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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018
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SUICIDE
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STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS
Roger Bounds speaks after being named Man of the Year at the Hermiston Distinguished
Citizens Award Banquet on Wednesday in Hermiston.
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doesn’t live in town. Rep.
Greg Smith received the
inaugural Nobel Laureate
award, which honors profes-
sional accomplishments that
benefit the region.
“Chances are, if there’s
a project in the Columbia
Basin, (Smith’s) fingerprints
are all over it,” said U.S.
Rep. Greg Walden, who pre-
sented the award.
Smith, in the middle of
the 2018 legislative session,
thanked his family and staff.
“It’s by being focused
and by being of one mind
that we’re going to continue
to make Hermiston the great
community it is,” he said.
The district-wide teacher
of the year was Kent Barnes,
a science teacher at Sand-
stone Middle School whose
impact interim superinten-
dent Tricia Mooney said
stretches far beyond his
classroom.
“I truly do have the best
job,” Barnes said.
Educators of the year
for each school included
Barnes, Katie Abbott, Tina
Crowell, Michelle Dunkel,
Ashley Nicodemus, Sandra
Rice, Bridget Schultz, Leah
Smith, Emily Strot Smith
and Tracy Tynkila. Larry
Usher, Hermiston High
School’s athletic director,
was honored as Administra-
tor of the Year.
The two Merit of Honor
Awards went to Alice New-
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• • •
Patrons of the Umatilla
Public Library can now
utilize passes for admis-
sion to the SAGE Center in
Boardman.
The pass, which can be
checked out from the library
for a week, offers free
admission for up to six peo-
ple. If the pass is lost, there
is a $20 charge.
In addition, the library
has other museum passes
that can be checked out,
including for Maryhill
Museum of Art, located
near Goldendale, Washing-
ton, and Tamástslikt Cul-
tural Institute in Mission.
For more information,
call 541-922-5704 or stop
by the library at 700 Sixth
St., Umatilla.
• • •
The Stanfield Commu-
nity Center is really cook-
ing with recent upgrades. It
recently updated its kitchen
with a range, hood and vent
system thanks to grants
from the Oregon Commu-
nity Foundation and Union
Pacific.
The center, said Rose
Emerson, has been working
on upgrades for the last few
years. The new range, hood
and vent, along with some
other updates, have resulted
in a more efficient system,
she said.
The center can be rented
by the public for four-
hour ($125) or eight-hour
($250) rental periods. For
more information, call
541-449-1332.
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man and the employees
of the Wal-Mart Distribu-
tion Center. Newman, who
works in many capacities
with the Umatilla County
Fair and with youth in the
community, was recognized
for her commitment as a
volunteer.
“Any time there’s a Bull-
dog in need, Alice is there,”
said presenter Dan Dorran.
Newman was humble in
her receipt of the award.
“I stay in the back-
ground,” she said. “I do the
things I do because I like to
stay in the background.”
Members of the Wal-
Mart Distribution Center
team were recognized for
their donations to Hermis-
ton and surrounding commu-
nities. Presenter Phil Hamm
said the company has made
cash donations of $90,000
and 150 tons of merchandise,
including 98 tons of food, in
the past year. General Man-
ager Josh Burns said the team
includes 816 associates.
Eldon Marcum won the
Fire Service award. Mar-
cum is a Stanfield firefighter
and Umatilla County Fire
District board member with
more than 40 years of fire-
fighting experience. Chief
Scott Stanton noted Mar-
cum’s willingness as a com-
munity volunteer.
“I’ll do anything for any-
body I can help,” Marcum
said.
The Bob Severson Rotary
Business of the Year award
went to Mike and Jonette
Atkinson of Atkinson Staff-
ing, who were honored for
their contributions to the
agricultural industry, pro-
viding needed staff to
many other businesses in
the region. Mike surprised
and amused the crowd with
a story about how he had
always wanted to win a “life-
saving award” when he was
a Boy Scout. After orches-
trating a perilous situation
(pushing his non-swimming
friend into a pool and diving
in to save him) went without
proper merit, Mike said he
finally had fulfillment.
“I no longer feel I need
that award,” he said, hold-
ing up the plaque he and his
wife received.
Gabrielle
Aceves-
Galindo and Kyle Ketchersid
of Hermiston High School
were awarded the Altrusan
Outstanding Young Citizens
Award for their accomplish-
ments and contributions to
the school and community.
Presenter Nancy Lauck said
Aceves-Galindo is an opera
singer and teaches piano.
She sings at local retirement
homes and in her church
choir, and works with spe-
cial needs children. Ketcher-
sid is involved in music and
theater, and just starred as
the Cat in the Hat in Herm-
iston High School’s “Seus-
sical the Musical.” He plays
bassoon in several regional
orchestras, and currently
serves as assistant drum
major for the high school
band.
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another person cannot put
the idea in their mind.
QPR, she said, is com-
parable to CPR in that it
allows laypersons, rather
than health professionals,
to help someone in crisis.
“It’s a brief interven-
tion, and most people
will refer those at risk to
a provider for ongoing
treatment,” she said.
Walsborn noted that
Umatilla County over the
past decade has averaged
about 12 suicides per
year. In 2016, she said,
that number jumped to
16. Oregon has one of the
higher suicide rates in the
U.S., coming in at 12th.
States with the highest
rates were Alaska, Wyo-
ming and Montana, and
the lowest rates were in
New Jersey, New York
and Washington, D.C.
Walsborn said the rates
likely are related to pop-
ulation density, as well
as the availability of
providers.
“They may be in major
metropolitan areas where
they can walk to a doc-
tor’s office,” she said. “We
don’t have that here, and
certainly not in Alaska.”
She said that while
availability of providers
does heavily impact peo-
ple’s ability to receive
mental health treatment,
it’s an obstacle that can
be overcome by training
civilians knowledgeable
about the QPR process.
“It’s important to have
individuals trained as sui-
cide prevention gatekeep-
ers,” she said.
Walsborn
reviewed
some clues people can
look for to determine
whether someone may
be considering suicide.
She said those clues can
be verbal, situational or
behavioral, and direct or
indirect.
Many behavioral clues,
she said, will include pre-
vious suicide attempts,
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Juli Gregory, the hospi-
tal education coordinator,
said this was the first QPR
training that Good Shep-
herd has hosted.
She said it was a good
introduction, and that
many in the health field
don’t even know the cor-
rect way to respond to
those who may be suicidal.
“I think (Amanda) kind
of nailed it. Suicide has
affected most of our lives
— it has in mine,” she
said.
She was happy to see a
mix of community mem-
bers and hospital employ-
ees at the training.
Erin
Stocker,
the
Human Resources direc-
tor for the Morrow County
School District, was at the
training with her 14-year-
old son Tyson, and her
mother Barb Gibbs, a
licensed practical nurse at
Good Shepherd. She said
she was glad to receive the
training to be able to sup-
port staff and students.
“I think it’s good to be
able to identify classmates
or help anyone in that sit-
uation,” Tyson said.
Gibbs said she was
at the training not as a
nurse, but as a community
member.
“I’m at a loss to help,”
she said.
Stocker said the sub-
ject of suicide is uncom-
fortable to discuss, but
she hoped talking about
it through trainings like
this one would provide
some resources, and some
relief.
“If we do talk about it,
there’s only one outcome
— the improvement of the
crisis we’re facing in our
society with this type of
thing.”
moodiness or depression,
putting personal affairs in
order, or drug and alcohol
abuse or relapse.
Situational
clues
often include experienc-
ing some type of loss,
whether a financial set-
back, death of a loved
one or an unexpected
loss of freedom or fear of
punishment.
Walsborn noted that
it’s important to watch
people for signs of abnor-
mal behavior — which
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She recalled a student
in Pendleton who was typ-
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Walsborn had the stu-
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might be at risk for sui-
cide. She encouraged the
person asking to be direct
with their questions.
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clear and intentional
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she said. “If you’re in
doubt, don’t wait to ask.
Talk to the person alone
in a private setting, and
give your full, undivided
attention.”
She added that the
person asking questions
should be careful not to
ridicule, or imply that
thinking about suicide is
stupid.
“You’re setting them
up for a ‘no’ answer,” she
said.
Then, she said, listen-
ers should offer their help,
and refer the person to a
provider who can assist
them further. Ideally,
she said, take the person
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