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A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe
AUGUST 1, 1999
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By Tracy Dugan
Local residents of Grand Ronde
can rest assured that if they are
faced with an emergency, help is not
far away.
That's because the Tribe has re
newed its agreement with the Polk
County Sheriff s Office to provide
deputies patrolling the Grand Ronde
area exclusively. In addition to the
two who currently work from the
Grand Ronde substation deputies
Tom O'Brien and Eric Shepherd
two more deputies will be on board
by the end of the summer.
"We have to work out what our
schedules are going to be," said
Deputy O'Brien, "but we may have
overlapping shifts covering the day
and night hours."
O'Brien said that during the sum
mer months it is important to watch
highways 22 and 18 for traffic prob
lems, but the deputies who work
from Grand Ronde want to place
emphasis on law enforcement issues
within the community, too.
"Through a traffic grant from Or
egon Department of Transportation
there will be certified reserve depu
ties helping patrol the highways this
summer," he said. 'That way we can
maintain the important job of work
ing with and getting to know people
in this community who may need
our help."
All four of the Grand Ronde depu
ties will be involved in the Service
Integration Team, which has proven
to be an invaluable community as
set in helping and mentoring local
grade school kids. The deputies al
ready took 45 local children on a fish
ing trip this summer, and have other
activities planned. These activities
are made possible through Polk and
Yamhill counties, which includes
Grand Ronde Elementary. The
deputies are also working with the
Pow-wow Committee to help ensure
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Sheriff cars now feature the Grand Ronde logo. Existing deputies Tom O'Brien and Eric Shepherd will be
welcoming two more deputies to the area this summer. Photo by Oscar Johnson
everything goes smoothly during the
hectic weekend of Pow-wow, when
there will be lots of visitors to Grand
Ronde.
The Grand Ronde substation has
also received funding for a second
patrol vehicle, both of which will fea
ture a tribal logo. The substation is
located on Grand Ronde Road, in the
modulars across from the Tribal Gov
ernance Center. Their non-emergency
number is (503) 879-2420.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications for volun
teers in the SALT (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) program.
Although the name implies that it is a senior's program, it is open to all
qualified individuals 21 years old and over, who can volunteer a mini
mum of eight hours per month. Activities include Neighborhood Watch,
fingerprinting children, patrol in SALT vehicles, office and computer
help, support for Search and Rescue, and disabled parking enforcement.
If you are interested, you are invited to an open SALT meeting
on Monday, August 30 at 7 p.m. at the Polk County Sheriff's Of
fice in Dallas. Please call (503)-623-9252 if you plan to attend.
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon
9615 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347
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