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The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
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9615 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Supreme Court Ruling, page 2
Burn Barrel Hazards, page 3
Gaming Commission Quarterly Report, page 5
Pow-wow Committee application, page 10
Sanction Court program needs
volunteers for committee
By Tracy Dugan
The Grand Ronde Service Integra
tion Team, in cooperation with the
Tribe and Polk County Sheriffs Of
fice, is implementing a Sanction Court
program for first time juvenile of
fenders in the community.
The goal is to reduce the number
of first-time juvenile status offenders
and misdemeanants who re-offend.
Currently, when a juvenile com
mits one of these offenses, a letter is
sent to the youth's parents from the
Juvenile Department.
The Sanction Court strategy is be
ing adopted because the Juvenile De
partment has too few staff to see each
of these youth face-to-face and place
them under supervision.
The Sanction Court Plan requires
the collaboration of the Juvenile De
partment, the local police agency, the
Grand Ronde Tribe, and the Grand
Ronde Service Integration Team, and
will require support and involvement
from members of the Grand Ronde
community, tribal and non-tribal.
The Grand Ronde Tribal Council
has already agreed to let Sanction
Court proceedings be conducted in
the tribal courtroom.
Rhonda Holder, a counselor for the
Polk County Juvenile Department has
already seen this program reach suc
cess in MonmouthIndependence,
where juvenile crime has dropped
since the implementation of Sanction
Court.
"We are looking for volunteers in
Grand Ronde to serve on the Court's
committee," she said. "They should
be people who care about youth and
helping deter crime in the area."
Holder said that the volunteers do
not need to live directly in Grand
Ronde or be parents. All that is re
quired is a desire to help the young
people of Grand Ronde.
Sanction Court will act as a deter
rent to youth who may be at risk for
repeating a criminal behavior. This
program is similar to Oregon State's
Diversion Program for first time
DUII offenders. The volunteers who
serve on the committee will work
with the Service Integration Team and
the police department in considering
a community service or commensu
rate punishment for first-time juve
nile offenders.
If you would like to serve on the
Sanction Court committee, please call
Rhonda Holder at (503) 623-2349.
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March 16: Intermediate Windows 3.1
March 23: Intermediate Windows '95
March 30: Beginning Windows 3.1
WEDNESDAY from 9 to 1 1 :30 a.m.
March 18: GroupWise
March 25: Beginning Word Perfect
FRIDAY from 9 to 11 :30 a.m.
March 20: Introduction to the Internet
March 27: Intermediate Excel
FREE to tribal members and staff.
$ 1 0 for non-tribal members.
You must pre-register.
Call Doug Hampton at 879-2484
or Barbara Lake at 879-2476.
The computer lab is located at
28840 Salmon River Highway.
The lab is open for use, please
call first for availability.
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Foster Care certification; March 30
Foster Parent Training for Certification will be offered through the Tribe
beginning on Monday, March 30 for all foster care providers interested in
foster parenting or foster parents who just recendy became certified in 1998.
The class will be held one night per week for three hours, lasting four weeks
in total. Please call Mychal Leno at 1-800-422-0232 for day, time, and loca
tion of class.
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The Steps to becoming
a Successful Homeowner
Learn about credit reports, financing a home and
whether you may be a candidate for homeownership.
Tuesday, March 17 from 6 to 9 pm
Tribal Community Center 9615 Grand Ronde Road
For more information and
pre-registration contact
Bryan Langley at 879-2467
or 1-800-422-0232.
Sponsored by:
The Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority
and Worwest Mortgage Inc.
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