Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. December 28,2005 - FIVE
Tips offered on dealing with stress
from Morrow County Behavioral
Health
Everyone experiences stress from time to time.
Stress can be a little thing like the kids arguing in the back
seat on a car trip or something as big as a death in the
family. Stress is defined as a circumstance that threatens
one’s well being or inhibits one’s ability to cope. There are
good stressors and bad stressors. For example sometimes
it is stress that helps us to keep an important deadline. There
are times when stress goes beyond the day-to-day demands
of life and begins to interfere with healthy living. When
faced with stress over a long period of time people can
experience what is labeled chronic stress.
Chronic stress is associated with several health
problems, including: disease, depression, anxiety, and can
impair the body’s natural immune function. Additionally,
chronic stress or the inability to effectively handle stress
can interfere with daily living and relationships.
What can one do to help reduce stress? The key is
to learn effective coping skills and practice healthy habits.
For exam ple, confronting problem s directly and not
avoiding them or learning ways to release stress as it
happens can reduce long-term effects of stress. Exercise
and healthy nutrition are important components in dealing
with stress. People who exercise at least 20 minutes three
to five times a week often find they are able to cope with
stress better.
For many, stress becomes so overwhelming they
cannot deal with it themselves and it interferes with the
quality of their lives. Genetics may factor into why some
people experience more stress than others. This means that
some people may not handle stress as well as others no
m a tte r how hard they try. If som eone becom es
overwhelmed by stress, they might need to seek outside
help by consulting a health care provider and/or seeking
help from a local mental health agency. For some, both
medication and mental health interventions are the most
appropriate way to work with stress. There are some
specific kinds of medications that health care providers use
to effectively manage stress. Mental health clinicians are
trained to assess the severity of stress, help to identify
stressors and teach effective ways of coping with or
reducing stress.
Remember, stress is not always bad but when it is
causing one to be angry a lot of the tune, eat excessively,
worry, not sleep, or interferes with relationships then maybe
it is time to consider getting help.
For a free Stress Rating Scale contact Morrow
County Behavioral Health at 541-481-2911 (Boardman
office) or 541-676-9161 (Heppner office).
D A’s Report
The Morrow County District Attorney David C.
Allen has released the following report:
-Paul Hays, 33, was convicted of Assault 4, a Class
A Misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in jail with
166 days suspended and the defendant is sentenced to 24
months of probation, 40 hours of community service, no
contact with the victim, alcohol evaluation and pay $626
in fines, fees and assessments.
-Cory Koertje, 24, was convicted of Criminal
Mischief-2, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 180
days suspended and sentenced to probation, 40 hours of
community service and pay $500 in restitution and $ 126 in
fines, fees and assessments.
Also charged with Manufacturing/Delivery of a
Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony and was sentenced
to probation for a period of 24 months, complete 80 hours
of community service and pay $1,166 in fines, fees and
assessments.
Lexington Christmas lighting
contest winners announced
Randy and Marie Henrichs
and S teve and M indy
Wilson. “Just Right” award
went to Rusty and Kathy
B ritt, John R ipple and
Morris and Shirley McCarl.
“ Best Use of Lights” was
awarded to Dean and Lois
Hunt, Wayne Papineau and
Kevin and Lori McCabe.
“Most Original” went to A1
and Jean Brazell, Scott and
Carol Hollis and John and
Kelly Boyer.
Winners of the Town
o f L ex in g to n C h ristm as
lighting contest have been
selected. “ Best of Theme:
R ed, W hite and B lu e ”
cate g o ry w ere C arm en
W ilson, Bob and L uella
Taylor and Bob and Beverly
Steagall. “ Best Christmas
Theme” went to Roger and
Carol Ehrm antraut, Gene
Orwick and Jake Haynes.
“Tiny But Bright” went to
John and Jessica Lehman,
Morrow County Fair Board selects
theme
2006 fair is Friday, August
“ H appy T rails to the
M orrow County Fair and
Rodeo" was selected as its
2006 them e d u rin g its
D ecem b er
m eeting.
Members said they felt this
theme would be an easy one
to address in decorating the
grounds and booths.
T he d e ad lin e for
reserving a booth for the
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information call 676-9474 or
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mcfair@co.morrow.or.us.
The next Fair Board
meeting will be on Tuesday,
January 3, at 7 p.m. in the
fair office. The public is
invited to attend.
Jonathan Nicholas to speak at Town Correction
E lea n o r B le v in ’s
& Country Banquet
nicknam e was incorrectly
T he
C h am b er
Annual Town & Country
A w ards B anquet set for
T h u rsd ay , Jan. 12, w ill
fe a tu re guest sp ea k e r
Jonathan Nicholas, Portland
O reg o n ian
c o lu m n ist.
Tickets will go on sale soon.
T he ann u al C h am b er
luncheon will be Tuesday,
Jan. 10, at All Saints Parish.
printed in the Dec. 21 edition
o f the H ep p n er G azette
Times. The correct nickname
is “EV.” The GT regrets the
error.
Heppner Little
League meeting
set
H ep p n er
L ittle
L eague w ill m eet on
Thursday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m.
in the Pettyjohn Building
conference room. Anyone
interested in Heppner Little
L eague is w elcom e to
attend.
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) re
ports handling the following
business:
-B oardm an Police
Dept, officer cited Pedro
Pacheco Covarrubias, 23,
for Violation of the Speed
Limit in a School Zone, 34
mph in a 20 mph zone.
-B oardm an Police
D ept, o ffic e r a rre sted
Kenneth James Sicard, 45,
fo r P o ssessio n o f a
C o n tro lle d
S u b stan ce
Schedule II and Schedule III.
-B oardm an Police
Dept, received a report from
a caller who was receiving
strange phone calls from
someone called “Benson.”
- B o a r d m a n
am b u lan ce receiv ed a
request for an ambulance
from a caller in Boardman
for a male subject in his 80s
having cardiac trouble.
“ D ec. 13: M CSO
receiv ed a req u est for
assistance from a caller in
Heppner to shut off a water
main due to a broken pipe;
th ere was no an sw er at
pu b lic w orks w hen she
called. Before she hung up,
she advised the water had
been shut off.
-MCSO received a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that a m ale subject was
trying to property from his
residence.
-MCSO received a
report from a caller of a
hitchhiker on Highway 206
w ho w anted a ride to
Heppner.
-MCSO received a
report from a caller at the
National Weather Service in
Pendleton who advised of a
category change on one of
the sensors on Upper Hinton
C reek and that som eone
needs to check on it. The
Heppner Fire Chief advised
this also happened the
previous day. There was no
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-MCSO deputy cited
Robert Brian Jones, 39, for
Violation of the Basic Speed
Rule, 75 mph in a 55 mph
zone.
-Heppner ambulance
received a report from a
caller in Heppner of an 88-
year-old male who was in
pain. The p atien t was
tra n sp o rte d to P io n e e r
M em orial H o sp ital in
Heppner.
-B oardm an Police
Dept, officer cited a male
juvenile for Driving while
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Violation.
-B oardm an Police
Dept, officer cited Jeffrey
Linn Ring, 45, for Driving
while License Suspended-
V io latio n and D riving
Uninsured. The vehicle was
impounded.
-B oardm an Police
Dept, officer arrested Dustin
Andrew Spears, 20, on an
Irrig o n Ju stic e C ourt
w arrant fo r F ailu re to
Appear/Theft 111.
-B oardm an Police
Dept, officer arrested Dean
Laroy Staten, 40, on an
Irrig o n Ju stice C ourt
warrant for Failure to Pay
Fine/DUII-Failure to Attend
Alcohol Education Classes.
-B oardm an Police
Dept, received a report from
a caller in Boardman of a
suspicious vehicle driving
around.
D ec. 19: M CSO
received a report from a
caller in Irrigon that her son
left w ork and had not
returned home yet; he should
have been back several hours
ago. The call was referred to
the UCSO.
-MCSO received a
report from a caller who
found a canoe with fishing
gear in it at an abandbnbd
campsite in the wildlife area
in Irrigon.
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