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The Forum October 29, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE DRUGS IN SKAGIT: A DOSE OF REALTIY Mount Vernon, WA -- On Thursday, November 6, the Forum will host presentations and a participatory discussion on the impacts of local drug use to individuals, families and the community. The Forum will identify and discuss trends in illicit drug production, drug abuse, treatment, the court system, and the consequences and costs to residents directly or indirectly involved. Presenters are
Lt. Ken Bergsma, Mount Vernon Police, who serves as the head of the
Skagit County Inter-local Drug Enforcement Unit; Bob Hicks, Resource
Manager for Skagit County Youth and Family Services, and former Director
of Pioneer Center North, a local involuntary chemical dependency treatment
center; Bob Ekblad, Executive Director of Tierra Nueva and The People's
Seminary, and Skagit County Jail Chaplain; Mario Salinas, advocate
for the treatment and recovery of substance abusers; and, Judge John
Meyer, Superior Court Judge and presiding judge for Skagit County
Drug Court. DECEMBER FORUM: Thursday, December 4. Topic: A look at the changing demographics in the County. Mission Statement: The Forum on Land Use, Transportation, Economic Development, the Environment and Society is a non-advocacy, non-profit organization which promotes and provides opportunities for open and timely interchange on the topics in its name, particularly as they relate to our lives and livelihoods here in the Skagit Valley. Its facilitated discussions, participative educational programs, forums, and networking opportunities are designed to increase understanding of the issues and their complexity and are open to citizens and interested professionals. Forum board members:
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