Apple-Grape Punch
1 bottle (25.4 oz)
M artinelli’s Sparkling Apple-
Grape
1 cup peach or apricot nectar
1 juice orange, halved and thinly
sliced
1/2 fresh or frozen sweetened
sliced strawberries
1 tbsp.sugar (optional)
C hill M a rtin e lli’s Sparkling
Apple-Grape juice. If using fresh
strawberries, place the slices in a
bowl, and sprinkle with sugar to
draw out the juices. Combine the
nectar, citrus slices and strawber
ries in punch bowl or pitcher, stir
ring to mix flavors. Chill until ready
to serve. Pour in Sparkling Apple-
Grape, and stir to blend. Serve with
ice block, ring or cubes. This recipe
makes 5 cups before ice is added
and 10 servings. Double or triple
the recipe if you like.