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A18 News wallowa.com April 8, 2015 ‘Tall Cop’ teaches pros about drug awareness ‘F EED THE P IG ’ MONEY LESSONS ferent from cities, according WR *DOORZD\ ³<RX ¿QG GLI- ferences in cities, but it’s not Jermaine Galloway, or based so much on size, but on “Tall Cop,” gave a day-long the region.” educational workshop April Galloway said drug avail- 3 on drug and alcohol aware- ability often determines pop- ness and prevention at Build- ularity in a region, as well as ing Healthy Families. state laws. “What’s available Galloway is an ex-Divi- to you over the counter? What sion One basketball player would you get in trouble for and gained his moniker from if you did get caught? Wheth- his six-foot nine-inch height. er it’s a serious offense or a He is currently an Idaho po- minor offense plays into this OLFH RI¿FHU VHUYLQJ VLQFH too.” 1997, and has over 11 years of Galloway said he thought service in underage drinking he’d like to see drug offenses and drug enforcement. handled consistently through- The event attracted scores out the state so problems of professionals involved in don’t get pushed to certain law enforcement, schools and areas viewed as more lax on social agencies from Baker, enforcement. Wallowa and Union counties. The amount of revenue Galloway said he often received by drug prevention visits rural communities. “A and treatment programs will lot of times I’ll do training dictate the future of drug like this for professionals, use, according to Galloway. or I’ll do community nights “We’re seeing prevention also. With my schedule, we dollars get cut in some ways, couldn’t get a community and we’re seeing people who night,” Galloway said. are wanting and needing to Drug problems in rural get into treatment who can’t communities aren’t so dif- because of a lack of beds and By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Courtesy photo Last month, the Enterprise High School Family & Consumer Sciences class worked with Enterprise Elementary’s 5th grade students to teach them about money management. They creatively titled this four-day curriculum “Feed the Pig.” The high schoolers designed lessons and taught about money facts, counting change, savings, and spending wisely. The EHS students involved were Autumn Landowski, Tiffanie George, Kacie Melville, Dustin Johnston, Trent Bales, Dillon Thompson, Sofi Putruele, and Gotro Thanadkit. Lawrence; Wallowa County 3DUROH 3UREDWLRQ 2I¿FHU Kyle Hacker; and Neal Isley, How to invest monetary owner of privately owned savings realized since the Or- Point of Connection, under egon Legislature’s passage of consideration for possible HB 3194 in 2013 was the pri- transition housing for per- PDU\WRSLFRIWKH¿UVWDQQXDO sons relocating into the com- Justice Reinvestment Summit munity following stints in held in Salem Monday, April prison or jail. 6. Five persons from Wallowa Wallowa County District County attended the summit. Attorney Mona Williams, HB 3194, implement- a member of the Oregon HG ZLWK D JRDO RI ÀDWOLQLQJ District Attorneys board of prison populations and re- directors, says that agency ducing recidivism, decreased went on record in 2013 in the harshness of penalties support of HB 3194 on the for many legal violations in understanding that money Oregon. For example, it pro- saved by implementing the vides probation and not pris- bill would be invested into on sentences for some felony communities to pay added marijuana charges, and for expenses for supervision and charges of driving while sus- more when former criminals pended or revoked. It also return to civilian life. shortens prison sentences for However, Williams ex- such offenses as robbery in presses displeasure about the third degree and identity certain ways those savings theft. might be spent. Attending the all-day According to Williams, event in the Salem Conven- the governor’s budget, re- tion Center from Wallowa leased four months ago in County were County Com- December 2014, stated that missioner Susan Roberts; $58 million — according to Wallowa Valley Center for Oregon Department of Cor- Wellness Executive Direc- rections and Oregon Public tor Steve Kliewer; Wallowa Safety Commission calcu- &RXQW\-XYHQLOH2I¿FHU-RKQ lations — already had been saved courtesy of cost reduc- tions included in HB 3194. However, she said, when By Rocky Wilson Wallowa County Chieftain Your Health and Wellness Destination Stop in and checkout our large selection of vitamins and supplements along with all of your prescription and over the counter needs. - Fri • 541-426-7455 Give us a call today! 541-426-7455 306 W. North Street, Enterprise Coming April 1, 2015 NEW LOCATION! 501 W North St, Enterprise 541-426-4806 Wallowology, located at 508 N. Main St. in Joseph is hosting Eastern Oregon Uni- versity geology professor Jay Van Tassell who is presenting a slideshow about the Wal- lowa River on April 17 at 7 Same Pizza, Smoothies, Espresso & More But with a drive-thru! 2015 WALLOWA COUNTY VISITOR GUIDE ONLINE AT WALLOWA.COM/VISITORS_GUIDE LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE APPRECIATED. Place a Thank You ad in the April 22 nd edition of the Wallowa County Chieftain for your employee or employees and have a gift delivered. Cher yl E Jenk BREEZ ins WANAISIE We appreciate all you do for all of us with professionalism, a smile, and a sense of humor! Prairie Creek Center – The Crew DHS, TEC, OED & VA @ The Chieftain They’ll appreciate it. + This year's gift is a 20 oz. personalized plastic mason jar filled with candy. The jars have a double wall construction to help keep beverages at the perfect temperature. Only $ 7 00 p.m. During the presentation, Tassell will discuss reasons for the change of course in the Wallowa River that occurred some two million years ago. Light refreshments will be served. Check out our Employee Appreciation Day April 22 Only $ 35 00 the Joint Ways and Means Committee released its bud- get in mid-January 2015, the amount of money from the $58 million total to be set aside for reinvestment into public safety had been re- duced to $20 million. Although not certain on the matter, the local district attorney is of the opinion the $38 million discrepancy is budgeted for education. “I have nothing against education,” Williams says, “but that deal ought to be honored.” Although a grant format has been selected to deter- mine future allocations from HB 3194 cost reductions, whatever that amount will be, ¿QDO SLHFHV RI WKDW 5HTXHVW for Proposal process just now are being put in place. When launched in 2013, each coun- ty in Oregon was given a min- LPXP RI WR ÀDWOLQH prison growth and promote recidivism. Wallowa Coun- ty’s supervised work crew program was launched thanks to that money. The stated end goal of the April 6 Justice Reinvest- ment Summit in Salem was to reduce prison populations, reduce recidivism, increase public safety, and increase of- fender accountability. Wallowology hosts EOU prof Open 10-8 Mon-Thurs 10-9 Friday 11-9 Sat 11-8 Sun 2” x 2” Thank You ad in the April 22 nd edition of the Chieftain facilities. A lot will depend on JUDQWV DQG ¿QDQFLDO VXSSRUW we get to help people,” Gal- loway said. Education, not scare tac- tics, are the key to curb drug use, Galloway said. “We all know someone who uses drugs and has not been in jail or crashed their car. We need to educate them on the facts. Not just what we believe, but what are the actual costs, the actual harms.” Jason Wilcox, Wallowa County prevention coordi- nator, said of the event, “We were very excited to be able to provide the opportunity for Tall Cop, Jermaine Galloway, to come to Wallowa County and provide an educational opportunity for professionals in our region. Part of preven- tion is creating awareness and educating partners in current and upcoming drug trends. If awareness is created, it allows teachers, law enforcement, ¿UVWUHVSRQGHUVDQGRWKHUSUR- fessionals to better respond to and handle potentially harm- ful situations in the future.” Locals attend reinvestment summit Compassionate | Convenient | Confidential Hours: 9 AM - 6 PM • Mon Wallowa County Chieftain All orders must be in by April 17. Stop by and place your order at 209 NW First, Enterprise, give us a call at 541-426-4567 or e-mail Brooke at bpace@wallowa.com. 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