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Smoke Signals January 1993 Page 6 Defective Condoms Recalled Youth: The Costs of Abusing Alcohol are Many Portland Area Indian Health Services has contacted many Tribes in Oregon including the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde about the various lots of Lifestyles brand condoms that they have distributed for STDHI V prevention. The Federal Drug Administration have found some of them to be defective. Effective immediately, and until further notice, no Lifestyles brand condoms should be used. If anyone still has a supply of this brand, please return them to the Portland area IHS warehouses to be returned to the supplier. The following is a list of lot numbers that are stamped on shipping packages and condom packets. Condoms with these lot numbers should not be used: 6019004F5, 6019005F5, 6019006F5, 6029001F5, 6029002F5, 6019003F5, 6039001F5, 6039002F5, 6039003F5, 6128004F5, 6128005F5, 6128006F5. To the best of IHS's knowledge, condoms that are not from the above lots have not been found to be defective. Grand Ronde Royalty The Grand Ronde Royalty Court represents the Grand Ronde tribe at pow-wows, parades, youth functions, tribal gatherings, and celebrations. Being a member of the Royalty Court allows you to learn more about traditions, as well as the traditions of other tribes. You would have the opportunity to meet new people, and travel to different places. It can be a lot of fun and a great experience to grow from. If you are interested in being a part of the 1993-94 Royalty Court and would like more information, please call or write: Grand Ronde Royalty Board Call Debby or Cindy 96 1 5 Grand Ronde Rd. 879-52 1 1 Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 GUIDELINES FOR JR. AND SR. MISS GRAND RONDE 1. Must be single, childless, and never married. If you become pregnant, you immediately forfeit any title, prizes, and crown. 2. Must be an enrolled member of the Confederated tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. 3. Junior Court age category: must be 1 1-14 years old. 4. Senior Court age category: must be 15-19 years old. 5. If school age, must be attending a public or private school full time. 6. All contestants are expected, by their conduct, to represent the Tribe, their family, and themselves with integrity and gracious spirit at all times. 7. Must attend all required events (pow-wows, parades, fund raisers, organizational meetings) unless absence is prearranged with the committee. 8. Must be drug and alcohol free. Any misconduct will result in the immediate disqualification from the Court and you will not be allowed to enter again. 9. Must be willing to speak in front of large groups of people. 10. Must be fully dedicated and prepared to represent the Tribe in a positive way. 11. Must show good judgement by not participating in any activities that would bring adverse publicity to yourself or the Tribe while you are a member of Royalty Court. 1 2 . Must be willing to dance. (If you don't know how, you will be expected to attend classes offered by the Tribe.) 13. You need to make at least one article for your regalia. 14. You must have knowledge of tribal history. 15. Failure to meet any of the above requirements may result in disqualification from the Royalty Court. 16. There may be other requirements not mentioned at this t,me" Applications must be received by 5:00 P.M. on April30, 1993. The first required event will be the Pow-wow Committee Meeting on May 20, in Grand Ronde. Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk You grow up fast these days. A big part of growing up involves making your own decisions becoming more responsible for your actions. These decisions, both big and small, can affect the rest of your life. One decision you probably have come up against is whether to use drugs or alcohol. Your friends may try talk you into it, even if you don't want to participate. It's up to you. It's your decision. But the fact is, it is against the law in Oregon for anyone to abuse alcohol or drugs. You can be denied your driving privileges if you use drugs and alcohol, even if you are not old enough to drive yet, and even if a motor vehicle was not involved. Oregon law says that young people between 13-17 can be denied driving privileges for drugalcohol related convictions. This means that if you are convicted of, or determined to be taking part in, any activity involving drugs and alcohol, the Motor vehicles Division can either take away your license or permit, or refuse to issue you one. You will not be allowed to drive , or even take the tests for one year or until you are 1 7, whichever is longer. If convicted again before this time is up, DMV must take away your driving privilege for one more year, or until you reach age 18, whichever is longer. The old saying, "I won't get in much trouble because I'm young," doesn't fly anymore. You'll lose your chance to drive or get a license for at least one year. You and your parents also will lose big bucks in court for legal fees and fines. You might even lose a few friends along the way. Just ask any one of the more than 1,500 Oregon teenagers who lost their driving privileges in 1989 due to drugalcohol related convictions. The law became a hard fact to them. Most of the denials that were ordered by judges that year were because of teenagers' involvement with alcohol or drugs. That included drinking any beer or wine with alcohol in it. Nearly. 1,300 teenagers were denied driving privileges because of minor in possession of alcohol or drugs (MIP) convictions in 1989. Sixteen teenagers had their driving privileges denied for having an open container with alcohol in it or drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle. Two hundred thirty-four teenagers were convicted for intoxication or driving under the influence of intoxicants. (DUII). Most of the young people denied driving privileges were 17 year old males. In fact, males between 13-17 made up about seventy-five percent of the total. You also should know that Oregon has a new law which lowers the legal blood-alcohol concentration level to .00 percent for 16 and 17 year olds. This new law may mean many more teenagers are denied driving privileges. The new law, Oregon's provincial license law, demands stiff penalties for 16 and 17 year olds who drink and drive. If you are stopped by a police officer and are written a citation for DUII, and show any amount of alcohol registered by an intoxylizerbreath test, you will lose your driving privileges for 90 daysor oneyear, guaranteed. If you are convicted of DUII, your driving privileges will be suspended at least until you 18th birthday, maybe longer. If you get caught drinking and driving, and you fail a breath test, and are convicted of DUII, your license will be suspended for 90 days for failing the breath test. In addition, it's likely you will be suspended for one additional year because of the DUII conviction under current drugged and drunk driving laws. On top of these two suspensions, you also will be suspended at least until your 18th birthday because of the new provisional Licence law. It won't be pleasant. Although drugged and drunk driving is a problem in all age groups, it is especially bad among teenagers. In fact, it is the number-one killer of young adults in the United States. Studies have shown that almost 60 percent of all fatally-injured teenagers had been drinking. The law comes down hard on teenagers to save lives. Of the 25,000 people who die each year in drunk driving crashes, 5,00 of those victims are teenagers. That means 14 teenagers die every day as a result of drinking The old saying, "I won 't get into that much trouble because I'm young, " doesn 't fly anymore. driver crashes. "Oh, come on," you say, "it's just one or two beers and a couple of hits. " But that's all it may take to make you three times more likely to be involved in a crash and be injured or even killed. Involvement with alcohol or drugs can cost you your driving privileges. It can cost you your life. It can cost you other lives a stranger's a friend's, perhaps even your family's lives. It's your decision consider making the smart one. A message from the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles
