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February 20, 2003
License: Services available for reinstatement
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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.
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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
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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.
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To learn more about the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs, visit www.warmsprings.com
Tribal Council members
Bernice Mitchell and Brenda Scott.