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Abuse problems The Alcohol and Drug Com mittee met last Thursday to discuss possible ways of dealing with the problem of substance abuse in Morrow County, especially among young people. The group is composed of local citizens who serve as a steering committee for the Morrow County Mental Health Service with respect to alcohol and drug abuse. According to Carolyn Holt, Morrow County Juvenile Counselor, the number of crimes committed in the county by juveniles has risen sharply in the last year and in over 50 per cent of these cases the youngsters had been drinking. . Also, she says, the mood among young people has undergone a change. "The major problem with drinking teenagers used to be the hazard they posed on the roads, but now in addition to that the kids are getting drunk and breaking into houses, or vandalizing, or robbing gas stations," Holt said. The Committee recom mended that a program of alcohol oriented classes be prepared by professional alco Biofeedback available The following article dealing with the biofeedback process was written by Valerie Boyer, mental health specialist at the Morrow County Mental Health Services clinic. The service is available at the clinic, on a physician's referral, along with a variety of other community mental health assistance programs. We all know about lack of communication between nations, between generations, and between intimate relations but even within the individual a very delicate set of signals can be jammed, namely those messages transmitted by our own bodies, Unless a person has special awareness, the subtle language of the body usually goes unnoticed. The whispered warning, ignored, gathers strength and volume until it is shrieking an alarm. Then we notice that our head feels like something the Rams used in kicking practice, or that a porcupine seems to have established permanent residence in our stomach. Besides dosing ourselves with Alka-Seltzer and aspirin, though, what can be done with a recalcitrant stomach or a head that thinks it's a 4th-of-July skyrocket? One might as well try to command blood pressure or heart rate or brain waves, right? That is precisely correct. Using the process termed "biofeedback" researchers have demonstrated that a person is able to control, among other things, the respiratory and circulatory systems systems traditionally labeled "autonomic" or "involuntary". The equipment involved works on the same principle as a lie-detector device. Sensors pick up minute changes in body temperature or muscle tension and relay the information (feed it back) to the subject in a clearly recognizable signal like a flash of light or a buzzer. Eventually one can develop both an awareness that recognizes subtle internal signals and the responses that can alleviate potential pain. For example, supposing a person were plagued with tension headaches, which are the result of the tightening of the neck and scalp muscles. Using a biofeedback system the tension of the frontalis (forehead) muscles is measured and the information is converted to sound tones a high-pitched tone for conditions of tension and a low-pitched tone for relaxed stages. The subject is told to keep the sound in the low-pitched ranges. During the course of the training sessions the subject gradually learns not only to relax from an already-tense state, but also to recognize a build-up of tension and relax before a headache occurs. Since the mid-1960's biofeedback methods have been researched by leading universities and medical schools (such as Harvard and UCLA) and the results have been promising. Biofeedback training has helped people with disorders ranging from high blood pressure to paralysis, although in some cases success is limited. Biofeedback is not the new miracle cure, but it sometimes can produce relief where other treatments have failed. Consequently, biofeedback training is now widely available in hospitals, research labs, and mental health clinics all over the nation. In Heppner the Morrow County Mental Health Clinic is equipped to provide biofeedback training for headache upon physician referral. Evidently there is more to the "Get in Touch with Your Body" slogans than mere fad. Perhaps good health and a sense of well being, that willow-the-wisp so many of us chase, begin when we attune our senses to the language our bodies speak. Elks Calendar Thursday, Sept. 22 Regular Lodge, 8 p.m. Kitty Dinner ticket drawing Friday, Sept. 23 Happy Hour, 5 7 Saturday. Sept. 24 Steak Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Live Music, 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.27 Senior Citizens, 4:30 p.m. a B.P.O.E. 358 Heppner, Oregon j hol and drug counselors who would work with court-mandated persons in a rehabilita tion process. The program would be available to the judge as an alternative to fines and restrictions. "Hopefully, we can give these people some insight into the physiological and sociolo gical realities of alcoholism and the kinds of consequenses they are flirting with," says George Rex, Psychologist at Morrow County Mental Health Service and coordinator of the proposed alcohol classes. "Our conversations with com munity members has indicat ed to us a growing concern about young drinkers and we are confident that a program of this type, which has proved successful with older popula tions, will work here, too." Although suggested as a possible recourse for the court system, the program would be open to self -referred cases. "Anytime alcohol is causing problems in the family or on the job we want to make help available, whether a person is involved legally or not," says Rex. Those present at the meet- Wednesday, Sept. 28 Senior Citizens, 4:30 p.m. Pinochle Tournament starts 7:30 p.m. Organizational Night please come Thursday, Sept. 29 Men only Hunter's Night Dinner, 6 p.m. aired ing were Rev. G.E. Black burn, (chairman), Marvin Peterson, Thomas M. Dixon, Rev. Kenneth Miller, Carolyn Holt, Carl M. Marquardt, Dr. L.D. Tibbies, Bill Kuhn, Dr. Janice Green, George Rex, Woody Koenig, Sandy Koenig, ' and Valerie Boyer. The next meeting will be held October 20. Kilkenny named top Vesta Kilkenny has been named Top Sales Associate for the month of August at Stan Wiley, Inc., Realtors. Mrs. Kilkenny, daughter of Orval and Alta Cutsforth, of Heppner, grew up in the Pendleton area and attended Heppner High School. A sales associate at the firm's Portland Center Branch, she has been with the company since February, 1975. Her specialty is farm property. During August, she had a total sales volume of $352,259 and recorded four new listings and four sales. A Portland resident, she is mother to four children. One son is an attorney with the U.S. Tax Court in Washington, D.C. and another a vice president of a San Francisco insurance company. Two chil dren are students at the University of Oregon. woo mm 1 IRE broke in the of Jane McRoberts Aug. 16 and because Rapco Foam insulation was in the wails the fire was contained to just 3 feet of electrical wiring. C A W IMl insulating with Rapco added comfort...we,B give you their names. MATO Hughes, Terry Hughes or Ed f4 I 1 your questions about Rapco 676-9413 on the recorder...or 676-9909 or Ed at hVif i .1 d! iMHjir County office plans move Plans are now being made to move the joint county branch office of Adult and Family servies and the Chil drens Service Division from Heppner to Boardman as soon as office space becomes available in that city. Margaret Elliot, manager of Adult and Family Services in Hermiston and Heppner bran BMCC classes still open Most evening classes offer ed through Blue Mountain Community College are still open for more students. Only Beginning Photogra phy is completely filled, while Tole on Canvas has three additional opennings. Other classes have plenty of slots, so fill out a pre-registration form and send it in by Friday, Sept. 23. The forms are available in Heppner, lone and Lexington Justice Justice Court dispositions for the past two weeks include: Michael Lane, Pilot Rock, found guilty of negotiating a bad check and being a minor in possession (MIP). He was ordered to pay restitution, given a 30-day suspended jail term, a $32 fine and charged with court costs of $150. John Boyer, Heppner, found guilty at trial of driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII). He was fined $155 and has entered an appeal in the case. IT AGAN out home -v M I ARM CUT ROAST ffc h'ii' ..J? 3l j PACIFIC SHRIMP W tWbrtfimriiiin ii miiiiiiwil iiniwidfc SSC- Bl fim2M,'Z", WSfE"-! iiwjhhiiii afaa. 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She also has additional pre registration forms available. Court Jodine LaPlachet, Califor nia, entered a guilty plea to the charge of DUII and fined $305. Freddie McConnchie, Port land, found guilty of attempt ing to elude, reckless driving and switching vehicle license plates. He was fined a total of $:sti0 and given a suspended 30-day jail term. William Tews, lone, found guilty of minor in possession and fined $32. Keith Papineau, Lexington, found guilty of minor in possession and fined $32. 0 Dick can answer Foam ...call today. 3 lli- lillvllL r--v i aa mmm a i mm mm mm mm mm mmm mm mmm mmm mi mm mm mmm mm mm mmm mm mm m mm mm nB ONE POUND NUCOA MARGARINE DARIG0LD BUTTER DARIG0LD a BIG BATCH Cm mission lToI JO B COOKIE MIX I JIFFIES NOODLES 4tl 1 , -4 JSS USNo. 1 10 lbs. m f kPOTATOES ANANAS 57$1 jllpf gfc- LETTUCE 4W$l '" j The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, September 22, 1977 THREE Area in print By Justine W'eatherford Bill Weatherford, Heppner, and his brother Marion Weatherford, Arlington, have each authored books about this general area which are now being distributed. "Blue Mountain Talewinds" is a collection of humorous stories and character sketches about personages and events which Bill has written in his own, wry, humorous style, This small book is illustrated with pen and ink sketches by Pendleton cartoonist Tom Simonton. Neil Parks produced the light-weight book. There is one copy for circulation at the Heppner Library and a number of copies being offered for sale there. Marion Weatherford 's "Arlington, Child of the Columbia" is a significant regional history. It describes in detail the relocation of Arlington after the building of the John Day Dam. The author has lived in the Arlington community all of his 70 years and has amassed a tremendous collection of photographs, a great number of which are reproduced in the book along with helpful charts and maps. Published by the Oregon Historical Society, the book contains 270 pages, several historic listings of officials, a five-page index and a listing of its illustrations. Marion Weatherford chose to divide his work into two sections. The first tells of the Settlement's Beginnings, the County Seat Controversy, the years from 1890 through two World Wars, the Depression and Better Times and the great struggles of the Relocation. It closes with a look into the future of the community. The second part covers Transportation and Communica tion, Major Early Buildings, People, Churches, Fraternal and Service Organizations and closes with the Appendix and Index. Bill's book is for the casual reader who will enjoy laughing with him at some interesting episodes in this area's past. Marion's book will appeal more to the rather serious historian. The pictures in the Arlington book make it more that worth its price. A copy of this book is also ready to be circulated by the Heppner Library. It may be purchased at the Oregon Historical Society Bookstore, Portland, and there may soon be some available for sale locally. YOUn FOOD DOLLARS HAVE ""j MARKET J 48 $123 vniw wn we nmvFR nn I TUESDAY & FRIDAY MEAT 676-92S3 GROC. 676-9614 I PRICES EFFECTIVE SEPT. 22, 23 & 24 4
