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Tyhuis said people also
can pick up fall decora-
tions, including corn stalks,
gourds and ears of corn.
And, there are lots of vari-
eties of pumpkins to choose
from, which are available
for purchase by the pound.
“It will be fun for peo-
ple to hunt for that perfect
pumpkin,” she said.
Moving to Echo nearly
three years ago, the Tyhuis
family decided to celebrate
last year’s “adoption month”
in a special way. It was the
second October since adopt-
ing their son, Brent, who
will be 4 in the spring.
“We wanted him to have
a corn maze. What a gift
for a kid and the communi-
BY THE WAY
ty,” Tyhuis said. “I like that
we’re not a carnival, we’re
just good outdoor fun.”
The daughter of Lloyd
and Lois Piercy, Tyhuis
said her family has their
own farm and is involved
with Echo West Vineyard.
Offering the corn maze
and other attractions to the
community, Tyhuis said, is
a way to help people make
the connection from farm to
table.
“It’s just fun to see ev-
eryone enjoying agricul-
ture,” she said. “It’s the end
of the season. It’s a fun cel-
ebration.”
For more information,
including to inquire about
booking group events or
fire pit rentals, contact 509-
528-5808, echocornmaze@
gmail.com or visit www.
echocornmaze.com.
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PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI
Lifeways provides training
for law enforcement
By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN
STAFF WRITER
What was their reality? It
may seem an odd question,
but as local law enforce-
ment are learning, it can be
an important one.
Last week, Lifeways
held a Crisis Intervention
Team training for police, pa-
role and corrections person-
nel about the different ways
mental and social disorders
can manifest themselves,
and how they can better
deal with someone having a
mental health crisis.
“In the old days we
would have just said, ‘He’s
just a knucklehead,’” said
H. O’Brien, a corrections
officer at Two Rivers Cor-
rectional Institution, Uma-
tilla, for the last 18 years.
“Now, we get to figure out
some of the specific things
that may be going on.”
O’Brien was one of
22 people from agencies
around the county who took
the week-long training,
which discussed how offi-
cers can better understand
and deal with a variety of
issues, including autism,
personality disorders, men-
tal illness in the elderly,
de-escalation of people with
psychotic disorders, suicid-
al subjects and addicts.
Officers learned that
a person having a mental
health crisis may perceive
reality differently than those
around them.
“What we see doesn’t
match up with what they
see,” said Nancy Jones-
Batch, a Lifeways employ-
ee.
On Thursday, the train-
ees heard from presenters
about personality disorders,
and about things they might
encounter with people on
the autism spectrum.
Jones-Batch went over
the different clusters of per-
sonality disorders — suspi-
cious, anxious, and impul-
sive/emotional. She talked
about how law enforcement
might encounter each dis-
order, how the person may
act, and the best way for of-
ficers to respond.
A person with antisocial
personality disorder, Jones-
Batch said, may be involved
in anything from a minor
incident to a major crime,
and may be looking for high
stimulation or excitement.
“Your communication
should be direct,” she said.
“Set up options, and be sim-
ple and concise.”
Alternatively, she said
a person with a narcissistic
personality disorder may
have an inflated sense of
importance, and get angry
when an officer doesn’t give
them special treatment.
“They may be over-fa-
miliar, or try to establish
you as an equal,” Jones-
Batch said. She advised of-
ficers to be calm and try to
talk to the person in a way
that shows the mutual ben-
efit of complying with their
requests.
Jones-Batch discussed
some personality disorders
that can be more violent,
such as borderline person-
ality disorder. In such a
scenario, she said, a person
may be angry at getting re-
jected or betrayed, and of-
ficers should speak softly
and create a sense of safety
for the person, while setting
boundaries.
Officers also learned
about how these disorders
develop.
“Personality disorders
are coping strategies to deal
with childhood experienc-
es,” she said. “As a result
of chaos or abuse and a
personality disorder, brain
function is altered.”
Trainees also learned
about how to deal with peo-
ple on the autism spectrum
in law enforcement situa-
tions.
The training was led
by Sherri Coronado, who
works in law enforcement
and has a son on the autism
spectrum, and Carlyle King,
who was diagnosed with au-
tism at 35. They discussed
the different ways autism
can show up, and ways peo-
ple with autism may react
when confronted by an of-
ficer.
“I have difficulties with
visual noise,” King said.
“So things like blinking
lights get processed as mo-
tion.”
If someone on the spec-
trum gets pulled over, Coro-
nado said, they might be
overwhelmed by the sight
of flashing lights.
“(The person) may not be
able to follow your instruc-
tions because there’s too
much input from the lights
still going on,” she said.
In addition to sensory
overload, the two discussed
some of the social cues peo-
ple with autism find diffi-
cult. In a crisis, Coronado
said, even those who can
communicate verbally may
have difficulty.
“That’s one of the first
things to go,” she said.
“You’re not going to be
able to communicate with
them.”
“There are no particular
physical markers,” Corona-
do said. “But if you know
you’re dealing with some-
one on the spectrum, afford
them (courtesy). Calm your
voice, your body, your tone
and be patient.”
Lifeways has been put-
ting on the crisis interven-
tion team training since
2013. Umatilla Police Lt.
Bill Wright, who helps co-
ordinate the training, said it
changes a bit from year to
year, but the core principles
are the same.
In addition to addressing
issues they might encounter
in their jobs, the training
covers how law enforce-
ment officers may be affect-
ed by such encounters.
“We talk about resourc-
es available for other offi-
cers, and making sure we’re
watching out for each oth-
er,” Wright said.
The course ends with
a role-playing exercise,
in which trainees will act
out some of the scenarios
they’ve learned about all
week.
“We (role-play) an in-
dividual who may be sui-
cidal — that can be really
challenging,” said Rachele
Burke of Lifeways. “Or
how to intervene with
someone who is experienc-
ing acute psychosis or ma-
nia.”
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017
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An elevated view of the Echo Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch
gives a glimpse of the two miles of pathways within the
eight-acre cornfield.
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items needed to make pre-
sentations about United
Way giving at workplace
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Early visitors to the open
house at the former St. Pe-
ter’s Catholic Church in
Echo on Sunday may have
missed the highlight of the
afternoon. Father Daniel
Maxwell, pastor of Our
Lady of Angels Catho-
lic Church in Hermiston,
turned in an impromptu
performance on the pump
organ at historic church
building during a visit to
the former church near
the end of the open house.
Maxwell entertained the
crowd and got in a quick
little workout while playing
and pumping the foot ped-
als on the old organ to made
a joyful noise.
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