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Pge 10 Spilyqy Tyrnoo, Wrm Springs, Oregon February 20, 2003 License: Services available for reinstatement (Continued from page 6) If your driver's license was sus pended and adjudicated a few years ago and you're not sure what procedures to follow, hopefully these guidelines will assist you. First, check with your local Madras DMV office to get curre-.it status of your driver's license. For some old adjudicated cases the requirements could be: Fines paid, driver's license reinstatement fee of $75, retake driver's written and driving tests - driver's license fee of $54.40, and submit an SR-22 Proof of Finan cial Responsibility Insurance Policy. DMV usually specifies how long SR-22's need to be in force on DMV records. It is the person's responsi bility to follow through with these re quirements for driver's license rein statement. If you have a family member in volved in this process, he or she will appreciate assistance with transpor tation to appointments and other help, especially if they are seriously working to attain abstinence and so briety from alcohol and drug addic tions. Referral to BestCare Treatment Center, Madras: Meet the state-appointed Alcohol Drug Evaluation Specialist (ADES) in the county where the client received the DUII. Gary Matlick is ADES in Jefferson County, w ho is in Madras on Fridays, 1 to 4 p.m., and sees clients on a first-come first-serve basis. ADES fee is $90. You can call Gary at his Bend of fice, 389-1269 to make other arrange ments. Determine whether or not they are eligible for Education Only or Reha bilitation (alcoholdrug treatment). Refer client and a copy of his ADES evaluation to state-certified DUII pro vider. ADES evaluator will track client's progress and completion status; notify court if client successfully completed or failed to follow through with treatment. Schedule an intakeassessment at local state-certified DUII treatment provider (BestCare). This assessment will determine rec ommended level of treatment; fre quency of treatment sessions and ac tivities client is required to attend. Clients will be monitored a mini mum of 90 days or more. All DUII clients will be required to attend and show proof of completion of a DUII Victim's Impact Panel, of fered in Madras, Warm Springs, Prineville and Bend. Payment: Clients will sign a fee agree ment with Business Manager at time of intake. With the exception of private insur ance of clients, cost of treatment will be on a sliding-fee scale, based upon income and number of dependants. Warm Springs Community Counsel ing Center and BestCare Treatment Center can coordinate Primary Resi dential Treatment (PRT) episodes so PRT can count toward State of Or egon, Department of Motor Vehicle DUII services. , ; Signed consent to disclose forms and enrollment into BestCare Treat ment services need to be completed before admittance to a PRT center. For further information you can contact BestCare at 475-6575, or Warm Springs Counseling Center at 553-3205. T K CI o n fed crat ed f r i b of War m S p r i n g s f j I jor more than 10,000 years, our ancestors lived in harmony with nature, nourished physically and spiritually by Nch'i Wana, the mighty Columbia River. Life flowed with a natural rhythm summer fishing villages along the river, fall hunting and gathering up the tributaries, and winter villages in protected places, it was a land of plenty and we shared it with all who visited. Like other leaders of the Warm Springs Tribes, Bernice Mitchell and Brenda Scott know our history, and how the Treaty of 1 855 forced our people to give up 10 million acres of Oregon homelands and move to a reservation. There, the Wasco and Warm Springs people were joined by the Northern Paiute of the ureat Basin, we were strangers to each other, but not to the earth. So, together, we created a new home. Since then, some tried to eliminate our rights to hunt and fish off reservation. Others made an effort to divide our reservation into small acreage allotments. At each turn, wise leaders helped us protect the right to preserve our homes and direct our own destiny. Others in i wcic i iui su lununaie. i ne urana Konae ana cow Creek i) Tribes were terminated Ri it whpn thp f irrht . t t w i- j ii ivy t uaiwi v ii ivu homelands, the leaders of the Warm Springs Tribes supported their cause. Because all people deserve the hope of self-sufficiency and a homeland. Today, life on our reservation is harsh. More than 40 of our people are unemployed and one-third of our families with young children live in poverty. Revenues from traditional industries like timber are down 80 drastically reducing basic services for our elders and youth. As with many Oregon families, there is hunger, poverty and much suffering. That's why Bernice and Brenda are working so hard to create jobs and generate the revenue needed for education, housing and healthcare. They understand our desire to achieve economic self-sufficiency and our tradition of sharing with Oregonians in neighboring communities. Times are tough for all of us who call Oregon home. But we must all do the best with the time we're given. So while we reflect on our heritage, we must also work together to create opportunity, success and hope for our own families and for future generations in Oregon. V ftp- M x-4 To learn more about the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, visit www.warmsprings.com Tribal Council members Bernice Mitchell and Brenda Scott.