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TWO-The Heppner GaieUe-Times, Heppner. Oregon, Thursday, November 27. 1980
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City of Hppnr and lh
' County of Morrow
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Your mental health
Eitheror thinking
by Dr. Terry Templeman
(Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of articles
entitled "Your mental health." Readers are invited to send
comments or questions about these articles to: Dr. Terry
Templeman. Morrow County Mental Health Services, P.O.
Box 554. Heppner, Oregon, 97836.)
This week's topic is either-or thinking, a mental rut that
we all get into occasionally. Good examples of this kind of
thinking habit are: 1) There is only a right and a wrong way
to do things, and 2) There are only two kinds of people in the
world: those who live up to responsibilities and those who
shirk them.
Generally this kind of thinking can lead to anger,
anxiety, or even depression, depending upon the situation.
For example, suppose you are building a fence in your back
yard and you have a picture of how it should look after it is
done. Because it is much easier to picture it in your mind
than it is to actually build it, it is likely that the end product
will be different from what you imagined. If you believe your
mental picture is the only right way that your fence should
. look, you may decide that the actual fence is shoddy,
worthless, that your work is lousy, something to be ashamed
of, and that you are a failure at building fences.
This kind of thinking of course does nothing for your
self-confidence. If you think like this about someone else's
work, you may decide that they are incompetent, worthless,
am- perhaps even should be punished for not doing things
"the right way." This kind of mental rut can lead to constant
irritability and dissatisfaction with others.
Either-or thinking can occur in almost any situation,
probably because it is so simple to do. It is easiest to see
things as good or bad, people as friendly or unfriendly, or
ourselves as failures or successes, rather than to .
acknowledge that there are good and bad qualities to both
people and situations. It is also easy to forget that there are
degrees of success and failure.
Here is a procedure for checking either-or thinking.
First, practice counting how many times a day you
categorize people or things into either-or categories. Second,
when you catch yourself in this rut, change the two
categories into a scale from 0 to 100, with each category as an
end point on the scale. Third, rank the person or situation on
this scale. Using the fence example, you might rank the
image of the fence you want as 100 and no fence at all as 0.
The actual fence may be a 75-not perfect but a job well done.
Fourth, check whether your feelings improve when you allow
for some graduation of right and wrong. If they do, you will
be breaking out of the either-or rut.
What's your opinion?
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Question of the week: "What do we have to be thankful for
this jrear?"
Reverend Mike Sheridan, 32, Heppner, says "The biggest
thing we have to be thankful for is that there is a new growth
of unity in our country. It's seen the way people express
themselves about our government. We haven't done that in a
long time. It's a deep expression of our brotherhood as well
as our patriotism."
Thanksgiving eve
A "quiet service of meditat
ion and thanksgiving" will be
held on Thanksgiving eve.
service at lone UCC
Special music and songs by
Wednesday, Nov. 26. at 7:30
p.m. at the lone United
Church of Christ.
Expresses
gratitude
To the Editor:
Despite our problems, we
Americans do have reasons to
celebrate this Thanksgiving,
including our right to choose
among candidates. As one of
those candidates in our recent
election. I want to express my
gratitude for the support given
to me and for the system that
gives each of us the right to
make a choice.
Clay Myers,
Oregon State Treasurer
Congressman
offers thanks,
open door
To the Editor:
My wife Kathleen and I
extend our warmest thank you
to the many Oregonians who
worked so very hard to elect
me to Congress.
Oregonians should be very
grateful for the honor and
dignity with which Mr. Ull
man served this district for 24
years. He worked hard for
those things he believed in and
all of us owe him our thanks
for this dedication to public
service.
I want you to know that I
share Mr. Ullman's concern
for. the people of the 2nd
district. It was a hard-fought
and close election. Now, that
the decision is in, I hope
everyone will join me in doing
the big job ahead. I pledge to
represent ALL the people.
As your representative to
Congress, I encourage you to
contact me with your sugges
tions, ideas and concerns.
Working together, we can
solve our problems and make
government more responsive
to our needs.
Mine will always be an open
door to you.
Sincerely,
Denny Smith, .,
Congressman-elect
Computers
essential to
schools
To the Editor:
During a basic acounting
class that I am taking through
BMCC, I had a chance tc be
exposed to the computer
set-up at tone High School.
Over the past year, I have
heard remarks in our com
munity that money spent on
the computers could be put to
better use. Because I do not
have children that age, I had
never given the whole subject
much thought, but now I am
convinced that exposure to
computers and basic comput
er technology is absolutely
essential for our children in
Morrow County. Small mobile
inexpensive computers are
Omtuary
Delia Parsons
Delia Parsons, 76, of Jones
ville, Virginia, passed away
Monday, Nov. 24, 1980. Mrs.
Parsons is the mother of Anna
Mae Steagall of Heppner.
Mrs. Parsons was born Oct.
29, 1904, around St. Charles,
Va. Funeral services were
scheduled for Wednesday,
Nov. 26. Province Funeral
Home, Pennington Gap, Va.,
was in charge of arrange
ments. Mrs. Parsons is survived by
three daughters, Anna Mae
Steagall, Heppner, Dee
Bohanan, Columbia, Mo., and
Betty Williams, Washington,
DC; two sons, Bob Parsons,
formerly of Heppner, and
Charles Parsons, Chicago; 11
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. Her husband,
Elmer, preceded her in death.
Wilma Cheney will be shared
at the Thanksgiving eve
service.
Letters to the Editor
perfect Iv adequate for (his
purpose
It is the responsibility of the
school hoard and the advisory
committee to make sure that
needs are evaluated through
out the county, that realistic
priorities are set. and approp
riations are made in these
priority areas.
I feel that more people
should visit the schools and
become acquainted with the
computer programs that are
being made available to our
children. The consequent un
derstanding of the computer
literacy programs in our
county high schools would
benefit both the schools and
the taxpayers in Morrow
County.
Sheridan Tarnasky,
Heppner
Gracious losers
and winners
To th Editor:
I received the following I
letter and take , it as a
compliment to the young men
of this area and submit it for
everyone to read as evidence
that there is more to athletics
than is generally believed.
Also, I should note that we
were graciously treated by the
Elgin people, both before and
after the game. It is some
times harder to be a good
winner than it is to be a good
loser and I can honestly say
that our opponents were
gracious in victory. I hope that
they continue to win until we
have a chance to play them
again.
John Sporseen
Football Coach
Heppner High School
Dear Mr. Sporseen:
I have written this letter to
your wonderful bunch of
football players. They are
truly terrific. You have done a
beautiful job of teaching those
young men not only the game
of football, but you have
instilled in them the sports
manship conduct that inspired
me to write this letter. Could
you please see that the letter
gets printed in your local
paper so your town of Heppner
can share in the praise given
to your Heppner Mustangs.
Thank you.
On Saturday, Nov. 15, 1980,
the Elgin Huskies had the
privilege of playing football
with the finest bunch of young
men we've seen in a long time.
I'm the mother of Steve
Rabourne. starting quarter
back for the Huskies, and I
CONGRATULATIONS
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wanted to take the time to
write a letter and commend
the sportsmanship conduct of
such ii fine football team. I,
myself, saw one of your
players assist one of our
players up off the ground after
a tackle, a courtesy we seldon
gel or see. Plus, when my son
Steve gol home he told me of
all the good wishes given to
him by your mighty Mus
tangs. Some even told him
they hoped he'd take his team
all the way to being class "A"
slate champions.
Good sportsmen are very
rare in this day and age. We
see very little of It. Your
Mustangs are a prime ex
ample of what competition is
all about. I'm afraid winning
is all kids know or care about.
They forget there's also a 50
percent chance of losing in
any competition and when it
happens they don't know how
to handle it. This is not true of
the Heppner Mustangs. You
are truly great sportsmen.
Although you lost in the play
off game, you truly are big
winners because of your
excellent sportsmanship con
duct. Coach Sporseen, parents of
these wonderful young men,
and the whole town of Heppner
should be very proud of your
kids. They're an asset to you
all.
Sideline Admirer,
Leone Williams
Elgin, Oregon
DMV schedule
The Heppner office of the
Motor Vehicles Division will
be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every
week day during the month of
December except for the
following days:
December 17 - Heppner
office closed; Condon office
open 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at
the Gilliam County Court
house. December 25 - Heppner
office closed, Christmas
holiday.
December 26 - Heppner
office closed, Christmas holiday.
Births
James Paul Walton - A son,
James Paul, was born to Sue
Ellen and Paul Walton, Long
Creek, on Nov. 21.
James weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz.
He joins a sister, Shannon
Marie, 13 months, at home.
Grandparents are Colleen
and Don Greenup, Heppner,
and Kay and Bud Walton, of
Long Creek.
Great grandmothers are
Mrs. Peggy Moyer, Heppner;
and Mrs. Agnes Walton,
Pendleton.
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Justice Court
Justice Court at the Morrow
County Courthouse handled
the following cases over the
past week:
Gary Lynn I.awson. 240 N.
Court. Heppner, illegal U-turn
- $15 fine;
Carrie Jess Jannsen. 4235 N.
Minnesota St.. Portland, ex
ceeding maximum speed, 67
miles per hour in a 55 mph
zone - $55 hail forfeited;
Donald Charles McElligott,
P.O. Box 5. lone, 71 mph in a
55 mph speed limit $24 fine;
Dennis Gene Morgan, 1215
West Madronn No. D, Herm
iston, operator's license sus
pended $155 fine;
John Roderick Murray, P.O.
Box 427, Highway 74, lone,
violation of basic rule, 56 mph
in 35 mph designated speed
$34 fine:
Jerald Eldon Rea, Star Rt.,
Box 4160, Lexington, exceed
ing maximum speed, 66 mph
in 55 speed limit - $14 fine;
Paul Edwurd Sapp, Box 214,
Heppner, switched license
plates - $29 fine;
Gary Marvin Larson, 1287
Palace, N.E., Salem, hunting
in prohibited area (safety
zone) - $55 bail forfeited;
Charles Andrew Vandetta,
P.O. Box 771, Heppner, 1,100
lb. tandem axle overload $29
forfeited ;
Gary Wayne Coen, Highway
730, 4th St. W., P.O. Box 328.
Irrigon, overwidth vehicle -$17
fine;
David Alan Rohde, 2230 S W.
Ladow, Pendleton, violation of
basic rule, 51 mph in a 25 mph
designated speed - $44 fine;
Donald Fay McEwen, P.O.
Box 422, Heppner, violation of
regulated hunt restriction
(operating motor vehicle in a
closed area) - $19 fine;
Bruce Lawrence Edney,
1347 47th Ave., Box 308. Sweet
Home, violation of basic rule,
51 mph in 35 mph designated
speed - $34 fine;
Wayne Russell Rollis. 295 W.
Baltimore, P.O. Box 1688,
Heppner, violation of over
width permit (no rear pilot
vehicle) - $17 fine;
Kenneth Marion Stookey,
Rt. 2, Box 66, Heppner, vehicle
license expired - $6 fine;
Lewis Dellman Neal, Jr.,
Rural Route, Kimberly High
way, Kimberly, driving under
the influence of intoxicants -$207
fine;
Rick Gerald Rea, 610 Main
St., Heppner, no muffler $12
fine;
Twilla Regina Morris, Wil
low Creek Road, P.O. Box 613,
Heppner, driving under the
influence of intoxicants - $207
fine;
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Dale Robert Woodward,
1914 Bridgewater. Fairbanks,
Alaska, vehicle license expir
ed -$12 fine; switched plates -$22
fine; operator's license
suspended - $207 fine;
Jimmy Hen Mal.en, 424 S.
14th. St. Helens, failure to
validate big game lag (Rocky
Mountain elk) $22 fine;
Dorothy Jane Scott, P.O.
Box 467. shooting from public
highway - $29 fine;
Lynn Robert Colvard, P.O.
Box 131, lone, defective equip
ment (tow trailer) -not guilty;
Buddy Marion Dunten, 205
Klickitat. McNary, no angling
license (Penland Lake) $55
bail forfeited;
Richard Allen Dunn, Jr.,
1201 Thompson, operating ve
hicle in a road closure $29
fine:
Kelley Kathline Moore, 540
S. Main St., Heppner, no
Oregon operator's license $12
fine;
Robert Frank Hoffman,
10305 S W. Walker Rd., Hen-
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Kenneth Wayne Lowe, 3858
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David Alan Orr, Rt. 2, Box
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John Patrick Maqulre, B25
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The Gazette-Times Incor
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issue that Tom's Chevron had
been purchased by Jeff
Maben. The station Is still
owned by Tom Troxell and has
been leased to Maben.
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