TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 25,2006
Morrow-Wheeler Behavioral Health Sheriff's Report
otters free SAD assessment
questionnaire
The Morrow County
is needed to lift the winter
Winter Depression,
Winter Blues, Cabin Fever,
no matter what you call it.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
(S A D ), is a type o f
depression. It is estimated
that betw een 10 to 20
percent o f people in the
United States will experience
SAD some time between fall
and spring each year. As the
days grow shorter and there
are less d ay lig h t hours,
people are more likely to
experience the symptoms of
SAD. The symptoms can be
one or m ore o f the
following: depressed feeling,
irritability, less energy, loss
o f in terest in norm al
a c tiv itie s, w eight gain,
change in ap p etite and
avoiding of social situations.
The symptoms can be mild
or hav a negative impact on
the quality of one’s life.
For mild symptoms
of SAD. light therapy might
be effective. This would
include going outdoors in
daylight hours even if there
is a cloud cover. Tanning in
a tanning bed for a few
minutes several times per
week is reported to help
some who suffer from mild
SAD symptoms.
It is easy to stay in
doors and get little exercise
during the winter months,
which may factor into why
so many people are prone to
mild forms of SAD. If this
describes you, then getting
more exercise may be all that
blues. Most com m unities
have gyms to join at a variety
o f d ifferen t co sts. M ost
departm ent stores sell all
kinds o f exercise tapes that
might be helpful. Walking at
a brisk pace for one to three
miles a day outdoors would
give light ex p o su re and
exercise. It doesn’t really
matter what kind of exercise
so long as one is exercising.
If exercise and light
exposure do not lift the
symptoms of SAD it could
be that the case is moderate
to severe. Since the quality
of o n e's life depends on
feeling good, then it may be
necessary to consult your
family care provider and/or
m ental h ealth p rovider.
Together they can assess the
need
for
m ed icatio n
management and severity of
SAD. By u n d erstan d in g
triggers and learning coping
skills, your mental health
professional can help reduce
symptoms and the likelihood
of them reoccurring.
For a free Seasonal
P attern
A ssessm en t
Q u e stio n n a ire
c o n tact
Morrow Wheeler Behavioral
H ealth. To sch ed u le an
appointment or speak to a
counselor please call our
Fossil office at 763-2746,
H eppner at 676-9161, or
Boardman at 481 -2911. We
also have 24-hour crisis
services that can be accessed
by simply dialing 911.
OTLD project receives grant funding
The Eastern Oregon
Early Literacy and Learning
League (E L L L ) is the
recipient of a $21,000 grant
from the W eyerhaeuser
Fam ily F ou ndation to
support early literacy
o u treach serv ices for
children in three Eastern
O regon c o u n ties. ELLL
partners receiving grant
funding include U m atilla
C ounty S pecial L ibrary
D is tric t’s “Take O ff,”
Wallowa County Library’s
“Training Wheels” and the
O regon Trail L ibrary
D istrict's “First Steps in
M orrow
C o u n ty .”
W eyerhaeuser
Fam ily
F o u n d a tio n 's C h ild re n ’s
Initiative provides funding
for local programs that are
in n o v a tiv e ,
or
that
demonstrate a new way of
delivering services, and from
w hich others can learn.
T h irty -fo u r g ran ts w ere
awarded to organizations
throughout the United States
for a total of $651,991.
The Eastern Oregon
Early Literacy and Learning
League represents a multi
county effort to expand and
enhance services supporting
language development and
early lite ra c y through
collaboration and sustainable
growth. ELLL is the only
library-based early literacy
outreach effort in Oregon
that encompasses multiple
p a rtn e rs in n eig h b o rin g
co u n tie s.
A d d itio n al
program support has been
received from the Oregon
Com m unity Foundation’s
Early Childhood Initiative
G ran t,
W ildhorse
Foundation, local libraries,
community organizations,
the Commission on Children
and Families and the Oregon
State Library.
HES students receive savings bonds
for winning essay contest
Jonathan Chen, Austin Gutierrez and Courtney George
Students in grades
five and six from Heppner
E lem en tary
su b m itted
essays to the Heppner Elk’s
Lodge d e sc rib in g th eir
feeling and emotions of the
flag of the United States.
Essays had to be no longer
than 250 words and three
stu d en ts
out
of
approximately sixty papers
submitted were chosen as
winners.
Austin Gutierrez, a
fifth grade student, won first
place w ith his essay.
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Jonathan Chen, another Fifth
grader, took second place
and Courtney George, a sixth
grader, took third. These
stu d en ts w ill receiv e a
savings bond, courtesy of the
Lodge. These three papers
will also be sent to the district
level to be judged as well.
M agn etic
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Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) re
ports handling the following
business:
Jan. 6: M CSO
issued a citation to John
Thomas, 56, for going 68
mph in a 45 mph.
-MCSO received a
rep o rt about a d isab le
vehicle in a ditch. It was
reported that the driver was
taking a nap.
Jan. 7: -M C SO
received a report about a
blue
p ickup
at
the
Em ergency Room Door.
Subjects need in; they have
a subject with MS that is
vomiting and ill.
-MCSO received a
rep o rt that D aniel Lyle
Smith, 29, was arrested by
UCSO on local charges with
a hold place for an Irrigon
Justice Court w arrant for
Failure to Pay Fine/Driving
w hile
S u sp en d ed -
misdemeanor.
-MCSO received a
report that there was a large
bail of hay blocking the fast
lane.
-MCSO received a
report that Ross C arlisle
VanEtta, 25, was arrested for
failing to appear for failure
to perform duties of a driver.
Subject was already lodged
at Umatilla County Jail.
-M C SO arrested
Richard Allen Pifher, 45, on
a Hermiston PD warrant for
failure to appear for Theft
III. He was lo dged at
Umatilla County Jail.
-M C SO issu ed a
citation to Mary Adrienne
G ardner, 39, for driving
while suspended, driving
uninsured and for having
expired vehicle plates. The
vehicle was impounded.
-MCSO received a
rep o rt about a d isab led
vehicle. The vehicle turned
out to be out of fuel.
-M C SO issu ed a
citation to Theresa Marie
Noel, 18, for going 89 mph
in 65 mph.
-MCSO received a
report that Theodor Herman
Tank, 37, was arrested by
M arion C ounty on a
Morrow County warrant for
local charges. He was lodged
at Marion County Jail.
-BA assisted a 16-
year-old male with a possible
neck in ju ry d u rin g a
wrestling tournament. BPD
received the call also.
-BA assisted a six
months old female baby that
fell off a bed.
-B PD receiv ed a
rep o rt that th ere was a
v eh icle that had item s
blowing off of it due to the
windy conditions.
Jan. 8:
-BPD
received a report advising
that there was a van that was
stuck in the sand near
Riverview Motel.
-B PD re c eiv e d a
report about two vehicles
speeding down the freeway,
going at least 90 mph.
MCSO received a call also.
-B PD receiv ed a
report from a subject who
was run off the road by one
o f the vehicles from the
previous call.
-B PD re c eiv e d a
report about a burglary. The
male subject was chased off.
-MCSO received a
noise complaint near The
G azette Tim es that was
occurring very early. Subject
was picking through bricks,
agreed to leave and come
back in a few hours.
-MCSO received a
report that Am ber Leann
Wilson, 22, was arrested by
Hermiston PD for failure to
a p p ea r
for
C rim in al
Trespassing II.
-M CSO received a
report that a stop sign was
knocked down.
-M CSO received a
report about vehicles that
were on Paul Smith Rd near
the canal. V ehicles were
occupied and had their lights
on.
-MCSO received a
report that a w indow at
Irrigon High School was
broken and the dug out was
tagged.
Jan. 9:
-M C SO
received a report from a 14-
year-old fem ale that her
mother assaulted her.
-MCSO received a
request for the rep o rter’s
co u n se lo r to phone her.
Reporter felt that another
subject thought she was
arguing with him or her.
-MCSO received a
report that the reporter’s air
compressor was stolen.
-MCSO received a
report that the re p o rte r’s
vehicle looked like someone
tried to steal it.
-M C SO a rre sted
Joseph W. Palmer, 25, for
Failure to Pay Fine/Driving
while Suspended. Palmer
was released to appear.
-MCSO received a
report that the reporter had
just moved to Irrigon from
Umatilla and the reporter’s
neighbor was flipping him
off. Reporter felt harassed
and re q u e ste d d eputy
contact.
-M C SO issu ed a
citation to Eric James Krohn,
22, for going 80 mph in a 55
mph.
-MCSO received a
report that Hood River CO
SO located a stolen ATV
from Morrow County.
-MCSO received a
request for deputy contact
when the reporter thought
that either a rock or 22 bullet
hit the w re stlin g team
vehicle.
-MCSO received a
rep o rt that the w ater
pressure was way down.
Heppner Public Works were
advised.
-MCSO received a
report that Larry Grant Dana
Jr., 33, was arrested by the
O n tario PD on an IJC
warrant for failure to appear
for Theft II.
-MCSO received a
report that the reporter’s ex
boyfriend had called her and
told her he was going to kill
himself and had already hurt
himself. BH was contacted.
-B PD issu ed a
citation to Jason Michael
Beyers, 21, for failing to
register his dog.
-B PD re c eiv e d a
report that the reporter was
receiving death threats from
her sister.
-B PD issu ed a
citation to M elissa Dawn
Lemmon, 23, for Failing to
Y ield to an E m ergency
Vehicle.
-BA assisted a male
who believed he had the
stomach flu. Subject had
passed out, and when he
came too, he called for an
ambulance.
-BA received a call
about a male subject with
extreme chest pains who was
driving a May truck. BA was
ad v ised to stan d dow n,
because Rufus ambulance
responded.
Jan. 10: M CSO
received a report that Jay
Arlie Miller, 36, was arrested
by OSP Klamath Falls on a
IJC warrant for failing to
appear for driving while
suspended.
-M C SO arre sted
Steven M. O 'Dell, 28, on an
IJC warrant for failing to pay
Fine for DUII.
-MCSO received a
report that a driver passed in
the no passing zone and was
very belligerent.
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-MCSO received a
rep o rt about a M aytag
Washer and Dryer that were
stolen. Reporter knew that
they w ere on B om bing
Range Rd.
-M CSO arrested a
male subject for failing to
pay fine for driving while
suspended.
-B PD issu ed a
citation to Clarence Julian
A nderson, 75, for going
against prohibited horses on
residence owned property.
-B PD issued a
citation to Ralph Cota, 46,
for driving uninsured.
Jan. 11: -M C SO
received a report that the
re p o rte r had receiv ed
p ack ag es that had been
pu rch ased w ith a stolen
credit card.
-MCSO received a
report that a subject was
issu ed a c ita tio n for
m ain ta in in g a dog as a
nuisance.
-MCSO received a
report that a subject was
using rep o rter’s name on
their bills.
-MCSO received a
report about elder abuse. A
d a u g h ter w ith h eld her
mother’s medication.
-MCSO received a
report that a juvenile stated
that her mother had a knife
and was threatening to kill
herself. The female juvenile
went to her aunt’s house.
There was a male juvenile at
the subject’s house.
-B PD receiv ed a
report that som eone in a
w hite p ick u p dum ped a
Christmas tree and garbage
in reporter’s dumpster.
-BPD arrested Jose
Naba Palacios, 19, for failing
to appear for giving false
in fo rm atio n to a police
ofFicer.
-B PD a rre sted a
subject for \nim al Neglect I
and Animal Abuse II.
-B PD
arre sted
Alberto Gutierrez Sahagun,
45, for harassment.
-B PD issued a
citation to Daniel Lezma
Santoya, 26, for Failing to
Y ield to an em erg en cy
vehicle.
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