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.
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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.
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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.
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ches, explained that the move
is being made because most of
the people who use the
services live in the north end
of the county.
General Services, a state
agency in Salem which locates
space for state offices, is
currently investigat
ing the possibility of remodel
ing office space in Boardman.
post offices.
Classes begin on Monday,
Sept. 25. If you would like to
take a class but have not
pre-registered, you may sign
up at the first class meeting.
Students should also be pre
pared to pay class fees during
this first meeting.
Questions can be directed to
Nancy Brownfield, 676-5039.
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.
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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.
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