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p Page 8, Portland Observer, May 6, 1987 S enior C itizen A n n u al Fishing Day The m o n th o f M ay is O lder A m e rica n s M o n th On Friday. M ay 29th at Sauvies Island Oak Island area o n Steele Lake th e U rban League o f Port land, alon g w ith o th e r p ro vid e rs o f services to seniors, w ill h o ld its A nn ua l S en io r C itizen Fishing Derby The eve nt begins at 9 00 a m and ends at 3 00 p m Each year over 300 senior citize n s p a rtic ip a te in the day s e x c itin g activ ties For the m , th e de rby is a ch a n ce to en jo y th e o u td o o rs , m in g le w ith old frie n d s, m eet n e w ones and e n jo y a fe w h o u rs o f fish in g These are a c tiv itie s m any seniors have little o p p o rtu n ity to p a rticip a te in 15th A nnual Senior C itizens Fishing Derby Schedule for Days A ctivities 7 30 8 3<J A M Load busses at U rb an League and o th e r designated sites 9 00 9 30 A M A rrive at S auvie Island 9 3(1 A M A ssist S eniors in s e ttin g up to fish (ba itin g, pole assignm ent d is trib u tio n , a n n o u n ce to seniors w h e n lu n c h w ill be served) 12 0 0 P M LU N C H 1 30 P M 2 00 P M 3 00 P M H old co n te s t and pass o u t prizes Turn m loaned fis h in g poles B egin lo a d in g up to leave Island A rrive back at pick up sites 36th A n n u al D e b u ta n te Ball On S unday eve ning, Ju n e 28, 1987. Les Fem m es w ill pre sen t ap pro xi m a te ly 20 d e b u ta n te s and cavaliers at th e 36th annual D e b u ta n te Ball A ro u n d the th e m e T oda y's Dream s, T o m o rro w 's A cc o m p lis h m e n ts , these yo u n g w o m e n and m en w ill m ake the ir p u b lic d e b u t ce le b ra tin g their high scho ol g ra d u a tio n s and ach ie ve m e n ts This year, Les Fem m es have the d is tin c t ho n o r o f pre se n tin g one o f the Rose Festival Princesses The ball w ill be gin at 7 00 P M at the Red Lion J a n tze n Beach w ith pre se n ta tio n at 8 00 P M D rive O nce a M o n th to Feed Elderly O nce a Day Loaves f t Fishes needs drivers and runners fo r M eals on W hee ls G il S c o tt H e r r o n 's b itin g c r it ic is m a n d c o m m e n ta r y o f th e p o lit ic a l sce n e a n d th e h ig h e n e rg y p la y in g o f h is b a n d p r o v id e d an e v e n in g Patients Wounded By Cutting Remarks C .in a pa tien t tie w o u n d e d by a su rg e o n 's c u ttin g rem arks? C ertainly, psyi ho lo g ist Henry B ennett o f the U n ive rsity o f C alifornia claim s M ure tha n that. Dr Jam es M ichel w a rn s "Even in n o ce n t rem arks can kill " o f e n t e r t a in m e n t f o r th e c r o w d th a t tu r n e d o u t a t S ta r r y N ig h t S a tu r d a y n ig h t. P h o to b y R ic h a r d J B r o w n on ce a day Please call Loaves f t Fishes. 777 2424 to volun te er CO For nearly three years B e n n e tt, researcher in a n e s th e s io lo g y at UC s Davis M edii al Center in S acram ento, has been p layin g tape re co rde d mes s.iges to p a tie n ts du rin g surgery "One p o in t w e are try in g to m a k e ,'' tie explained, is th a t w ti.it you hear under anesthesia can a ffe c t you " His w o rk, fe a tu re d in the A p ril issue o f O m ni, d re w fire fro m M ich e l of th e Shaw H ealth Center ip Los Angeles Such exp e rim e n ts are tio th irresponsible and da ngerous charged Mu hel, w h o has been a fam ily physician for nearly a decade "L od gin g an idea m a p a tie n t's m in d w h ere he c a n 't u n de rsta nd and evaluate it p u ts his health and sanity at risk Even in no cent rem arks can kill " A lth o u g h tie ad m its tha t a com m e nt like " H e 's a g o n e r" can hinder a co pa tien t s re co ve iy, B ennett said he care fu lly avo id s ne ga tive rem arks in his re. ird ing s He has ret eived $6(MX) in gra n ts to pe rfo rm ttiese experim ents He began his e xp erim e nts sim ply by in s tru c tin g an esthe tized p a tie n ts to to u c h their ear or nose du rin g a p o sto p e ra tive in te rv ie w H eartened by a 75 pen ent success rate at this, Bennett n o w ho pe s It» learn if p o sitive sug gestions can cause p a tie n ts in surgery to exp erience decreased b lo o d loss i n t i a sm oo th er heart rate W h a t harm co u ld th e re be in that? Plenty saitl M ich e l "O n e o f the pa tie n ts c o u ld start to feel th e (lam of surgery every tim e he to u ch e d his nose Or a su b lim in a l co m m a n d slo w in g the heart rate c o u ld kick in w hen in ap prop ria te . It c o u ld trigg er a passing o u t spell in an e m e rge ncy w h e n he needs a high b lo o d sup ply If tie were d riving a . ar the resu lt co u ld be fatal " Mi. fiel cited I Ron H u b b a rd 's self help book. "D ia n e tic s The M odern S lence o f M en ta l H e a lth " as fo rb id d in g such exp e rim e n ts H ubbard discove red a stim u lu s response part o f th e m ind, called the re I, live m ind, w h ic h tu rn s any rem ark at all heard d u rin g o p e ra tio n s or It m e s in to h y p n o tu com m a nd s M ich el explained "E ve n a lo u d S h 1 h e , m t during b irth can p ro du ce a stam m erer, so c o m p le te silence in the • '.itir. j r- m i is m a n d a to ry O Fit ling tha t any c o n v e rs a tio n heard d u rin g pain and un co n scio u sn e ss j m x l u t e m e n ta l a b erra tions and psych op hysica l illnesses. M ich e l said, H ubbard de veloped a w ay to ovorcorne their e ffe cts th ro u g h cou nse lin g H u b b .m l s discove ries, M ich el explained, "h a ve b ro u g h t tens o f th o u sands t i state called Clear freed om fro m physical pain and p a in fu l em o 1 turn i aused by the m in d .it Having heard fro m m an y o f H u b b a rd 's readers th a t the research he is engaged in has alrea dy been do ne . B e n n e tt a ffirm e d . " I have resp ect for the p syclm lo g ii al s o p h is tic a tio n o f M r H u b b a rd 's bo ok, b u t I am c o n tin u ng my w ork Sim ilar studies, he added, are g o in g on at C am bridge Uni veisity, Erasmus U n ive rsity in H olland and the U n iversity o f B ritish C olum bra M It s i ivaher to un d e rta ke researcti th a t's likely to dam age an in dividu al. hel snapped B ennett has either m isu n d e rsto o d so m e th in g in his read ' " I n r he has a fixed idea s u b |e i t H u bb ard has p u t decades of research in to this Bennett is n o t o n ly re in v e n tin g th e w heel, he's in v e n tin g a square one " Free W orkshops For Seniors Seniors w ill receive in fo rm a tio n on ho m e se cu rity and M edicare at a free " • 'n ig h t w o rk s tio p held at A la m ed a C o m m u n ity S chool. 2732 NE Fre m n tit For reg istratio n in fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t c o o rd in a to r Jan ice D olan at 284 1686 S e n io r H o m e S e c u r ity . Friday. M ay 1. 10 11 a m Menthol and Lights Menthol G roup discussio n o f soei lal security concerns of senior citizens, led by a C ity C rim e P revention Specialist M e d ic a re I n f o r m a tio n . Friday A pril 24. 10 ,1 a m (Session II o r Fr. (ay. M ay 22, 10 ,1 a m (Session 2) D iscussion led by H e alth choice You’ve come a long way baby V ictorian Tea Party Corliss in W o n d e rla n d V ictorian Tea Party w ill be held at W o o d stock C o m m u n ity Center. 5905 SE 43 on Friday. M ay 15 fro m 3 4 30 PM I he fee is 510 plus $3 for supplies Fancy you rself at an elegant a fte rn o o n tea W ith en o u g h help, m ost rou te s can be c o m p le te d w ith in 45 m in u te s, and you II be sche du led on ly on ce a m o n th . As vo lu n te e rs s ta n spring and sum m er vaca tion s, m ore d rivers are need ed It ju st take one lu n ch h o u r a m o n th to feed o u r h o u se b o u n d elderly You really m ust c o m e 1 Brief history o f h o w the tra d :tio n a l a fte rn o o n tea started and de scrip tio n o f various teas plus a sam p lin g o f a ty p ic a l Vic lo ria n tea m enu in clu d in g finger sandw ishes. scones, and various o th e r tea tim e treats Pre reg istratio n required Call 771 0784 for m ore in fo rm a tio n Menthol 14mg lit tar 0 9 mg nicol ne Lights Menthol 8 mg 0 6 mg nicotine ex per cigarette F 1C Report Feb 85 C P*4ep Morn* Inc 1M?